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Kristian Bezuidenhout

Fortepiano

SUNDAY CONCERTS

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South African fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout makes his Phillips debut with solo music of Mozart and C.P.E. Bach.

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Kristian Bezuidenhout
Kristian Bezuidenhout
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Program

South African fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout makes his Phillips debut. Bezuidenhout gained international recognition at age 21 after winning first prize in the Bruges Fortepiano Competition. Amidst a nine-volume recording project of the complete keyboard works of Mozart, Bezuidenhout regularly appears with the world’s foremost early music festivals and concert halls.
 
Program
 
C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788)
Rondo in C minor, Wq. 59/4

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 
Suite in C Major, K. 399

C.P.E. Bach
Sonata in E minor, Wq.59/1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 
Rondo in A minor, K. 511

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 
Fantasie in C minor, K. 475

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 
Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333

About the Artist

Kristian Bezuidenhout was born in South Africa in 1979. He began his studies in Australia, completed them at the Eastman School of Music and now lives in London. After initial studies as a modern pianist with Rebecca Penneys, he explored early keyboards, studying harpsichord with Arthur Haas, fortepiano with Malcolm Bilson and continuo playing and performance practice with Paul O’Dette. Bezuidenhout first gained international recognition at the age of 21 after winning the prestigious first prize as well as the audience prize in the Bruges Fortepiano Competition.


Bezuidenhout is a frequent guest artist with the world’s leading ensembles including The Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestre des Champs Elysées, Orchestra of the 18th Century, English Concert, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Concerto Köln, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, and Collegium Vocale Gent, in many instances assuming the role of guest director. He has performed with celebrated artists including John Eliot Gardiner, Philippe Herreweghe, Frans Brüggen, Trevor Pinnock, Ton Koopman, Christopher Hogwood, Pieter Wispelwey, Daniel Hope, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Isabelle Faust, Viktoria Mullova, Carolyn Sampson, and Mark Padmore.


Since 2009, Bezuidenhout has embarked on a long-term recording relationship with Harmonia Mundi.  Recent recordings include Volumes 1, 2 & 3 of the complete keyboard music of Mozart (prizes include Diapason D’or, a Caecilia Prize, and Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik); Mendelssohn piano concertos with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Schumann Dichterliebe with Mark Padmore (both won Edison Awards). His recording of Beethoven violin sonatas with Viktoria Mullova (ONYX label) won an Echo Award for the best chamber music album of 2011. A disc of Mozart Piano Concertos (K. 453 & 482) with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra was released in November, 2012.

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Watch & Listen

Kristian Benzuidenhout speaks about his experience as a pianoforte player and presents his take on the interpretation of a piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.