Markus Bellheim

About Markus Bellheim

Markus Bellheim sprang into prominence after winning the 2000 International Messiaen Competition in Paris, thus securing a position as one of the most interesting and multifaceted pianists of his generation. Extensive concert activities have taken him throughout Europe, to America and the Far East. Bellheim has been invited to perform with internationally renowned orchestras. He has played under the batons of Sylvain Cambreling, Jonathan Nott, Karl Anton Rickenbacher and has worked with composers Steve Reich, György Kurtág and Wolfgang Rihm. Bellheim is also a valued chamber music and ensemble partner of Ingolf Turban, Eduard Brunner, Marisol Montalvo, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Intercontemporain and Minguet Quartet. Markus Bellheim recorded among others the solo piano music of Wolfgang Rihm and the complete piano works by Olivier Messiaen. He is active as a piano teacher at the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg, and became Professor of Piano at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich in 2011. He regularly gives masterclasses both in Germany and abroad.
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