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. 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6] 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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.
| Year | Competition | Prize | 1st prize winner / Ex-aequo with... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  María Canals, Barcelona | 2nd prize | 1st prize void /  Kyoko Koyama |
| 1984 |  Ferruccio Busoni, Bolzano | 3rd prize |  Louis Lortie |
| 1984 | Mario Zanfi, Parma | 1st prize | |
| 1985 |  Sydney International Piano Competition | 2nd prize |  Du Ning-Wu |
| 1986 | Rina Sala Gallo, Monza | 1st prize | |
| 1987 |  ARD, Munich | 2nd prize | 1st prize void /  Ricardo Castro. |
| 1987 | Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition, Santander | 3rd prize | |
| 1988 | Concours de Montreal | 2nd prize | Angela Cheng |
| 1992 |  Andor Földes Prize | 1st prize | |
| 1993 |  European Pianists Prize | 1st prize |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Bernd Glemser". Styriarte. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 – Bernd Glemser". Naxos. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Prince Rostislav". Naxos. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "World-famed pianist Bernd Glemser to perform in Armenia". PanARMENIAN.Net. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Beethoven Vier". Styriarte (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Tours and guest appearances 2024/25". Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Biography". Nayden Todorov (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Bernd Glemser at Naxos Records webpage.
- Bernd Glemser at Oehms Classics webpage.
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