Erik Reischl address: Sperberweg 13, 65232 Taunusstein, Germany phone: +49 7000 PIANIST (+49-7000-7426478) fax: +49 7000 PIANIST (+49-7000-7426478) e-mail: homepage: www.erik-reischl.de date of birth: 24 May 1973 nationality: German

Erik Reischl born 24 May 1973 résumé competitions 2001, German Music Competition, Berlin sole finalist, scholarship 2000, Lenzewski Competition, Frankfurt 1st prize 2000, Busoni International Competition, Bolzano finalist 2000, Valsesia Musica International Competition 4th prize 1996, Franz Liszt Competition in Budapest, Hungary finalist 1995, International Piano Competition in Ferrol, Spain 2nd prize 1993, Maria Canals de Barcelona International Competition finalist "Primera Medalla per unanimitat" 1992, German National Competition "Jugend musiziert" 3rd prize 1989, Hamburg Steinway Competition 1st prize Various other national competition prizes awards 1999, Cultural Prize of the Rheingau Taunus Region, Germany

studies 1994-2002, Herbert Seidel, Frankfurt Academy of Music, diploma in 2000 with distinction (highest score), "Konzert-Examen" (postgraduate diploma) in 2002 1985-1994, Franz F. Eichberger, Wiesbaden First lessons at 5 years master classes 2000, Einar Steen-Nökleberg, Salzburg, Austria 1998, Lazar Berman, Alkmaar, Netherlands 1994, Lew Naumow, Lübeck, Germany 1993, Paul Badura-Skoda, Steinau, Germany And others concerts 2002 and 2001, New Zealand 2001, Yugoslavia 1999 and 1997, Romania 2002, 2001, 1998 and 1997, Hawaii, USA 1997, Rheingau Nachwuchs-Festival 1996, Spain and The Netherlands 1994, Poland 1990, International Steinway Festival in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1990, Debut with orchestra 1988, First solo recital, Frankfurt 1982, First public performance at nine years recordings 2002, CD with works by Mozart and Haydn 2001, CD with works by Chopin 2000, CD with works by Rachmaninov and Debussy 1997, CD with works by Liszt

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solo works Albéniz, Isaac Iberia, Book 3: -El Albaicin Bach, Johann Sebastian Italian Concerto, BWV 971 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: -Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 -Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860 -Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: -Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 872 Bartók, Béla Romanian Folk Dances Beethoven, Ludwig van Bagatelles op.126 Rondo in C major, op.51 no.2 Sonata in A major, op.2 no.2 Sonata in C major, op.2 no.3 Sonata in D major, op.10 no.3 Sonata in C minor, op.13 "Pathétique" Sonata in B flat major, op.22 Sonata in E flat major, op.81a "Les Adieux" Sonata in A major, op.101 Berg, Alban Sonata op.1 Brahms, Johannes Chaconne by Bach transcribed for the left hand Piano pieces op.119: -Rhapsody in E flat major, op.119 no.4 Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, op.24 Variations on a theme by Paganini, op.35, Book 1 Waltz in A flat major, op.39 no.15 Busoni, Ferruccio Sonatina Seconda Chopin, Frédéric repertoire Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, op.22 Ballade in G minor, op.23 Barcarolle in F sharp major, op.60 Berceuse, op.57 Etudes op.10: -Etude in C major, op.10 no.1 -Etude in F major, op.10 no.5 "Black Keys" -Etude in E flat minor, op.10 no.6 -Etude in C major, op.10 no.7 -Etude in F major, op.10 no.8 -Etude in C minor, op.10 no.12 "Revolutionary" Etudes op.25: -Etude in A flat major, op.25 no.1 -Etude in F minor, op.25 no.2 -Etude in G flat major, op.25 no.9 -Etude in A minor, op.25 no.11 "The Winterwind" -Etude in C minor, op.25 no.12 Fantasia in F minor, op.49 Mazurkas op.17 Nocturne in E flat major, op.9 no.2 Nocturne in E major, op.62 no.2 Polonaise in C sharp minor, op.26 no.1 Scherzo in B flat minor, op.31 Sonata in B flat minor, op.35 "Funeral March" Waltz in E flat major, op.18 "Grande Valse brillante" Crumb, George Makrokosmos, Volume II: - Part 2 Debussy, Claude Pour le Piano Preludes, Book 1: -Danseuses de Delphes -Des pas sur la neige -La fille aux cheveux de lin -La cathédrale engloutie -Minstrels Preludes, Book 2: -La puerta del vino -"General Lavine" - excentric -Feux d'artifice Grieg, Edvard Lyric Pieces op.71:

