Sounds of Transformation David Greilsammer

• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687):
• 1 Le mariage forcé, LWV 20: Bourrée 01:03
• Massimo Pinca (1978 - ):
• 2 Lully's Diabolic Swing 02:58
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695):
• 3 The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Prelude 00:38
• Massimo Pinca (1978 - ):
• 4 Purcell in Transformation 05:04
• Charles Ives (1874 - 1954):
• 5 The Unanswered Question, ICI 16 07:02
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764):
• 6 Les Boréades, RCT 31: Contredanse en Rondeau 03:19
• Jonathan Keren:
• 7 Rameau and the Flying Big Band 03:16
• 8 Marais' Night Ballad 03:56
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83:
• 9 I. Allegramente 08:53
• 10 II. Adagio assai 08:16
• 11 III. Presto 04:03
• Marin Marais (1656 - 1728):
• 12 Pièces de violes, Livre IV: No. 87, Le Badinage, IMM 22 04:34
• Massimo Pinca (1978 - ):
• 13 Rameau's Secret Cavern 01:48
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764):
• 14 Platée, RCT 53: L'orage 02:22
• Jonathan Keren:
• 15 Ives Asks the Moon 08:05
• Massimo Pinca (1978 - ):
• 16 Purcell Danced with the Planets 03:15
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695):
• 17 The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Hornpipe 00:50
• Jonathan Keren (?):
• 18 Lully's Last Dream 04:04
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687):
• 19 Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43: Marche pour la ceremonie des Turcs 02:29
• Total Runtime 01:15:55

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Known for his eclectic and fascinating programmes, conductor and pianist David Greilsammer is recognised as one of today’s most audacious classical artists. The New York Times has recently awarded two of David Greilsammer’s albums as Recording of the Year, in addition to selecting his solo recital “Scarlatti:Cage:Sonatas” as one of the ten most important musical events of the year.

Praised as creator of numerous ground-breaking musical projects, ranging from baroque to contemporary music, David Greilsammer has also been celebrated for his Mozart performances. He has performed in Paris all of Mozart’s piano sonatas in a one-day “marathon” and recently, he has played and conducted in Geneva all of Mozart’s twenty-seven piano concertos, in one season. In the past years, David Greilsammer has released four recordings on the Naïve label, and more recently, three prize-winning albums on the Sony Classical label.

Since 2013, David Greilsammer serves as Music and Artistic Director of the Geneva Camerata (GECA). With this adventurous ensemble, he gives over thirty-five concerts per season, including international tours that have taken him and the ensemble to venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Kings Place in London, NCPA in Beijing, Oriental Art Center in Shanghai, and Centro Nacional de las Artes in Mexico. David Greilsammer and GECA regularly collaborate with dancers, choreographers, actors, visual artists, as well as jazz, world, rock, and folk musicians.

David Greilsammer has recently performed as guest conductor/soloist with the BBC Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony, Milano La Verdi Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Mexico National Symphony Orchestra, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony. He has also given solo recitals at the Wigmore Hall in London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Verbier Festival, Salle Flagey in Brussels, Mostly Mozart Festival in New York, and Kennedy Center in Washington.

As a sports prodigy, Yaron Herman started a very promising basketball career, being one of the stars of the Israeli National Junior Team. But after a serious knee injury, his basketball ambitions were suddenly terminated, leading to his first lessons in piano, at the age of sixteen.

After just a few years of playing the piano, Yaron Herman was discovered by several important jazz musicians and producers of the Paris musical scene. His enthusiasm, virtuosity, and talent, opened many doors for him, and he quickly became the pianist that everyone was talking about with admiration. At the age of twenty one, after just five years of playing the piano, he recorded his first album « Takes 2 to know 1 » on the Sketch Label. The album received extraordinary reviews and Yaron Herman started to give solo performances all over Europe, South America, the United States and China. In 2007, Yaron Herman was already performing more than one hundred concerts per year. During the same period, he recorded his first trio album “A Time for Everything”, alongside Matt Brewer and Gerald Cleaver. His very original version of Britney Spears’« Toxic », and his cover of Police's “Message in a Bottle” brought his music to an even wider international audience.

Since then, Yaron Herman has performed in the most prestigious venues and festivals around the planet, such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, the San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Berlin Jazz Festival, the Weiner Konzert Haus, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysée in Paris, the Juan Les Pins Festival, the Vittoria Gasteiz Festival, and the Jazz à Marciac Festival. He has collaborated with celebrated artists and ensembles such as Michel Portal, Yael Naim, Dominic Miller, Avishai Cohen, Ziv Ravitz, and the Geneva Camerata.

In 2008, Yaron won the award for best new instrumentalist of the year at the French Music Awards. He has then released two albums on the ACT label, and recently signed a new contract with the legendary Blue Note label. His most recent Blue Note recording, named “Y”, received great critical acclaim from the press in Europe, Asia and the United States. This season, he will take part in various international tours, including a fifteen-date European tour with the Geneva Camerata, for their new innovative project, “Classical & Jazz Madness”.

Yaron Herman, piano
David Greilsammer, piano, direction

David Greilsammer
Known for his fascinating and eclectic programs, conductor and pianist David Greilsammer is recognised as one of today’s most imaginative and audacious artists. Last December, The New York Times selected his album “Mozart In-Between” (Sony Classical) as one of the best recordings of the year. The American newspaper had already awarded his previous album, “Baroque Conversations” among the best albums of 2012, and his New York recital was selected as one of the most interesting musical events of the year.

Born in Jerusalem, David Greilsammer studied at The Juilliard School with Yoheved Kaplinsky, in addition to working with pianist Richard Goode. After making his New York Lincoln Center debut, he went on to becoming “Young Musician of the Year” at the French Music Awards.

Known as a unique interpreter of both baroque and contemporary music, David Greilsammer is also celebrated for his Mozart performances. In 2008, he performed in Paris all of Mozart’s piano Sonatas in a one-day “marathon” and in recent years, he has recorded various albums devoted to the composer. Last season, he played and conducted the complete cycle of Mozart’s twenty-seven piano concertos in Geneva.

Since 2013, David Greilsammer is Music and Artistic Director of the Geneva Camerata (GECA). With this innovative orchestra, he gives more than thirty concerts this season, including performances in Berlin, Paris and London, and Gstaad. David Greilsammer also presents with GECA singular collaborations

with dancers, painters, video artists, actors, and jazz musicians. David Greilsammer has recently conducted the ensemble in programs featuring soloists such as Steven Isserlis, Emmanuel Pahud, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Andreas Scholl, and Daniel Hope.

David Greilsammer has released four critically acclaimed records on the Naïve label, and in 2011 he signed an exclusive contract with Sony Classical, resulting in two award-winning albums. His new recording, released in 2014, presents an unusual and intriguing encounter between the Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and John Cage.

David Greilsammer has recently appeared with prestigious orchestras such as the San Francisco Symphony, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, Philharmonique de Radio-France, Taipei Philharmonic, Hamburger Symphoniker, Torino Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, and the Israel Symphony. As a pianist, Greilsammer has appeared at Ravinia, Mostly Mozart and Verbier festivals, as well as at the Zurich Tonhalle, Tokyo Suntory Hall, Beijing Forbidden City Theatre, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Salle Pleyel in Paris, and The Kennedy Center in Washington.

Since 2013, David Greilsammer is “Artist in Residence” both at the Saint-Etienne Opera in France and the Meitar Ensemble in Tel Aviv.

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