Adam Benzwi
Adam Benzwi , Professor hc (born February 1, 1965 in San Diego , California ) is the American conductor , pianist and musical director of the musical / show course at the Berlin University of the Arts . He has lived in Berlin since 1984.
At the age of 12 he made his first public appearances as a pianist. He accompanies well-known artists such as Dagmar Manzel, Andrea Sawatzki, Walter Schmidinger, Ralf Wolter, Helmut Baumann , Gisela May , Angelika Milster , Désirée Nick , Angela Winkler , Judy Winter , Daniela Ziegler , Wolfram Koch and Anne Sofie von Otter in their solo concerts. From 2003 to 2019 he was a member of the technical committee of the national singing competition . He is responsible for the musical arrangement of productions at various theaters, currently mainly at the Komische Oper Berlin and responsible for the musical direction.
Musical arrangement
- 1992 "Bomb mood - a Ufa-Revue", Theater des Westens, Berlin
- 1994 "Blue Jeans", entertainment revue, Theater des Westens, Berlin
- 1997 "Let's Pop", songs from the 1960s, Theater des Westens, Berlin
- 2020 " I want, I was a chicken !, Berlin evening , Komische Oper Berlin
musical direction
- 1986 "Kissing makes almost no noise" (Kleines Theater Berlin)
- 1988 "Line 1" (Alte Oper Frankfurt)
- 1992 UFA-Revue Bomb Mood (Theater des Westens)
- 1993 "Marlene - the Musical", Theater am Kurfürstendamm , Berlin
- 1998 "Marlene" by Pam Gems , Renisscance-Theater with Judy Winter
- 2000 " Beauberdes Fräulein " by Ralph Benatzky , Theater am Kurfürstendamm, Berlin
- 2003 "Eight Women" by Robert Thomas , Renaissance Theater , Berlin
- 2003 "Group" by Conor Mitchell , University of the Arts, Berlin
- 2004 " Cabaret - The Musical", Bar every reason , Berlin
- 2008 " My Fair Lady ", Admiralspalast , Berlin
- 2013 " Berliner Luft ", Alte Oper Frankfurt / Komische Oper Berlin
- 2013 " Ball in the Savoy " by Paul Abraham. Komische Oper Berlin
- 2015 " A woman who knows what she wants! " By Oscar Straus , Komische Oper Berlin
- 2016 " The Pearls of Cleopatra " by Oscar Straus, Komische Oper Berlin
- 2017 " Fairy Tales in the Grand Hotel ", Komische Oper Berlin
- 2019 " The Princess of Trebizond " by Jacques Offenbach , Theater for Lower Saxony
- 2019 " Zainaida " by Johann Christian Bach , State Theater Mainz
- 2020 " I want, I was a chicken!" , Komische Oper Berlin
Discography
- 1993 "Marlene - the Musical" (Theater am Kurfürstendamm)
- 1994 "Blue Jeans" (Theater des Westens)
- 1995 "Hollywud, I'll come" with Désirée Nick
- 1998 "Daniela Ziegler sings Ralph Benatzky"
- 1998 "Marlene" with Judy Winter (Renaissance Theater Berlin)
- 2000 "Land in Sight" with Uli Scherbel
- 2000 "Without you life is actually more fun" by Lotte Lenya and Kurt Weill with Helene Grass and Gerd Wameling
- 2002 "Enchanting Fräulein" (Theater am Kurfürstendamm)
- 2011 "I love you, I can't say" with Angela Winkler
Web links
- Works by and about Adam Benzwi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Adam Benzwi in a detailed interview in the musical magazine
- Personal website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Benzwi, Adam |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego , California |