Doronin has secured top prizes in major international competitions: First Prize
Early acclaim with First Prize and the Prize of Spectator Sympathies. London Symphony Orchestra Performance Style & Repertoire Alexander Doronin | London Symphony Orchestra alexander doronin piano
: He specializes in the works of Sergei Rachmaninov , Frédéric Chopin , and Franz Liszt . His performances of Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonata No. 2 and Liszt’s Transcendental Études are frequently cited as highlights of his concert programs. Doronin has secured top prizes in major international
Afterward, in the green room, people offered compliments that tasted like postcards. A critic praised his “intimate phrasing”; a patron asked for an encore. Alexander thanked them, half bewildered. On the train home he cradled the memory of the stage like a found coin and thought of the upright, waiting under a lace curtain, its sound humbler and truer than any review. 2 and Liszt’s Transcendental Études are frequently cited
Doronin’s career is marked by significant competition successes, including:
| Year | Competition | Prize | |------|-------------|-------| | 2001 | International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow) | Bronze Medal | | 2004 | Leeds International Piano Competition | 3rd Prize + Audience Award | | 2007 | Van Cliburn (Fort Worth) | Finalist (6th place) & Best Performance of Commissioned Work | | 2012 | International Schubert Competition (Dortmund) | 1st Prize |