Alexander de Bie (2001) has nurtured a profound passion for classical music from a young age, with the organ and piano being his instruments of choice. Today, Alexander is dedicated to sharing this passion with a broad and diverse audience. He embraces various concert formats and presentations, performing both intimate and unique works, such as a late Beethoven sonata or Contrapuncti from Bach’s Die Kunst der Fuge, as well as innovative concerts where captivating videos are combined with live organ music.

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Alexander's musical journey began with his father, Jack de Bie, from whom he received his first piano lessons at the age of five. A year later, he started organ lessons with Jos van der Kooy as a student in the Young Talent class at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. At sixteen, he continued his piano studies with Nino Gvetadze in the Young Talent class at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.

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Since 2020, Alexander has been pursuing his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) in Vienna. Here, he is enrolled in a bachelor’s program in organ performance under Professor Martin Haselböck and a bachelor’s program in piano performance under Professors Christopher Hinterhuber and Christoph Traxler.

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Concerts

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Alexander performs internationally, having given concerts in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, and Switzerland. His performances have taken him to prestigious venues such as the Orgelpark, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, the St. Bavokerk in Haarlem, St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel, the Liszt-Verein Raiding, Mariendom in Hamburg, and the Schnittger Organ in Pellworm. Alexander has also appeared as a guest on Dutch Radio 1 and 4, and on the program "Podium Witteman" on NPO2.

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Competitions

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Alexander has received numerous accolades in various competitions. On the piano, he won the 1st prize at the Princess Christina Competition and the 1st prize at the Maassluis Music Week competition. On the organ, he was awarded the 2nd prize at the Sweelinck-Müller Competition, the 3rd prize at the International Bach Competition in Wiesbaden, and the 3rd prize at the International Organ Competition in St. Maurice d'Agaune in Switzerland.