ALEXANDER SANDOR, PIANIST
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Upcoming Performances

November 30th, 2021 - University Recital Series (UWS), with the Highland Quartet
Brahms Quintet in f minor; Sandor, Trio in e minor for Two Violins and Piano; Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

March 29th, 2022 - University Recital Series (UWS), with Erin Aldridge, violin

May, 2022 - Itasca Symphony Orchestra TBD








Past Performances

​2021
March, 2021 - Sacred Heart Music Center, with Erin Aldridge, violin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QGLD1HqTqw&t=1901s​

May, 2021 - Itasca Symphony Orchestra (Finzi - Eclogue; and Bach - Concerto in A)


July 25th, 2021 - Lucius Woods - with violinists De Ann Letourneau and Erin Aldridge


​2020
​February 9th, 2020 - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER - BOO!  Wisconsin Alliance for Composers New Music Festival, UW-Whitewater, WI (world premier of my composition Five Moments​, for Violin and Piano)

​February 16th, 2020 - Ragtime Rendezvous, United Presbyterian Church, Superior, WI

​May 16th 2020 - POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - ​Itasca Symphony Orchestra, Rachmaninoff 2nd concerto, Grand Rapids, MN

​2019

February 23rd, 2019 - Keyboard Fest, UW-Superior (Clinician)

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March 12, 2019 - ​Carnival of the Animals, with UW-Superior Orchestra and Hector Landa

April 18th, 2019 - Trio recital (clarinet, bassoon and piano), University of Minnesota-Duluth

April 30th, 2019 - DSSO donor party

June 1st, 2019 - "RAGTIME & JAZZ MUSIC (RE) EVOLUTION" Theater in the Woods, Shell Lake, Wisconsin

July 11th, 2019 - Alex Sandor's Ragtime Orchestra, with Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra and St. Louis River Rats

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September 14th, 2019 - Resident Artist Recital: Theodore Schoen, clarinet (Brahms Trio for clarinet, cello and piano; Dello Joio Concertante for clarinet and piano), at University of Minnesota-Duluth

September 27th, 2019 - Lake Superior Ragtime Society, Empire Coffee in Superior, WI

October 18th and 19th - Minnesota Ballet (Mendelssohn Piano Trio in d minor)

November 2nd, 2019 - LSRS Ragtime Recital Series, with baritone Jeff Madison, UW-Superior

November 11th, 2019 - Percussion Ensemble Concert, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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2018

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February 23rd
:  Resident Artist Recital with Erin Aldrige, violin and Theodore Schoen, clarinet, University of Minnesota, Duluth

May 23rd:  DSSO Chamber Concert, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Minocqua, Wisconsin

May 31st:  String Recital, Superior Highschool

May 31st:  "Speakeasy", Benefit for the Minnesota Ballet, Duluth, Minnesota

​June 4th:  Violin Studio Recital, Duluth, Minnesota

​June 12th - Sons of Norway, piano recital.  Two Harbors, Minnesota

July 22nd - Sandor/Zellgert Wee Dram Chamber Music Festival, St. Cloud Minnesota

August  2nd and 5th -  North Shore Philharmonic, Ernest Bloch - Concerto Grosso for strings and piano, Chisolm, MN and University of Wisconsin-Superior

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September 9th, 2018 - ​Piano dedication concert, Park Center in Hayward, Wisconsin

September 15th, 2018 - Solo Piano Recital, United Presbyterian Church, Superior, Wisconsin

September 28th, 2018 - Alumni recital, 125th Anniversary, University of Wisconsin-Superior

October 5th, 2018 -  ​Guest recital, Nathan Herfindahl, baritone.  University of Minnesota-Duluth

​October 19th and 20th, 2018 - Minnesota Ballet, Duluth, MN

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November 5th, 2018 - Clarinet, Violin and Piano Trio recital, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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2017

January 21st:  Orchestral pianist, Stravinsky - Petrushka, Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra, Duluth, Minnesota

January 29th:  Islay Trio, Duluth, Minnesota

March 24-25:  Minnesota Ballet, Debussy - Clair de lune, ​Duluth, Minnesota

March 26th: Solo Recital, Concordia Lutheran Church, Superior, Wisconsin

May 13th:  Itasca Symphony Orchestra, Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto.  Grand Rapids, Minnesota

May 20th:  Benefit Ragtime Concert for the Shell Lake Arts Center.  Shell Lake, Wisconsin

October 1st:  Ragtime 101, Paramount Arts Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota

October 20-21:  Minnesota Ballet, Prokofiev Visions Fugitives, Duluth, Minnesota

November 14th:  Piano Dedication Concert, United Presbyterian Church, Superior, Wisconsin
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​2016

February 2nd:  Composition Recital, works by Lois Veenhoven Guderian, University of Wisconsin-Superior

April 27th:  Senior clarinet and trumpet recitals, University of Wisconsin-Superior

May 15th:  Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra, Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 (1st movement)

July 21st:  Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra, Leo Smit - Concerto for piano and winds (U.S. Premier)
Germaine Tailleferre – Double Concerto for Piano, Flute and Strings  

November 1st:  Faculty Solo Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

Novermber 19th:  Solo Recital, Salem Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota

2015

March 28th-29th:  Red Cedar Symphony, Grieg - Piano Concerto in a minor, Ladysmith, Wisconsin & Rice Lake Wisconsin

May 12th:  Piano Dedication Recital, Northwestern High School, Maple, Wisconsin

November 6th:  DSSO Bridge Sessions, guest keyboardist with Big Wave Dave and the Ripples, Duluth, Minnesota

November 10th:  Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music Concert, Aguila - Conga Line in Hell

November 24th:  Senior Flute Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

2014

March 11th:  Faculty Recital, with Melanie Sever, Flute and Greg Moore, Saxophone

October 18th:   Life’s Journey Through Love & Nature – American & British Song of the 20th Century, with Vicki Fingalson, soprano and Jeffrey Madison, baritone.  University of Wisconsin-Barron County.