-Waldesstille, op.71 no.4 Handel, Georg Friedrich Air and Variations in B flat major Haydn, Joseph Sonata in E flat major, Hob.XVI:49 Sonata in C major, Hob.XVI:50 Ligeti, György Etude no.2 "Cordes Vides" Liszt, Franz Années de pèlerinage, Première Année - Suisse: -Au bord d'une source -Les cloches de Genève Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième Année - Italie: -Tarantella (from "Venezia e Napoli") Ballade no.2 in B minor Concert Etude no.2 "Dance of the Gnomes" Consolation no.3 in D flat major Etude after Paganini no.3 in G sharp minor "La Campanella" Etude de concert no.3 "Un Sospiro" Etude d'exécution transcendante no.10 in F minor Etude d'exécution transcendante No.11 in D flat major "Harmonies du soir" Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: -Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude -Funérailles Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 Hungarian Rhapsody no.6 Hungarian Rhapsody no.11 Mephisto-Waltz no.1 Mephisto-Waltz no.4 "Bagatelle without a key" Nuages gris (Gloomy Clouds) Rigoletto, Concert Paraphrase Sleepless, Question and Answer Soirées de Vienne d'après Schubert: -Valse-Caprice no.6 (1st version) Sonata in B minor Song Transcriptions: -Frühlingsnacht (after Schumann) -Liebesbotschaft (after Schubert) -The Loreley (Liszt) -My darling (after Chopin) -Widmung (after Schumann) Sospiri! McCabe, John Study No. 7 "Evening Harmonies" Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix Fugue in D major, op.35 no.2 Variations sérieuses, op.54 Messiaen, Olivier Catalogue d oiseaux: - Alouette Calandrelle Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Das Butterbrot (Bread and Butter) Fantasy in D minor, KV 397 Sonata in B flat major, KV 281 Sonata in D major, KV 311 Sonata in C major, KV 330 Sonata in A major, KV 331 "Alla Turca" Sonata in F major, KV 332 Sonata in D major, KV 576 Variations on "Ah, vous dirais-je, maman", KV 265 Variations on "Unser dummer Pöbel meint", KV 455 Papandopulo, Boris Capriccio after Paganini no.2 in E flat major Poulenc, Francis Suite Francaise d'après Claude Gervaise Prokofiev, Sergei Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83 Suggestion diabolique, op.4 no.4 Rachmaninov, Sergei Etude-Tableau in C major, op.33 no.2 Etude-Tableau in G minor, op.33 no.7 Etude-Tableau in F sharp minor, op.39 no.3 Etude-Tableau in e flat minor, op.30 no.5 Etude-Tableau in D major, op.39 no.9 Prelude in C sharp minor, op.3 no.2 Prelude in B flat major, op.23 no.2 Prelude in D major, op.23 no.4

Prelude in C minor, op.23 no.7 Prelude in G major, op.32 no.5 The Flight of the Bumblebee (after Korsakov) Raff, Joachim La Fileuse, op.157 no.2 Three Piano Solos, op.74 Suite op.69 Scarlatti, Domenico Sonata in E major, L.21 (K.162) Sonata in E major, L.23 (K.350) Sonata in B minor, L.147 (K.350) Sonata in G major, L.349 (K.146) Sonata in G major, L.387 (K.14) Sonata in A major, L.391 (K.39) Sonata in D major, L.suppl.16 (K.479) Schubert, Franz Impromptus D 935 (op. posth.142) Sonata in A major, D 959 Schumann, Robert Carnaval, op.9 Kinderszenen, op.15: -Traumerei Symphonic Etudes, op.13 Waldszenen, op.82: -Eintritt -Vogel als Prophet Scriabin, Alexander Etude in C sharp minor, op.2 no.1 Etude in d sharp minor, op.8 no.12 Feuillet d'album, op.45 no.1 Prelude in C sharp minor, op.9 no.1 for the left hand Sonata no.1 in F minor, op.6 Sonata no.9, op.68 works for piano and orchestra Beethoven, Ludwig van Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15 Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 Brahms, Johannes Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83 Chopin, Frédéric Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, op.22 Grieg, Edvard Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16 Haydn, Joseph Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11 Liszt, Franz Piano Concerto no.1 in E flat major Totentanz (Danse macabre), Paraphrase on "Dies Irae" Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Piano Concerto no.19 in F major, KV 459 Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, KV 467 Rachmaninov, Sergei Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18 Saint-Saëns, Camille Piano Concerto no.2 in g minor, op.22 Schumann, Robert Piano Concerto in a minor, op.54 Shostakovich, Dmitri Piano Concerto no.1, op.35 Weber, Carl Maria von Konzertstuck in F minor, op.79 Strawinsky, Igor Trois Mouvements de "Pétrouchka": -Danse Russe

