Alexander Krichel

Alexander Krichel is one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation. His musical career began at the age of six with his first piano lessons. At the age of just 15, he was accepted as a junior student at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, proving his extraordinary talent early on.

The Russian piano school was a major influence on his artistic development. As the last student of the renowned Vladimir Krainev in Hanover and later under the guidance of Dmitri Alexeev at the Royal College of Music in London, where he graduated with the highest distinction, he developed his characteristic style, which combines analytical clarity with emotional depth.

Alexander Krichel Lecture topics

• Non-verbal communication: in front of the audience, with the orchestra, and in chamber music – what musicians can teach you for your teamwork, for leadership positions and for public speaking.
• Peak performance: reconciling creativity and discipline.
• Entrepreneurialism and how to turn the crisis to your advantage.
• Stage fright and stage presence: confident performance in everyday work and public situations
• What music does to our brains and how we can use the positive effects to be more mentally alert, productive and persuasive.

Krichel’s career has been crowned by significant successes, including the ECHO Klassik award. His artistic versatility is reflected in an impressive discography of eight albums. The FAZ praised his interpretation with the words “cleverness and courage”, while the Süddeutsche Zeitung described him as one of the “greats”.

His concert appearances have taken him to the world’s most important concert halls – from the Berlin Philharmonie and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie to the Vienna Musikverein and renowned venues in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Mexico City. During the coronavirus pandemic, he demonstrated a particularly innovative spirit: he organized the world’s first classical concert in a drive-in cinema and reached a six-figure audience during a two-week hotel quarantine in Hong Kong with daily live streams.

In addition to his concert activities, Krichel is involved in a wide range of cultural and social activities. He is co-founder and artistic director of the “Kultur Rockt” festival, directs the “Kammermusik am Hochrhein” concert series and acts as a jury member for the Fanny Mendelssohn Prize. His commitment to hospice work, which he describes as “perhaps the most important work there is”, is particularly close to his heart.

For Alexander Krichel, music is far more than just sound – it is his way of communicating with the world. True to Beethoven’s motto “Music should strike fire from the heart”, he strives to

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