PETER BREINER
New York, NY 10003
ph.: , email: web: http://breiner.ca
CONDUCTOR:
1977 – 2008
Guest Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London, United Kingdom
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Israel
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, United Kingdom
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Moscow, Russia
Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Austria
Orchestra National de Lille, France
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra, Canada
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Brisbane, Australia
Hungarian State Radio
Orchestra, Budapest, Hungary
Nicolaus Esterhazy Orchestra,
Budapest, Hungary
Polish Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Poland
Ukrainian State Symphony
Orchestra, Kiew, Ukraine
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Ankara,
Turkey
Izmir Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovak
Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovak
State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Slovakia
State Chamber Orchestra,
Zilina, Slovakia
Capella Istropolitana, Bratislava, Slovakia
1990 – 1997
Conductor and Arranger
Midsummer Classics Hong Kong
PIANIST:
1977-2006
Worldwide concerts and recitals
U.S appearances:
2003
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington
Scandinavia House, New York
1997
Department of State, Washington
ARRANGER:
over 1,000 arrangements (classical, pop, jazz, world, folk, film score, national anthems)
2007
arrangements of works by Brahms and Janacek published by Boosey & Hawkes
sample of performances:
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, USA
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, England
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Players
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Festivalorchester Frankfurt, Germany
Garden State Sinfonia, NJ, USA
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Germany
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Hungarian State Radio Orchestra, Budapest, Hungary
London Symphony Orchestra, United Kingdom
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Moscow, Russia
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra National de Lille, France
Rockford Symphony, Illinois, USA
Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgium
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London, United Kingdom
Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra, Canada
Youngstown Symphony, Ohio, USA
West Australia Symphony, Perth
American Ballet Theatre
Houston Ballet
Hong Kong Ballet
Imagine Ballet Theatre, Utah
EDUCATION:
1981 M.A. Academy of Music Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia (composition)
1974 Conservatory of Music, Kosice, Slovakia (piano, composition, percussion, conducting)
RECORDINGS:
over 150 CDs (LPs) recorded and released on major labels (list enclosed)
dozens of Platinum and Gold records
radio and TV shows
SAMPLES OF RECENT CONCERT PROGRAMS:
November 23 & 24, 2006
Slovak Sinfonietta
Copland: Music for Movies
Villa-Lobos: Sinfonietta No. 1
Seban: 5 pieces for Guitar and Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
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October 21, 2006
Youngstown Symphony Orchestra (OH), Vladimir Feltsman, Piano
Sibelius: Finlandia
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
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September 23, 2006
Bratislava Music Festival
Slovak Radio Orchestra, Giora Feidman, Clarinet
Moyzes: Symphony No. 7
Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Piazzolla: Libertango and Los Pajaros Perdidos
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October 5, 2005
Bratislava Music Festival
Zilina Chamber Orchestra, Bratislava Guitar Quartett
Gorecki: Three Dances
Godar: Little Suite for Little David (Premiere)
Breiner: Guitaralia Notturna (Premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
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May 19, 2005
Toronto Centre for Performing Arts
Toronto Philharmonia, Peter Breiner, Conductor
Turner: Diverti-Memento
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony Nr. 6
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May 12, 2005
Slovak Radio Concert Hall
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Peter Breiner, Conductor
Bella: Festive Overture
Tomasi: Trumpet Concerto
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony Nr. 4
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March 10, 2005
House of Arts, Kosice, Slovakia
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Jazz Soloists, Peter Breiner, Piano Solo & Conductor
Gade: Jealousy
Viloldo: El Choclo
Breiner: Miss Mendacity
Bach: Invention
Bach: Aria from Christmas Oratorio
Hupfeld: As Time Goes By
Mangione: Bye’n Bye
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November 25, 2004
Slovak Radio Concert Hall
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Peter Breiner, Conductor
Moyzes: Overture
Moyzes: In The Fall
Moyzes; Symphony Nr. 8 (World premiere)
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February 11-12, 2004
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Breiner, Arranger, Piano Solo & Conductor
Love Me Tender (A Musical History of a Relationship) – Valentine’s Concert
Smetana: Ouverture to the Kiss
Love Me Tender, Fly Me to the Moon, Love is Here to Stay
Beethoven: I Love You, Brahms: I Love You
The Second Spring, Your Tenderness, Dark Eyes
Mendelssohn: The Wedding March
Miss Mendacity, Jealousy Tango
Haendel: Lascia ch’io pianga
Tchaikowsky: None but the Lonely Heart
Reconciliation, A Truly Beatiful You
Rose, Rose I Love You
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
…one of the most prominent representatives of new music from over the Atlantic… sensitive, emotional and breathtaking. An absolute must hear!
