Katrine Gislinge (born 1969) is a

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. She began taking piano lessons at the age of six. After taking her diploma in 1990 at the

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, she studied with, among others,

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, Boris Berman at Yale, and

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. In recent years, Gislinge has embarked upon endeavours including chamber music collaborations with international musicians such as violinist Gidon Kremer, the German Petersen String Quartet, the cellist Jian Wang, cellist

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. In 1999 Katrine Gislinge recorded the cd "piano works" on Deutsche Grammophon, being the first Danish pianist to record on this label. Katrine Gislinge is known for work in the classic repertoire, including all concertos by

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, but she is also a romantic pianist, playing the concerts by Schumann, Chopin and Tchaikovsky. Katrine Gislinge has been a jury member at international piano competitions, - in 2006 and 2008 at the Tivoli International Piano Competition. She has appeared on several TV shows and movies, e.g., the Danish TV-program '' Smagsdommerne''.

Awards and recognitions

* Gold medal, Berlingske Tidende Music Competition, * The Gade Prize, * The Hafnia Prize (w. Trio Amando), * The Simon Spies Honorary Award, * Noilly Prat Prize, * van Hauen's Music Award, * Walther Schröders Piano Prize, * Music Rewievers Society Award, * Merete & Helge Finsen Honorary Award

Repertoire

Haydn Concerto in D major Mozart All concertos Beethoven No. 1 in C major No. 2 in B flat major No. 4 in G major No. 5 in E♭ major Triple concerto in C major Kuhlau Concerto in C major Weber Konzertstück in F minor Schumann Concerto in A minor Grieg Concerto in A minor Chopin Concertos Bartók Concerto no. 3 Shostakovich Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings Tschaikowski Concerto no. 1 Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Britten Concerto for piano and strings Manuel de Falla Concerto for piano (cembalo), fl., ob., cl., vn. and vc. Repertoire piano solo: J. C. Bach Sonatas J. S. Bach Toccata in C minor Preludes/fuges Concerto in Italian style Haydn All Sonatas Mozart All sonatas Beethoven Bagatelles Op. 33 Sonata no. 8 in C minor “Pathétique” Sonata no. 14 Op. 27 no. 2 in C sharp minor “Moonlight” Sonata no. 15 Op. 28 in D major “Pastorale” Sonata no. 23 Op. 57 in F minor op. 57 “Appassionata” Schubert Sonata in A minor Sonata nr. 23 in B flat major D960 4 Impromptus Op. 90 D899 Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 Arabesque Op. 18 Kreisleriana Op. 16 Sonate no. 2 in G minor Op. 22 Carnaval Op. 9 Mendelssohn Lieder ohne Worte Chopin Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49 Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 Ballade in G minor Ballade in A flat major Ballade in F major Scherzo in B minor Scherzo in B flat minor Polonaises Mazurkas Valses Nocturnes Etudes Brahms Klavierstücke Op. 119 2 Rhapsodies Op. 79 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Grieg Norwegian Dances Op. 72 Ballade in G minor Op. 24 Debussy Images Book I L’Ile joyeuse Janacêk Sonate I.X.1905 “In the mist” Manuel de Falla Fantasía Baética Bartók Danses populaires roumaines Erkki Melartin Der traurige Garten David Monrad Johansen Nordlandsbilleder Danish composers: N. W. Gade (1817–1890) Aquarelles Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) Three Piano Pieces Op. 59 Five Piano Pieces Op. 3 Chaconne Tage Nielsen (born 1929) Two Nocturnes Per Nørgaard (born 1932) “Turn” Erik Nordby (born 1936) 'Passacaglia' A Nordentoft (born 1956) 'Behind' P.E. Lange-Müller Dæmpede melodier Thomas Blachman Star Music Opus

Christian Skeel Klavermusik

External links

*http://www.katrinegislinge.dk
Discography of Katrine Gislinge
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20081014090917/http://www.altfordamerne.dk/kultur-oplevelser/ugens-artikler/klassisk-musik---virker-det-meget-nordet/

References

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