press reviews "But what pianistic gifts. He has a right hand that can sprinkle magical ripples down the keyboard and make Chopin sing like an Italian soprano. His left hand is rock-steady and unerringly accurate. And his pedalling, naturally warm and supportive, never threatens the music s clarity. Despite his virtuosity, Reischl s musicianship is impressive. It would be easy to label him as just another technically marvellous wonder-child but the playing is too musical for that." The New Zealand Herald "The climax of the evening came with the performance by the pianist Erik Reischl.,... He mastered with amazing sovereignty the demanding virtuosity of the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 by Brahms. The expressive introduction was charming and his relaxed attitude made it a pleasure to watch him. It was a most impressionable interpretation from both the musical content and performance. At times he gave the appearance of being possessed, a young performer with fire who gives to his genre with passion." Wiesbadener Tageblatt "... a marvel amongst marvels presented two of Liszt's etudes in an astonishing performance. The works are a challenge to many graduated pianists - it takes more than practice to come this far." Berliner Tagesspiegel "To end the first half he played the Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise. The shaping of this piece, the sense of rubato and dynamics were judged to perfection, never overdone. Reischl s use of the pedal would have made an interesting study itself. By then half we were all wondering if there was any limit to Reischl s technical skills." The Northern Advocate (New Zealand) "Erik Reischl presented a true masterwork at the piano. To begin with he astounded the audience with Rachmaninov's B major Prelude op.23 due to his almost untamed temperament combined with brilliant technical skills. The Taunussteiner (Reischl) then performed a firework of vituosity with a matured interpretation of Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No.1." Limburger Presse "A true firework was awaiting after the break. Erik Reischl interpreted Weber's Concert Piece in F minor op. 79 for piano and orchestra. Why have we not heard more of this young talent who is a technically brilliant pianist, exceedingly sensitive and musically a complete romantic (corresponding well to the piece)? The Concert Piece by Weber as well as the Dance of the Gnomes encore were simply phenomenal". Wiesbadener Tageblatt "Lyricism, structured form and a sensitive treatment of tone colour determined the performance of Chopin s Fantasie in f minor. It was a pleasure to hear how the pianist clearly defined the multiple characteristics of its themes without neglecting the organic development of this complex piece. The virtuose passages never slid into a thundering display of showmanship, but remained transparent." Offenbach-Post

