Aleksei Fedorov, known as “Alex,” was born in Russia in July 1990 and immigrated to the United States with his parents, Elena Bakina and Vladimir Fedorov, in 1994. He began studying the piano with his mother at age six and by the age of nine had given his first solo recital. He has studied at the Central School for Gifted Children of Moscow Conservatory, the Gnessin School in Russia and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston, where he was the first student to receive a Preparatory School scholarship.

At the age of ten Alex was cited as one of the best young pianists of the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area at the Houston Young Artists Competition. He has performed twice at Rice University’s Stude Concert Hall and in 2002 he was offered a scholarship to the prestigious Aspen Summer Music Festival. His recitals at Rice University’s Duncan Recital Hall have resulted in the CD Live from Duncan Recital Hall which has received favorable comments from the musical community. On October 16, 2002 he performed at the Mary Gibbs Jones Concert Hall in Waco for the Public Radio International (PRI) show From the Top. In October 2002 he performed Beethoven Concerto No.1 in C Major with the Woodlands Symphony conducted by Dagang Chan.

At the age of ten Aleksei was awarded First Prize in his age category at the 21st International Bartok Piano Competition in Virginia (2001) and also was recognized with the Levin Houston Outstanding Musician Award. At eleven he took Third Prize in the Junior Division at the Puigcerda International Piano Competition in Spain. He was a Gold medallist at the Second Chopin Youth Competition of Houston (2001) in the Junior Division and a recipient of the “Best Performance of Polonaise” award. In June of 2001 he appeared on Debra Duncan’s live TV show “Search for New Talent” on ABC where he was a winner in the children’s category.

In addition to Elena Bakina (his mother), Aleksei’s previous teachers include Zoya Shuhatovich and Dariusz Pawlas. He currently studies with Shi-Mei Shao. He has participated and played at a master class conducted by Gyorgy Sandor as well as had a private lessons with Jon Kimura Parker, Konstantin Sirounian, Vladimir Viardo, and Oxana Yablonskaya.

Aleksei has played many recitals throughout The Woodlands in schools, nursing homes retirement communities, and charity events such as “Parents for Cancer.” In 2001 he played duo recital with Russian pianist from Moscow Conservatory Irina Krasotina at the Montgomery College.

Aleksei is in the seventh grade at the Branch Crossing Junior High School in The Woodlands. When he is not at the piano he enjoys playing tennis, reading about history of Egypt, Rome and Greece. Aleksei is fluent in both English and Russian.