In the summer of 2011 Alexander Schimpf was the first German to win one of the world’s most renowned piano competitions: the Cleveland International Piano Competition. Since then, especially on the North American continent, the doors to all concert halls have been open to him. But he also performs in Germany quite often – not only solo recitals but also with such colleagues as Reinhard Goebel, the Armida Quartet, Christian Tetzlaff, Nils Mönkemeyer and Julian Steckel.