Alexander Agate
Age: 25
Hometown: Moorpark, CA
School/Teacher: Manhattan School of Music/Andre-Michel Schub
Born in 1994, Alexander’s first musical achievement occurred at age 13 when he was accepted into the Applied Music Scholarship program at Moorpark Community College. During this two-year program he worked with Mona DeCesare. Following his time at Applied Music, Alexander studied under concert pianist Robert Thies, before studying with Dmitry Rachmanov at California State University, Northridge. He completed his Masters Degree at the Manhattan School of Music studying under Andre-Michel Schub. He has participated in master classes with many distinguished pianists including John Perry, Jeremy Denk, Conor Hanick, Robert McDonald, Jerome Lowenthal, Victor Rosenbaum, and Nina Lelchuk, among others. Alexander has competed in various competitions, including the 2017 the Manhattan School of Music Balsam Duo Competition, and the Manhattan School of Music Munz Chopin Competition, for both of which he was awarded the top prize. Alexander was one of twelve semi-finalist in the Naumburg International Piano Competition (2017) and most recently competed in the Sendai International Piano Competition (2019). Currently Alexander is a recipient of the Eugene Istomin Endowed Capital Campaign Scholarship as he works towards completing his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Andre-Michel Schub.
Repertoire
Round 1
Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 (Ekier)
Etude in A minor, Op. 10, No. 2 (Ekier)
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1 (Cortot/Ekier)
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 (Ekier)
Round 2
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 (Ekier)
Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 (Henle)
Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3 (Ekier)
Impromptu in F-sharp Major, Op. 36 (Ekier)
Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 51 (Ekier)
Round 3
Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35 (Ekier)
Mazurkas, Op. 17 (Ekier)
Variations on "La ci darem la mano", Op. 2 (Ekier)
Round 4
Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 (Ekier)