(Revue Musicale de Suisse Romande, Switzerland, 09/2005)
*
...the Slovak players under Peter Breiner give a good account of themselves and the
recording can hold its own against versions costing twice or three times as much...
(Penguin Record Guide)
*
...a musician of exceptional talent and versatility...
(South China Morning Post, Hong Kong)
*
Peter Breiner is a Andre Previn of our time , if not a Leonard Bernstein, and I think he deserves far greater recognition.
(Albert Wong, MusicData Hong Kong)
*
...recording quality of Mr. Breiner's piano and large orchestra is excellent and Peter Breiner is, undoubtedly, a very talented man...
(Journey Into Melody, GB)
*
...like all his recordings I have encountered so far, Over the Rainbow is a thoroughly
professional production which deserves every success...
(Classical Guitar, GB)
*
...Eight CD's belong to the most important recordings in cross-over catalog ever with all
their dignity and high craft... Mr. Breiner's fantasy knows no limitations...
(Musikmarkt, Germany)
*
...what kind of wonder allowed him to couple Baroque music with songs of Beatles this
extremely impressive way...he wrote a modern "Brandenburg" concerto...
(Le Monde, France)
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He's got the cool good looks of a rock musician and the charming gentility of an aristocrat
(TO NITE, Toronto, Canada)
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...Breiner, who is a personification of music, led the orchestra with a sober and distinct gesture and made them play the incredibly demanding score of Debussy's Preludes with brilliance and grace...
(SME, Slovakia)
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No one in town remembers this size of audience, the house sold out months in advance, endless standing ovations... Peter Breiner is a magician...
(SME, Slovakia)
*
Mr. Breiner's sparkling performance highlighted the seven-year history of the series.
With mastery and self-assurance, interpretations mirrored Mr. Breiner's considerable artistic imagination.
These improvisational "inventions" erupted into an almost frenzied blend of classical and jazz.
Mr. Breiner was at one with the piano. The audience was spellbound and responded with thunderous applause...
(State Magazine, Washington D.C., December 1997)
*
Astounding virtuosity, daring inventiveness, incredible skill and acrobatic wonders...
(The Review, Washington D.C., December 1999)
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COMPOSITIONS
Concerto for Giora and Orchestra for Clarinet and Orchestra (2007) 44'
Slovak Dances, Some Crazy, Some Sadfor Orchestra (2007) 70'
Happy Birthday, Kurt
for mixed choir, violin and bass guitar (2005) 9’
129 (De Profundis)
for mixed choir, cimbalom, violin and double bass (2005) 8’
Guitaralia Notturna
Concerto for Guitar Quartett and Orchestra (2005) 20’
Symphonic Poem for large orchestra (2004) 25’
“Write me, write me…” two songs for a capella mixed chorus
on poems by Jan Strasser (2004) 6’
To Dear Mr. Bach on His Birthday
for violin, violoncello and piano (2003) 15’
"…there must be something..." Triple Concerto for
Violin, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra (2000) 38’
Get Up, Ye Shepherds
Christmas Collage for Mixed Choir, Organ and Percussions (2000) 15’
Carmen Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (1994) 30’
The Story, oratorio for 5 Solos, 2 Choirs and Large Orchestra (Passion) (1993) 90’
Ma Non Troppo for 2 Violoncellos and Piano /1991/ 12’
Collage in Form of Prelude & Fugue for Organ /1989/ 12’
42 000 Sonatinas for Piano /1986,7,8,9,1990,91,92/
Sonata Ostinata for Violin, Violoncello and Piano /1988/ 20’
Concerto for Orchestra and Orchestra /1987/ 40’
Talking Watch for Flute, Bassoon, Violoncello and Harpsichord
/1986/ 12’
Another Concerto for Piano and Orchestra /1986/ 30’
I Wrote a Real Symphony for Baritone Solo and Large Symphonic
Orchestra /1985/ 40’
String Quartet /1985/ 35’
Something Like a Concerto for Piano and Orchestra /1984/ 30’
Such a Burlesque for Smaller Symphonic Orchestra /1982/ 14’
Symphony for Orchestra /1980/ 25’
08/08/06