Alex Brachet

French pianist, composer and guitarist based in Marseille. Trained by Pierre Pradier, a direct student of both Georges Cziffra and Emil Gilels and later guided by renowned Russian pianist Evgueny Moguilevski, Alex Brachet holds Gold Medals in Classical Piano, Jazz Piano, Chamber Music and Solfège from the Conservatoire National de Région Pierre Barbizet in Marseille. His debut classical album LISZT (2026) features the Piano Sonata in B minor, Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Après une lecture de Dante and other major works, recorded on a Hamburg Steinway & Sons. He is also the creator of an ongoing series dedicated to forgotten Romantic composers, including recordings of Zarębski and Zimay one of which was featured on New Classical, an official Spotify editorial playlist. As a jazz pianist, his improvisational language draws from Keith Jarrett and Fred Hersch. He has performed at the Marseille Jazz des Cinq Continents festival and collaborated with famous saxophonists. As a guitarist, he was a finalist in Guitar Idol UK and Native Instruments competitions, and opened for Tony MacAlpine, Billy Sheehan and Virgil Donati. https://www.alexbrachet.com