"The centerpiece of the programme was the Sonata in B minor.... Erik Reischl's interpretation impressed (of course!) through it's polish, ernormous technical skill, magnitude and consistently well-balanced tension. Even more convincing was the way he made the inner spiritual coherence audible and his intergration of it within the work. Whether hidden or marked - it was certainly never superficial." Wiesbadener Kurier "Reischl came to a triumphant finish and was enthusiastcally received. Particularly in the Dance of the Gnomes he managed to expose the programmatic-poetical background." Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "His fingers glided with ease over the keys revealing a feeling for structure. The notes ran like fine pearls and seemed almost weightless. The adagio of Beethoven's Sonata in C major op.2, no. 3 also gained through his sensitivity for the themes and canticle lines." Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "Erik Reischl confirmed his exorbitant technical talent with Liszt's Dance of the Gnomes, the 'Liebesbotschaft' after Schubert and the Rigoletto Paraphrase. Even at incredible speed every individual tone can be heard clearly. In all the parameters of this audible art everything was just right in a very admirable way. With the presentation of Beethoven's D major Sonata op. 10, no. 3 this specialist in virtuosity convinced almost unwittingly that he is also a musician to be taken seriously." W.-E. von Lewinski, Wiesbadener Tageblatt "The Handel Variations by Brahms revealed the intended variety of transformations in the composition which were at Reischl's disposal. He retained the dynamic balance and articulate clarity. The fugue fused Handel's traits with Brahms' character perfectly." W.-E. von Lewinski, Wiesbadener Tageblatt "The Etude d'execution transcendente No. 10 in F minor and the Paganini Etude 'La Campanella' became a fusion of piano vituosity and spellbounding music. Erik Reischl aroused pure delight with his encore of Scarlatti's Sonata - filagree, light and highly cultivated. Complete enthusiasm." Wiesbadener Kurier "The six Etudes, op.10 by Chopin were a firework of finger acrobatics paired with powerful interpretational content which Reischl played as a crowning finish. Among them were the renowned Revolutionary Etude and the Black Key Etude." Camberger Anzeiger "One encountered the 19 year old Wiesbadener Erik Reischl as a theatrical talent on the piano: His interpretation of Liszt's 'Funérailles' and Prokofiev's 'Suggestion diabolique' convinced not only through technical skill but also with his special affinity to Liszt's heroism and pathos and Prokofiev's picturesque arrangement (the malicious laugh was very good)." Wiesbadener Kurier "The works were varied and contasting, yet virtuose throughout, demanding lyricism and colourful structuring, strength and breathtaking speed. Reischl left nothing to be desired. Apart from the sensitivity, clarity, precision and unfaltering concentration, it was his endless strength that was so impressive." Heusenstammer Stadtpost

schedule Saturday, November 16th 2002, 8 pm. Tuesday, January 14th 2003, 8 p.m. Thursday, January 16th 2003, 8 p.m. Friday, January 17th 2003, 8 p.m. Saturday, January 18th 2003, 8 p.m. Sunday, January 26th 2003, 5 p.m. February 2nd April 9th 2003 Friday, April 11th 2003, 8 p.m. Sunday, April 13th 2003, 11 a.m. Sunday, April 13th 2003, 7 p.m. Monday, May 5th 2003, 8 p.m. Solo recital, Glatt Works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Mozart and Liszt Solo recital, Tangerhütte Works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Mozart and Liszt Solo recital Schortens Works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Mozart and Liszt Solo recital, Heide Works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Mozart and Liszt Solo recital, Stralsund Works by Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven and Rachmaninov Solo recital, Osterode Works by Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven and Rachmaninov Concert tour to Hawaii and Neuseeland Solo recital Steinheim Works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Mozart and Liszt Solo recital, Pforzheim Works by Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven and Rachmaninov Solo recital, Balingen Works by Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven and Rachmaninov Solo recital, Leck Works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Mozart and Liszt

program suggestions program suggestion I Rachmaninov: Prélude in B flat major, op.23 No.2 Prélude in D major, op.23 No.4 Prélude in C sharp minor, op.3 No.2 Prélude in C minor, op.23 No.7 Chopin: Barcarolle, op. 60 (or Fantaisie in f minor, op.49) Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise op.22 -intermission- Mozart: Sonata in B flat major, KV 281 (or Haydn: Sonata in C major, Hob.XVI:50) Liszt: Ballade No.2 in b minor Au bord d'une source (from: Années de pèlerinage, Première Année - Suisse) Tarantella (from "Venezia e Napoli") program suggestion IIa program suggestion IIb Berg: Sonata op.1 Busoni: Sonatina seconda Skrjabin: Sonata No.9, op.68 - intermission- Liszt: Sonata in b minor Schubert: Sonata in A major, D 959 - intermission- Liszt: Sonata in b minor program suggestion III Debussy: Beethoven: - intermission- Eight Préludes: -Danseuses de Delphes -Des pas sur la neige -La fille aux cheveux de lin -La cathédrale engloutie -Minstrels -La puerta del vino -"General Lavine" - exxentric -Feux d'artifice Sonata in A major, op.101 Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableau in f sharp minor, op.39 No.3 Etude-Tableau in g minor, op.33 No.7 Etude-Tableau in D major, op.39 No.9