BIOGRAPHY
Pianist, conductor and composer Aris Alexander Blettenberg has established himself as one of the most versatile musicians of his generation.
He first came to public attention when he won first prize at the 2015 Hans von Bülow International Piano Competition. In October 2021, his credentials as a performer have been boosted by success in the prestigious Ludwig van Beethoven International Piano Competition Vienna as he won first prize.
Over the last years Aris has performed to critical acclaim at London's Wigmore Hall, the Vienna Musikverein, Konzerthaus Berlin, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, the Beaux Arts Brussels, National Concert Hall Dublin, the NOSPR Katowice and the Prinzregententheater
Munich.
He has been invited to renowned music festivals such as the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, Kissinger Sommer Festival, Heidelberger Frühling Festival, Turku Music Festival and the Schwetzingen Festival.
An avid chamber music player, Aris has collaborated with artists including Arabella Steinbacher, Christian Tetzlaff, Sharon Kam, Maximilian Hornung, Julian Rachlin and Julia Fischer with whom he has given many recitals throughout Europe.
Since 2015, Aris has been a regular guest conductor at the Meiningen State Theatre. His published compositions are performed throughout the world.
Born to a Greek-German family in 1994, Aris Alexander Blettenberg studied piano and conducting in Munich, Salzburg and Hannover under the guidance of Antti Siirala, Bruno Weil and latterly Lars Vogt (†). Numerous masterclasses with teachers such as Rudolf Buchbinder, Gerhard Oppitz, Cyprien Katsaris, Dame Imogen Cooper and Vladimir Jurowski have rounded off his training.
CONCERTS
January 21, 2023 - 16:00
Fellbach - Rathaus
Trio recital with Nemorino Scheliga (clarinet) & Theo Plath (bassoon)
Works by Mendelssohn, Bruch, Schumann & Beethoven
Fellbach - Rathaus
Trio recital with Nemorino Scheliga (clarinet) & Theo Plath (bassoon)
Works by Mendelssohn, Bruch, Schumann & Beethoven
Chemnitz - Villa Esche
Solo recital
Works by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Kirchner, Schumann & Draeseke
18. Februar 2023, 19:00
Munich - Konzertkapelle Nymphenburg
Song recital with Jakob Schad (Bass-baritone)
Schubert: Winterreise
Linz - Francisco Carolinum
Chambers music concert with The Minetti Quartet
Works by Mozart, Haydn & Dvořák
Leipzig - Grieg-Begegnungsstätte
Solo recital
Works by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Kirchner, Schumann & Draeseke
Plzeň (CZ) - Town Hall
Concert with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
Works by Beethoven & Elgar
Frankenthal - CongressForum
Concert with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
Works by Beethoven & Elgar
Kempten - TheaterInKempten
Concert with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
Works by Beethoven & Elgar
Mosbach - Alte Mälzerei
Recital with Theo Plath (bassoon)
Works by Debussy, Franck, Saint-Saëns & Boulanger
Berching - Kloster Plankstetten
Recital with Theo Plath (bassoon)
Works by Debussy, Franck, Saint-Saëns & Boulanger
Graz (A) - congress graz, Chamber Music Hall
Duet recital with Philipp Scheucher (piano)
Works by Schubert
April 12-15 2023
Vienna (A) - Casino Zögernitz
CD recording
Works by Beethoven
Sinsheim - Stiftskirche
Trio recital with Nemorino Scheliga (clarinet) & Theo Plath (bassoon)
Works by Mendelssohn, Bruch & Schumann
April 23, 2023 - 15:00
Essen - Funke Hauptzentrale
Klavier-Festival Ruhr
Works by Schubert & Gershwin
Moers - Martinstift, Chamber Music Hall
Recital with Theo Plath (bassoon)
Works by Debussy, Franck, Saint-Saëns & Boulanger
Nuremberg - Meistersingerhalle, Small Hall
Concert with mit Anna Reszniak (violin) & Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
Works by Mozart, Strauss, Mendelssohn a.o.
Chemnitz - Kreuzkirche
Opening concert of Sächsisches Mozartfest
Works by Gluck, Mozart a.o.
Schwelm - LEO Theater im Ibach-Haus
Debut recital Klavier-Festival Ruhr
Works by Schubert & Gershwin
