Biography

Alexey Sychev established himself one of the leading pianists of his generation. He has become a laureate of more than 30 international music competitions across five continents and was the only pianist in the world who won the First Prizes at three international Liszt competitions, including 8th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition Weimar-Bayreuth, 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Parma, and International Piano Competition “Premio Franz Liszt” in Grottammare under the chairmanship of Martha Argerich.

In 2021, Alexey has been awarded top prize and the audience prize at the 21st Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition, Valencia.

Alexey Sychev became a laureate of Dublin International Piano Competition and Maria Canals International Music Competition in 2018. He received First prizes at the International Piano Competition Tucumán in Argentina, International Musical Competition "Dr. Luis Sigall" in Chile, World Online Piano Competition in the USA, International Piano Competition of Princess Lalla Meryem in Morocco, International Piano Competition Massarosa in Italy, International Radio Competition “Concertino Praga” in Czech Republic.

Other top prizes included Jaén International Piano Competition, G.B. Viotti International Music Competition and San Marino International Piano Competition.

Alexey was named the winner of the Pro Musicis International Award in Paris, France and became a Pro Musicis artist. He was awarded the German Academic Exchange scholarship (DAAD) and the Richard Wagner Society scholarship, as well as the scholarships from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Constantine Orbelian Foundation.

Alexey Sychev has given solo and chamber music recitals in Austria, Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Israel, Morocco, Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Canada and the USA. Performance venues include Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Sala de Concerts of Palau de la Música in Barcelona, the National Concert Hall of Ireland, the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Salle Cortot in Paris, Rudolfinum Hall in Prague, Musikverein in Vienna, Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires and the National Congress of Chile.

As a soloist, he has performed with numerous orchestras throughout Europe and America, including RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, St.Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian National Sympnony, Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chilean National Symphony Orchestra, Gulbenkian Symphony Orchestra, The Orchestra of Valencia, Granada Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Arturo Toscanini, Staatskapelle Weimar and Staatskapelle Schwerin.

Alexey has been invited to perform in various international festivals, including Salzburger Festspiele, Beethovenfest in Bonn, Gina Bachauer in the USA, Semanas Musicales in Chile, Verdi Festival in Italy and Les Sommets du Classique in Switzerland. He released CDs at Czech Radio and Naxos of America.

Alexey Sychev graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with the Diploma with Honors. He received further musical education at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the University of Münster, where he was awarded Konzertexamen – highest German degree in musical performance. Among his teachers were Jacques Rouvier, Arnulf von Arnim and Jan Jiracek von Arnim.

Alexey Sychev is regularly invited to give masterclasses at conservatoires all over the world and serves as a jury member at international music competitions. He is a guest professor at the Castellon Conservatory (Spain) and faculty member at the Classical D International Piano Festival in China and the Bösendorfer Center in Tokyo, Japan. He is a founder of International Online Piano Academy.