Concert Piano Recital. Helene Grimaud (France). Mozart. Berg. Liszt. Bartok World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Schedule for Piano Recital. Helene Grimaud (France). Mozart. Berg. Liszt. Bartok 2022
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer: Bela Bartok Composer: Ferencz Liszt Composer: Alban Berg Piano: Helene Grimaud
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Piano Recital. Helene
Grimaud (France).
The programme includes:
Mozart. Liszt. Bartok. Berg
Helene Grimaud was
born in Aix-en Provence in the south of France in 1969. She studied with
Jacqueline Courtin at the conservatory there and subsequently in Marseille with
Pierre Barbizet. At the age of 13 she was accepted by the Paris Conservatory
where she won the first prize in piano in 1985. In July, immediately after
graduating, she recorded Rachmaninov’s Sonata no. 2 and the complete
Etudes-Tableaux op. 33 (Grand Prix du disque, 1986). She studied additionally
with Gyorgy Sandor and Leon Fleisher. The year 1987 marked a decisive turning
point in her career with appearances at MIDEM in Cannes and at the piano
festival La Roque d’Antheron, her first recital in Tokyo and Daniel Barenboim’s
invitation to perform with the Orchestre de Paris. Helene Grimaud has since
performed with many of the world’s major orchestras and renowned conductors.
1988 First performs for the pianist Dmitri Bashkirov, who becomes an
important influence on her playing. Appearance at the Lockenhaus Festival at the
invitation of Gidon Kremer, with whom she performs – Kremer and Martha Argerich
become further important influences in her career
1990 Debut with the
Cleveland Orchestra, followed by appearances with leading orchestras in the USA
and Europe. Settles in the USA. New York recital debut at the Metropolitan
Museum; European debut with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic under Temirkanov
(Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2) at the Aix-en-Provence Festival
1993 Tours Germany with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Neeme
Jarvi
1995 Debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Claudio
Abbado performing Rachmaninov’s Concerto no. 2
1996 Highly successful
tour of Spain with Jeffrey Tate and the English Chamber Orches¬tra. She performs
with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra led by Claudio Abbado at the Lucerne and
Pesaro Festivals
1997 Performs and records Brahms’s Concerto no. 1
with Kurt Sanderling and the Berlin Staatskapelle (Cannes Classical Recording of
the Year, 1999)
1999 New York Philharmonic debut with Beethoven’s
Concerto no. 4 under Kurt Masur. Grimaud and the photographer J Henry Fair
establish the Wolf Conservation Center, a private, non-profit-making educational
facility in South Salem (Westchester County, NY), to promote conservation of
this threatened species
2000 Debuts with the Boston Symphony and the
Philadelphia Orchestra. Tour of the Czech Republic; in autumn she is the soloist
(along with Martha Argerich) in a European festival tour made by Michael Tilson
Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. Performs Beethoven’s Concerto no. 4 with
the Berliner Philharmoniker and David Zinman, and gives a solo recital in the
Berlin Philharmonie which is filmed for TV broadcast
2001/02 Debut in
Amsterdam with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly (Ravel,
Concerto in G). Beethoven’s Concerto no. 4 in Paris, and at the London Proms
with the Orchestre de Paris and Eschenbach. In January 2002 she is appointed an
“Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the French Ministry of
Culture
2002/03 Signs an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon.
