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Hailed for his “breathtaking virtuosity and an intelligent sense of precisely what brings music to life” (Albuquerque Journal) and his “rhythmic integrity, singing tone quality, and refinement” (Clavier Companion), Swedish-American pianist Elias-Axel is a Mason & Hamlin Concert Artist and has been heard on national radio. He formed Duo Giocoso with French violinist Roland Arnassalon (2008) and Trio Vega with cellist Noémie Raymond-Friset (2013).

Elias holds a D.Mus. from the Université de Montréal where he is currently a teaching assistant. He presents masterclasses throughout North America and was a jury member for the 2013 Canadian Music Competition. He studied with Paul Stewart, Douglas Humpherys, Larissa Dedova, Maribeth Gunning, and Sergei Babayan.

Elias premiered New Mexican composer Michael Mauldin’s Petroglyph for Piano (2011) and champions contemporary composers such as Arnaud Allary, Alan Belkin, Baptiste Cathelin, Todd Coleman, Alvin Curran, Drea Pressley Tischhauser, Ben Shemie, and Altin Volaj. Elias has three albums on Axel Records.