The Mexican pianist Ricardo Ali Alvarez has established himself as one of the most important pianists of his generation and is the winner of several national and international competitions, among which he has received the first prize in the 6th Angélica Morales Piano Competition and in the 5th Edvard Grieg Piano Competition. Other awards include the 2nd Prize in the Jacinto Cuevas Piano Competition and the Ponce Prize in the Manuel M. Ponce International Piano Competition.
His first recording production “Ballades et Images” from the Swiss record company “Altri Suoni” with works by Liszt, Debussy and Manuel M. Ponce has been a great success and has received the most positive reviews in the Swiss musical field. His interpretations have been broadcast by RSI of Switzerland in most of its dissemination programs, NDR Kultur (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) and Deutschland Radiokultur.
As a soloist in Europe, he made his debut with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana in October 2013 with great success, performing Rachmaninov’s third piano concerto. Other appearances as a soloist include the most important orchestras in Mexico, such as the National Symphony Orchestra, the Chihuahua Philharmonic Orchestra, the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra and the UACH Symphony Orchestra. He has given recitals in Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Italy, France, Spain and in the most important halls in Mexico, such as the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Blas Galindo hall and the Sala Xochilpilli.
He has completed his studies at the Hochschule für Musik Theater und Medien Hannover (Germany) and at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano (Switzerland) with honors, receiving the Diploma of Interpretation and a Masters in Specialized Piano Interpretation (Soloist Diploma) respectively, both with honors.
His teachers have been Nora Doallo, Homero Francesch, Einar Steen-Nökleberg, Alexander Pashkov, Olga Chkourak and Lilit Markarian. Likewise, he has taken advanced courses and master classes in Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Mexico with high-level artists such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, William Grant Naboré, Leon Fleisher, Dimitri Bashkirov, Giovanni Bellucci, Pierre Amoyal, Bruno Canino, Michel D’Alberto, Galina Eguiazarova, Bernd Goetzke, among others.
He currently works as a Professor Pianist Accompanist of the Violin Department of Professor Marco Rizzi at the Reina Sofía School of Music, is artistic director of the Bellina Classic Festival in Almería and carries out an intense concert activity as a soloist and chamber musician.