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Beatrice Berrut, Piano

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Beatrice Berrut, Piano

Biography

Described as “a wonderfully talented and musical pianist with impressive seriousness, commitment and sensitivity” by Gidon Kremer and as a “revelation” by the Buenos Aires Naciòn, the young Swiss pianist Beatrice Berrut is no stranger to the international stage. She has played numerous concerts throughout Europe and America, at prestigious venues such as Bennett Gordon Hall in Chicago for the Ravinia Festival, Chopin Academy Hall in Warsaw, Konzerthaus Berlin, Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Teatro Coliseo of Buenos Aires...

The winner of the « Société des Arts Competition » in Geneva, Beatrice was the Swiss laureate at the Eurovision Contest for young classical musicians, going on to represent Switzerland at the European Contest in Berlin.  She also won Bach special award at Wiesbaden International Piano Competition in 2009, and in 2011 she was awarded the “Revelacion” prize by the Argentinian Critics’ Assocation for her concerts in Argentina with Shlomo Mintz.

Beatrice was born in the Swiss canton of Valais in 1985, and started the piano aged 9, first in Lausanne with Pierre Goy, and chamber music with Pierre Amoyal, before being accepted to study at the Neuhaus Foundation in Zurich under renowned pianist Esther Yellin. She then graduated from the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin, where she studied with Galina Iwanzowa. She now receives regular mentoring from John O’Conor as an Artist Diploma student at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin.

Since the release of her debut CD in 2003 on the AMIE label, featuring works by Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt, Beatrice Berrut has been in demand to play as a soloist in prestigious venues, either on recital, or with numerous orchestras such as the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Kammerphilharmonie Berlin, Menuhin Chamber Orchestra, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra… She also appears regularly on Swiss, German, US, French and Canadian radio and television (BBC3, WFMT Chicago, CWKR, ZDF, Sat3, France Musique, Espace 2…).

Released in 2011, her last album featuring Schumann’s complete piano Sonatas on the American label CENTAUR RECORDS has gained international critical acclaim.

A keen chamber musician, in 2005 Beatrice was personally invited by Gidon Kremer to play several concerts at his festival in Basel, and in 2007 and 2008 by Shlomo Mintz to his festival in Sion, as well as for a duo recitals tour in Argentina in September 2011. In August 2011 she performed Schumann Quintet with Itzhak Perlman in the Hamptons, NY. In 2010 and 2011 she was invited by Miriam Fried to be a fellow at the Steans Music Institute at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago.

She is a member of the Trio Saint-Exupéry, together with Lorenzo Gatto (violin) and Camille Thomas (cello).

She is influenced heavily by her regular work with pianists such as Menahem Pressler, Brigitte Engerer, or Leon Fleisher and Alon Goldstein.

Beatrice is a Steinway Artist.   She is passionate about skiing and aviation, and is studying for a pilot’s license.

www.beatriceberrut.com



Performances by Beatrice Berrut

Composer Title Date Action
Robert Schumann Piano Sonata no 2 02/19/2012 Play
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, ("Kreutzer") Op. 47 02/19/2012 Play
Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, op.119 06/06/2011 Play Add to playlist
Sergei Rachmaninov Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 10/25/2011 Play Add to playlist
Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 02/19/2012 Play
Ludwig van Beethoven Triple Concerto op.65 02/19/2012 Play
Frédéric Chopin Study in b minor op.25 no.10 10/28/2012 Play
Franz Liszt Après une Lecture de Dante 10/24/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Chaconne from Partita in d minor, BWM 1004 10/24/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Nun freut euch, lieben Christen 10/24/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 10/24/2012 Play Add to playlist
Karol Szymanowski Variations in b flat minor op.3 10/21/2012 Play
Frédéric Chopin Sonata in b flat minor op.35 I.Grave-Doppio Movimento 10/21/2012 Play
Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 09/08/2011 Play Add to playlist
Bach-Busoni "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" 04/17/2012 Play
Franz Liszt Après une Lecture de Dante 02/19/2012 Play
Franz Liszt Après une Lecture de Dante 08/01/2010 Play Add to playlist
Johannes Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Opus 8 10/17/2011 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Sonata op. 65, 1st movement 01/12/2011 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Sonata op.65, 4th movement 01/12/2011 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Sonata op.65, 3d movement 01/12/2011 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Sonata op.65, 2d movement 01/12/2011 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Cello Sonata in g minor, Op. 65 01/12/2011 Play Add to playlist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in C Major KV. 521 09/05/2011 Play Add to playlist
Alexander Scriabin Piano Sonata no 3 in f-sharp minor op.23 01/30/2011 Play Add to playlist
Alexander Scriabin Piano Sonata no 3 in f-sharp minor op.23 - 1.Dramatico 01/29/2011 Play Add to playlist
Astor Piazzolla Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano 01/12/2011 Play Add to playlist
Robert Schumann Piano Sonata, Op.11 07/28/2010 Play Add to playlist
Sergei Rachmaninov Etude-Tableau op. 39 no. 2 08/01/2010 Play Add to playlist
Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke op. 118 - VI. Intermezzo 08/01/2010 Play Add to playlist
Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke op. 118 - V. Romance 08/01/2010 Play Add to playlist
Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke op. 118 - IV. Intermezzo 08/01/2010 Play Add to playlist
Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke op. 118 - III. Ballade 08/01/2010 Play Add to playlist
Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke op. 118 - II. Intermezzo 08/01/2010 Play Add to playlist
Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke op. 118 - I. Intermezzo 08/01/2010 Play Add to playlist

Beatrice Berrut Concerts

Piano Recital
12/05/2012 11:00, Château Mercier Sierre Switzerland
Beatrice Berrut Piano Recital
03/18/2012 17:00, Logensaal
Duo Recital with Camille Thomas
03/13/2012 12:30, Palais des Beaux-Arts Charleroi Belgium
Duo Recital with Shlomo Mintz
09/21/2011 20:00, Buenos Aires - Argentina
Duo Recital with Shlomo Mintz
09/20/2011 20:00, Rosario, Argentina
Piano Recital
09/10/2011 20:00, Steinway concert Hall, Villars, Switzerland
Piano Recital
09/09/2011 20:00, Steinway concert Hall, Villars, Switzerland
Chamber Music Recital
06/05/2011 11:00, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Big Hall, Brussels, Belgium
Chamber Music Recital
05/14/2011 20:00, The Hulencourt Art Project, Hulencourt, Belgium
Chamber music Recital
03/13/2011 20:00, Festival Solistes de demain, Moulin, France
Piano Recital
03/06/2011 17:00, Fondation Louis Moret, Martigny, Switzerland
Beethoven Triple Concerto
02/16/2011 20:00, Fribourg, Aula Magna, Switzerland
Beethoven Triple Concerto
02/15/2011 20:00, Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
Beethoven Triple Concerto
02/14/2011 17:00, Bern, Kultur Casino, Switzerland
Beethoven Triple Concerto
02/13/2011 17:00, Basel, Musiksaal Casino, Switzerland
Beethoven Triple Concerto
02/08/2011 20:00, Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Beethoven Triple concerto
01/23/2011 11:00, Konzerthaus, Grosser Saal, Berlin, Germany
Beethoven Triple concerto
01/16/2011 20:00, Theater am See, Bad Saarow, Germany