Edna Stern

Edna Stern (; born 6 March 1977) is a Belgian-Israeli pianist.

Biography She was born in Belgium, and grew up in Israel. Later on she took part in masters courses in piano at the International Piano Academy Lake Como under Alicia de Larrocha, Dimitri Bashkirow, Andreas Staier, and Leon Fleisher.

She followed Fleisher to the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, for a year.

Her first CD, Chaconne, was named the best CD of 2005 by Arte. has been teaching at the Royal College of Music in London.

Repertoire Her current repertoire varies from Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Luciano Berio to contemporary composers.

CDs 2005: Chaconne (Pieces from Ferruccio Busoni, Rudolf Lutz, and Johann Sebastian Bach), with Amandine Beyer (violin) 2008: Sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach for violin and keyboard 2008: Fantasies by Robert Schumann 2009: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland – Preludes, fugues und chorals by Bach 2010: Chopin Piano Sonate No. 2 / Préludes 2010: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 Jeune Homme and Concertos Nos 12 & 14 – Edna Stern & Orchestre d'Auvergne – Highly Acclaimed Performance BBC Radio CD Review