Bernd Glemser
Bernd Glemser (born 1962, Dürbheim) is a German pianist. A student of Vitaly Margulis, in 1989 he became Germany's youngest piano professor at Saarbrücken's Musikhochschule. Glemser has recorded major pieces by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Schumann, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky as well as pieces by Liszt, Tausig, Godowsky and Busoni.
Bernd Glemser
- Born
- 1962 · Dürbheim.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- pianist · university teacher · musician
- Fields
- classical music
- Honours
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Bavarian Culture Prize
- Languages
- German
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Bernd Glemser (born 1962, Dürbheim) is a German pianist. A student of Vitaly Margulis, in 1989 he became Germany's youngest piano professor at Saarbrücken's Musikhochschule. Glemser has recorded major pieces by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Schumann, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky as well as pieces by Liszt, Tausig, Godowsky and Busoni.
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He has worked with numerous orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductors with whom he has collaborated include Herbert Blomstedt, Riccardo Chailly, Myung-whun Chung, Dmitri Kitayenko, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Muhai Tang, Franz Welser-Möst, Antoni Wit, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Eduard Topchjan, Mei-Ann Chen, Martin Panteleev, Alexei Kornienko, Nayden Todorov, Mateusz Molęda and Gabriel Feltz. In 2003 Glemser was decorated with the Bundesverdienstkreuz. His recording of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 was featured in the 2007 film Spider-Man 3. Record of piano prizes, incomplete • Year — Competition — Prize — 1st prize winner / Ex-aequo with.. • 1987 — Spain Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition, Santander — 3rd prize • 1988 — Canada Concours de Montreal — 2nd prize — Canada Angela Cheng • 1992 — Hungary Andor Földes Prize — 1st prize • 1993 — Europe European Pianists Prize — 1st prize
The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Hochschule für Musik Saar. Distinctions recorded are Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavarian Culture Prize.
Bernd Glemser is recorded as having received Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavarian Culture Prize.
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Bernd Glemser received Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavarian Culture Prize.
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- 1.Bernd Glemser. Styriarte.
- 2.Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 – Bernd Glemser. Naxos.
- 3.Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Prince Rostislav. Naxos.
- 4.World-famed pianist Bernd Glemser to perform in Armenia. PanARMENIAN.Net. 30 January 2013.
- 5.Beethoven Vier. Styriarte.
- 6.Tours and guest appearances 2024/25. Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra.
- 7.Biography. Nayden Todorov.
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