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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rondo A minor, KV 511
Robert Schumann, Kreisleriana, op. 16
Frédérik Chopin, Ballade no. 1 in G minor Op. 23
Frédérik Chopin, Ballade Nr. 2 F-Dur op. 38
Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 3 A-Dur, op. 47
Frédérik Chopin, Ballade Nr. 4 f-moll, op. 52
Anton Gerzenberg, piano
George Gershwin, Piano concert in F
Jessie Montgomery, Records from a Vanishing City
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphonie No. 38 KV 504 'Prager Sinfonie'
Holly Hyun Choe, conductor
Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck
Johann Sebastian Bach, Französische Suite Nr. 5 G-Dur, BWV 816
Johann Sebastian BachGyörgy Kurtág, Choralvirspiel über "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 639
György Kurtág, "Preludium és Korál"
Ferruccio BusoniJohann Sebastian Bach, Choralvorspiel über "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639
György Kurtág, ...un ocuple egyptien en route vers l' inconnu...& Double
Johann Sebastian BachFerruccio Busoni, Adagio aus BWV 564
Johann Sebastian Bach, Toccata c-Moll, BWV 911
Arnold Schönberg, Drei Klavierstücke op. 11
Ludwig van Beethoven, Klaviersonate Nr. 21 C-Dur op. 53 'Waldstein'
This rich concert experience, profound musicality and brilliant piano technique have benefited his multifaceted interpretations of Liszt as much as his interpretations of Brahms, Ravel and Bartók in recital.
Julia Spinola, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Since winning the First Prize at the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich in 2021, pianist Anton Gerzenberg, born in 1996, has made a name for himself in the music world: with a broad repertoire spanning from Sweelinck to Lachenmann, he captivates audiences with his virtuoso yet sensitive playing in sophisticated programmes.
In the second year of his residency as "Great Talent" at the Wiener Konzerthaus, Anton Gerzenberg can be heard there again in 2023/24 as a soloist as well as with chamber music and interdisciplinary performances. Having recently conducted the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra from the piano, Anton Gerzenberg kicked off the new season with a play-conduct project with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, leading Beethoven’s piano concerto No. 1. Further orchestra debuts as a soloist include the Oulu Sympony Orchestra, the Tyrolean Symphony Orchestra, and the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic, among others. This season also sees his first solo appearances at the Heidelberger Frühling, at BASF Ludwigshafen, at Musikverein Vienna and Seoul Arts Center. Following his successful recital tour with the complete Ligeti Etudes for the celebration of Ligeti’s 100th birthday in Germany and Austria, he will present works by Marco Stroppa, Unsuk Chin, Chaya Czernowin and Luigi Nono in a solo recital at the 2023 Wien Modern festival. He will also appear in concerts in Vienna, Munich and Elmau together with Martha Argerich, Lilya Zilberstein, and his brother Daniel Gerzenberg.
Anton Gerzenberg has performed on numerous important stages worldwide such as the Tonhalle Zurich, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the KKL Lucerne, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore and the National Concert Hall of Taiwan, as well as at festivals such as the Klavierfestival Ruhr, the tAccademia Chigiana, the Rheingau Musikfestival, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, and the Martha Argerich Festivals in Lugano and Hamburg. He has worked with leading orchestras including the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, the Wiener Symphoniker and the Musikkollegium Winterthur among others. Frequent musical partners include Martha Argerich, Ilya Gringolts, Julia Hagen, and Dora Schwarzberg, as well as conductors such as Paavo Järvi, Stefan Blunier, Jonathan Stockhammer and Nil Vendetti.
Anton Gerzenberg’s interest in new music was particularly supported by his studies with French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and has led him to work with numerous important composers of our time, among them Helmut LachenmannUnsuk Chin and Marco Stroppa. In 2019, he was one of the co-founders of the ÉRMA Ensemble, an ensemble specialized in Contemporary Music. His studies led him also to Julia Suslin and Julija Botchkovskaia in Hamburg as well as Jan Jiracek von Arnim in Vienna; important mentors were Robert Levin, Alfred Brendel, and Bella Davidovich.
