Alice Sara Ott
Alice Sara Ott | |
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| アリス 紗良・オット | |
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| Born | 1 August 1988 |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Website | alicesaraott |
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Alice Sara Ott (Japanese: アリス 紗良・オット三; born 1 August 1988)[1] is a German-Japanese pianist.
Early life and education
Alice was born in Munich, Germany, in 1988. Her Japanese mother had studied piano in Tokyo; her father was a German civil engineer.Salzburg Mozarteum with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling[5] while continuing her school education in Munich. Ott has won awards at a number of piano competitions, including first prize at the 2004 Pianello Val Tidone Competition.
Her younger sister Mona Asuka Ott is also a classical pianist.[7]
In February 2019, Ott announced on Instagram that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.[8]
Career
Ott has made recordings for
Köthen, the 2004 Pianello Val Tidone Competition in Italy,[4]
and the 4th EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association) International Competition in 2005.
Recordings
Ott has a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon[4] and her recordings include:[5]
- 2009 – Liszt: Études d'exécution transcendante
- 2010 – Chopin: Complete Waltzes
- 2010 – Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 and Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
- 2011 – Beethoven: Piano sonatas No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3 and No.21 in C, Op.53 (Waldstein)
- 2013 – Schubert: Piano Sonata in D major, D850
- 2014 – Scandale (with Francesco Tristano)
- Tristano: A Soft Shell Groove
- Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
- Rimsky-Korsakoff: Scheherazade– The Story of the Kalendar Prince
- La Valse
- 2015 – The Chopin Project (with Ólafur Arnalds)[9]
- 2016 – Wonderland. Edvard Grieg:[10]
- Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.16
- Lyric Pieces Book I, Op.12, Album Leaf; Elves' Dance; Book III, Op.43, Butterfly; To Spring; Book V, Op.54, March Of The Trolls; Notturno; Book VII, Op.62, Brooklet; Book VIII, Op.65, Ballad; Wedding Day At Troldhaugen; Book X, Op.71, Once Upon A Time
- Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46, In The Hall Of The Mountain King; Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op.55, Solveig's Song
- 2018 – Nightfall[11]
- Claude Debussy
- Rêverie, L. 68;
- Suite bergamasque, L. 75
- Erik Satie
- Gnossiennes: No. 1 (Lent), No. 3 (Lent);
- Gymnopédies: No. 1 (Lent et douloureux)
- Maurice Ravel
- Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55
- Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
- Claude Debussy
- 2021 - Echoes of Life[12]
- Frédéric Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
- Francesco Tristano: In The Beginning Was
- György Ligeti: Musica ricercata – I. Sostenuto. Misurato. Prestissimo.
- Nino Rota: Valzer
- Chilly Gonzales: Prelude in C Sharp Major
- Toru Takemitsu: Litany (In Memory of Michael Vyner)
- Arvo Pärt: Für Alina
- Alice Sara Ott: Lullaby to Eternity (on fragments of the Lacrymosa from W.A. Mozart's Requiem)
- 2023 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
- 2023 - Beethoven
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
- Für Elise, WoO 59
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 1, Allegretto
- Bagatelle in C Major, WoO 54 "Lustig und Traurig"
- Allegretto in B minor, WoO 61
- Ludwig van Beethoven
References
- ^ アリス=紗良・オット 〜 「Echoes Of Life」日本ツアーに向けてのメッセージ Alice Sara Ott Official Youtube Channel
- ^ Durrant, Sabine (20 November 2011). "Alice Sara Ott: 'I don't want to have burn-out syndrome'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ ISSN 2041-6318.
- ^ a b c Cummings, Robert. "Alice Sara Ott". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Alice Sara Ott". Deutsche Grammophon. June 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Prizewinners of last Academies". Hamamatsu International Piano Academy. 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Blech, Volker (4 February 2013). "Alice Sara Ott ist der neue junge Star unter den Pianisten". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Ott, Alice Sara (15 February 2019). "Today I would like to share something very personal with you..." Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Wonderland Ott – 1 CD / Download – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft". Deutschegrammophon.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Nightfall Alice Sara Ott – 1 CD / Download – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft". Deutschegrammophon.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "ECHOES OF LIFE Alice Sara Ott". Deutschegrammophon.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Deutsche Grammophon bio
- Alice Sara Ott at AllMusic
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