Adam Aleksander (born in 1968 in Canada) is considered one of the most outstanding pianists of his country. Since launching his international career at the early age of 14 performing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Edmonton Philharmonic Orchestra to a sold-out concert hall, he has been appearing solo, in chamber music ensembles and with orchestras around the world to rave reviews of music critics and standing ovations from audiences. Critics have hailed his playing as having “rare finesse…gorgeous sonority and nimble fingers…generous of feeling, mood and tonal resources” (Cleveland Plain Dealer); “(Aleksander) is a consummate pianist…outstanding artist” (Miami Herald); having “phenomenal technique, which allows him to achieve extremely musical ends” (Byron Belt, Newshouse News Service); “(Aleksander) is one of the great artists of the city and promises to become one of the greatest pianists by the end of the century” (Daniel Fernandez, El Nuevo Herald), “…exquisite…subtlety and grace…fire and brimstone…rare depth and substance…introspective… exhilarating!” (Pat Leitch, Coral Gables Gazette.)

In the exceptionally competitive world of music, Adam Aleksander has garnered prizes from countless international and national piano competitions, foundations and organizations. Already as a child prodigy, between the ages of 11 and 15 he won five first prizes in competitions where he competed against adult pianists with emerging international careers, and was a laureate of four other such competitions. He was soon recognized as a unique talent and was invited to make recordings for National Broadcast with Canada’s CBC radio. At the age of 14 he was the youngest ever graduate of The Western Board of Music (Associate Degree with High Honors) in Edmonton, Canada. He also excelled in school, completing high school grades 10-12 in one year (at the same time receiving the Most Outstanding Student Award as well as the Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction) in order to begin studies at the prestigious and exclusive Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland at the early age of 16.

Soon after, Aleksander began his International Piano Competition circuit, where he competed against the world’s top young pianists for prizes and concerts. In 1985 he won First Prize in the International Piano Competition “Le Muse” in Salerno, Italy, where over 100 pianists participated. In 1986, he won second prize in the famous “Maria Canals” International Piano Competition in Barcelona, Spain, followed in 1987 with Third Prize in the International Piano Competition “Milosz Magin” in Paris, France, and fourth prize in the 1990 Palm Beach International Invitational Piano Competition. The pianist also received top prizes in competitions in Lawton, Oklahoma (The Louise D. McMahon International Music Competition), Austin, Texas (American College of Musicians International Piano Recording Competition) and First Prizes in the Organization of American States International Piano Competition (Miami) and the University of Miami Piano Concerto Competition.

This lead to the pianist being invited to perform in concert and recital all over the world: Japan, Canada, Poland, Italy, Spain, France, Brazil, Ecuador, Scotland, the United States, and in 2003, South Africa. Other awards from around the world have been heaped upon Aleksander: The Distinguished Young Leadership Award from The American Biographical Institute, The Certificate of World Leadership from The International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England, induction into Pi Kappa Lambda Honorary Society in the United States, inclusion in The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, an Honorary Diploma of Distinction, Tokyo, Japan. The pianist was offered an honorary position as Artistic Advisor to the Chopin Foundation of the United States in the year 2002. He has performed in international festivals in Tours, France, Orford, Quebec, Miami, Florida, Slupsk, Poland, Interlochen, Michigan, Atami and Tokyo, Japan, Cleveland as well as Antonin, Poland. The pianist has been invited to perform and give masterclasses in several top US and Canadian Universities, as well as in South America and Japan.

Besides countless recordings for CBC Radio Canada and Television, Adam Aleksander has also recorded for national Radio and Television in Poland and has recorded a CD with violinist Jorge Saade on the Amine Label as well as a solo piano CD on the Pro Piano (New York) label with worldwide distribution. BBC Music Magazine (Great Britain) has reviewed this CD: “… he is a masterly pianist…vibrant…sensitive and commanding… an outstanding virtuoso.”

Adam Aleksander was born in 1967 in Edmonton, Canada. He has received full tuition scholarships at every university and music school he attended. His teachers and universities attended include: internationally renowned pianist and professor Regina Smendzianka at The Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland, James Bonn at The University of Southern California (where he completed the Master of Music Degree), Ivan Davis at The University of Miami (where he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree), and world famous pianist and teacher Sergei Babayan in Cleveland, Ohio. The pianist has received grants from The Canada Council for the Arts and The Alberta Heritage Trust Fund.