CURRICULUM VITAE

Concert Pianist

Name: Bruno d’Espiney
Date of birth: 24th of September 1981
Nationality: Danish / Portuguese
Spoken languages: Danish, fluent
Portuguese, fluent
English, fluent
French, almost fluent
Italian, almost fluent

Address: Studiestræde 7, II
1455 København K
Denmark
Telephone: (+ 45) 33 14 94 08
Mobile phone: (+ 45) 22 21 48 23
E-mail: brunodespiney@yahoo.dk; brunodespiney@gmail.com

Short biography:

I have now studied music for over 18 years, and have been performing concerts for around 16 years.
My musical background began at early childhood with very musically interested parents, though they were not professional musicians them selves.
My actual piano lessons started when I was eight years old with piano teacher Valeria Zanini and continued throughout my school years until I was thirteen. I then initiated lessons with Professor from The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Bohumila Jedlickova, who began teaching me basic technique and form with a more professional carer in mind. When I finished High school I decided in agreement with Bohumila that I should dedicate myself solely to the piano and study at The Royal Danish Academy, which I then did.
About three years later I felt I needed to explore other teaching methods in collaboration with my present teacher, so I then studied with Professor Jiri Hlinka (concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes’s teacher) for a year in Oslo. This was very inspiring, fruitful and a wonderful supplement to my continued collaboration with Bohumila Jedlickova.
I have in the course of these years played a great deal of concerts, appeared on radio and television, and recorded my first CD.
Besides having obtained a basic and advanced/high level classical music education, were I have been working on most of the classical composers (described on the following pages), I have focused primarily on perfecting my interpretation of Frederic Chopin.
I am now finishing my final examination at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, summer 2006, and will be initiating a more extensive concert career as a soloist.

Educational background:

1999 English course from University of Cambridge
1999 Computer course from Bjørns International school
1988 - 1998 High School from Zahles School and Bjørns International School

Musical educational background:

1999 - 2006 Studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen under the toot ledge of Professor Bohumila Jedlickova
2002 - 2003 Studied as an exchange student at Barat Due Institute of Music in Oslo under the toot ledge of Professor Jiri Hlinka
1996 - 1999 Studied as a private student with Professor Bohumila Jedlickova
1989 - 1996 Studied at Zahles school of Music with Teacher Valeria Zanini

Masterclasses:

2005 Attended Maestro Leonid Margarius Masterclass

2005 Attended Maestro Franco Scala's Masterclass
2003 Attended Professor Pnina Salzmann’s Master class
2002 Played for Professor Vittorino D’Almeida
2001 Attended Professor Martino Tirimo’s Master class
2000 Attended Professor Peter Feuchtwanger’s Master class
1996 Received private lessons from Concert Pianist Maria João Pires

Relevant concert performances:

2007 Going to play a live radio concert transmitted on Portuguese National Radio in connection to the CD release, Portugal

2007 Going to play several CD release concerts in various FNAC Concert Hall's, Portugal

2007 Going to play a concert at "The Odd Fellow Palae" for the diplomats credited in Denmark to commemorate the closing of the Portuguese European Administration, Copenhagen

2007 Played on Portuguese national radio several times

2007 Played a concert in "The Danish Radio House" at the annual Bolero prize radio concert, Copenhagen

2007 Played my CD release concert at "Naesse Castle", Holte

2006 Played a concert after the Masterclass of "Accademia pianistica di Imola", Baselga di pine, Italy

2006 Played in "Admiral Gjeddes Gard" Culturel Concert Hall, Copenhagen
2006 Played in the “Museum of Music History” Concert hall, Copenhagen
Played in “Art Industri Museum Concerthall” organized by the Portuguese Embassy, Copenhagen
Played in “Bredgade Art Gallery” Concert hall, Copenhagen
Played several concerts at “The Royal Danish academy of Music” Concert hall, Copenhagen
2005 Played in “Pilegården” Concert hall, Brønshøj
Played a open air concert at “Batatal”, Lisbon
Played a private concert at the Portuguese Ambassadors residence, Copenhagen
Played several concerts at “The Royal Danish Academy of Music” Concert hall, Copenhagen
2004 Played several concerts in “Kulturgyngen” Concert hall, Århus

