Hinrich Alpers 2006 Laureate
German pianist Hinrich Alpers, 2006 Laureate of Canada’s Honens International Piano Competition, wants you to listen. “I want to inspire others to enjoy and think about music,” comments Alpers. “Music is one of the most direct and powerful ways of communicating and listeners depend on honest and inspired performers.” Alpers has performed in recital, as soloist with orchestra, and as collaborator in chamber music and lieder throughout Europe, the United States and Canada. His performances are often recorded for radio and television broadcast.
The recipient of the 2008 Juilliard William Petschek Piano Debut Recital Award, Alpers made his Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall debut in March 2008. Later that year, Alpers toured with the TinAlley String Quartet, winner of the 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition and performed as soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. His first solo CD, recorded at The Banff Centre, was released in November 2008. He made his Berlin Philharmonie recital debut in May 2009.
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