The Montreal composer and pianist Alexandra Stréliski is thrilled to perform in Europe again this Fall. The tour recently kicked off at the Reeperbahn Festival in Germany where Stréliski performed last weekend. She is now on her way to Nyon, then Iceland Airwaves and finishes the tour off in Berlin, Paris and on November 15th in Paradiso-Noord in Amsterdam.
Alexandra Stréliski is also tied with the most nominations (alongside Les Louanges) at the ADISQ Awards this year in her native province of Quebec, a big accomplishment for a pianist who writes instrumental music. The seven nominations for her certified gold record 'INSCAPE' were announced last week:
Songwriter or composer of the Year
Album of the year - Critic’s choice
Album of the year - Instrumental
Bestselling Album of the year
Artist with the most international recognition
New Artist of the year
Album artwork of the year (Catherine Pelletier, Elisabeth Gravel)
This past summer, Secret City Records handed a gold record to Alexandra Stréliski to highlight the 40,000 copies sold of her latest opus in Canada. From sharing her first self-produced compositions on Bandcamp in 2010 to her performance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in a sold-out 1 500 seater, Alexandra’s career has bloomed, propelled by the love of her fans.
Click here to watch the discussion between Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep and other actresses about the second season of HBO’s Big Little Lies, featuring Alexandra Stréliski’s 'Interlude' and 'Burnout Fugue' as the soundtrack. Her music was also featured in an IBM ad at this years US Open Tennis.
'INSCAPE' has more than 60 million streams worldwide, and 40,000 albums were sold in Canada alone. It was #1 on the charts in Quebec during the first two weeks following its release, it won Album of the Year at the Independent Music Awards, and was nominated on the 2019 Polaris Music Prize Long List. Her music was heard in Sharp Objects and the Big Little Lies Season 2 round-table, both on HBO, and at the Hugo Boss fashion show during the most recent edition of the New York Fashion Week. More than 70 concerts are on the calendar since the beginning of the campaign, and all her Quebec shows so far have been sold out.
