Benyamin Nuss
Encyclopedia
Life
Nuss was born in Bergisch GladbachBergisch Gladbach
' is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis .-Geography:Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He began playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
in 1995 and was taught and supported by his then teacher Viktor Langemann.
In 2004, Nuss was taught privately with concert-pianist Andreas Frölich in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany and later changed teachers to Ilja Scheps as a youth-student. After high school, Nuss studied at the Hochschule für Musik Köln
Hochschule für Musik Köln
The Cologne University of Music is a music college in Cologne, and Germany's largest academy of music.-History:The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln...
and graduated with a Bachelor in Music. He visited masterclasses there with Anatol Ugorski, Einar Steen-Nokleberg and Ragna Schirmer.
Through his success in German national music competition Jugend Musiziert
Jugend musiziert
thumb|German stamp: 25 years of "Jugend musiziert"Jugend musiziert is a music competition for children and adolescents in Germany on regional, federal and national level.-Jugend musiziert in Germany:...
, Nuss was invited to play concerts with the Youth Orchestra of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. He has played at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall, the Laeisz Concert Hall Hamburg and other such important concert halls since.
In 2006, Nuss received a stipendium from the Werner Richard - Dr. Carl Dörken Stiftung and played recitals and concerts with different orchestras of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. In 2008, he was chosen for "Best of NRW", which allowed him to play twelve concerts in diverse concert halls in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
.
He has recently performed in the successful concert "Symphonic Fantasies" and is now recording Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
's "New World A-Comin'" as an exclusive Universal
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
recording artist.
Awards
- 2003 Bernd Alois Zimmermann Prize of Erftstadt
- 2004 1st Place Jugend Musiziert with brother Jonathan Nuss
- 2005 1st Place for solo piano Jugend Musiziert (National Music Competition, Germany)
- 2005 1st Place Steinway Piano Competition in Hamburg
- 2006 1st Place Thürmer Piano Competition in Bochum
- 2006 1st Place International Piano Competition „Prix d´Amadeo de Piano“, Netherlands and Special Prize for best Mozart interpretation
- 2006 Beethoven Bonnensis reward of Bonn
- 2008 stipendiary of ´Best of NRW´
- 2009 exclusive Universal recording artist
External links
- http://www.benyamin-nuss.de/
- http://www.deutsche-stiftung-musikleben.de/stipendiaten/solistenMaske.html?TID=20081215092328
- http://vgmdb.net/artist/5989
- http://www.prixamadeo.com/