101028 AVO Press-kit EN 11-12

2011-2012
Andrew von Oeyen
Press Kit
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Andrew von Oeyen, Piano
Biography
Andrew von Oeyen has already established himself as one of the most
captivating pianists of his generation. Since his debut at age 16 with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic and Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mr. von Oeyen has
performed to critical acclaim in recital and orchestral appearances around the
world.
Already commanding an extensive and diverse repertoire, Mr. von Oeyen has
recently performed Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 1 with the San Francisco
Symphony, Ravinia Festival Orchestra and Cincinnati Symphony,
Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 with Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Detroit
Symphony, Rachmaninoff No. 3 and Rach/Pag in summer and subscription
appearances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
with the National Symphony and Atlanta Symphony, Liszt concerti with the
Rochester Philharmonic and the North Carolina Symphony, Beethoven No. 4
with the Detroit Symphony and Slovak Philharmonic, Bartok No. 2 at the Spoleto Festival USA, Barber
with the Utah Symphony, and Mozart concerti at the Bellingham Festival of Music. As both soloist and
conductor he has led concerti and orchestral works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel and Kurt Weill
at Spoleto Festival USA. On July 4, 2009, von Oeyen performed at the U.S. Capitol with the National
Symphony in "A Capitol Fourth," reaching millions worldwide in the multi-award winning PBS live
telecast.
Mr. von Oeyen has recently appeared in recital at Wigmore Hall and Barbican Hall in London, Lincoln
Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, Zürich's Tonhalle, Tchaikovsky Hall in
Moscow, Grand Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Dublin's National Concert Hall, Jordan Hall in
Boston, Zipper Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, in Toronto, Santa Fe,
Bologna, Bucharest, Hanoi, Macao and in all the major concert halls of Japan and Korea. Of his
Kennedy Center recital debut, Tim Page of the Washington Post wrote, “The Hayes Piano Series
concluded triumphantly Saturday afternoon with a smart, varied and altogether engrossing recital by
Andrew von Oeyen...In fact, I would go so far as to say that von Oeyen played the finest all-around
performance of Franz Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor that I have heard in many years." During the 2009-2010
season, he will tour Japan twice; once with the Berliner Symphoniker Orchestra, and later that season
in recital. He will also appear in recital with violinist Sarah Chang throughout Europe, North America and
Asia, which will culminate in a recording for EMI Classics, in addition to regular guest appearances with
orchestras worldwide. His Liszt CD, including the Sonata in B Minor, will be released under the Delos
label in 2011.
In recent seasons, Mr. von Oeyen has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco
Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony,
Seattle Symphony, Singapore Symphony, the Slovenian Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic and Zagreb
Philharmonic and has appeared at the festivals of Aspen, Ravinia, Grant Park, Spoleto, Festival del
Sole (Napa Valley), Grand Teton, Bratislava and Gilmore. He won the prestigious Gilmore Young Artist
Award in 1999 and also took First Prize in the Leni Fe Bland Foundation National Piano Competition in
2001.
Born in the U.S. in 1979, Andrew von Oeyen began his piano studies at age 5 and made his solo
orchestral debut at age 10. An alumnus of Columbia University and graduate of The Juilliard School,
where his principal teachers were Herbert Stessin and Jerome Lowenthal, he has also worked with
Alfred Brendel and Leon Fleisher. He lives in New York and Paris.
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Andrew von Oeyen, Piano
Press Quotes
“Brilliant technique can be taken for granted among today's concert pianists, but von Oeyen`s playing
goes a step further. He leaves you convinced that he can do absolutely anything he likes with a
keyboard."
(Chicago Tribune, Dan Tucker)
"Exceptionally mature for his age, Andrew von Oeyen has a technique remarkable in its fluidity, a
precise and balanced way of playing, but most of all a disarming elegance and charisma that allows him
to communicate with the greatest of ease."
(Le Monde de la Musique, George Gad)
“Before you read another line, go to the phone or Internet and grab a ticket for one of von Oeyen's
remaining performances. Friday morning, he delivered one of the most commanding accounts of Rach
2 that I can recall hearing live - majestic and singing, lucid and dramatic, and technically effortless."
(Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Detroit Symphony, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy)
(Detroit News, Lawrence B. Johnson)
“The Hayes Piano Series concluded triumphantly Saturday afternoon with a smart, varied and
altogether engrossing recital by Andrew von Oeyen…In fact, I would go so far as to say that von Oeyen
played the finest all-around performance of Franz Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor that I have heard in many
years.”
(Washington Post, Tim Page)
"What matters about his playing is its musicality. Von Oeyen has a touch that lets a melody sing out
from a cloudburst of accompanying notes. Most important of all, in this wildly varied program one heard
each composer speak in his own voice."
(Chicago Tribune)
“Indisputable gifts [and] an extravagantly thorough and effortless technique...von Oeyen seems
incapable of misarticulating a musical sentence."
(Los Angeles Times, Daniel Cariaga)
"What an ikioi there was in Andrew von Oeyen's piano playing! This masterful playing was highlighted to
perfection...Keep an eye out for recordings by this up-and-coming young pianist - they are sure to be of
something very special."(Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 with the Singapore Symphony, conducted by
Okko Kamu)
(Singapore Symphony review)
"As for star quality, von Oeyen is already risen."
(Chicago Tribune)
"Since age 11, Andrew von Oeyen, has channeled Mozart and the "A Major Piano Concerto, K. 488,"
honing it to sublime perfection at Monday's concert, evoking three standing ovations...The result was
magical, a synergy of listening and playing. Everyone, musicians and audience alike, seemed to hang
on each soulful note as if it were being composed or re-composed on the spot...It was indeed a
memorable concert, one of those breathtaking experiences that one always remembers and is grateful
for the privilege of having attended."
(Post and Courier, Nada Arnold)
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Andrew von Oeyen, Piano
Contacts
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Oscar Zepeda Arias
17, rue Cardinet - 75017 Paris
T: (+33) 1 43 40 27 07
M: (+33) 6 14 26 25 28
[email protected]
OZ Artists - SARL au capital de 7 500 euros
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