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Ulrich Stærk  

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Ulrich Stærk has been a much sought-after concert pianist in Denmark since his debut in Copenhagen in 1989, and has a wide-ranging career on the Continent with concerts in cities like Paris, Vienna and London. He has worked with artists like Yo-Yo Ma, Barbara Frittoli, Inga Nielsen and the Rubinstein Quartet, and has been a soloist with several orchestras; among these we can mention the Schleswig-Holstein Symphony Orchestra, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra and the regional orchestras in Århus and North Slesvig in piano concertos by Chopin, Mozart, Ravel, Bartók, Shostakovich, de Falla, Beethoven, Grieg, Gershwin and Czerny.
Ulrich Stærk has performed at a number of festivals: in Helsinki, Glasgow, Arc-et-Senans and Paris. Ulrich Stærk has also premiered much new Danish piano music, not least abroad. He has recorded music by the 19th century American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk and has appeared as an accompanist on a wealth of recordings.

Live Dates

22/02/2010   Musicweb International

Conversations for violin and piano
"The performances, excellently recorded, are outstandingly good, and evince powerful commitment for the repertoire."
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24/11/2009   Politiken

Conversations for violin og klaver
4/6 Hjerter

"Dynamisk og inderligt fortolket af violinisten Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider og pianisten Ulrich Stærk."
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Discography

Conversations for violin and piano
Conversations for violin and piano
Koppel, Nørgård, Ruders, Rosing-Schow, Nordentoft

CD 8.226519 (2009)

One hour of short youthful and charming pieces by five important post-war composers

Fra Højskolesangbogen
Fra Højskolesangbogen

CD 8.224712 (2006)

Popular strophic songs from the songbook that lies at the core of Danish musical culture

Concertos
Concertos
Herman D. Koppel

CD 8.226032 (2005)

Strong works from the mid-twentieth century for cello, flute and piano

Songs
Songs
Carl Nielsen

CD 8.224218 (2003)

Songs and lieder by the national composer, sung with perfection and empathy

Confrontations
Confrontations
Erik Jørgensen

CD 8.224137 (2000)

Mesterlige værker af en pioner og enegænger fra den serielle musik

Songs
Songs
Lange-Müller/Heise

CD 8.224033 (1997)

Lieder
Lieder
Rued Langgaard

CD 8.224011 (1994)

Remarkable Lieder in Late Romantic style by the child prodigy Rued Langgaard


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