Alexander Chapman Campbell’s music has become known for its striking beauty and originality. Described by Positive News as “not jazz, not classical, not improvised, but a glimpse of something new,” and by Classic FM as “refreshingly original,” it isn’t easily described or placed into a genre.
Born into a family of artists, Alexander moved at the age of nineteen to northern Scotland and the windswept shores of the Moray Firth, where he completed his debut collection for solo piano, ‘Sketches Of Light’. Discovered by Classic FM in 2013 and placed as Album Of The Week, the ‘Sketches’ became instantly popular and have since been aired extensively across the station. The album was rereleased by Decca Records in 2014 and has featured widely across TV and radio.
In 2016 he released ‘Portraits Of Earth’, his second collection for solo piano, ‘dedicated’ (in Alexander’s own words) “to the beautiful place we all share; the living world we call Earth.” This was followed in April 2018 by the release of his third album ‘Journey To Nidaros’, composed during a 650km solitary pilgrimage across Norway and written down when he returned home. Offering a remarkable musical journal of his experiences, the album went to No 1 in the UK Specialist Classical Charts and No 5 in the Classic FM chart.
Alexander now lives and composes in the North-East Highlands of Scotland.
