Ronald Brautigam (born 1954) is a Dutch concert pianist, best known for his performances of Beethoven's piano works on the fortepiano.[1]
Born in Amsterdam, Brautigam studied there with Jan Wijn (1971-79), then he left to study in London with John Bingham (1980-82)[2] and in the United States with Rudolf Serkin (1982-83).[3] His skill as a pianist was recognised by Dutch musicians and in 1984 he was awarded the Nederlandse Muziekprijs. In 2015 his Beethoven recordings received the Edison Award and the annual German Record Critics' Prize.[4]
Brautigam resides in Amsterdam with his wife Mary. Since September 2011, he has been a professor in the University of Music of the Basel Music Academy.[2]
Recordings
Ronald Brautigam, Isabelle van Keulen. Grieg, Elgar, Sibelius. Music for Violin and Piano. Label: Challenge
Ronald Brautigam. Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Complete works for solo piano. Played on Graf, Walter and Stein fortepiano replicas by Paul McNulty. Label: Bis Records
Ronald Brautigam. Felix Mendelssohn. Piano Concertos. Played on a Pleyel fortepiano replica by Paul McNulty. Label: Bis Records
Ronald Brautigam (piano), Peter Masseurs (trumpet), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No.1, Op.35. Played on modern piano. Label: London Classics.
Ronald Brautigam, Sharon Bezaly (flute). Prokofiev, Schubert, Dutilleux, Jolivet. Works for Flute and Piano. Label: Bis Records.
Ronald Brautigam, Nobuko Imai. Max Reger. Works for Viola. Label: Bis Records.
References
^"BBC Radio 3 - in Tune, Ronald Brautigam, Marcus Farnsworth, Merchants of Bollywood". Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
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