Michael Gees
BIOGRAPHY
The pianist Michael Gees was born in Bielefeld in 1953. In 1961 he won the first prize at the Hamburg Steinway Competition and at the Student Competition hosted by the Salzburg Mozarteum, where he subsequently studied. He made his concert debut in his native Bielefeld in 1963. He studied with Seydlhofer and David at the Vienna Musikhochschule before pursuing his training in Detmold and Hannover. There, in addition to pursuing his pianistic career, he also devoted himself to jazz and composition. In 1986 Michael Gees appeared as composer, soloist and accompanist at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. Gees has been working with Christoph Prégardien for several years now.
PRESS REVIEWS
"Het resultaat is deze introspectieve, visionaire cd met ondermeer diverse Gnossiennes en de Gymnopedie, die niet vervelen." Mania Klassiek - Mei 2011
"The result is this introspective and visionary CD with for example various Gnossiennes and the Gymnopedie, music that never bores the listener." Mania Klassiek - Mei 2011
"Net als Gabriela Montero improviseert hij (Michael Gees) er daarom op los, waarbij hij werkelijk in de huid van de componist kruipt." Paul Janssen - Juli/Augustus 2011
"Like Gabriela Montero he ( Michael Gees) gets loose and improvises, and in that way he is able to crawl under the skin of the composer." Paul Janssen - Juli/Augustus 2011
"These succeeded in fanciful rambling, mainly softly-sounding piano meditations - relaxed, enjoyable, often dreamlike intimate mood music" Ingo Harden - Fono Forum - September 2011
"Es sind ihm fantasievoll schweifende, vorwiegend im weich klingenden Piano gehaltene Meditationen gelungen - lockere, angenehme, oft traumerisch-intieme Stimmungsmusiken" Ingo HArden Fono Forum - September 2011
"Vakkundig gedaan en zeker de moeite waard om gehoord te worden."
Robert Nemecek, Ensemble september 2011
"Skillfully done and worth listening to it is definitely."
Robert Nemecek, Ensemble September 2011
"Gekonnt und Hörenswert ist es auf jeden Fall."
Robert Nemecek, Ensemble september 2011
'Eine mutige, nachdenklich machende Produktion.' - Sven Kerkhoff.
'een moedige, zorgvuldig gemaakte productie.' - Sven Kerkhoff.
'Schoonheid tussen leven en dood.' - Arjan van Dijk.
'Beauty between life and death.' - Arjan van Dijk.
'Hij maakt mooie klanken, zingt heel bewust.' - Marjolijn Sengers.
'He makes beautiful sounds, sings quite deliberately.' - Marjolijn Sengers.
Er is een verschil als ik een lied vijf of vijftig keer heb gezongen, omdat ik telkens probeer om dat lied , de melodie en de tekst, opnieuw te beleven tegen de achtergrond van mijn levenservaringen. Tertio - maart 2010
There is a difference when I've sung a song five or fifty times, because I always try to revive that song, the melody and the text, in the light of my life experiences. Tertio - March 2010
Het is een staaltje van de hoogste liedkunst. NB - Maart 2010
It is an perfect example of the highest form of the art of singing. NB - March 2010
"The result is this introspective and visionary CD with for example various Gnossiennes and the Gymnopedie, music that never bores the listener." Mania Klassiek - Mei 2011
"Net als Gabriela Montero improviseert hij (Michael Gees) er daarom op los, waarbij hij werkelijk in de huid van de componist kruipt." Paul Janssen - Juli/Augustus 2011
"Like Gabriela Montero he ( Michael Gees) gets loose and improvises, and in that way he is able to crawl under the skin of the composer." Paul Janssen - Juli/Augustus 2011
"These succeeded in fanciful rambling, mainly softly-sounding piano meditations - relaxed, enjoyable, often dreamlike intimate mood music" Ingo Harden - Fono Forum - September 2011
"Es sind ihm fantasievoll schweifende, vorwiegend im weich klingenden Piano gehaltene Meditationen gelungen - lockere, angenehme, oft traumerisch-intieme Stimmungsmusiken" Ingo HArden Fono Forum - September 2011
"Vakkundig gedaan en zeker de moeite waard om gehoord te worden."
Robert Nemecek, Ensemble september 2011
"Skillfully done and worth listening to it is definitely."
Robert Nemecek, Ensemble September 2011
"Gekonnt und Hörenswert ist es auf jeden Fall."
Robert Nemecek, Ensemble september 2011
'Eine mutige, nachdenklich machende Produktion.' - Sven Kerkhoff.
'een moedige, zorgvuldig gemaakte productie.' - Sven Kerkhoff.
'Schoonheid tussen leven en dood.' - Arjan van Dijk.
'Beauty between life and death.' - Arjan van Dijk.
'Hij maakt mooie klanken, zingt heel bewust.' - Marjolijn Sengers.
'He makes beautiful sounds, sings quite deliberately.' - Marjolijn Sengers.
Er is een verschil als ik een lied vijf of vijftig keer heb gezongen, omdat ik telkens probeer om dat lied , de melodie en de tekst, opnieuw te beleven tegen de achtergrond van mijn levenservaringen. Tertio - maart 2010
There is a difference when I've sung a song five or fifty times, because I always try to revive that song, the melody and the text, in the light of my life experiences. Tertio - March 2010
Het is een staaltje van de hoogste liedkunst. NB - Maart 2010
It is an perfect example of the highest form of the art of singing. NB - March 2010
NEWS
23-06-11:
In depth interview with Michael Gees by opus-klassiek.nl and MusicWeb10-06-11:
Michael Gees in AVRO's Spiegelzaal on Radio 431-05-11:
Get tickets for the first Challenge Artists in Concert!25-05-11:
Challenge Artists in Concert: Michael Gees & Goeyvaerts Trio18-05-11:
Christoph Pregardien and Michael Gees in Eindhoven and Amsterdam25-03-11:
Challenge Artists in Concert: Michael Gees in Amsterdam for CD presentantation concert26-02-10:
Gramaophone and Opernwelt love Prégardien and Gees08-01-10:
New cd Pregardien and Gees recommended by Klassik.com06-01-10:
'Between Life and Death' is a winner!21-01-09:
Pregardien and Gees receive two MIDEM Awards!27-11-08:
Christoph Prégardien and Micheal Gees on televison, ‘Vrije Geluiden’ Nederland 109-07-08:
Christoph Prégardien Editor's Choice Augustus issue of Gramophone29-02-08:
Christoph Prégardien en Michael Gees are touring in the NetherlandsDISCOGRAPHY
VIDEOS
| TOURDATES | ||
| Michael Gees | Oldenburg | |
| Oldenburger Promenaden | ||
| Michael Gees | Oldenburg | |
| Oldenburger Promenaden | ||
| Michael Gees | Ingolstadt | |
| Festsaal Ingolstadt | ||
| Michael Gees | Neuwied-Engers | |
| Schloss Engers | ||
| Michael Gees | Schwarzenberg | |
| Schubertiade Schwarzenberg | ||
TOURDATES
| Michael Gees | Oldenburg | |
| Oldenburger Promenaden | ||
| Michael Gees | Oldenburg | |
| Oldenburger Promenaden | ||
| Michael Gees | Ingolstadt | |
| Festsaal Ingolstadt | ||
WEBSITE
http://www.michaelgees.de/
BIOGRAPHY
The pianist Michael Gees was born in Bielefeld in 1953. In 1961 he won the first prize at the Hamburg Steinway Competition and at the Student Competition hosted by the Salzburg Mozarteum,...
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