Alexandre Tharaud

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Promotional photograph of Alexandre Tharaud
Promotional photograph of Alexandre Tharaud

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Olivia Lyndon-Jones

Olivia Lyndon-Jones

Senior Artist Manager

Representation

General Management with Askonas Holt

Partner managers:
France: Clément Ledoux, L'Agence
Germany: Carolin Traute-Breidenbach, Impresariat Simmenauer
BeNeLux: Jeroen Tersteeg, Nymus Artists
Switzerland: Carole Terrettaz, Caecilia
Italy: Mario Giovanni Ingrassia, MaMusic
Spain: Enrique Rubio, I Musica
Asia (excl. Japan): Yinghsin Chen, YH Artists
Japan: Moto Hirasa, M.HIRASA Ltd

About Alexandre

His extraordinary discography of over 25 solo albums, most of which received major awards from the music press, features repertoire ranging from Couperin, Bach and Scarlatti, through Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Brahms, and Rachmaninov to the major 20th century French composers. The breadth of his artistic endeavours is also reflected in collaborations with theatre makers, dancers, choreographers, writers and film makers, as well as with singer-songwriters and musicians outside the realm of classical music

Alexandre is a sought-after soloist, appearing with many of the world’s leading orchestras. He will perform Ravel for the 150th anniversary of his birth with orchestras including Aurora Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Finnish Radio Symphony, Aarhus Symphony, Orchestre National de Montpellier, Beethovenorchester Bonn & Orchestre National de Belgique, as well as making his debut with San Francisco Symphony for the World Premiere of Nico Muhly’s Piano Concerto. Further concerto highlights include Orchestre Metropolitain, George Enescu Philharmonic, Brno Philharmonic & Phil Zuid amongst other

As a recitalist, Alexandre Tharaud is a regular guest at the world’s most prestigious venues. This and next season’s highlights include recitals at Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Palau de la Musica Catalana, Klavierfestival Ruhr, Salle Bourgie Montreal, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and extensive touring in Japan, China and Korea.

Alexandre is an exclusive recording artist of Warner Classics. His most recent concerto disc of Ravel Piano Concerti with Orchestre National de France & Louis Langree has received critical acclaim. Over the course of his career he has made recordings of Rameau, Scarlatti, Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Italian Concerto, Beethoven’s three final sonatas, Chopin’s 24 Preludes, and Ravel’s complete piano works.

In 2017, Alexandre published Montrez-moi vos mains, an introspective and engaging account of daily life as a pianist. He had previously co-authored Piano Intime, with journalist Nicolas Southon. He is the subject of a film directed by Swiss film maker Raphaëlle Aellig-Régnier: Alexandre Tharaud, Le Temps Dérobé, and appeared in the role of the pianist “Alexandre” in Michael Hanneke’s celebrated 2012 film Amour.

Alexandre is based in Paris

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Representation

General Management with Askonas Holt

Partner managers:
France: Clément Ledoux, L'Agence
Germany: Carolin Traute-Breidenbach, Impresariat Simmenauer
BeNeLux: Jeroen Tersteeg, Nymus Artists
Switzerland: Carole Terrettaz, Caecilia
Italy: Mario Giovanni Ingrassia, MaMusic
Spain: Enrique Rubio, I Musica
Asia (excl. Japan): Yinghsin Chen, YH Artists
Japan: Moto Hirasa, M.HIRASA Ltd

Season Highlights

Sep 2024
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Nico Muhly: Piano Concerto (World Premiere) San Francisco Symphony Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
Oct 2024
Wigmore Hall, London
Works by Bach, Ravel & Dukas
Oct 2024
Royal Festival Hall, London
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Aurora Orchestra Nicholas Collon (conductor)

News

Press

  • Concert with the Aurora Orchestra

    Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre London
    Oct 2024
    • From the whipcrack first notes of the Allegramente, dextrous pianist Alexandre Tharaud and the Aurora players fused to give a precisely calibrated yet whimsical account of the first movement. Theraud’s keyboard virtuosity was never in doubt. Alternating between astonishingly fast runs and bluesy harmonic progressions, he captured Ravel’s constantly changing shifts of moods and themes in all their syncopated detail. The second movement, an Adagio of serene beauty flowed in an unbroken line of melody, while the third movement – a fast moving, rapid-fire dialogue between piano and orchestra – was executed with awesome speed and panache.