León Bernsdorf

Piano

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New York, NY
@leonbernsdorf
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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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Past groupmuses (4)

  • 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 11 months ago

  • 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 almost 2 years ago

  • The Fabulous Five Return!

    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 over 4 years ago

  • Autumn Quintet

    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 over 4 years ago