Markus Schirmer Explained

Markus Schirmer (born 10 June 1963) is an Austrian pianist.^[1]

Schirmer is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz, where he teaches concert piano. He was awarded the Music Manual Award at the international Music Convention EUROMUSIC and the, an award for Austrian artists.^{[2] [3]}

Discography

• Pictures & Reflections (Maurice Ravel: Miroirs, Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition) Tacet 2005, T 132
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Early Piano Sonatas, Op. 13 Pathétique; Op. 2, No. 2 and Op. 2, No. 3; Tacet 2003, T 128
• W. A. Mozart: The Piano Quartets, Tacet 2002
• Franz Schubert: Piano sonatas D 625 F minor, D 845 A minor, Lotus Records
• Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 1, Lotus Records
• Markus Schirmer and Wolfram Berger – Engel im Kopf
• Scurdia – Risgar Koshnaw: My songs from Kurdistan^[4]
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas: Nos. 13, 14 (Moonlight), 19, 20. Piano Sonatinas: in G, in F. Variations on a Swiss Song, Tacet 2011, T194^[5]
• W. A. Mozart: The Mozart Sessions: Concerto No. 12, K. 414, Concerto No. 13, K. 415, Church Sonata, K. 336; Paladino 2012^[6]

References

1. News: 19 March 2014 . Stars to commemorate Turkish soprano Leyla Gencer . 3 April 2024 . Hurriyet Daily News.
2. Web site: Professor Markus Schirmer . 3 April 2024 . Euro Arts Academy.
3. Web site: Musikpreise des Landes Steiermark. Land Steiermark (Province of Styria government website). 13 July 2014.
4. News: Sinkovicz. Wilhelm. Markus Schirmer: Grenzenlose Freiheit. 13 July 2014. Die Presse. 13 January 2004.
5. News: Noriega. Scott. Beethoven: Piano Sonatas: Nos. 3, 13, 14 (Moonlight), 21 (Waldstein), 23 (Appassionata), 26, 30, 32 / Beethoven: Piano Sonatas: Nos. 13, 14 (Moonlight), 19, 20. Piano Sonatinas: in G: in F. Variations on a Swiss Song. https://web.archive.org/web/20130131015330/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2491497441.html. dead. 31 January 2013. 13 July 2014. . HighBeam Research. 1 November 2011.
6. News: Naredi-Rainer. Ernst. Schirmers neue Liebe. 13 July 2014. Kleine Zeitung. 16 October 2012.

External links

• - Official Website
• Official website Scurdia Markus Schirmer & Friends
• "Markus Schirmer zu Gast im Café Graz" by Andrea Harrich, City of Graz, 23 December 2013
• "Markus Schirmer: Grenzenlose Freiheit" by, Die Presse, 13 January 2004
• Josef Krainer Award 2014
• Profile at styriarte