David Greilsammer
Hailed by critics and audiences as a visionary and fascinating artist, Davi… Read Full Bio ↴Hailed by critics and audiences as a visionary and fascinating artist, David Greilsammer is today
widely recognized for his imaginative, audacious, and innovative concert programmes. In July 2008,
Greilsammer amazed the public and press when performing the complete Mozart Sonatas in a oneday
marathon in Paris, shortly after which he performed Mozart’s eighteen Sonatas again, in a series
of six concerts at the 2008 Verbier Festival. David Greilsammer has fast gained international attention
since making his New York debut in 2004 at Lincoln Centre under conductor James Conlon, giving
the American Premiere of Erwin Schulhoff’s Piano Concerto; Schulhoff’s astonishing work had been
tragically neglected since the composer’s death in a Nazi concentration camp in 1942. Praised by the
New York Times for this bold and unique performance, David Greilsammer is now regularly invited
to perform in the major concert halls worldwide under the leading conductors of our time. As winner
of the ‘Young Musician of the Year’ at the 2008 French Music Awards, David Greilsammer recently
performed live on TV to an audience of two million viewers.
In 2006, Greilsammer’s debut recording of Mozart’s early piano concertos, played and conducted
from the keyboard for Vanguard Classics, was awarded by the Daily Telegraph as one of the
“Records of the Year” and described by Le Monde as “one of the greatest surprises of the Mozart
year”. This success was immediately followed by an exclusive contract with Naïve Records and a
newly released solo CD, “fantaisie_fantasme” which has been selected by The Sunday Times as one
of the “2007 Records of the Year” in addition to being awarded the recording prizes of the magazines
Le Monde de la Musique and Pianiste.
Recent highlights include recitals in London, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong-Kong, Madrid, Lisbon, Tel-
Aviv, Yokohama, Saitama, Mexico-City, Paris, Toulouse, Montpellier, Venice, and Bologna. Other
recent engagements include concerts at the Minatomirai Hall in Japan, Verdi Opera House in Trieste,
Rouen Opera House, Julita Festival in Sweden, and concerts with the Orquestra Metropolitana in
Portugal, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse in France, the Kanagawa Philharmonic in Japan as
pianist and conductor, Orchestre National d’Ile de France, the Jerusalem Symphony, the Israel
Chamber Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony, The Princeton Symphony, the Minsk Symphony, the NWD
Philharmonie, the Cuba National Symphony, and with the Taipei Philharmonic as pianist and
conductor.
During the 2008-2009 season, David Greilsammer performs a ground-breaking recital programme
mixing John Cage’s Sonatas for the “prepared piano” with Scarlatti’s Sonatas for keyboard, and he
also continues to tour with the program of his most recent recording in which he explores the idea of
fantasy through the works of eight different composers. Other highlights will see him play and
conduct at the 92nd Street Y in New York featuring the world premiere of Jonathan Keren’s Triple
Concerto for piano, clarinet, and narrator, play and conduct a concert dedicated to Mozart’s early
masterpieces at Victoria Hall in Geneva, and perform solo recitals at the Sage Gateshead in the UK,
in Bergamo, Paris, Lyon, Lille, and New York.
Born in Jerusalem in 1977, David Greilsammer started his piano studies at the Rubin Conservatory in
his native city. After studying in Florence and Paris, he came back to Israel to study with Yahli
Wagman and Shoshana Cohen. After completing his military service in Israel, David Greilsammer
entered The Juilliard School in New York as a student of Yoheved Kaplinsky. Following studies in
piano and conducting at Juilliard, he went on to work with Richard Goode.
David Greilsammer is the recipient of the Tabor Foundation grant and the Sagem Foundation award.
widely recognized for his imaginative, audacious, and innovative concert programmes. In July 2008,
Greilsammer amazed the public and press when performing the complete Mozart Sonatas in a oneday
marathon in Paris, shortly after which he performed Mozart’s eighteen Sonatas again, in a series
of six concerts at the 2008 Verbier Festival. David Greilsammer has fast gained international attention
since making his New York debut in 2004 at Lincoln Centre under conductor James Conlon, giving
the American Premiere of Erwin Schulhoff’s Piano Concerto; Schulhoff’s astonishing work had been
tragically neglected since the composer’s death in a Nazi concentration camp in 1942. Praised by the
New York Times for this bold and unique performance, David Greilsammer is now regularly invited
to perform in the major concert halls worldwide under the leading conductors of our time. As winner
of the ‘Young Musician of the Year’ at the 2008 French Music Awards, David Greilsammer recently
performed live on TV to an audience of two million viewers.
In 2006, Greilsammer’s debut recording of Mozart’s early piano concertos, played and conducted
from the keyboard for Vanguard Classics, was awarded by the Daily Telegraph as one of the
“Records of the Year” and described by Le Monde as “one of the greatest surprises of the Mozart
year”. This success was immediately followed by an exclusive contract with Naïve Records and a
newly released solo CD, “fantaisie_fantasme” which has been selected by The Sunday Times as one
of the “2007 Records of the Year” in addition to being awarded the recording prizes of the magazines
Le Monde de la Musique and Pianiste.
Recent highlights include recitals in London, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong-Kong, Madrid, Lisbon, Tel-
Aviv, Yokohama, Saitama, Mexico-City, Paris, Toulouse, Montpellier, Venice, and Bologna. Other
recent engagements include concerts at the Minatomirai Hall in Japan, Verdi Opera House in Trieste,
Rouen Opera House, Julita Festival in Sweden, and concerts with the Orquestra Metropolitana in
Portugal, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse in France, the Kanagawa Philharmonic in Japan as
pianist and conductor, Orchestre National d’Ile de France, the Jerusalem Symphony, the Israel
Chamber Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony, The Princeton Symphony, the Minsk Symphony, the NWD
Philharmonie, the Cuba National Symphony, and with the Taipei Philharmonic as pianist and
conductor.
During the 2008-2009 season, David Greilsammer performs a ground-breaking recital programme
mixing John Cage’s Sonatas for the “prepared piano” with Scarlatti’s Sonatas for keyboard, and he
also continues to tour with the program of his most recent recording in which he explores the idea of
fantasy through the works of eight different composers. Other highlights will see him play and
conduct at the 92nd Street Y in New York featuring the world premiere of Jonathan Keren’s Triple
Concerto for piano, clarinet, and narrator, play and conduct a concert dedicated to Mozart’s early
masterpieces at Victoria Hall in Geneva, and perform solo recitals at the Sage Gateshead in the UK,
in Bergamo, Paris, Lyon, Lille, and New York.
Born in Jerusalem in 1977, David Greilsammer started his piano studies at the Rubin Conservatory in
his native city. After studying in Florence and Paris, he came back to Israel to study with Yahli
Wagman and Shoshana Cohen. After completing his military service in Israel, David Greilsammer
entered The Juilliard School in New York as a student of Yoheved Kaplinsky. Following studies in
piano and conducting at Juilliard, he went on to work with Richard Goode.
David Greilsammer is the recipient of the Tabor Foundation grant and the Sagem Foundation award.
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