# Tzimon Barto, piano > Tzimon Barto, piano – 7 recordings on Ondine. Recognized as one of the foremost American pianists of his generation, Tzimon Barto has been giving exciting and… Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/barto-tzimon - **Role:** piano - **Photo:** © Malcolm Yawn ## Biography Recognized as one of the foremost American pianists of his generation, Tzimon Barto has been giving exciting and highly acclaimed performances on both sides of the Atlantic. Born and raised in Florida, Tzimon Barto received his first piano lessons from his grandmother at the age of five, and later attended the Juilliard School of Music, studying piano with Adele Marcus. While at Juilliard he won the Gina Bachauer Competition two consecutive years in a row. Additionally, Tzimon Barto was a conducting fellow and coach for the American Opera Center. At the Tanglewood Institute, he received the "Most Outstanding Student Award", presented by Gunther Schuller for his achievements as a young conductor. Tzimon Barto's international breakthrough followed in the mid-1980s, when he appeared at the Vienna Musikverein and the Salzburg Festival at the invitation of Herbert von Karajan. Tzimon Barto has since performed with nearly every major international orchestra, including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, and the Chicago, Houston, National, and San Francisco symphonies, as well as the Mariinsky Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Hamburg NDR Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, ONE Madrid, and NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo. Tzimon Barto is a frequent guest at major festivals such as the Ravinia Festival in the USA or the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. For twenty-five years, he has had a close musical collaboration and friendship with the conductor Christoph Eschenbach. Tzimon Barto has always been actively involved in contemporary music and created an international composition competition for piano solo in 2006 - the Barto Prize. Tzimon Barto's CD recordings for Ondine include keyboard pieces by Rameau ([ODE 1067-2](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1067-2)) and piano works by Haydn ([ODE 1154-2](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1154-2)) and Ravel ([ODE 1095-2](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1095-2)), as well as a Schumann disc featuring Tzimon Barto as soloist of the NDR Sinfonieorchester and as piano duo partner of Christoph Eschenbach ([ODE 1162-2](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1162-2)). Further releases on EMI and Capriccio feature concertos by Ravel, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Liszt, de Falla, Saint-Saëns, Chopin, Bartók, and Gershwin, as well as solo recitals of works by Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, and Liszt, in addition to popular encores, with music ranging from Bach to Joplin. Tzimon Barto speaks five languages fluently, reads ancient Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, and is studying Mandarin Chinese. In addition to his career as a pianist, he is also a writer of His first book, A Lady of Greek Origin, was first published in 2001. A stage version of this book was performed in Frankfurt and Vienna, and has been released on DVD. Harold Flanders, a novel, was published in 2010. ## Discography on Ondine (7) - [Franz Liszt · Johannes Brahms · Witold Lutoslawski · Sergei Rachmaninov: Grandes études de Paganini, s. 141 · Paganini Variations, Op. 35 · Paganini Variations For Two Pianos (both piano parts recorded by Barto) · Paganini Rhapsody, Op. 43](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1230-2d.md): Tzimon Barto, piano · Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra · Christoph Eschenbach, conductor (ODE 1230-2D, 2014) - [Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversary Concert: Bernstein · Lieberson · Gershwin](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1190-2d.md): Richard Dreyfuss, narrator · Tzimon Barto, piano · National Symphony Orchestra · Christoph Eschenbach · includes excerpts from the 1961 Inaugural Concert broadcast (ODE 1190-2D, 2011) - [Robert Schumann: Introduction & Allegro appassionato · Geistervariationen for piano solo · Introduction & Concert-Allegro · Six Etudes in Canonic Form (arr. Debussy)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1162-2.md): Tzimon Barto, piano · NDR Sinfonieorchester · Christoph Eschenbach, conductor and piano (ODE 1162-2, 2010) - [Unexpected Encounters: A Selection of Piano Sonatas by Joseph Haydn](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1154-2.md): Tzimon Barto, piano (ODE 1154-2, 2009) - [Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit · Miroirs · Jeux d'eau](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1095-2.md): Tzimon Barto, piano (ODE 1095-2, 2007) - [A Basket of Wild Strawberries: A Selection of Keyboard Jewels by Jean-Philippe Rameau](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1067-2.md): Tzimon Barto, piano (ODE 1067-2, 2006) - [Maurice Ravel: Orchestral Versions of · Gaspard de la nuit (with recited text) · Le Tombeau de Couperin · Menuet antique · Pavane pour une infante défunte · Alborada del gracioso](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1051-2.md): Carole Bouquet, narrator · Tzimon Barto, piano · Orchestre de Paris · Christoph Eschenbach, conductor (ODE 1051-2, 2005) ## Links - [Official Website](http://www.tzimonbarto.com) - [Künstlersekretariat Schoerke](http://www.ks-schoerke.de/content/en/artists/klavier/barto/kurzbio) - [Mark Stephan Buhl Artists Management](http://www.msbuhl.com/page_p48_de.html) - [Maren Borchers - For Artists](http://www.forartists.de/)