Alexey Shafirov is a Montréal-based pianist whose work spans solo performance and collaboration with instrumentalists and singers. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Piano Performance at McGill University under Michael McMahon and has appeared in major venues including Maison symphonique and Salle Pierre-Mercure.
Born in Ulan-Ude, Russia, Shafirov moved to Israel at the age of six and began his piano studies with Inna Lerner. After five years of deep involvement in software development, he returned to formal musical training, completing piano performance studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance before continuing at McGill University.
Collaboration with instrumentalists remains central to his artistic path. A graduate of the McGill – Université de Montréal Piano-Vocal Arts Residency, he has worked with leading specialists in vocal music and has collaborated with award-winning artists in Israel and Canada, including Wirth Vocal Prize winners Sara Schabas (2023) and Zoe McCormick (2025), as well as finalists of major Canadian competitions such as the Golden Violin and the Prix d’Europe. A two-time participant of the Franz Schubert Institute in Austria, he has performed for some of the world’s foremost interpreters of the German Lied.
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