Joseph Breinl

Joseph Breinl (b. 1974 in Munich, Germany) is a pianist and accompanist. [ [http://farao-classics.de/english/artists/breinl-e.html Farao Classics] ] . His father, Gerhard Breinl, is a violist in the Bavarian State Orchestra.

Education

Awarded a scholarship by the Studienstiftung, Joseph Breinl studied solo piano and song accompaniment in Munich with Karl-Hermann Mrongovius and Gitti Pirner. The younger Breinl continued his studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam working on solo piano and song accompaniment with Willelm Brons and Rudolf Jansen. During his studies he attended master classes held by mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker and pianists Roger Vignoles, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Graham Johnson.

After his master class Johnson invited Breinl to come to London to work with him more intensively. Johnson also awarded Breinl the scholarship of the Klavierfestival Ruhr 2002 and became his teacher and mentor.

Venues

Breinl's international career includes performances at prestigious festivals and venues in Europe, North America, and Asia. He has appeared at the Munich Opera Festival, the aforementioned Klavierfestival, the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, Austria, and at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.

In Europe, he has performed at National Theatre Munich, the Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, the Mozarteum, the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Konzerthaus, Vienna, the Stockholm Concert Hall, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, and the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels.

In the United States, Breinl appeared at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2006 and at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center and other U.S. venues in 2007. After his Kennedy Center performance with mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn, the Washington Post's music critic wrote, "Pianist Joseph Breinl -- alert, responsive and good-humored -- was a full partner in the evening's success." [ [http://www.vocalartssociety.org/roster/20070128stotijn.htm Vocal Arts Society] ]

His trips to Japan include appearances at Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Symphony Hall in Osaka.

Accompanist

Breinl works regularly with Stotijn and baritone Mattijs van de Woerd and has also accompanied mezzo-soprano Michelle Breedt and baritone Udo Reinemann [ [http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/green/green/home.nsf/ArtistDetails/Joseph%20Breinl Askonas Holt] ] . In 2006, Stotijn and Breinl recorded the "Dreams and Fantasy Figures" CD of songs by Franz Schubert, Alban Berg, and Hugo Wolf. [ [http://www.christiannestotijn.com/recordings.htm Christianne Stotijn Mezzo Soprano Official Website] ]

In June 2004, Breinl became the accompanist for German mezzo-soprano and Kammersängerin Waltraud Meier. A CD featuring Meier and Breinl performing Schubert and Richard Strauss songs was released in late 2007. [ [http://www.farao-classics.de/deutsch/katalog/w-meier_lieder.html Farao Classics] ] Breinl accompanied Meier in numerous recitals in 2007-08 in Japan, Germany, France, Austria, and Spain. [ [http://www.waltraud-meier.com/html/e/frame_e.html Waltraud-Meier.com] ]

Breinl and Stotijin will perform several recitals in the U.S. and Canada in February 2009.

References

External links

* [http://www.bbtartistslive.com/RVE317230f1251d47ed9aaabba49ef30e81,,.aspx Borletti-Buitoni Trust -- includes video about recording "Dreams and Fantasy Figures" CD]