
Romantic Awakening - Piano Concert with Jens Barnieck
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Description
Romantic Awakening – a solo concert by German pianist Jens Barnieck will cover a vast array of classical, modernist and contemporary compositions. Rarely performed pieces by Max Reger, Cyril Scott, Patrcio da Silva and Friedrich Gernsheim are on the program.
About the artist:
Jens Barnieck has performed in major concert halls and festivals, including the Konzerthaus Berlin, European Festival Week Passau, Musikfestspiele Saar, American Classics Festival Saarbrücken, Germany; Roaring Hooves, Mongolia; Ravello Festival, Italy; Performing Tangier, Morocco; 2 Days and 2 Nights of New Music in Odessa, Ukraine; North American New Music Festival, Buffalo; Almeida Theatre, London, etc. He has made numerous radio and television recordings (ARTE, 3Sat, SWR, SR, NBC, RAI Omroep Gelderland, etc.). The Cultural Ministery of the German government and the Federal State of Hessen selected him for scholarships at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France and the German Study Center in Venice, Italy. Jens Barnieck received a grant from the cultural foundation of the city of Taunusstein and was also artist-in-residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, USA.
Jens holds degrees from the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Germany and the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA, where he studied with the late Yvar Mikhashoff.
Please note that there will be a security check at the door. Out of respect to the artist and your fellow concert goers, we kindly request that you arrive on time. Doors close promptly.