Alexander Doronin

I am grateful to the London Symphony Orchestra for awarding me this scholarship and for the opportunity to observe rehearsals. Being able to watch the rehearsal process is a unique privilege that inspires me and helps me take my music to the next level.

Russian pianist Alexander Doronin began his studies at the Royal College of Music in London in 2021 as an ABRSM Scholar. He graduated in 2025 with a First Class Bachelor of Music degree and is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree under the guidance of Professor Dmitri Alexeev (piano). From 2015 to 2021, Alexander studied at the Gnessin Moscow Special School (College) of Music with Professor Mikhail Khokhlov (piano) and Olga Martynova (harpsichord). Alexander is London Symphony Orchestra Scholar, he is the Eileen Rowe Musical Trust award holder, and is also supported by the Drake Calleja Trust and Countess of Munster. 

Alexander Doronin has achieved remarkable success in piano competitions, including First Prize at the Moscow Piano Open International Competition (2019), Third Prize at European Piano Competition in Bremen, Germany (2024), Second Prize at the International Piano Competition of Lyon (2024), Second Prize at the Vladimir Krainev Competition for Young Pianists (2019). He has consistently demonstrated extraordinary talent and dedication in his musical pursuits. He has also participated in major international competitions such as the Enescu Piano Competition (2024) and the Van Cliburn Piano Competition (2025). 

Alexander also participated in various music festivals such as The XXX International Chopin Piano Festival in Gaming Abbey (Austria), the 4th and the 5th Festivals of the Russian Chamber Music Winter Nights on the Amstel (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Dmitri Alexeev’s Beyond Boundaries Music Festival in London, Scriabinfest (Moscow, 2022), Pianissimo festival in Repino, Saint-Petersburg (2021) and others.

He performed as a soloist with the Russian National Orchestra (Founder & Artistic Director – Mikhail Pletnev), Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra (as the result of the First prize at the Concerto Competition in Royal College of Music (2022) playing Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto.), City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, Yaroslavl Philharmonic Orchestra, Voronezh Youth Symphony Orchestra, Omsk Symphony Orchestra. Alexander performed recitals and took part in various concerts in the UK, Austria, Poland, China, Vietnam, Netherlands, Switzerland and in various cities of Russia including the series ‘YAMAHA Stars’ in Sochi (2019), the Loft Philharmonic project, ‘Summer evenings in Yelabuga’, Kazan (2021) and a piano recital at the Hermitage, Saint-Petersburg (2021), Piano recital in Steinway Hall in London organized by Keyboard Trust (2023).