C H R I S T O P H E A L V A R E Z
Concert Pianist
NEWS
Recorded the Mozart Piano Concerto nr. 21
17.12.2017
I have recorded the Mozart Piano Concerto nr. 21 in C Major with my colleagues :
Victor Fournelle-Blain, Amy Hillis - violins
Scott Chancey - viola
Caroline Milot - cello
Renaud Boucher-Browning - double bass
Carl Roberge - sound engineer
John Oruzabal, Ricardo Morejon - cameras
Steinway Hamburg model D
Redpath Hall, Montreal, Canada
Elected at the Schulich School of Music, McGill
14.09.2017
I have been elected member of the Concerts Committee, and Piano Area representative at the MGSS, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal.
Received Audience Prize and a Recital
12.09.2017
I received the Audience Prize and an upcoming recital to be planned at Gala St Moritz, Montreal
Graduated PhD in Musicology
6.07.2017
I graduated PhD in Musicology at Nice University, France.
My thesis title is : "Masques Op. 34, Karol Szymanowski : a study of the structural impact of the multiple harmonic layers."
I defended the thesis front of the jury :
- Paolo Dalmolin (Pr. University of Cagliari, Italy)
- Mark Deleare (Pr. University of Leuven, Belgium)
- Jean-Louis Leleu (Pr. pre-eminent)
- Pascal Decroupet (Pr. Université de Nice, France)
Published in OICRM
2.05.2017
My article "Masques, op. 34 de Karol Szymanowski. Une lecture architecturelle des principes harmoniques de « Tantris le bouffon », et esquisse d’une trajectoire interprétative", has been published in the OICRM Journal, Canada.
Admitted at McGill University
26.04.2017
I have been successfully admitted at McGill University, Canada, for the Doctor of Music in Performance program.
Due to the high ranking of my audition, I have been offered a scholarship and a teaching assistant position.