Alexander Taras De Sina

Praised for his elegant and philosophical aesthetic, pianist Alexander Taras De Sina holds a unique place in the rising generation of soloists, critically acclaimed as “a maestro of original interpretation…a captivating performance” (Holos Ukrayiny).

Born in New York City and influenced by the musical diversity of his hometown, Alexander began his piano studies at the age of three. His first concert in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall followed at the age of seven. At the age of eleven he was admitted to the pre-college of the Manhattan School of Music, in the class of Peter Vinograde. His principle teachers have included Norma Fisher and Stephen Möller.

Highlights of his career thus far include a concert tour of Japan with violinist Ryu Goto, of which NHK Television produced a documentary film, a performance of all 24 Etudes of Chopin at the Maryinsky Park in Kyiv during the 200th anniversary year of 2010, as well as a regular recital series presented at the Gesellschaft für Musiktheater, in Vienna.

Mr. De Sina is the recipient of prizes in numerous international piano competitions, including: The Concorso di Città di Asti, First Prize at the National Federation of Music Clubs of America, The Harvey Gaul Award, The Lucy Millard Piano Award, The Strasser Family Music Award, and The Dianne Flagello Scholarship.

He has performed in masterclasses with Paul Badura-Skoda, Michel Béroff, Pascal Rogé, Constance Keene, Leon Fleisher, Svetlana Belsky, Thérèse Dussaut, Benjamin Zander, Julius Drake, Elly Ameling, and Midori.

Mr. De Sina has lived since 2014 in Vienna, where he performs regularly, including at the Ehrbarsaal, already at the Musikverein, at the Gesellschaft für Musiktheater, where he is a member, at the Barocksaal of the Altes Rathaus, as well as in the “Friday Nights with Yury Revich” concert series, including the recitation of his original poems in German and a performance of the Sonata in B minor of Liszt, which he played in synthesis with a ballet of his own conception. He has also appeared as an actor, including in a reading of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” at the RadioKulturhaus in a production supported by the Office of the President of Austria.

In addition to his career as a soloist, Mr. De Sina specialises in opera and song accompaniment, particularly in recital with soprano Isabella Kuëss. At the age of sixteen he began the study of score reading with Thomas Lausmann in New York, which led to his appointment to an internship at the Vienna State Opera. He has dedicated himself particularly to French mélodie, which he has refined under the mentorship of Dalton Baldwin and at the International Summer Academy of Nice.

After graduating from LaGuardia High School in New York, Alexander studied music theory, philosophy, linguistics and French literature at the University of Chicago, as well as at the Sorbonne, where he was specially invited to present an original conference as a guest lecturer, entitled « Art poétique: une analyse sémiotique de la Volonté chez Verlaine ». He also studied in the prestigious “Center for Talented Youth” of Johns Hopkins University, to which he was invited at the age of thirteen, in mathematical logic, philosophy of mind, and geopolitics.

Mr. De Sina holds dual American and British citizenship. He is of Ukrainian heritage on his mother’s side and Italian on his father’s. He lives primarily in Vienna, as well as in Nice and in London.