Alexander Gurning
- piano
“The
soul of a poet” according to Le Monde de la
Musique.
Alexander Gurning is a remarkable musician.
Of Polish / Indonesian parentage, he was
born in Belgium in 1973 and studied at the
Royal Conservatoire in Brussels where he won
the top prizes and subsequently became
Evgeny Moguilevsky’s assistant for three
years. He studied additionally with Naumov
and Merzhanov at the Moscow Conservatory.
Alexander Gurning has appeared at the Peking,
Sapporo, Schleswig-Holstein, Obidos, Lugano,
La Roque d’Anthéron, Saratoga, Tanglewood
and Verbier Festivals and his discography
includes chamber music with the Soledad
Ensemble (for Virgin Classics), with Renaud
Capuçon (for EMI), and also solo repertoire...
His recording of works by Stravinsky and
Debussy in the EMI series “Martha Argerich
presents” received a CHOC recommendation
from Le Monde de la Musique.
With Sébastien Surel and Sébastien Walnier,
he founded in 2004, the Talweg Trio.
Alexander Gurning has played with Orchestre
National de Belgique, Flanders Radio,
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Orchestre
Philharmonique de Radio France, Boston
Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra,
under the batons of Alexander Rabinovitch,
Charles Dutoit and Myung-Whun Chung.
DISCOGRAPHY
Stravinsky, Debussy: Piano Works
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) : Three
Movements from Petrouchka (Danse russe, Chez
le Maure / La semaine grasse). Claude
Debussy (1862-1918) : Préludes du 1er Livre
(Voiles ; Le vent dans la plaine ; Des pas
sur la neige ; La fille aux cheveux de lin ;
La sérénade interrompue ; Minstrels), Images
2ème série (Cloches à travers les feuilles ;
Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut ;
Poissons d'or), Prélude à l'après-midi d'un
faune (transcription L. Borwick). Alexander
Gurning (piano). (EMI Classics 7243 5 62665
20)
PRESS
"the excitement that Gurning generates
seems hardly sustainable, but everything is
carefully graded" THE GUARDIAN
"Alexander Gurning is a virtuoso, an
atmospheric painter"
GRAMOPHONE
"voici un musicien profondément original! "
FIGARO
"à ses étonnantes facilités pianistiques
s'ajoutent une transparence du jeu et une
spontanéité expressive"
LE MONDE DE LA MUSIQUE
Stravinsky, Debussy: Piano Works