Greg Anderson (pianist)
Gregory Neil Anderson (born September 28, 1981 in St. Paul , Minnesota ) is an American pianist, composer, video producer and writer.
Life
Anderson received his first piano lessons at the age of seven and later became a student of Kim Craig, with whom he studied at the Saint Paul Conservatory of Music for eleven years . During his school days he already gave concerts at the Aspen Music Festival and the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival.
In 2000 he moved to New York City and continued his education at the Juilliard School , where he studied with Julian Martin. There he met the pianist Elizabeth Joy Roe , with whom he founded the piano duo Anderson & Roe, which still exists today. In 2006 he completed his studies with a Master of Music. He then received a scholarship and earned a doctorate in performing arts from the Yale School of Music .
Anderson's repertoire includes the entire classical and modern literature from Johann Sebastian Bach to Igor Stravinsky and György Ligeti . Together with his duo partner, he also appears with virtuoso interpreted songs by Coldplay and Michael Jackson as well as Astor Piazzolla's Libertango , which Anderson himself arranged for two pianos. Her originally staged videos in this regard are also extremely successful.
The artist lives in New Haven , Connecticut .
Works (selection)
- Blue Danube Fantasy by Jr Johann Strauss , 2010
- Carmen Fantasy for 2 Pianos , 2011
- Three Waltzes for Two Pianos: A Medley of Waltzes Made Famous in Disney Films , 2013
Discography (solo)
- 2006: On Wings of Song ( Maurice Ravel , Gaspard de la nuit and others)
- 2014: Bach & Rachmaninoff ( Johann Sebastian Bach , French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816 and Sergej Rachmaninoff , Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28)
Discography (Duo Anderson & Roe)
- 2008: Reimagine ( Igor Stravinsky , Le sacre du printemps and others)
- 2012: When Words Fade
- 2014: An Amadeus Affair (works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , partly in arrangements by Greg Anderson)
- 2015: The Art of Bach (works by Johann Sebastian Bach, partly in arrangements by Greg Anderson)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anderson, Greg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderson, Gregory Neil (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pianist, composer, video producer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Paul , Minnesota |