I predict a great future for her," he said. Her way of playing is honest and focused. He is not given to flattery and always steers clear of the media, but he recently broke his silence just to speak about her: "Alexandra Dovgan's talent is exceptionally harmonious. Her skill has been applauded by Grigory Sokolov himself, considered by many the best pianist in the world today. She thrives when she is sitting at her instrument, extracting all sorts of nuances from it with astonishing ease, intense at some moments and delicate at others. There is no hesitation then, no sign of insecurity. She has been based in Malaga province since Putin soured relations with the western world with his invasion of Ukraine and, in a few days, she will be performing there as well, giving her first recital in the province at Malaga's Palacio de Ferias on 3 July.Īlexandra speaks shyly, in short sentences and with her gaze averted, but that changes completely when she sits at the piano. "Like any other girl of my age," she says.Īt the age of 14 (she will be 15 next month), Alexandra Dovgan, who is Russian, is a revelation, a prodigy who has become a teenage genius at the piano keyboard. Because she doesn't only play the piano, although that is what she does most: she also goes to school, goes out for a milkshake with her friends and likes to do sport.
And, despite all that, she gets up at 7am to run along the beach in Mijas. She insists time and time again that she is "just a normal girl", but she has just come back from Germany after spending some time in Italy and in a few days' time she will fly to Switzerland before returning and performing in Malaga.
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