David Greilsammer

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David Greilsammer (10 August 1977) is a

conductor
.

Biography

David Greilsammer is the eldest of five brothers, and lives nowadays between Paris, Geneva and Medellín. He studied at the Juilliard School in New York City, as a student of pianist Yoheved Kaplinsky. At Juilliard, he received a Bachelor and Master’s degree, and later on he studied with American pianist Richard Goode, in New York.[1]

In 2004, David Greilsammer made his debut at

Mozart's Early Piano Concertos,[2] which he played and conducted.[3] It is at that period of his life that he started appearing also as a conductor, in addition to his engagements as pianist. Shortly after his first album was released, David Greilsammer started performing in a variety of concert halls and festivals internationally as pianist and conductor, like the Wigmore Hall in London, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris,[4] and the Forbidden City Theatre in Beijing.[5]

In 2006 David Greilsammer founded the

Music Director of the Geneva Chamber Orchestra in 2009.[9]

Since 2013, David Greilsammer has served as Music and Artistic Director of the

Teatro Solis in Montevideo and the Seoul Arts Center
.

Since 2022, David Greilsammer also serves as Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra in Colombia.

As a conductor and pianist, David Greilsammer has appeared with the

Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, the Mexico National Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, La Verdi Orchestra in Milano, the Beijing National Symphony Orchestra, and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.[12]

David Greilsammer's recitals - always featuring innovative and ground-breaking programmes - have been presented at the

Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon, and the Israeli Opera House.[14]

Artistic vision and projects

David Greilsammer has always been passionate about innovation and about creating new, eclectic, and audacious musical projects. Throughout his life, his goal has been to bring classical music to a wider and younger public, making it more accessible and more open.[15] He has made several recordings dedicated to Mozart and in 2008, he decided to perform, in one single day in Paris all of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas, without any intermission, from 10am to 10pm.[16] The same year, he also performed this Mozart “marathon" at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland and on tour in various other venues.[17] David Greilsammer has created numerous projects that bring to life unexpected links between Baroque music and Contemporary music.[18] His "Scarlatti:Cage:Sonatas” recital is an example of such a project, creating a surprising encounter between past and present. He has also collaborated with many jazz, rock and world music artists.[19] Following his mission to open classical music to new audiences, he has also created a variety of projects bringing together classical music with dance, theatre and visual arts.[20]

In 2011, he signed an exclusive contract with

Sony Classical, recording four award-winning albums for this label. In 2020, he signed an exclusive contract with naïve, releasing a new solo album named “Labyrinth”.[21] This album has been praised by The New York Times[22]
among other newspapers, magazines, and radio stations.

Discography

David Greilsammer conducting the Geneva Chamber Orchestra

[23]

Awards and distinctions

References

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  2. ^ "David Greilsammer Discography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "EN SOL MAJEUR 1. David Greilsammer". rfi.fr. RFI (French Public International Radio Broadcaster). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ "CLASSIQUE / OPÉRA - AGENDA David Greilsammer". La Terrasse. Journal La Terrasse. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "David Greilsammer et son disque "Labyrinth"". francemusique.fr. France Musique.
  6. ^ "SUEDAMA OPENS GREAT ENSEMBLES SERIES". www.kirshbaumassociates.com/.
  7. ^ "SUEDAMA OPENS GREAT ENSEMBLES SERIES". www.kirshbaumassociates.com/.
  8. ^ "Le pianiste David Greilsammer hors des sentiers battus". resmuisica.com. Res Musica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  9. ^ "David Greilsammer et son disque "Labyrinth"". francemusique.fr. France Musique.
  10. ^ "Impossible n'est pas GECA". letemps.ch. Le Temps. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Le Geneva Camerata est né et présente sa saison inaugurale" (PDF). Le Dauphiné.
  12. ^ "David Greilsammer et son disque "Labyrinth"". francemusique.fr. France Musique.
  13. ^ "Making Bold First Impressions at the Piano". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  14. ^ "David Greilsammer et son disque "Labyrinth"". francemusique.fr. France Musique.
  15. ^ "Le pianiste David Greilsammer hors des sentiers battus". resmuisica.com. Res Musica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  16. ^ "David Greilsammer Intégrale des sonates pour piano en une journée". pianobleu.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Mad for Mozart: A Chat with David Greilsammer". Playbill.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Le pianiste David Greilsammer hors des sentiers battus". resmuisica.com. Res Musica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Le pianiste David Greilsammer hors des sentiers battus". resmuisica.com. Res Musica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Impossible n'est pas GECA". letemps.ch. Le Temps. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  21. ^ "David Greilsammer Discography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  22. ^ "A Pianist Loses Himself in a Musical 'Labyrinth'". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  23. ^ "David Greilsammer Discography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Palmarès des Victoires de la musique classique". nouvelobs.com. L'Obs. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  25. ^ "A Hit Parade of Small Labels and Upstarts". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Favorite Sounds, Early to Environmental". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  27. ^ "NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2014 (So Far)". npr.org. NPR Music. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  28. ^ "The Best Classical Releases of January 2018". wqxr.org. WQXR / New York Public Radio. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  29. ^ "The Best Music Of 2020: NPR Staff Picks". npr.org. NPR Music. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Top 10 classical music albums of 2020". bostonglobe.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  31. ^ "האלבומים הקלאסיים הטובים של השנה". haaretz.co.il. Haaretz. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  32. ^ "The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

External links

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