Tours Europe and Japan with the Czech Philharmonic. Gives world premiere of new
work by Arvo Part at London’s Tate Modern and performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto
with the Philharmonia at the Royal Festival Hall. Festival appearances at the
London Proms and Edinburgh
2003/04 Records Arvo Part’s Credo in the
composer’s presence for Deutsche Grammophon; the recording also features
Corigliano’s Fantasia on an ostinato and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and Tempest
Sonata (Choc du Monde de la musique, Diapason d’or, 2004). European tour with
the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Jukka-Pekka Saraste. In November 2003 in
Paris her book Variations sauvages is published, in which Helene Grimaud talks
about her life as a musician and her environmental work with wolves
2004 Performs Beethoven’s Concerto no. 4 in San Francisco under
Ashkenazy; US tour with the Russian National Orchestra, playing Bartok’s
Concerto no. 3; Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto on a European tour with Michael
Gielen. Other concert engagements include the Brahms Concerto no. 1 in Stockholm
and at the London Proms, Ravel’s G major Concerto in Japan and Rachmaninov’s
Second Concerto in Germany and France. Recitals in Vienna, Ludwigsburg and
Amsterdam, and in duo with Truls Mork in Paris. Records the Second Sonatas of
Chopin and Rachmaninov, plus Chopin’s Barcarolle and Berceuse, and Bartok’s
Concerto no. 3 with Boulez and the LSO (German Record Critics Award, Record
Academy Prize, Tokyo, 2005; Midem Classic Award, 2006), both released in 2005
2005 Orchestral engagements throughout the USA and Europe, including
the London Proms, and an extensive European tour with the SWR Sinfonieorchester
and Sir Roger Norrington. Recitals in Atlanta, London, Paris, Berlin and Munich,
and a tour of Japan. This year she records Reflection: music inspired by Clara
Schumann, including her husband Robert’s Piano Concerto, songs by Clara herself,
and solo and chamber music by Brahms (released in 2006). Echo Award in the
category “Instrumentalist of the Year”
2006 Appearances throughout
the USA, Europe and in Japan, including concerts with the London Symphony
Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, San Francicso Symphony Orchestra, Gulbenkian
Orchestra, Vienna Symphony and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (London Proms), as
well as recitals at New York’s Carnegie Hall, with the LSO Chamber Ensemble and
at festivals including the Lucerne Festival and the Musikfest Bremen
2007 Concerts include appearances in the USA, Canada and Europe with
the Dallas, Chicago and Toronto Symphony orchestras, the New York Philharmonic,
Russian National Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Berliner
Philharmoniker and Berlin Staatskapelle. With the Dresden Staatskapelle and
Fabio Luisi she performs Beethoven’s Concerto no. 5 on tour throughout Europe,
and also with the Strasburg Philharmonic Orchestra in France and Germany, the
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie in Germany, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
in Tel Aviv, and the Philadelphia Orchestra in the USA. Recitals in Los Angeles,
Luxemburg, Vienna and Germany. Appearances at the Caramoor Summer Festival with
the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Aix-en-Provence Festival with the Mahler
Chamber Orchestra, the Verbier Festival (with Maisky and Quasthoff), and the
Salzburg Festival. Release of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 5 with the Dresden
Staatskapelle under Vladimir Jurowski
2008 Performs concertos in the
USA with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s (Carnegie Hall, Beethoven, no. 5), the
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (Bartok, no. 3), the Washington National
Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven, no. 4); in Europe with the Philharmonia Orchestra
(Beethoven, nos. 4 & 5), the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (Ravel, G
major), the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (on tour in Israel; Beethoven, nos. 4
& 5), the London Philharmonic Orchestra (Schumann; Rachmaninov, no. 2;
Bartok, no. 3), the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse (Brahms, no. 2),
Dresden Staatskapelle (Schumann), the Lucerne Festival Orchestra (Rachmaninov,
no. 2), Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven, no. 4); and in Japan with the
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven, no. 5). Solo and
chamber-music recitals in London, New York, France and numerous German cities;
festival appearances in Istanbul, Verbier, and Lucerne. A special highlight is
her appearance at the Last Night of the Proms in London’s Royal Albert Hall; the
concert will be broadcast live around the world. Grimaud records works by J. S.
Bach, including the Harpsichord Concerto no. 1 and three Preludes and Fugues,
and transcriptions of Bach by Busoni, Liszt and Rachmaninov (release:
autumn 2008)
6/2008
http://www.helenegrimaud.com
Schedule for Piano Recital. Helene Grimaud (France). Mozart. Berg. Liszt. Bartok 2022
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