Kristian Bezuidenhout
Artist's website: http://kristianbezuidenhout.com/
Kristian Bezuidenhout was born in South Africa in 1979, and studied in Australia New York and London; he originally trained as a pianist before gravitating towards early keyboard instruments, with teachers including Paul O’Dette, Malcolm Bilson and Arthur Haas. Early successes included First Prize and Audience Prize at the Bruges Fortepiano Competition. In 2009 he signed to Harmonia Mundi, making his solo debut on the label with the first instalment of a Mozart keyboard music series which went on to win a Schallplattenkritik Award and a Diapason d’Or de L’année; his discography on the label also includes collaborations with Isabelle Faust, Mark Padmore, Viktoria Mullova and Petra Müllejans. Awards include an Echo Klassik in 2017 for his recordings of Mozart keyboard concertos with the Freiburger Barockorchester and Gottfried von der Goltz, and a Radio 3 Building a Library recommendation for his Beethoven violin sonatas with Mullova on Onyx.
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Robert Schumann
13th Dec 2010
Piotr Anderszewski pays homage to the composer’s 200th birthday with three relatively rare piano works, whilst Mark Padmore and Kristian Bezuidenhout (performing on an 1837 Érard) bring clarity and crispness to Dichterliebe.
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Special offer. C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas For Keyboard & Violin
Rachel Podger (violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 459 & 488
Freiburger Barockorchester, Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano/conductor)
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2025, Editor's Choice
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Coming soon. Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 175, 449 & 466
Kristian Bezuidenhout (early keyboard instruments), Freiburger Barockorchester
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Trennung: Songs of Separation
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)
SACD: $18.25
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Coming soon. Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 175, 449 & 466
Kristian Bezuidenhout (early keyboard instruments), Freiburger Barockorchester
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Coming soon. Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos - Choral Fantasy
Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano), Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
3 CDs: Original price $22.50 Reduced $21.15
