Edna Stern

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Edna Stern (Hebrew: עדנה שטרן; born March 6, 1977, in Brussels) is a Belgian-Israeli pianist.[1][2]

Biography

She was born in Belgium,

Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Tel Aviv.[1]

Afterwards she studied at the Chapelle Royale Reine Elisabeth in

She followed Fleisher to the

Baltimore, Maryland, for a year.[1][5] In 2000 she won the international competition, Senigallia, and in 2001 the Juventus Award.[2]

In 2003 she moved to Paris, where she began to deliver historically informed period performances on the fortepiano.[1][6]

Her first CD, Chaconne, was named the best CD of 2005 by Arte.[5]

Since September 2009 this artist [7] has been teaching at the Royal College of Music in London.[5][8][9]

Repertoire

Her current repertoire varies from Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Luciano Berio to contemporary composers.

CDs

  • 2005: Chaconne (Pieces from Ferruccio Busoni, Rudolf Lutz, and Johann Sebastian Bach), with Amandine Beyer (violin)
  • 2008: Sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach for violin and keyboard
  • 2008: Fantasies by Robert Schumann
  • 2009: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland – Preludes, fugues und chorals by Bach
  • 2010: Chopin Piano Sonate No. 2 / Préludes
  • 2010: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 Jeune Homme and Concertos Nos 12 & 14 – Edna Stern & Orchestre d'Auvergne – Highly Acclaimed Performance BBC Radio CD Review

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h [1], Allmusic
  2. ^ a b c [2] Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Salgon Times
  3. ^ Deux compositeurs oubliés de Terezin, Akadem
  4. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d [3], Czechcentres
  6. ^ [4] Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Thesaigontimes
  7. ^ [5], France Musique
  8. ^ [6], Geozik

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