2023/24 season
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LIGETI ETUDES
G. Ligeti: Études, Livre IIIC. Debussy: EstampesG. Ligeti: Études, Livre II---Interval---M. Ravel: MiroirsG. Ligeti: Études, Livre I
HOMMAGE
W. A. Mozart: Rondo A Minor, KV 511R. Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 (dedicated to Frédéric Chopin)---Interval---F. Chopin:Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 (dedicated to Robert Schumann)Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat major, Op. 47Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 54
SUGGESTION DIABOLIQUE
C. Tausig: Das Geisterschiff, Op. 1cG. Ligeti: “Der Zauberlehrling“ / Etude No. 10S. Prokofiev: Toccata in D minor, Op. 11G. Ligeti: „L‘escalier du diable“ / Etude No. 13S. Prokofiev: Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4 / 4G. Ligeti: “Vertige“ / Etude No. 9F. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz Nro. 1, S. 514---Interval---S. Rachmaninoff: “Le petit chaperon rouge“ / Etude Tableau A minor, Op. 39 / 6G. Ligeti: “En suspens“ / Etude No. 11S. Rachmaninoff: Etude Tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 33 / 3G. Ligeti: “Automne à Varsovie“ / Etude No. 6S. Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Op. 36 (First Version)
BACH - BUSONI - KURTÁG - SCHÖNBERG - BEETHOVEN
J. S. Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816J. S. Bach / F. Busoni: “Nun komm‘ der Heiden Heiland“ / Chorale Preludes, BWV 659G. Kurtág: “Preludium és Korál“ from Játekok / 5J. S. Bach / F. Busoni: “Ich ruf‘ zu dir, Herr“ / Chorale Preludes BWV 639G. Kurtág: Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4 / 4J. S. Bach / F. Busoni: Adagio in C minor, BWV 564 (oder) J. S. Bach: Toccata in C minor, BWV 911---Interval---A. Schönberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11L. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein“
"Prokofiev's extremely virtuosic and almost acrobatic way of writing for the piano requires a player with a steel finger and sometimes even iron fists.Gerzenberg, who played with unobtrusive ease, was perfectly up to the task and managed to bring some personal touches to a much-played concerto. Particularly admirable was the agility with which Gerzenberg moved from pearly bright fingerwork to steely strong chords and octaves."
Hannu Hirvelä, Tilaajille, 10/11/2023
"...with power and brilliant technique. It allows Gerzenberg many colours and valeurs of expression to let Ligeti's infinite notes buzz, hammer, flow, sparkle - or even swing and flatter. A rousing and enriching concert experience far from the "talent" category, which one would like to see more often in "regular" concerts in such form and quality."
Stefan Musil, Die Presse, 06/06/2023
"...extravagant virtuosity ... Here [Liszt's "Années de Pélerinage: Suisse] the piano sound suddenly breaks into a hundred colours ... Despite appropriate thunder, the piece sounds thoroughly differentiated."
Peter Uehling, Berliner Zeitung, 16/05/2023
"Gerzenberg was in a league of his own. He seemed in total control, armed with uncommon self-assuredness for a pianist of his age. [...] He looks every bit a potential leading light of his generation.“
James Imam, Musical America Worldwide, 16/06/21
"This rich concert experience, profound musicality and brilliant piano technique have benefited his multifaceted interpretations of Liszt as much as his interpretations of Brahms, Ravel and Bartók in recital."
Julia Spinola, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), 06/06/21
"Suddenly there was a pianist on the stage who appeared as a background to the music and acted in such a way as to recognise the text of the notes in its subtlety. [...] He showed immense musicality, convincing in every nuance."
Carsten Dürer, Piano News 05/21