Played several Concerts at “The Royal Danish Academy of Music” Concert hall, Copenhagen
2003 Played in “Musikhögskolan” Concert hall, Malmö
Played a private concert in “Via Asti”, Milan
Played private concert, Hamburg
Played several concert in “The Royal Danish Academy of Music”, Copenhagen
2002 Played in the “Danish Freemason” Concert hall, Copenhagen
Played a private concert at the Portuguese Ambassadors residence, Copenhagen
Played in the “Steinway Chamber hall”, Copenhagen
2001 Played in “Kalundborg Concert hall”, Kalundborg
Played in the “DR Piano festival” at “Rundetårn”, Copenhagen
Played at “Tivoli” Concert hall
Played in “Musikhuset” Concert hall, Århus
Played in “Hillerød Music School” Concerthall, Hillerød
Played several concert at “The Royal Danish Academy of Music”, Copenhagen
Played a private concert at “Marco D’Oggiono”, Milan
2000 Played two concerts at “The Royal Danish Academy of Music”, Copenhagen
1999 Played in “Vintergård” chamber hall, Roskilde
1998 Played in “Tivoli” Concert hall, Copenhagen
1988-1997 Played several concert in “Zahles school” Concert hall, Copenhagen
Played several private concerts, Copenhagen

Competitions and Awards:

2005 Received 40.000 dkk. Honorary prize from “Topdanmark”
2003 Received 100.000 dkk. Culture Prize from “Topdanmark”
2002 Received the Talent Prize from the Danish Freemason Association
2001 Won the First prize and VIP Prize in the “Steinway Piano Competition”, Århus
2001 Won the First prize in “Hillerød Piano Competition”, Hillerød
1998 Won the First Prize in “Berlingske Tidenes Classical music competition”, Copenhagen

TV and Radio Performances:

2007 Will appear in a live radio concert transmitted on Portuguese national radio in connection to the CD release, Portugal

2007 Played on Portuguese national radio several times.

2007 Appeared on the "DR P2" radio program "Bolero" for there annual awards

2007 Appeared on the "DR P2" radio program "Bolero" due to the release of my CD
2005 The Danish channel “DK4” made a 40 minute long TV documentary of my life as a pianist
2003 Appeared on television “TV2” news in connection with the Freemason prize
2001 Played in the “DR Piano festival” and this was then played on Radio several times
2001 Played on “Go Morgen Danmark” television show

Recordings:

2005 Recorded my first CD with Frederic Chopin’s four Scherzi and Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise


Solo repertoire:

J. S. Bach

French Suite no. 5 in G major
Prelude and Fugue in C major
Prelude and Fugue in C minor
Prelude and Fugue in D major
Prelude and Fugue in D minor
Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor
Prelude and Fugue in E minor
“all from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier book 1”

D. Scarlatti

Sonata k. 367 in F Major
Sonata k. 380 in E major

L. Beethoven

Sonata op. 13 in C minor
Sonata op. 27 no. 1 in C sharp minor
Sonata op. 57 no. 1 in F minor

W. A. Mozart

Sonata no. 6 köchel 284 in D major
Sonata no. 9 köchel 310 in A minor
Sonata no. 16 köchel 545 in C major
Concerto no 21 köchel 467 in C major

M. Clementi

Sonata op. 25 no. 5 in F Shrap minor

F. Schubert

Impromtu op. 90 in E flat major

F. Chopin

Scherzo op. 20 no.1 in B minor
Scherzo op. 33 no. 2 in B flat minor
Scherzo op. 39 no. 3 in C sharp minor
Scherzo op. 54 no. 4 in E major
Nocturne op. 48 no. 1 in F major
Nocturne op. 55 no. 1 in C minor
Etude op. 10 no. 1 in C major
Etude op. 10 no. 4 in C sharp minor
Etude op. 10 no. 12 in C minor
Etude op. 25 no. 11 in A minor
Etude op. 25 no. 12 in C minor
Concerto op. 22 no. 1 in E minor
Berceuse op. 57 in D flat major
Waltz BI56 in E minor
Waltz op. 42 in A flat major
Waltz BI150 in A minor
Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise op. 22 in E flat major

P. Tchaikovsky

Concerto no. 1 op. 23 in B minor

F. Mendelsohn

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso op. 14 in E minor

A. Dvorâk

Silhouettes

S. Rachmaninoff

Prelude op. 23 no. 2 in B major
Prelude op. 23 no. 2 in D major
Prelude op. 23 no. 5 in G minor
Prelude op. 23 no. 9 in E flat minor

N. W. Gade

Scherzo in A major
Eventyr in G minor

B. Bartók

Suite op. 14
Allegro Barbaro

G. Ligeti

Musica Ricercata

A Pärt

Partita no. 2

Jakob Kjaer

Klaver fantasi