Edna Stern
Edna Stern (born March 6, 1977 in Brussels ) is a Belgian-Israeli pianist.
Life
She started playing the piano at the age of 6. At the Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv she studied piano with Viktor Derevianko and Natasha Tadson. She then studied at the Chapelle Royale Reine Elisabeth in Brussels , including taking courses with Martha Argerich . In 1996 she moved to Basel , where she studied with Krystian Zimerman for four years . Later she took part in master classes at the international foundation for piano in Como with Alicia de Larrocha , Dimitri Bashkirow , Andreas Staier and Leon Fleisher .
In 2000 she won the Senigallia international competition and in 2001 the Juventus Award . In 2003 Edna Stern settled in Paris . There she discovered the fortepiano as an instrument for herself. Their first CD release, Chaconne , was named Best CD of 2005 by Arte .
Since September 2009 she has been teaching at the Royal College of Music in London .
repertoire
Her repertoire ranges from Johann Sebastian Bach , Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach , Luciano Berio to contemporary composers.
CD publications
- 2005: Chaconne (pieces by Ferruccio Busoni , Rudolf Lutz , Johannes Brahms and Johann Sebastian Bach ), with Amandine Beyer (violin)
- 2008: Sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach for violin and piano
- 2008: Fantasies by Robert Schumann
- 2009: Now come the Gentile Savior - preludes, fugues and chorales by JS Bach
- 2010: Frédéric Chopin : Sonata 2 / Preludes
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stern, Edna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian-Israeli pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |