Markus Becker

Markus Becker (born 13 May 1963) is a German pianist and academic teacher. He is focused on chamber music, and on piano concertos from the time around 1900. His recording of the complete piano works by Max Reger earned him awards. He is also a jazz pianist, and has been professor of piano and chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover since 1993.

Career Becker was born in Osnabrück, the son of and his wife Bärbel. Both his parents were music educators; his father would become president of the Musikhochschule Hannover. Becker attended school in Hannover, and sang as a member of the Knabenchor Hannover. He received the Opus Klassik in 2019 for the best concerto recording from the 19th century, for Reger's Piano Concerto. 2000 – Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik Franz Schmidt: Piano Concertos for the left hand, with NDR Radiophilharmonie, Eiji Ōue (cpo 2006) George Antheil: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (NDR Radiophilharmonie, Eiji Ōue – cpo 2006) Jan Ladislav Dussek: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 44, 61, 64 (cpo 2008) Dussek: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 9, 1–3 and 77 (cpo 2007) Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 2/3 and 106 "Hammerklavier" (cpo 2006) Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (cpo 2002) Max Reger, Das gesamte Klavierwerk, vol. 1–12 (Thorofon, 1996–2000)