Kristian Alexander: Kindred Spirits Orchestra’s intrepid founder
La Scena Musicale, April 2022 | Read full article [PDF]
Interview with Maestro Kristian Alexander
La Scena Musicale, February 2020 | Read full article [PDF]
TV reportage about Maestro Kristian Alexander’s début in Hong Kong
Creation TV, April 5, 2018 | View
Interview with Maestro Kristian Alexander
Maestro Kristian Alexander talks about Bruckner’s Te Deum, Mendelssohn’ Symphony No. 2 and Wing-Wah Chan’s newly written Harp concerto.
Live-to-air interview on RadioTV Hong Kong, April 3, 2018 | Listen
Interview with Maestro Kristian Alexander
Nový Domov – The New Homeland, June 12, 2014 | Read full article [PDF]
Maestro pledges support for Egyptian orchestra
International Arts Manager, December 12, 2013 | Read full article [PDF]
Symphony concert in Cairo Opera House great hall. Concert review
Al Messa, November 21, 2013 | Read full article [PDF]
“Maestro Alexander’s inspiring command of the [Cairo Symphony] orchestra produced a rich pallet of colourful sound that highlighted the unique style of each composer.”
Journey through French music with flute at Cairo Opera. Concert review
Ahram online, November 18, 2013 | Read full review
“Maestro Alexander’s interpretation was inspiring, carefully crafted and paced, sensitive and balanced, with beautiful lyrical expression and dramatic depth.”
Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kristian Alexander,
will performed works by Maurice Ravel Jacques Ibert and César Franck on Saturday, 16 November at Cairo Opera House.
Ahram online, November 10, 2013 | Read full media release [PDF]
Renowned conductor heaps kudos on local musicians
Markham Review, June 16, 2013 | Read full article [PDF]
Maestro Kristian Alexander discusses the challenges related to the programming of a concert season that is in the same time stimulating for the musicians, attractive for the new audience, educational for the core audience, versatile in genre and style and representative of various ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde at Flato Markham Theatre
Russian Weekly News, March 28, 2013 | Read full article [PDF]
Kristian Alexander leads the Kindred Spirits Orchestra featuring tenor Keith Klassen and mezzo-soprano Andrea Ludwig. A concert preview in Nedelnaya Gazeta.
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra opening night gala: a great success!
Global Chinese Press, November 9, 2012
Kristian Alexander led the Kindred Spirits Orchestra in a powerful program featuring Wagner, Brahms, and Mendelssohn. A concert review published in The Global Chinese Press. To read the full text click here.
News 51 – September 24, 2012
Maestro Kristian Alexander and the Kindred Spirits Orchestra enjoy standing ovations and sold-out concerts at Flato Markham Theatre for the performing arts.
To read the full text of the article in the Chinese media channel 51 News, click here.
Global Chinese Press – September 14, 2012
International stars under the baton of Maestro Alexander. To read the full text, click here. To read a translation in English of the article, click here.
The Markham Economist and Sun – August 9, 2012
Maestro Kristian Alexander leads the Kindred Spirits Orchestra in a full subscription season at Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts. To read the full text, click here.
The article was also published in The Thornhill Liberal. To read the full text, click here.
Corriere Canadese – February 29, 2012
Maestro Kristian Alexander conducted impeccably. To read the full text, click here.
SNAP Markham – February 25, 2012
Maestro Alexander conducts a sold-out concert at Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts.
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Super Life – February 23, 2012
Learning from others. To read the full text (Chinese), click here. To read a translation in English click here.
51 News – February 21, 2012
Kristian Alexander conducted Tchaikovsky with a great applomb. To read the full text (Chinese), click here.
Markham Life – September 2011
Maestro Alexander takes the audience on a journey through the most beautiful pieces of the orchestral repertoire. To read the full text, click here.
Rogers TV – December 12, 2011
Maestro Kristian Alexander and mezzo-soprano Claudia Lemcke discuss the Kindred Spirits Orchestra upcoming nearly sold-out concert on December 15, 2011 at Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts. A live-to-air interview with Jeff Moore and Elaine Yim Spencer on Rogers TV.
To view a recording of the live-to-air broadcasting, click here.
Rogers TV – November 2, 2011
Kristian Alexander and internationally renowned Canadian pianist Christina Petrowska-Quilico were the featured guests at a Rogers TV show hosted by Jeff Moore and Jacqueline Betterton.
To view a recording of the live-to-air broadcasting, click here.
National 96.3 FM Classical radio station – October 28, 2011
Maestro Alexander gave a live-to-air interview with celebrity host Alexa Petrenko.
To listen to a recording of the interview, click here.
The Markham Economist & Sun – October 18, 2011
Kristian Alexander and renowned Canadian composer and professor at the University of Toronto, Larysa Kuzmenko, give a workshop for composers. To read the full text, click here.
The WholeNote – September 2010
Maestro Kristian Alexander leads the Kindred Spirits Orchestra in its inaugural season.
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The WholeNote – July-August 2010
Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony under the baton of Maestro Kristian Alexander at the CBC Glenn Gould Studio. To read the full text, click here.
New Classical 96.3 FM radio station – April 7, 2010
Maestro Kristian Alexander was invited for a live-to-air interview with celebrity host Alexa Petrenko. To listen to a recording of the interview, click here [MP3].
The Markham Economist & Sun – October 1, 2009
Kristian Alexander creates the Kindred Spirits Orchestra. To read the full text, click here.
The article was also published in The Thornhill Liberal on October 1, 2009. To read the full text, click here.