Beatrice Berrut (beatriceberrut), Piano

Biography

Described as « a wonderfully talented and musical pianist,  her seriousness, commitment and sensitivity are impressive» by  Gidon KREMER, 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 Ravinia Festival, Chopin Academy Hall in Warsaw, Konzerthaus Berlin, Serres d'Auteuil in Paris....

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.

Beatrice was born in Geneva 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 graduated from the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin, where she studied with Galina Iwanzowa.

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… She also appears regularly on radio and television (Swiss Radio, ZDF, Sat 3…). In 2010 she will record Schumann's complete piano Sonatas on the American CENTAUR RECORDS label.

A keen chamber musician, in 2005 Beatrice was personally invited by Gidon Kremer to play several concerts at his festival in Basel. Other collaborations have brought her on stage with artists such as Viviane Hagner, members of the DSO Berlin and the Bavarian Radio Orchestra.

She is influenced heavily by her regular work with renowned pianists such as Menahem Pressler, John O'Conor, Christian Zacharias, Vladimir Krainev and the late György Sandòr.

http://www.beatriceberrut.com

Beatrice is a Steinway Artist.