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Beatrice Berrut

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Beatrice is described by the international press as "a revelation, an exceptional pianist", whose "transcendent playing revels in multiple layers of genius and beauty”.

She has played numerous concerts throughout Europe and America at prestigious venues (the Berlin Philharmony, the Preston Bradley Hall of Chicago, the Wigmore Hall in London, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Teatro Coliseo of Buenos Aires, the Cleveland Museum of Arts...) in recital as well as a soloist with orchestras such as the Orchestra della Svizerra Italiana, the North Czech Philharmonic, the Camerata Menuhin, the Berliner Kammerphilharmonie, the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, the United Nations Orchestra…

Beatrice was born in the Swiss canton of Valais, and after studying at the Conservatoire de Lausanne and at the Heinrich Neuhaus Foundation in Zurich she graduated from the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin, where she studied with Galina Iwanzowa. In 2013 she was awarded an Artist Diploma in John O’Conor’s class at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin.

She also appears regularly on television (ARTE, France 3, RTS, Sat3, ZDF, Tv Berlin, Canal9) and on Swiss, German, US, French, Belgian and Canadian radios (BBC3, WFMT Chicago, CWKR, France Musique, Espace 2, RTBF…).
Her discography is internationally acclaimed, and whereas Fanfare Record Magazine compares her playing to Horowitz, French magazine Diapason praises her “silvery sound, her warm and charming playing”.

In 2005 Beatrice was personally invited by Gidon Kremer to play several concerts at his festival in Basel, and she regulary appears with first class partners such as Shlomo Mintz, Itzhak Perlman, Frans Helmerson and Mihaela Martin. She has been as well collaborating with French-Belgian cellist Camille Thomas since years now.

Her career has been granted numerous awards - the “Revelacion” prize 2011 of the Argentinian Critics’ Association, the Bach Prize of the Wiesbaden Piano competition in 2009, Geneva’s Arts Society’s Prize in 2006, The Förderpreis of the State of Valais, as well as the Griffon culturel of the Association du Chablais (CH).

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Beatrice Berrut Apr 17, 2013

Described as « a wonderfully talented and musical pianist, with impressive seriousness, commitment and 
sensitivity » by Gidon Kremer, the young Swiss pianist Beatrice Berrut is no stranger to the international 
stage. She has played numerous concerts throughout Europe and America, at prestigious venues such as 
Bennett Gordon Hall in Chicago, Chopin Academy Hall in Warsaw, Konzerthaus Berlin, Palais des BeauxArts in Brussels, Victoria Hall in Geneva...
The winner of the « Société des Arts Competition » in Geneva, Beatrice was the Swiss laureate at the 
Eurovision Contest for young classical musicians, going on to represent Switzerland at the European 
Contest in Berlin. She also won the Bach special award at Wiesbaden International Piano Competition.
Beatrice was born in Swiss canton of Valais in 1985, and started the piano aged 9, first in Lausanne with 
Pierre Goy and chamber music with Pierre Amoyal, before being accepted to study at the Neuhaus 
Foundation in Zurich under renowned pianist Esther Yellin. She then graduated from the Hochschule für 
Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin, where she studied with Galina Iwanzowa. From next year she will study 
under Menahem Pressler at Indiana University.
Since the release of her debut CD in 2003 on the AMIE label, featuring works by Beethoven, Schumann 
and Liszt, Beatrice Berrut has been in demand to play as a soloist in prestigious venues, either on recital, or 
with numerous orchestras such as the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Kammerphilharmonie Berlin, 
Menuhin Chamber Orchestra… She also appears regularly on Swiss and German radio and television.
In 2011 she will release Schumann’s complete piano Sonatas on the American label CENTAUR RECORDS.
A keen chamber musician, in 2005 Beatrice was personally invited by Gidon Kremer to play several 
concerts at his festival in Basel, and in 2007 and 2008 by Shlomo Mintz to his festival in Sion. 
In 2010 and 2011 she is invited to be an artist in residence at Ravinia Festival as a member of the renowned 
Steans Institute. She is influenced heavily by her regular work with pianists such as John O’Conor, Brigitte 
Engerer and the late György Sándor.
Beatrice is a Steinway Artist, and she is also passionate about aviation and is studying for a private pilot’s 
licence.

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