Bart Berman ( he, ברט ברמן; born 29 December 1938) is a Dutch-Israeli pianist and

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, best known as an interpreter of Franz Schubert and

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Career

Bart Berman studied piano with Jaap Spaanderman at a predecessor of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and complemented his piano education with

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and a master class by Alfred Brendel. In 1978 he moved to Israel. As a soloist Berman was awarded the Dutch Prize of Excellence, the first prize in the Gaudeamus Competition for interpreters of

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, the Friends of the Concertgebouw Award and four first prizes at competitions for young soloists. He has performed in Israel, Europe and the United States, as a soloist and in

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. Berman was a soloist with many Dutch and Israeli orchestras and has recorded for radio and television. Collaborations included those with flautist Abbie de Quant (since 1970), Duo 4 with pianist Meir Wiesel, the Tamar Piano Trio with violinist Itzhak Segev and cellist Louis Rowen, as well as ensembles with several vocalists among whom

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. Past partnerships include

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with the late pianist

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, Ensemble M, and Negev Baroque. During 2004-2008 Berman accompanied the remake of Hanoch Levin's

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cabaret ''You, Me and the Next War'', in 2007 he was the pianist and musical director of ''Schubert Plus, An Operatic Episode in Two Acts'', and during 2011-2015 he was a guest soloist with the Zamir Quartet. In 2014 he launched a new program for 4 pianists at 2 pianos, based on Duo 4. Berman taught piano at the conservatoires of Rotterdam and Arnhem and was an editor of the Israel Music Institute. Among his many students are Cleem Determeijer, Kees van Eersel, Margriet Ehlen,

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, Gerard Houtman, and

Matthijs Verschoor Matthijs Verschoor (born 1955) is a Dutch classical pianist. He grew up in Enkhuizen and studied at the conservatories of Rotterdam and Amsterdam and continued his studies in Rome and London. Among his teachers are Bart Berman, Willem Brons and J ...

. Berman studied composition with Bertus van Lier and Wouter van den Berg. He has

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many original works, including cadenzas to all piano concerti by Haydn,

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and Beethoven and second piano parts to be played alongside original compositions by Muzio Clementi and

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. Most noted are his completions to Schubert's unfinished piano sonatas and J.S. Bach's '' Art of Fugue''.

Discography

Notable performances

Composition

* '' Farce of the Cow'' (1956), theater music for a 1612 play by

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* ''Hans, the Bell Ringer'' (1956), theater music for a 1923 play by

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* ''Duo in Mediterranean Style'' for violin and viola (1957) * ''Christmas Song'' on a text by Bertus van Lier for choir

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(1957) * ''Allegro'' for Orchestra (1958) * ''Israeli Sonatina'' for piano (1958) * ''String Quartet'' (1958) * ''Four Melodies'' for piano (1960, revised 1980) * ''Three New Canons'' on the Royal Theme of J.S. Bach: The Musical Offering (1978) * ''Etude for the Fifths'' for piano (1992) * ''Birthday Bunch'' for piano (1994) * ''Film music for The Staircase'' for piano (1995) * ''Variations and Fugue'' on a theme by

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for piano (2009) * '' Dayenu Fantasy'' for piano (2014)

Cadenzas

* Castiglioni: ''Arabeschi'' for flute, piano and orchestra (1974) * The Beethoven piano concerti (1966–1990) * The Mozart solo, double and triple piano concerti (1970–1990) * The Haydn piano concerti (1970–1990)

Completions

* J.S. Bach: '' The Art of Fugue'' (1970) * Schubert: ''Unfinished Piano Sonatas'' (1976–1990) * Mozart: '' Sonata for Keyboard Four-hands in G major'', K. 357 (1991) * Glinka: '' Sonata in D minor'' for viola and piano (1999) * Beethoven: ''Romance in E minor'' ("Romance Cantabile") for piano, flute, bassoon, and orchestra, Hess 13 (2001)

Piano parts

* Second Piano Part for

: ''Sonatina Opus 33 in C'' (1981) * Right Hand Piano Part for J.S. Bach: ''Sonatas in E Minor and E Major'' (1988) * Second Piano Part for Clementi: ''Six Sonatinas Opus 36'' (1995)

References

External links

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