Praised for his colorful contrasts and fiery playing, Dr. Alessandro Fonseca
has been recognized as a “musician that seeks the inner message of every note
played and aims to deliver a sound both passionate and intense, but also
delicate and refined.”

Dr. Fonseca has won several prizes in piano competitions in  South
America and also international prizes, such as 1st place in the 2019 Vienna
Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition and the 2nd Prize in the
Piano Section, from the 2021 Medici International Competition, Professional
category. During his career, Fonseca has participated in many international
festivals such as the “Liszt and Russia” festival in Los Angeles, where
he—alongside other performers—played Lyapunov’s Transcendental Etudes. As a
member of the American Liszt Society, he has also performed many concerts,
including Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, opera and song paraphrases,
transcriptions, the b minor sonata and many others.

Dr. Fonseca won the University of Oregon 2021 Concerto Competition playing
the Khachaturian Piano Concerto.

Recent performances include recitals playing Liszt’s b minor sonata and Beethoven’s 5th piano concerto with the DSC Symphony Orchestra, a chamber music recital with Beethoven piano and violin sonatas (n. 5, 8 and 9) and solo recitals including Beethoven’s last sonata (Op. 111) and Balakirev’s Islamey  . Last season, Alessandro has performed also as a soloist playing Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm Variations with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra. Past seasons also includes performances of Beethoven’s Emperor concerto, Grieg Piano Concerto, Rhapsody in Blue and the Khachaturian Piano concerto.

In 2022, Dr. Fonseca was awarded Second Prize at the Red Maple International
Music Competition, at the Professional Musician Category. He was also awarded
the Audience Prize Winner in the Concerto Competition, for his rendition of the
Khachaturian Piano Concerto and M. Balakirev’s Islamey.

Originally from Brazil, Dr. Fonseca currently maintains an active career
performing solo and chamber music recitals. As a chamber musician, Dr. Fonseca
has performed numerous concerts in different formations. One important project
is his Duo Alarte, a violin-piano collaboration with Ana Zivkovic, an
active duo that performs many concerts in South America. 

Alessandro initiated his piano studies and musical training in his hometown,
Campo Belo, MG, in Brazil when he was 10 years old, with Gil Eliazar. Further
finished his Undergraduate course under the guidance of Professor Miriam
Bastos, at the Minas Gerais State University. Later he finished his Master’s in
Piano Performance under the guidance of professor Alexandre Dossin, at the
University of Oregon and also received an award with his degree: the
Outstanding Graduate Student Keyboard Player. Alessandro had studied also with Dr David Riley, at the University of Oregon, working on chamber music repertoire. In 2021, Alessandro was awarded
the Doctorate in Musical Arts, at the University of Oregon, under the guidance
of Alexandre Dossin and David Riley. At the UO, Alessandro worked for 6 years, as a
collaborative pianist, doing studio accompaniment for vocalists and
instrumentalists. Dr. Fonseca also worked as a piano instructor, teaching
applied piano lessons, and class piano.