András Schiff

Sir András Schiff was born in Budapest in 1953 and began playing the piano at the age of five. Aged 14 he began formal studies at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt Academy with teachers who included György Kurtág and later studied under George Malcolm in London, the city he has made his home. Success in major piano competitions (Tchaikovsky (1974) and Leeds (1975)) brought him to international attention and launched his career as a recording and concert artist.
 
After making a number of recordings for Hungarian label Hungaroton, Schiff had a long relationship with Decca for whom he recorded, inter al, landmark cycles of Mozart’s piano concertos and sonatas and many works by Bach. Schiff came to ECM in the late 1990s to record a recital of two-piano music by Mozart, Reger and Busoni with Peter Serkin. Since then he has become a New Series exclusive artist and brought to the label distinguished [...]
Sir András Schiff was born in Budapest in 1953 and began playing the piano at the age of five. Aged 14 he began formal studies at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt Academy with teachers who included György Kurtág and later studied under George Malcolm in London, the city he has made his home. Success in major piano competitions (Tchaikovsky (1974) and Leeds (1975)) brought him to international attention and launched his career as a recording and concert artist.
 
After making a number of recordings for Hungarian label Hungaroton, Schiff had a long relationship with Decca for whom he recorded, inter al, landmark cycles of Mozart’s piano concertos and sonatas and many works by Bach. Schiff came to ECM in the late 1990s to record a recital of two-piano music by Mozart, Reger and Busoni with Peter Serkin. Since then he has become a New Series exclusive artist and brought to the label distinguished partnerships with Juliane Banse (Songs of Debussy and Mozart), Yuuko Shiokawa (Schubert fantasies) and fellow Hungarian Miklós Perényi (Beethoven’s cello sonatas). In addition he has recorded solo albums devoted to Bach (Goldberg Variations, Das Wohltempierte Clavier, partitas), Beethoven (the complete piano sonatas and two versions of the Diabelli Variations), Schubert, Schumann and Janáček.
 
The complete Beethoven sonata cycle – one of Schiff's most ambitious and critically acclaimed projects to date – was performed in 20 major musical centres worldwide and recorded for ECM in concert at the Zürich Tonhalle. Of this cycle, he has said: "For me, these sonatas are the most stupendous journey. They give a complete picture of how Beethoven developed though his creative life."
 
Schiff has long been concerned with period performance practice but at first the musical results of the research into authentic sound left him unconvinced. Since then his initial qualms have given way to a gusto for period instruments. A change of heart was prompted above all by his experience with Mozart's hammerklavier, which he was allowed to play in the house where the composer was born in Salzburg – 'at once a privilege and an unforgettable experience'.
 
András Schiff is also actively involved in orchestral music as both conductor and soloist. In 1999 he created his own chamber orchestra, the Cappella Andrea Barca, consisting of international soloists, chamber musicians and friends. He also works regularly with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
 
Schiff has been the recipient of a host of international awards and prizes, including Grammy and Gramophone awards, the Bartók Prize, the Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize and the Robert Schumann Prize. He is also highly regarded as a pedagogue and lecturer on music.
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YEAR DATE Artist VENUE LOCATION
2023 October 03 András Schiff Arts Center Seoul, South Korea
2023 October 05 András Schiff Arts Center Gyeong-gi, South Korea
2023 October 11 András Schiff Dvorák Hall - Rudolfinum Prague, Czechia
2023 October 12 András Schiff Dvorák Hall - Rudolfinum Prague, Czechia
2023 October 13 András Schiff Dvorák Hall - Rudolfinum Prague, Czechia
2023 October 20 András Schiff Kursaal Engelberg, Switzerland
2023 October 21 András Schiff Kursaal Engelberg, Switzerland
2023 October 23 András Schiff Wigmore Hall London, United Kingdom
2023 October 25 András Schiff Wigmore Hall London, United Kingdom
2023 October 29 András Schiff Gewandhaus Leipzig, Germany
2023 October 30 András Schiff Alte Oper Frankfurt, Germany
2023 November 03 András Schiff Montcalm Palace Quebec QC, Canada
2023 November 05 András Schiff Koerner Hall Toronto ON, Canada
2023 November 08 András Schiff WPAS Washington DC, United States
2023 November 10 András Schiff NEC's Jordan Hall Boston MA, United States
2023 November 12 András Schiff Symphonie Center Chicago IL, United States
2023 November 14 András Schiff Kauffmann Center Kansas City MI, United States
2023 November 16 András Schiff Carnegie Hall New York NY, United States
2023 November 23 András Schiff tba Bordeaux, France
2023 November 28 András Schiff tba Basel, Switzerland
2023 December 04 András Schiff Tonhalle Zurich, Switzerland
2023 December 06 András Schiff tba Lugano, Switzerland
2023 December 08 András Schiff tba Genf, Switzerland
2023 December 10 András Schiff Casino Bern, Switzerland
2023 December 13 András Schiff Salzburger Marionettentheater Salzburg, Austria
2023 December 15 András Schiff tba Ludwigshafen, Germany
2023 December 17 András Schiff Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Germany
2023 December 21 András Schiff Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Germany
2023 December 23 András Schiff Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Germany
2023 December 26 András Schiff Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Germany
2023 December 28 András Schiff Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Germany
2023 December 30 András Schiff Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Germany
2024 January 02 András Schiff Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Germany
2024 January 06 András Schiff Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Germany
2024 January 10 András Schiff Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany
2024 February 01 András Schiff deSingel Antwerp, Belgium Event
2024 February 17 András Schiff Kulturpalast Dresden, Germany
2024 February 20 András Schiff Isarphilharmonie Munich, Germany
2024 February 21 András Schiff Liederhalle Stuttgart, Germany
2024 February 23 András Schiff deSingel Antwerp, Belgium Event
2024 February 25 András Schiff Konzerthaus Dortmund, Germany Event
2024 March 17 András Schiff Isarphilharmonie Munich, Germany