Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos Reed Tetzloff, Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg & Sir John Eliot Gardiner

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 (Intermediate Version):
• 1 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 (Intermediate Version): I. Allegro affettuoso 14:59
• 2 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 (Intermediate Version): II. Intermezzo - Andantino grazioso 05:07
• 3 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 (Intermediate Version): III. Allegro vivace 11:04
• Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907): Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16:
• 4 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato 12:56
• 5 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio 06:26
• 6 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato 10:09
• Total Runtime 01:00:41

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Die Klavierkonzerte von Schumann und Grieg, die in Konzerten und auf Aufnahmen oft zusammen gespielt werden, scheinen die ganze Bandbreite des romantischen Ausdrucks abzubilden, vom Bekenntnis bis zum Triumph. Dieses ikonische Repertoire, in dem sich der Pianist Reed Tetzloff und Sir John Eliot Gardiner trafen, birgt noch einige Überraschungen. Die Entscheidung, eine selten gehörte Zwischenfassung des Schumann-Konzerts aufzunehmen, bietet einen Einblick in die Entwicklung des Werks und wirft ein neues Licht auf Schumanns Kompositionsprozess sowie auf seine Beziehung zu Clara, seiner wahren künstlerischen Mitarbeiterin.

olist und Dirigent, angetrieben von dem gemeinsamen Wunsch, herauszufordern und zu überraschen, offenbaren hier eine unbestreitbare künstlerische Affinität durch eine frische und tief engagierte Interpretation.

Reed Tetzloff, Klavier
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
John Eliot Gardiner, Dirigent

Reed Tetzloff
“an artist of broad musical tastes and individuality,” (South Florida Classical Review) has been hailed for his “richly communicative” performances (The Cincinnati Enquirer). He came to international attention at the XV Tchaikovsky Competition, where he was dubbed “the lyric hero of the competition.” (Сноб Magazine). He has excited audiences worldwide, ever since making his Lincoln Center concerto debut at Alice Tully Hall in 2012.

He has performed in major European venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast, the Allerheiligen Hofkirche at the Munich Residenz, Prague’s Rudolfinum, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Place Flagey in Brussels, the Théâtre d'Angoulême, and De Singel in Antwerp. His frequent solo recitals in the United States have been heard from coast to coast. In Asia, he has performed at major venues in China and South Korea, including a 2024 debut at the Seoul Arts Center that was broadcast on Korean television.

South Florida Classical Review recently named Tetzloff’s performance of Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the Miami International Piano Festival Orchestra as one of the Top Ten Performances of 2023, and wrote: “Combining artistic intelligence, immaculate technique, and daredevil bravura, Tetzloff’s playing was idiosyncratic in the best sense of the term.” Other orchestral engagements include the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, and the Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others.

Tetzloff has been in residence at festivals such as the Grand Teton Music Festival, the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, the Miami International Piano Festival, Piano en Valois, and the Festival de Musique de Wissembourg. As a chamber musician, he collaborates with Quatour Akilone, Stella Chen, Alexis Pia Gerlach, the Orion String Quartet, Maté Szücs, Ryoko Yano, and the Zemlinksy String Quartet.

Reed Tetzloff received career grants from Charlotte White’s Salon de Virtuosi and from the Center for Musical Excellence, which sponsored his debut album Sounds of Transcendence on the Romeo Records label. Reviewing the album, Patrick Rucker in Gramophone Magazine extolled his “kaleidoscopic colors” and “fervent rapture” in the music of Franck, Scriabin, and Charles Griffes. Subsequently, he recorded two albums for the Master Performers label; the first, featuring piano works of Robert Schumann, was released in 2021 and noted for its “originality and uncommon perceptiveness” (Voix des Arts).

The second release on Master Performers, Concord—produced by the Grammy-award winning Steven Epstein—garnered wide acclaim, including a five-star review in Fanfare Magazine that praised his “warmth and wide range of colors” in sonatas by Ives and Beethoven. In September 2022, Concord was launched by Master Performers in a film at New York’s Cinema123, alongside a Tetzloff recital of Berg, Brahms, and Beethoven filmed at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts.

In May 2024, the first volume of a recording of the complete Beethoven Concertos with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paweł Kapuła, was released to critical acclaim on the French label Aparté. The release earned five-star reviews in Diapason and Classica magazines and was presented on France Musique as Disc of the Day. Bertrand Boissard wrote in Diapason magazine that "Reed Tetzloff seduces in Beethoven's Concerto no. 4 with a clear sound, a depth without affectation, a technical mastery that is never ostentatious" and Alain Lompech laduded the recording in Classica as "admirable, invigorating and profound and one is impressed by this sovereign balance and welcome breath of fresh air even in the 'Emperor.'" Beethoven's piano concertos 1, 2, 3, and the Triple Concerto—with violinist Alexandra Tirsu and cellist Danjulo Ishizaka—were released on Aparté in July 2025, and the full cycle of concertos will be issued in a box-set ahead of the Beethoven anniversary in 2027.

In November 2025, Aparté will release a recording of the Schumann and Grieg Piano Concertos, with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

Born in Minneapolis, MN, Reed Tetzloff studied at Mannes College in New York with Pavlina Dokovska, having previously studied in his hometown with Dr. Paul Wirth. Within his first year and a half of undergraduate study at Mannes, he had won the school’s two largest awards: the Concerto Competition and the Nadia Reisenberg Competition. He also won prizes from various international competitions, including the Tbilisi International Piano Competition and the Cincinnati World Piano Competition.

Reed Tetzloff is also an acclaimed writer. Huntley Dent in Fanfare Magazine praised his essay on Schumann for how it “explores (the music’s) intricacies deeper than any other pianist I’ve heard commenting on the piece, rising almost to Charles Rosen's exalted intellectual level.” He is currently at work on a collection of essays.

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