Alexander Brincken (born 23 December 1952 in Leningrad) is a classical composer, pianist and organist. Since 1992 he resides in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Biography
Graduated from Saint Petersburg Conservatory as composer (class of Prof. Sergei Slonimsky) and musicologist (class of Michail Druskin). Since 1992 Brincken is giving concerts as a composer and pedagogue, mainly in the Switzerland.
Among the works written by Brincken are 5 symphonies, "The Queen of Snow" ballet, "The Song about Armenia" oratorio, a Mass, Sextett for strings, and a number of choral and chamber works.
His Concerto grosso for solo viola and string orchestra (1991-1992) was premiered on 27 September 1998 in Maienfeld, Switzerland in the final concert of the “Kulturherbst Bündner Herrschaft” Music Festival in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden, performed by the Bündner Chamber Orchestra with Jürg Dähler (Zurich, Switzerland) as soloist, conducted by Christoph Cajöri (Switzerland). The Russian Premiere took place in 2003 in the Rakhmaninov Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, performed by “The Seasons” Moscow Chamber Orchestra with Aleksandr Barsukov (Moscow) as soloist, conducted by Vladislav Bulakhov (Moscow).
Selected discography
Alexander Brincken. Werke für Streicher (Works for Strings), Germany, 2006
Alexander Brincken. Geistliche Chorwerke (Sacred Choral Works), Germany, 2008
Alexander Brincken: Orthodoxe Gesänge /Russian Sacred Hymns, Germany, 2010
Alexander Brincken: 4th. Sinfonie and Capriccio for piano and Orchestra, TOCCATA CLASSICS. Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Director: Rainer Held, 2020
Interesting fact
Alexander knows and speaks Armenian fluently.