Till Fellner
Till Fellner (born 9 March 1972) is an Austrian pianist.
Biography
Till Fellner was born in
Fellner has played with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and NHK Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Herbert Blomstedt, Semyon Bychkov, Christoph von Dohnányi, Christoph Eschenbach, Bernard Haitink, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Manfred Honeck, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Neville Marriner, Kurt Masur, Kent Nagano, Jonathan Nott, Kirill Petrenko, and Hans Zender.
He has performed at the BBC Proms London, Festival de la Roque d' Anthéron, Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Lucerne Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival New York, Salzburg Festival, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Tanglewood Music Festival, and Vienna Festival.
An active chamber musician, Fellner regularly collaborates with the Belcea Quartet, tenor Mark Padmore, violinist Lisa Batiashvili and cellist Adrian Brendel.
Fellner has received critical acclaim for his performances of the masterworks of the
In 2008–2010, Fellner performed
He has taught at the Zurich Hochschule der Künste since autumn 2013.
In 2016, his recording of the piano quintet by J. Brahms with the Belcea Quartet received the "Diapason d'Or de l'Année".
In autumn 2019, Fellner served as jury president of the 62nd Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in Bolzano.
Recordings
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- Rondo in A minor, K 511; Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1. Claves, CD 50-9328 (1994)
- Beethoven: Sir Neville Marriner). Erato, 4509-98539-2 (1995)
- Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16; Julius Reubke: Sonata in B-flat minor. Erato, 0630-12710-2 (1996)
- Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D 784, Op. posth. 143; Schubert: 6 Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94; Schubert: 12 Grazer Walzer, D 924, Op. 91. Erato, 0630-17869-2 (1997)
- Mozart: Camerata Academica Salzburg/Alexander Janiczek). Erato, 3984-23299-2 (1998)
- Beethoven: The Complete Works for Cello and Piano (Heinrich Schiff, cello). Philips, 462 601-2 (2000)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58; Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal/Kent Nagano). ECM New Series, 2114 (2010)
- Münchener Kammerorchester/Dennis Russell Davies). ECM New Series, 2111 (2010)
- Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music (Lisa Batiashvili, Adrian Brendel, Roderick Williams). ECM New Series, 2253 (2014)
- J. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (Belcea Quartet). Alpha, 248 (2016)
- F. Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Première année – Suisse; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111. ECM New Series, 2511 (2018)
References
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (3 November 2011). "'Pianomania' by Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis – Review". The New York Times.
- ^ The Well-Tempered, Soft-Spoken Clavier – Anthony Tommasini, New York Times
- ^ Sounds Both Eclectic and Electric – Anthony Tommasini, New York Times