Pianist and ECHO Klassik prizewinner Alexander Krichel is known for his captivating interpretations of the most demanding works of piano literature. 

Born in Hamburg in 1989, Alexander enjoyed his training with two of the greatest Russian pianists of the present day. In Hanover, he was the last student of Vladimir Krainev before graduating with the highest distinction from the Royal College of Music in London where he studied with Dmitri Alexeev.

Alexander Krichel calls both national and international stages home: he has given concerts at Berlin Philharmonie and Konzerthaus, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle, Munich Herkulessaal and Prinzregententheater, Cologne Philharmonie, Tonhalle Zurich, St. Martin in the Fields in London, and at St. Petersburg Philharmonic. He has also been invited to perform in New York City, Cape Town, Tokyo, Kyoto, Caracas, Mexico City, Oslo, Warsaw, Bucharest, and many other cities.

In addition to appearances with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Bamberger Symphoniker, Dresden Philharmonic, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, and Bremen Philharmonic, he is also a welcome guest at Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Festival Strings Lucerne, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, and others. He has played with such renowned conductors as Jonathan Nott, Michael Sanderling, Gabriel Feltz, Wojciech Rajski, Markus Poschner, Andrew Litton, and Ruben Gazarian.

He has inspired the audience at numerous festivals, including the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Rheingau Music Festival, the Beethovenfest Bonn, the Schwetzinger Festspiele, the Kissinger Sommer. 

Alexander Krichel is not only a stage performer, he is also co-founder and artistic director of the award-winning festival „Kultur Rockt“ and artistic director of the exclusive chamber music series „Kammermusik am Hochrhein“. Since 2018 he has also been a permanent jury member of the Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis.

Away from the piano, Alexander Krichel is passionate about mathematics, natural sciences, and foreign languages. He is involved in projects that give children and young people access to classical music and is involved in hospice charity work in Germany.