Prix Serdang 2024 goes to Alexandra Dovgan
In Solothurn, the Prix Serdang, curated by Rudolf Buchbinder and endowed with 50,000 Swiss francs, was awarded to pianist Alexandra Dovgan.
Alexandra Dovgan, who according to the press release was born into a family of musicians in 2007, began her piano studies at the age of four and a half and passed the entrance exam for the Central Academic Music School in Moscow at the age of five. She has won numerous international competitions, including the Vladimir Krainev Moscow International Piano Competition. At the age of ten, she was awarded the Grand Prix at the II International Grand Piano Competition in Moscow. Alexandra has already performed in the Berlin Philharmonie, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam under conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel and Paavo Järvi.
The Prix Serdang was established in 2022 and awarded to Martin James Bartlett. Ariel Lanyi received the prize in 2023. It is endowed with 50,000 francs, is not a competition and is not tied to any conditions. Rather, it is an award, an incentive and support for a young career and an investment in artistic creation. Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is the curator of the award.
