ALEXANDRA JOAN, PIANIST

“Elegant… refreshingly temperamental” (The New York Times) French-Romanian pianist Alexandra Joan is an active soloist and sought-after chamber player who performs extensively in Europe and in the United States. She has appeared at major venues and festivals in Europe, Israel, and the United States, including Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Bargemusic, The Greene Space, Dame Myra Hess in Chicago, Perlman Music Program, La Roque d’Anthéron Festival, Colmar International Festival, and Tel Hai. 

Her recital and chamber music performances have been featured on Radio France, Radio Suisse Romande, Arte TV, and WQXR in New York. She has won prizes at the Andorra International Competition, the Arriaga Chamber Music Competition (First Prize), and the Josef Suk International Competition in Prague (Second Prize). 

Her first solo CD “Dances and Songs” was released in 2014 on the Victor Elmaleh Collection and was one of the “Critic’s Pick” for the New York Times. She is also the pianist on “Sea of Reeds”, an album of trios by Gerald Cohen released by Navona Records in 2014.

Ms. Joan received degrees from the Paris Conservatory and the Juilliard School. Her principal teachers include Rena Shereshevskaya, Brigitte Engerer, and Jerome Lowenthal. Alexandra Joan is a DMA candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center where she studied with Ursula Oppens and Richard Goode.