Alexander Karpeyev is a Russian pianist resident in the UK, who has performed throughout the UK and Europe and toured in the USA, Canada and Russia as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Alexander trained at the Moscow Conservatory and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. In 2014 he completed a performance practice doctoral degree at the City University, based on the Edna Iles Medtner Collection in the British Library. Alexander devotes considerable time to promoting Russian music in London. He was first to organise Medtner festivals in the UK (in 2014, 2016 and 2017) as well as the first English-speaking conference dedicated to Medtner (British Library, 2016). Alexander was awarded the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medal and featured as ‘One to watch’ in International Piano magazine. He has recorded for Claudio Records, SOMM Recordings and Chandos Records.