Andre-Michel Schub (born 26 December 1952, in
Paris) is a classical pianist.
Biography
Schub came to
New York City with his family, when he was eight months old. He began his piano studies with his mother when he was four, and later continued his work with
Jascha Zayde. He graduated from
Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York,[1] and attended
Princeton University, and then transferred to the
Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with
Rudolf Serkin, from 1970 to 1973. He judged the 1997 Hilton Head Competition.[2]
His New York debut at
Alice Tully Hall on May 13, 1974, was reviewed by The New York Times as an "impressive debut".[7] In 1979, he became the pianist for the
New York Chamber Music Society.[8]
Schub appears frequently as guest artist with
Mostly Mozart,
Tanglewood,
Ravinia, and
Blossom festivals. He has performed with major orchestras, including the Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, St. Louis and Cleveland and Philadelphia symphony orchestras and the Los Angeles and New York philharmonics and the Royal Concertgebouw. He is an artist of
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Since 1997, he has been music director of the Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Music Series.
Most recently, on May 19, 2006, he gave the world premier performance of
Bright Sheng's "Three Fantasies for Violin and Piano," commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress.[12]
Recordings
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Bright Sheng: 3 Fantasies: No. 3. Kazakhstan Love Song, Naxos, ASIN: B001P2C34I, January 27, 2009
Van Cliburn Competition 1981, Video Artists Int'l, ASIN: B00000I7H7, November 30, 1999
Asia: Concerto For Piano, Koch Int'l Classics, ASIN: B000001SJK, November 18, 1997
A Mozart Celebration: Virginia Arts Festival, Musical Heritage Society, ASIN: B000KLVS50
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne/Duo Concertant/Divertimento, Sony, ASIN: B0000026EE, October 25, 1990
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, Liszt: Grande Etudes de Paganini (No. 2 in E-flat and No. 6 in A minor), Dante Sonata, Vox Cum Laude, ASIN: B001OF7NOG,
The American Album, Rca Victor Red Seal, Catalog #68114 [13]
Rorem: Winter Pages, Bright Music, New World Records, Catalog #80416 [14]
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Opus 57 and Sonata No. 3 in C Major Opus 2, Vox Cum Laude, D-VCS 9062 (1984)
Plays Schubert "Wanderer Fantasy," Chopin Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49, Mendelssohn Fantasy in F-sharp minor, Op.28. [LP] Cum Laude (Moss Music Group) D-VCL 9075 (1982)
MP3 Downloads
Bright Sheng: 3 Fantasies: No. 1. Dreams Song
Bright Sheng: 3 Fantasies: No. 2. Tibetan Air
DVD
Sixth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition - Andre-Michel Schub, Panayis Lyras, Santiago Rodriguez, HARMONIA MUNDI, Part#4504 [15]