León Bernsdorf
Piano
About
I was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, moved to the US for my undergrad and have called the East Coast my musical home ever since. I have placed in several prestigious piano competitions, such as the Liszt Competition Budapest, the Premio Jaen, and the Juilliard School Concerto Competition. The repertoire of Franz Lisze is particularly close to my heart and I regard him as one of the most influential musicians in all of history. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I have focused my attention on teaching and am currently on the music theory faculty at Juilliard and a piano teacher on Virtu Academy. Simultaneously, I am writing my dissertation on the piano music of Mieczyslaw Weinberg.
Music
I specialize in Classical and late-Romantic piano repertoire, but have also premiered numerous contemporary pieces. If I were to name the three composers I most identified with, they would be Haydn, Liszt, and Grieg.
Videos
Audio
Weinberg Piano Quintet Movement I
Programs
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- Musician profile: León Bernsdorf
- Composers: Martinu, Ginastera, Rachmaninoff
- Instruments: Cello and Piano
Past groupmuses (4)
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Cello/Piano Extravaganza: Works by Martinu, Ginastera, and Rachmaninoff.
Saturday, Jun 10, 2023 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Flatbush
- Composers: Martinu, Ginastera, Rachmaninoff
- Instruments: Cello and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Memories of War: Shostakovich and Weinberg Quintets
Friday, May 6, 2022 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: West Village
- Composers: Shostakovich, Weinberg
- Instruments: Piano Quintet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago
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Saturday, Nov 9, 2019 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: West Village, New York
- Composers: Weinberg
- Instruments: Piano quintet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Friday, Sep 27, 2019 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: West Village, New York
- Composers: Fauré, Debussy
- Instruments: Piano Quintet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago