Born in Nice in 1980, French pianist Nicolas Bringuier is one of the most brilliant artists of his generation. Invited to perform as soloist at the Berlin Philharmonic and Konzerthaus, the Vienna Musikverein, the Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Madrid Auditorio and the Seoul Arts Center, his career as soloist and teacher has taken him to most European countries, the USA, China, South Korea and Japan.
He is also Co-Artistic Director of the Rencontres musicales du Negresco and of the Samson François International Competition with pianist Olga Monakh, with whom they form the Siloti Duo.
After studying with Christine Gastaud at the Nice Conservatory, he entered Bruno Rigutto’s class at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 13, where he was awarded a 1st Prize in piano at 16 and completed the Cycle de Perfectionnement at 18.
He then continued his training at Berlin University of the Arts with Klaus Hellwig, graduating with top honors.
During master-classes, he also benefited from the advice of masters such as Dimitri Bashkirov, Oleg Maisenberg, Dominique Merlet, Jean-Claude Pennetier, John Perry, Charles Rosen, Kristina Steinegger and Vladimir Viardo.
A laureate of the Banque Populaire, Cziffra, Langart and Yvonne Lefébure foundations, Nicolas Bringuier has also distinguished himself in major international competitions: the youngest participant selected in 1998 for the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, he won the Grand Konzerteum in Greece in 2000 and was a finalist in the Pro Piano Competition in New York.
In 2004 he won 2nd Prize and the Silver Medal at the prestigious Robert Schumann International Competition in Zwickau. He was also a medalist at the Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona, a semi-finalist at the Monte-Carlo Piano Masters and at the Warsaw Chopin Competition in 2005.
N. Bringuier has a repertoire of over 30 Concertos, which he has performed with numerous European and Asian orchestras: the Berliner Symphoniker, the Wiener Concertverein, the Prague Philharmonic, the Toulouse Capitole, Zwickau-Plauen, Nice, Wuhan, the Cannes National Orchestra, the Avignon Symphony Orchestra of Castilla e Leon, the Balearic Symphony Orchestra and the Euro-Asian Orchester. ..
He is a guest at the most prestigious festivals, including Printemps des Arts in Monte-Carlo, Nuits du Suquet in Cannes, Festival de Colmar, Radio-France in Montpellier, Génération Virtuose in Antibes, Serres d’Auteuil, the Schwetzingen Festival in Germany, Mosel Festwochen and Klassik Festival Ruhr, Sonoro in Romania, Schermonnikoog in Holland, Alba in Italy and many others around the world.
His recordings of Schumann, Bartók and Fauré for the Audite and Klarthe labels have met with great critical success, winning the highest awards.
With pianist Olga Monakh and their Duo Siloti, they have performed at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Germany at his Schloss Bellevue residence, toured China 3 times and played together in most European countries.
A chamber music enthusiast, he has also performed with Andrej Bielow, Alexandra Conunova, Nicolas Dautricourt, Philippe Graffin, Julien Hervé, Gary Hoffman, Esther Hoppe, Alissa Margulis, Raphael Oleg, Régis Pasquier, Razvan Popovici, Estelle Revaz, François Salque, Istvan Vardai, Ukjin Yang, Alexander and Dana Zemtsov…
Lecturer at the Berlin University of the Arts, Guest Professor at Inje University in South Korea, Nicolas Bringuier is now Professor at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
He is regularly invited to sit on the juries of prestigious international competitions.
CONCERT PROGRAM
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Polonaise No. 2 in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
- I. Allegretto, ma non troppo
- II. Vivace alla marcia
- III. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
- IV. Allegro
Interval
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Fantasy in C major, Op. 17
- I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
- II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch
- III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
Frédéric Chopin
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
