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2011-2012
David Greilsammer
Press Kit
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David Greilsammer, Piano – Conductor
Biography
Music Director of the Geneva Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Director of
the Suedama Ensemble in New York, Israeli pianist David Greilsammer is
recognised today as one of the most fascinating, audacious and visionary
artists of his generation. Creator of many ground-breaking programmes
and musical projects, David has been hailed by audiences for his
imaginative performances and innovative approach to music. After winning
the ‘Young Musician of the Year’ prize at the French Music Awards in
2008, David amazed the public and press when performing the complete
Mozart Sonatas in a one-day marathon in Paris, a project which he
repeated at the Verbier Festival and performs again in Winterthur this
season.
David’s debut recording of Mozart’s early piano concertos in 2006, conducted from the keyboard,
quickly became a sensation among critics and was awarded by the Daily Telegraph as one of the
“Records of the Year”. This success was immediately followed by an exclusive contract with Naïve
Records and a first solo recording, named “fantaisie_fantasme”. This album, with its intriguing program
in mirror form, received the praises of the New York Times and was selected by The Sunday Times as
one of the “2007 Records of the Year”, in addition to being awarded many international recording prizes.
David Greilsammer’s latest recording of Mozart’s Piano Concertos No. 22 and 24 as conductor and
pianist with the Suedama Ensemble was released this season, receiving the praises of the New York
Times and the Daily Telegraph.
Highlights of the current season include debuts with the San Francisco Symphony performing Mozart’s
early piano concertos, with the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra at the Mozartwoche, and with the Tokyo
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra at Suntory Hall. He also performs with the St Gallen Symphony
Orchestra in Switzerland, joins a Chopin/Schumann celebration at the Antalya Piano Festival in Turkey,
and continues to build strong links with the major orchestras of France, where he resides. As a
conductor, David appears throughout the season with the Geneva Chamber Orchestra, presenting
eclectic programs ranging from works of the renaissance to world-premières. In his inaugural year with
the orchestra, David has introduced new initiatives including new series of chamber music and
education concerts. In addition, he appears this season as guest director with the Orchestra Filarmonica
di Torino and the Israel Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv.
As a recitalist, David appeared last season at the Lincoln Center in New York in an inspiring programme
named “Gates”, a performance described by the New York Times as “riveting” and “exquisite”. He also
gave a highly successful recital at London’s Wigmore Hall, and begins the current season with a
performance at London’s Kings Place, alternating John Cage’s Sonatas for prepared piano with
Scarlatti’s Sonatas for the harpsichord. Following this, David gives a Mozart/Cage recital performance
for the Musashino Foundation in Tokyo.
A diverse and fascinating artist, David has appeared in a wide variety of captivating projects including a
concert as pianist and conductor in New York featuring the world première of Jonathan Keren’s Triple
Concerto, a fascinating new piece based on mystical texts by six writers. He appears frequently with
jazz pianist Yaron Herman in an original two-piano programme called “The Mozart Improvisations”, and
performs on tour with jazz and Klezmer clarinettist David Krakauer. Last season, David appeared with
the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France at Salle Pleyel in Paris, performing Nadia Boulanger’s
“Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra”, a work that had been largely forgotten since its composition in 1912,
and never recorded before. This unique concert was recorded for release in the current season.
Born in Jerusalem in 1977, David started his piano studies at the Rubin Conservatory in his native city.
After studying in Florence and Paris, he returned to Israel to study with pianist and conductor Yahli
Wagman. After completing his military service in Israel, David entered The Juilliard School in New York
as a student of Yoheved Kaplinsky. Following studies at Juilliard, he went on to work with Richard
Goode. David is the recipient of the Safran Foundation Award and the Tabor Foundation Grant.
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David Greilsammer, Piano – Conductor
Press Quotes
« Mr. Greilsammer is a standout musician who has it in him to challenge,
inform and delight audiences … the playing was exquisite »
(NY TIMES, USA)
« The young Israeli pianist David Greilsammer has proved to be a classical
musician of exceptional probity and freshness »
(Daily Telegraph, UK)
« Le piano s'exprime avec une ferveur et un lyrisme lumineux qui
n'appartiennent qu'aux grands artistes »
(Scherzo Magazine, Espagne)
« Quelle subtilité de toucher, quelle merveille de finesse, et surtout, quelle
inépuisable richesse d’invention ! »
(Scènes Magazine, Suisse)
« Few recitals I have ever attended have offered such a sense of intense
beauty and discovery »
(The Daily News, USA)
«Fraîcheur, élan, vivacité, intelligence,
Greilsammer touche au cœur.»
(Le Monde, France)
simplicité,
évidence…
David
« Greilsammer’s recital at Wigmore Hall was among the most authoritative
British debuts in years »
(The Sunday Times, UK)
« Un pianiste boulimique à l’aise dans les différents styles et répertoires, dont
la joie pour la musique est contagieuse. »
(Classica, France)
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David Greilsammer, Piano – Conductor
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