Alexandre’s recordings for harmonia mundi, dedicated to the music of Rameau, Ravel, Bach, Chopin, Couperin (the celebrated ‘Tic, Toc, Choc’) and, most recently, Chopin’s Préludes received great critical acclaim.  The Ravel was greeted with the highest awards from the press (Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles – Cros 2003, Diapason d’Or de l’Année, CHOC du Monde de la Musique, Recommandé de Classica and 10 de Répertoire, Pick of the Month-BBC Music Magazine, Stern des Monats-Fono Forum, Best CD of the year - de Standaard). 

This resulted in invitations for performances worldwide including Palais des Beaux-Arts/Philharmonie in Brussels, Théâtre du Châtelet, Bern’s Casino (MeisterZyklus series), BBC PROMS, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Köln and Essen Philharmonies, Seoul Arts Centre, Oji Hall in Tokyo, Prague Rudolfinum, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Wigmore Hall in London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Miller Theatre in New York and Washington Performing Arts Series.  

In February 2009, Alexandre will perform Ravel and Couperin as part of the International Piano Series at the South Bank, and will organise a whole ‘Journée Satie’ at the Cité de la Musique in Paris.

Alexandre has been invited to play with international orchestras in Germany, Canada, Japan, Asia, and France under the baton of Yutaka Sado, Jean Fournet, Marc Minkowski, Stéphane Denève, Claus Peter-Flor, Jean-Jacques Kantorow and Georges Prêtre.

His knowledge of French music extends beyond the main repertoire and includes composers such as Reynaldo Hahn, Satie, Chabrier, Tailleferre as well as contemporary composers including Thierry Pécou.  He will soon premiere the programme ‘Hommage à Couperin, in which he combines a selection of Couperin works with tributes by composers  Renaud GAGNEUX, François-Bernard MACHE, Gérard PESSON, Jacques LENOT, Philippe HERSANT and Philippe SCHOELLER.

January 2008