October 21st:  Life’s Journey Through Love & Nature – American & British Song of the 20th Century, with Vicki Fingalson, soprano and Jeffrey Madison, baritone.  University of Wisconsin-Superior

November 22nd:  Itasca Symphony Orchestra, Tchaikovsky - ​Piano Concerto No. 1

2013
March 24th:  Music of Grace - Chamber music recital, Grace Lutheran Church, Hermantown, Minnesota

April 2nd:  University Recital Series, chamber music with Melanie Sever, Flute, and Josh Aerie, cello, University of Wisconsin-Superior

April 17th:  Senior Saxophone Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

June 9th:  Piano Dedication Concert, First Lutheran Church, Hayward, Wisconsin

July 25th:  Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra, Ravel - Concerto in G Major

August 1st:  Vocal Recital, Bayfield, Wisconsin, with Sarah Lawrence, soprano, and Calland Metts, baritone

October 15th:  University Recital Series, with guest artist Eric High, Trombone

2012

February 11-12th:  Mesabi Community Orchestra, Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2, Virginia, Minnesota; Ely, Minnesota

March 6th:  Faculty Solo Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

April 18th:  Junior Saxophone Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

April 26th:  Senior Flute Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior
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May 6th:  Itasca Symphony Orchestra, Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2, Grand Rapids, MN

July 12th:  "Red, White & Loon", vocal recital, Carlton, Minnesota

December 1st:  Ragtime Lecture Recital, Hutchinson, Minnesota

December 2nd:  Crow River Area Youth Orchestra, Rachmaninoff - Concerto No. 2 (1st mvt), Hutchinson, Minnesota

2011

February 1st:  Faculty collaborative recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

February 5th:  Solo Recital, Reif Center, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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March 15th:  Faculty Solo Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

April 6th:  Senior saxophone recital, UW-Superior

April 11th:  New Music Concert, performing works by Stephen Syverud, UW-Superior

April 12th:  Faculty Brass Recital, with Tracey Gibbons and Earl Salemink, UW-Superior

April 13th:  Senior Violin Recital, UW-Superior

April 14th:  Superior Voices Benefit Concert, UW-Superior

April 28th:  Opera scenes, UW-Superior

July 20th:  Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra, Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 

October 17th:  Royal Luncheon for the King and Queen of Norway, collaborative piano.  Duluth, Minnesota

November 11th:  Senior Voice Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior
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2010

March 11-14:  "Older By the Lake", a production of Colder by the Lake, Duluth, Minnesota

April 27th:  "Ragtime Sings the Jews", with singer Cantor Daniel Singer and scholar Ed Berlin, Superior, Wisconsin

April 28th:  "Premiers", with UWS percussion ensemble, Greg Moore - Anthracite Groove

September 26th:  Solo recital, Grace Lutheran Church, Hermantown, Minnesota

2009

April 14th:  Faculty Chamber Music Recital, with Kathryn Sandor, flute.  UW-Superior

May 17th:  Duluth-Superior Youth Orchestra, Grieg - Piano Concerto in a minor, 1st movement

May 22nd:  Senior Violin Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

June 27th:  North Shore Summer Music Experience, Faculty Recital

September 27th:  Solo recital, Grace Lutheran Church, Duluth, Minnesota

November 21st:  Itasca Symphony Orchestra, Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 in d minor

2008

September 28th: Solo Recital, Grace Lutheran Church, Hermantown, Minnesota ​

2007

September 28-30:
  Lake Superior Ragtime Society Festival, Featured Soloist.  Duluth, Minnesota 

Novebember 17th:  "Ragtime Sings the Jews", with singer Cantor Daniel Singer and scholar Ed Berlin, Stephen Wise Synagogue, New York, New York
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2005

January 28-29:  Eagles and Ivories Ragtime Festival, Featured Soloist.  Muscatine, Iowa

November 18-20:  West Coast Ragtime Festival, Featured Soloist.  Sacramento, California
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2004

March 7th:  John Duss Choral Society (Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes, P.D.Q. Liebeslieder Polkas), Duluth, Minnesota 

March 21st:  Faculty Recital, John Duss Music Conservatory, Duluth, MN

June 13th:  Dedication Service, United Presbyterian Church, (organ and piano), dedicating their new building.  Superior, Wisconsin

2003

April 15th:  Collaborative and solo recital with wife Kathryn Sandor, flute.  University of Wisconsin-Superior

June 5-8:  Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, featured soloist.  Sedalia, Missouri

2002

October 12th:  Central Wisconsin Ragtime and Early Jazz Society Concert, University of Wisconsin-Marshfield

December 1st:  Collaborative recital with Jennifer Leibfried Tackling​, violin.  Karpeles Museum, Duluth, Minnesota

1998
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May 12th:  
Solo Recital, University of Wisconsin-Superior

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