Alexandre Tharaud

A highly sought-after soloist, Alexandre Tharaud performs regularly with many of the world’s leading orchestras. This season, he appears with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec and the Slovenian Philharmonic in performances of Beethoven, makes his debut with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra playing Ravel, collaborates with Angélique Kidjo at the London Jazz Festival, and embarks on a European and Asian tour with long-time musical partner Jean-Guihen Queyras, celebrating 30 years of their collaboration. The duo will also give a première of the Oscar Strasnoy Double Concerto with Orchestre Philharmonique du Strasbourg in the Spring, followed by further performances with PhilZuid.

As a recitalist, Tharaud is a frequent guest at the world’s most prestigious venues. Highlights of the current season include solo appearances at Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Musikverein Wien, Bozar Brussels, Concertgebouw Bruges, Salle Bourgie, and Opéra de Lyon, among others.

Tharaud is an exclusive recording artist with Warner Classics. His forthcoming album Pianosong, dedicated to the French chanson, is set for release later this year. Among his recent recordings is a critically acclaimed album of Ravel’s Piano Concertos with the Orchestre National de France under Louis Langrée. Over the course of his career, he has recorded an extensive and diverse repertoire, including works by Rameau, Scarlatti, Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Italian Concerto, Beethoven’s final three sonatas, Chopin’s 24 Preludes, and the complete piano works of Ravel.

In 2024, Tharaud featured on the soundtrack of Boléro, a biopic about the creation of Maurice Ravel’s celebrated work of the same name. For the film, which stars Raphaël Personnaz as Ravel, he recorded several of the composer’s piano pieces and appeared on screen as music critic Pierre Lalo. He is also the subject of the documentary Alexandre Tharaud, Le Temps Dérobé, directed by Swiss filmmaker Raphaëlle Aellig-Régnier, and played the role of the pianist “Alexandre” in Michael Haneke’s acclaimed 2012 film Amour.
In addition to his screen appearances, Tharaud has published two books: Montrez-moi vos mains (2017), an introspective and engaging account of daily life as a pianist, and Piano Intime, co-authored with journalist Nicolas Southon.