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Ronald Brautigam

b. 1954

Dutch musician (born 1954)

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Born 1954. Ronald Brautigam is a Dutch pianist.

Ronald Brautigam (born 1 October 1954) is a Dutch concert pianist, best known for his performances of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven's piano works on the fortepiano.

Born in Amsterdam, and in the United States with Rudolf Serkin (1982-83). His skill as a pianist was recognised by Dutch musicians and in 1984 he was awarded the Nederlandse Muziekprijs. In 2015 his Beethoven recordings received the Edison Award and the annual German Record Critics' Prize.

Brautigam resides in Amsterdam with his wife Mary. Since September 2011, he has been a professor in the University of Music of the Basel Music Academy.

Recordings Ronald Brautigam, Isabelle van Keulen (violin). Grieg, Elgar, Sibelius. Music for Violin and Piano. Label: Challenge Ronald Brautigam, Isabelle van Keulen (violin). Faure, Poulenc, Debussy. Label: Koch Schwann Ronald Brautigam. Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven. Complete works for solo piano. Played on Graf, Walter and Stein fortepiano replicas by Paul McNulty. Label: Bis Records Ronald Brautigam. Felix Mendelssohn. Piano Concertos. Played on a Pleyel fortepiano replica by Paul McNulty. Label: Bis Records Ronald Brautigam (piano), Peter Masseurs (trumpet), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor). Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No.1, Op.35. Played on modern piano. Label: London Classics. Ronald Brautigam, Sharon Bezaly (flute). Prokofiev, Schubert, Dutilleux, Jolivet. Works for Flute and Piano. Label: Bis Records. Ronald Brautigam, Nobuko Imai. Max Reger. Works for Viola. Label: Bis Records.

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Who is Ronald Brautigam?

Dutch musician (born 1954)

When was Ronald Brautigam born?

Ronald Brautigam was born on 1 October 1954 in Amsterdam.

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Ronald Brautigam is a pianist.

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Ronald Brautigam is Dutch.

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· Wikipedia: Ronald Brautigam

· Wikidata: Q746212

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