The rising phenomenon of Alexander Malofeev has inspired unique fervor with his fans around the world as he expands his reach across a growing roster of prominent festivals, halls, and orchestral appearances. The reactions one witnesses with his far-travelling followers is more characteristic of an A-list Hollywood celebrity, ranging on the one hand from egregious paparazzi-style broadcasting of his life to continual unauthorised reposting of his content on social media.
Conversely, his ability to connect on a meaningful level with his listeners led to the emergence of an old-fashioned mode of patronage, which initiated his 2021 United States debut: A series of performances in Buffalo, New York in the autumn of 2021 – requested and funded by a single passionate follower, Harold J. ‘Bud’ Whistler, who had been completely smitten by Malofeev’s Rachmaninov Concerto No 2 performance on YouTube at the age of just
