Ronald Brautigam (born 1954) is a Dutch concert pianist, best known for his performances of

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's piano works on the

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. Born in Amsterdam, Brautigam studied there with

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(1971-79), then he left to study in London with

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(1980-82) and in the United States with

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(1982-83). His skill as a pianist was recognised by Dutch musicians and in 1984 he was awarded the

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. In 2015 his Beethoven recordings received the

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and the annual German Record Critics' Prize.Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz. Prof. Ronald Brautigam. https://www.fhnw.ch/de/personen/ronald-brautigam Brautigam lives in Amsterdam with his wife Mary. Since September 2011 he has been a professor at the University of Music of the Basel Music Academy.

Recordings

* Ronald Brautigam, Isabelle van Keulen. Grieg, Elgar, Sibelius. ''Music for Violin and Piano''. Label: Challenge * Ronald Brautigam. Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ''Complete works for solo piano''. Played on

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and

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fortepiano replicas by

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. Label: Bis Records * Ronald Brautigam. Felix Mendelssohn. ''Piano Concertos''. Played on a

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fortepiano replica by Paul McNulty. Label: Bis Records * Ronald Brautigam (piano), Peter Masseurs (trumpet), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Dmitri Shostakovich, ''Piano Concerto No.1, Op.35.'' Played on modern piano. Label: London Classics. * Ronald Brautigam, Sharon Bezaly (flute). Prokofiev, Schubert, Dutilleux, Jolivet. Works for Flute and Piano. Label: Bis Records. * Ronald Brautigam, Nobuko Imai. Max Reger. Works for Viola. Label: Bis Records.

References

External links

Bio at his official siteOfficial site of Alba Music Press, publishers of Ronald Brautigam's reconstruction of Beethoven’s little known Piano Concerto in E flat major WoO4Bachtrack interview by David Karlin: Back to the real Beethoven: Ronald Brautigam on historical pianosPianostreet: Exciting Time Travels – Interview with Ronald Brautigam
Dutch classical pianists Dutch fortepianists Musicians from Amsterdam 1954 births Living people 21st-century classical pianists {{classical-pianist-stub