András Schiff (born December 21, 1953) is a Hungarian-born classicalpianist. He has been a British citizen since 2001. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. ... Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... This article deals with those who play the piano. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...
Schiff is one of the best known living interpreters of J.S. Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685[1] (O.S.) – July 28, 1750[2] (N.S.)) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque period, and is universally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. ...
Since 1999, he has taken on the challenge of performing all 27 of Mozart's piano concertos at the Mozartwoche of the Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum, the official "Hüterin des Erbes" (Guardian of the heritage) for the composer in Salzburg.
In 1996, Schiff was honored with Hungary's Kossuth Prize, the nation's highest official distinction.
Schiff's prolific discography has also garnered him two Grammy awards, one for his recording of the Bach English Suites, and one for his CD of Schubert's Schwanengesang with tenor Peter Schreier.
Schiff is constantly firing on all cylinders with the kind of capacious memory that defines the classic humanist.
Schiff made headlines in February for canceling a high-profile concert appearance at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. in response to the ascent of Jörg Haider's right-wing Freedom Party into the new government.
Schiff is one of the remarkably few constantly seeking a much-needed creative synthesis between traditional styles of classical music making and our increasing awareness of historicity.
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