Kirill Gerstein

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Kirill Gerstein (2009)

Kirill Gerstein ( Russian Кирилл Герштейн , born October 23, 1979 in Voronezh ) is an American pianist of Russian origin.

Life

education

Gerstein comes from a Russian-Jewish family, the father is a mathematician, the mother a music teacher. From childhood, Gerstein was a musical "wanderer between the worlds" of classical and jazz: he attended a music school in his hometown Voronezh with a focus on classical piano and at the same time studied his parents' jazz records. In Poland - during a Bach piano competition that he won when he was 10 years old - Gerstein first came into contact with live jazz. At the age of 12, he met Gary Burton at the Saint Petersburg Jazz Festival . Burton supported the young musician and helped him, as the youngest student of all time, to study at Berklee College of Music in the United States. Gerstein studied jazz there for three years, but never lost sight of classical music. When he realized that he could not study both styles of music with the same intensity over the long term, he switched to the Manhattan School of Music shortly before graduating to devote himself entirely to classical music. At the age of 20, he completed his studies with the academic degree of Master. He then completed masterclasses with Dmitri Bashkirow in Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía Madrid, with Ferenc Rados in Budapest and attended the International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy in 2003 and 2004 .

Career

As a student, Gerstein made his debut in September 2000 on one of the major European concert stages with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under David Zinman and the 1st Piano Concerto op. 15 in D minor by Johannes Brahms . He gained international fame in 2001 by winning the gold medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition and the following year by receiving the Gilmore Young Artist Award at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo .

Gerstein's debut album with works by Bach , Beethoven , Scriabin and Gershwin / Wild was published in 2004 by OehmsClassics . After moving to the Cologne-based music label Myrios Classics, a second recording was released in 2010 with works by Schumann , Knussen and Liszt . The music critics of the New York Times named the record one of the albums of 2010. The US radio station NPR Classical chose to be included in The Top 5 Chopin and Schumann Albums of 2010 . In another recording from 2010, Sonatas for Viola & Piano Vol. 1 with Tabea Zimmermann , the recordings of the “Sonatas by […] Brahms” were rated as “setting standards”.

In 2010 Gerstein received the lavish Gilmore Artist Award . In the laudation, Gerstein's “rapid rise to the top class of classical music” was attributed to his “masterful technique, tonal sophistication and musical curiosity”, which enabled him to develop a “repertoire of several centuries and styles”. Gerstein has proven to be one of the “most exciting and versatile musicians of the present”. Gerstein is the sixth winner of the prize, which is awarded after observing the concert performances for a long time. Among other things, he used the prize money of 300,000 dollars to award compositions to Oliver Knussen, Alexander Goehr and, across genres, to jazz musicians Brad Mehldau , Chick Corea and Timothy Andres.

Gerstein occasionally appears with jazz pieces and, in addition to his "large active" classical repertoire of solo works and piano concerts, is also at home in chamber music . He regularly plays with Steven Isserlis , Emmanuel Pahud and as a trio with Clemens Hagen and Kolja Blacher and makes music with the Hagen and the Kuss Quartet . His fourth recording with works by Brahms, Schubert and Franck from 2011 and Tabea Zimmermann on the viola was described by the Rondo as "elegant, differentiated" and "technically flawless".

In 2016 Gerstein gave his first concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker , after having performed with the renowned orchestras, the Concertgebouw , the Vienna , Los Angeles , New York , St. Petersburg , Czech , Munich and Rotterdam Philharmonic orchestras, the London and Chicago , Boston and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Staatskapellen Dresden and Berlin . Gerstein is a regular guest at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence , the Lucerne and Verbier Festival , the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival and the Proms in London. He made his debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2008.

For the recording of Tchaikovsky , Prokofiev : Piano Concerts with the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin under James Gaffigan , Gerstein received the 2015 Echo Klassik in the category of concert recording of the year . The 1879 version of Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto can be heard for the first time on the sound carrier . Gerstein's Liszt recording of the Études d'exécution transcendante was voted one of the five The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2016 by Anthony Tommasini, music critic for the New York Times . The US radio station WFMT joined this rating. Alex Ross from The New Yorker counted the recording among the Notable Performances and Recordings of 2016 .

In addition to Russian citizenship, Gerstein has also had US citizenship since 2003. From 2007 he was ten years professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart , where he has been teaching masterclasses since 2017. Gerstein has also been teaching at Berklee College of Music , at the Boston Conservatory since 2014 and at Kronberg Academy since 2018 .

Gerstein lives in Berlin.

