BIOGRAPHY NELSON FREIRE PIANO

Born in , Nelson Freire began piano at the age of three with Nise Obino and Lucia Branco, who worked with a pupil of Liszt. His first public appearance was at the age of 5, playing a Mozart Sonata. In 1957, after winning Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition, he went to to study with Bruno Seidlhofer, teacher of Friedrich Gulda. In 1964 he won the Dinu Lipatti Medal in and the First Prize at the International Vianna da Motta Competition in Lisbon.

He is invited by orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Munich Philharmonic, Bayerische Rundfunk, Deutsches Symphony Orchester, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Danish Radio Symphony, Mariinsky Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra of Zurich, Vienna Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC Scottish Symphony, BBC Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Toulouse, Radio France Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, as well as American Orchestras such as Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, and has collaborated with conductors as Pierre Boulez, Lionel Bringuier, , Myung-Whun Chung, , Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Valery Gergiev, Eugene Jochum, Fabio Luisi, Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Ingo Metzmacher, Vaclav Neumann, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, Tugan Sokhiev, Yuri Temirkanov, among others. With Rudolf Kempe he toured the United States and Germany with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and with he toured Japan in 2003, Brazil and Argentina in 2004, and USA in 2005.

Nelson Freire recorded for Sony/CBS, Teldec, DGG, IPAM, and London labels. Philips released his most coveted performances on their acclaimed series, Great Pianists of the 20th Century and his recording of Chopin’s 24 Préludes on CBS received the “Prix Edison”. As an exclusive DECCA Artist: Chopin, Schumann and Brahms Concertos 1 and 2 with the Leipzig Gewandhaus under Riccardo Chailly, Beethoven Sonatas, Debussy Preludes, Chopin Nocturnes, Liszt solo pieces and “Brazileiro” with Brazilian composers and Live from Salzburg with Martha Argerich (DGG). He received numerous prices: Diapason d’Or of the Year, Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros, Choc du Monde de la Musique, 10 by Repertoire, Classica, Grammy Awards.

Nelson Freire was nominated “Soloist of the Year 2002” by French Victoires de la Musique and in 2005 a special “Honours Award” for his career. His Chopin recording was nominated for the Grammy Awards 2006. His Brahms Concertos with Riccardo Chailly were nominated by Grammy Awards 2007 and announced “Record of the Year” and “Winner of the Concerto Category” by Classic FM Gramophone 2007. Chopin’s Nocturnes was nominated by Grammy Awards 2010 and his last release CD “Brazileiro” Villa-Lobos & Friends received the Grammy Awards 2013 as the best classical recording for South America. He is a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.

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