
Alexandre Dossin
- DMA 2001, University of Texas at Austin
- MFA 1996, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia)
Considered by Martha Argerich an “extraordinary musician” and by the international critics a “phenomenon” and “a master of contrasts,” Steinway Artist Alexandre Dossin keeps an active performing, recording, and teaching careers.
Alexandre Dossin is Professor of Piano and Chair of Keyboard at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. Originally from Brazil, Alexandre Dossin is a graduate from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia) and holds a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin (USA).
A prizewinner in several international piano competitions, Dossin received the First Prize and the Special Prize at the 2003 Martha Argerich International Piano Competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Other international awards include the Silver Medal and second Honorable Mention in the Maria Callas Grand Prix, and Third Prize and Special Prize in the Mozart International Piano Competition, in addition to several prizes in Brazil.
An active recording artist, he has numerous CDs released with several labels, including 9 CDs with Naxos. Dossin is an editor and recording artist for several Schirmer Performance Editions. Dossin’s edition and recording of complete piano sonatas by W. A. Mozart (2-volume edition and recordings, Schirmer Performance Editions) was released in the fall of 2023. Other recent releases include the complete piano works by George Walker in 2 CDs with Naxos, which were very well received by international critics. This project included a world-premiere recording (Bauble) and the first commercial CD recording of the piano concerto in over a decade. A performance edition of the same works published by Keiser Southern Music will follow by the end of 2024. Soloist appearances in 2023-2024 include the Eugene Symphony and the Austin Symphony, in addition to the West Coast premiere of George Walker’s piano concerto with the University of Oregon Philharmonia.
Dossin’s work was praised in reviews by Diapason, The Financial Times, Fanfare Magazine, American Record Guide, Clavier and other international publications.
Dossin is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Oregon Piano Institute, Vice President of the American Liszt Society, the President of the Oregon Chapter of the American Liszt Society, and is one of the recipients of the prestigious Faculty Fund for Excellence at the University of Oregon.
HONORS
- 2015-2016 University of Oregon Faculty Fund for Excellence Award
- First Prize, 2003 Martha Argerich International Piano Competition; Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Special Prize, 2003 Martha Argerich International Piano Competition; Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Silver Medal, 1996 Maria Callas Grand Prix; Athens, Greece
- Second Honorable Mention, 1996 Maria Callas Grand Prix; Athens, Greece
- Third Prize, 1995 Mozart International Piano Competition; Salzburg, Austria
- Special Prize, 1995 Mozart International Piano Competition; Salzburg, Austria
- "Ambassador of Rio Grande do Sul" state award, 1997; Brazil
- Graduate Pre-Emptive Fellowship, 1998; University of Texas at Austin
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Volume 2 (Schirmer Performance Editions)
- Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Volume 1 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2023)
- The Pianist's Craft 2: Mastering the Works of More Great Composers (chapter 7: Piano Music of Heitor Villa-Lobos)
- S. Rachmaninoff – Complete Preludes for Piano, Op. 3, 23, and 32 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2015)
- S. Rachmaninoff: Preludes, op. 32 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2013)
- S. Rachmaninoff: Preludes, op. 3/2 and op. 23 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2012)
- Liszt: Consolations and Liebesträume (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2011)
- Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives. op. 22 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2011)
- P. Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, op. 39 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2009)
- P. Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, op. 37b (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2009)
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
- Liszt: Buch der Lieder (Naxos, 2021)
- Prokofiev: Childhood Manuscripts (Naxos, 2017)
- L. Bernstein: Piano Music (Naxos, 2015)
- S. Rachmaninoff: Preludes, op. 32 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2013)
- S. Rachmaninoff: Preludes, op. 3/2 and op. 23 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2012)
- Liszt: Russian Transcriptions (Naxos, 2012)
- Liszt: His Life & Music (Naxos, 2011, disc 2, track 3 - Rigoletto)
- Liszt - (Abril Coleções,2011)
- Liszt: Consolations and Liebesträume (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2011)
- Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives. op. 22 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2011)
- P. Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, op. 39 (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2010)
- P. Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, op. 37b (Schirmer Performance Editions, 2009)
- Autumn Moods and Images - Chamber Music by David Bernstein (2009)
- Kabalevsky - Complete Preludes (Naxos, 2009)
- Kabalevsky - Complete Sonatas and Sonatinas (Naxos, 2009)
- Verdi-Liszt Paraphrases - (Naxos, 2007)
- A Touch of Brazil - (Blue Griffin, 2005)
- Danielle Martin Memorial Concert: Vol II - Disc 2, Track 7: Dumka, Op. 59, Piotr IlyichTchaikovsky (2004)
- Alexandre Dossin Piano Recital - (MSR Classics, 2002)