Discography (selection)

Awards (selection)

Web links

Commons : Kirill Gerstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jim Farber: Kirill Gerstein: Classical Ally to Jazz. San Francisco Classical Voice, February 8, 2012, accessed October 30, 2016 .
  2. ^ Daniel J. Wakin: Young Pianist Thrust Into Elite Group. The New York Times , January 6, 2010, accessed October 30, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Michael Blümke: Portrait of Kirill Gerstein. From Russia with Jazz. Concerti , November 21, 2012, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Jürgen Hartmann: The illogical logic. (PDF) In: Spectrum. University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart , accessed on October 30, 2016 (spectrum for the 16th winter semester 2010/11).
  5. ↑ Michael Church: He got rhythm: Piano virtuoso Kirill Gerstein embraces classical, jazz ... all that is unexpected. The Independent , accessed July 18, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Mark Small: Celebrated concert pianist Kirill Gerstein '96 still maintains a passion for jazz. Berklee College of Music , accessed October 30, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Barbara Honegger: Kirill Gerstein: Young visionary. In: SaisonKklang. The magazine from Jecklin, master cycle and Zurich Chamber Orchestra. Musikhaus Jecklin, Zurich. No. 24, November 2006, accessed October 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ James R. Oestreich, Allan Kozinn , Vivien Schweitzer, Anthony Tommasini, Daniel J. Walkinnov .: Holiday Gift Guide. Classical Music. The New York Times , November 23, 2010, accessed October 31, 2016 .
  9. ^ Robin Gehl: The Top 5 Chopin And Schumann Albums of 2010. In: deceptive cadence. NPR Classical , December 22, 2010, accessed October 31, 2016 .
  10. ^ Robert Fraunholzer: Kirill Gerstein. Attack! Rondo , accessed on October 31, 2016 (edition 1/2012).
  11. ↑ Kirill Gerstein (2010). Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, accessed on October 31, 2016 (English): “[…] Kirill Gerstein has rapidly ascended into classical music's highest ranks. With a masterful technique, discerning intelligence, and a musical curiosity that has led him to explore repertoire spanning centuries and styles, he has proven to be one of today's most intriguing and versatile musicians. "
  12. ^ Anthony Tommasini: A Fresh Take Adds a Jolt to a Standard. The New York Times , June 29, 2011, accessed October 31, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Jessica Duchen: Kirill Gerstein tunes up for Wigmore Hall concert with jazz. Berklee College of Music , May 31, 2012, accessed October 30, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Michael Wersin: Sonatas for Viola and Piano. Tabea Zimmermann, Kirill Gerstein. Rondo , December 20, 2012, accessed November 4, 2016 .
  15. ^ Raphael Haeger: Kirill Gerstein in conversation with Raphael Haeger. Digital Concert Hall , April 16, 2016, accessed November 4, 2016 .
  16. ^ Kirill Gerstein: The Real Tchaikovsky. The New York Review of Books , March 9, 2015, accessed November 5, 2016 .
  17. ^ Jörg Lengersdorf : Kirill Gerstein plays piano concertos by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Different, new. SWR2 , April 8, 2015, accessed November 5, 2016 .
  18. ↑ Zachary Woolfe, Anthony Tommasini, David Allen, James R. Oestreich: The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2016. The New York Times , December 15, 2016, accessed December 16, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Lisa Flynn: The 10 Best Classical Recordings of 2016. WFMT , December 19, 2016, accessed December 20, 2016 .
  20. ↑ Alex Ross : Notable Performances and Recordings of 2016. The New Yorker , December 14, 2016, accessed December 16, 2016 .
  21. ↑ Allan Kozinn : A Nomadic Life Has Roots in Jazz. The New York Times , April 13, 2012, accessed October 30, 2016 .
  22. ^ Institute for Piano. Faculty III. University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart , accessed on January 13, 2018 .
  23. ^ Margot Edwards: Kirill Gerstein to Teach at Berklee and Boston Conservatory. Berklee College of Music , September 15, 2014, accessed October 30, 2016 .
  24. ↑ a b Hartmut Welscher: The decisive factor is on the place. VAN - A web magazine for classical music, January 10, 2018, accessed on January 13, 2018 .
  25. ↑ Stephan Schwarz: Interview with Kirill Gerstein: Testimony against testimony? Fono Forum , May 2015, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  26. ↑ MYR019 Kirill Gerstein records Liszt Transcendental Etudes. In: YouTube . Myrios Classics, September 9, 2016, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  27. ^ Tenth Competition, April 2001. (No longer available online.) The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society, archived from the original on October 31, 2016 ; accessed on October 31, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arims.org.il
  28. ↑ a b Kirill Gerstein (2010). Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  29. ^ Avery Fisher Career Grant. Lincoln Center , accessed October 29, 2016 .
  30. ↑ ECHO Klassik 2015: Kirill Gerstein. Crescendo , October 20, 2015, accessed October 29, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Gerstein, Kirill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-American jazz and classical pianist
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Voronezh