Bernd Glemser

Bernd Glemser (born 1962, Dürbheim) is a German pianist. A student of Vitaly Margulis, in 1989 he became Germany's youngest piano professor at Saarbrücken's Musikhochschule.

He has recorded major pieces by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Schumann, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky as well as pieces by Liszt, Tausig, Godowsky and Busoni.

In 2003 Glemser was decorated with the Bundesverdienstkreuz.

His recording of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 was featured in the 2007 film Spider-Man 3.

class="wikitable" \|+ Record of piano prizes, incomplete ! Year !! Competition !! Prize !! 1st prize winner / Ex-aequo with...
1983 \| {{Flagicon\|Spain}} María Canals, Barcelona \|\| 2nd prize \|\| 1st prize void / {{Flagicon\|Japan}} Kyoko Koyama
1984 \| {{Flagicon\|Italy}} Ferruccio Busoni, Bolzano \|\| 3rd prize \|\| {{Flagicon\|Canada}} Louis Lortie
1984 \| {{Flagicon\|Italy}} Mario Zanfi, Parma \|\| 1st prize
1985 \| {{Flagicon\|Australia}} Sydney International Piano Competition \|\| 2nd prize \|\| {{Flagicon\|China}} Du Ning-Wu
1986 \| {{Flagicon\|Italy}} Rina Sala Gallo, Monza \|\| 1st prize
1987 \| {{Flagicon\|West Germany}} ARD, Munich \|\| 2nd prize \|\| 1st prize void / {{Flagicon\|Brazil}} Ricardo Castro.
1987 \| {{Flagicon\|Spain}} Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition, Santander \|\| 3rd prize
1988 \| {{Flagicon\|Canada}} Concours de Montreal \|\| 2nd prize \|\| {{Flagicon\|Canada}} Angela Chang
1992 \| {{Flagicon\|Hungary}} Andor Földes Prize \|\| 1st prize \|\|
1993 \| {{Flagicon\|Europe}} European Pianists Prize \|\| 1st prize \|\|

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|+ Record of piano prizes, incomplete

! Year !! Competition !! Prize !! 1st prize winner / Ex-aequo with...

1983

| {{Flagicon|Spain}} María Canals, Barcelona || 2nd prize || 1st prize void / {{Flagicon|Japan}} Kyoko Koyama

1984

| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Ferruccio Busoni, Bolzano || 3rd prize || {{Flagicon|Canada}} Louis Lortie

1984

| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Mario Zanfi, Parma || 1st prize

1985

| {{Flagicon|Australia}} Sydney International Piano Competition || 2nd prize || {{Flagicon|China}} Du Ning-Wu

1986

| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Rina Sala Gallo, Monza || 1st prize

1987

| {{Flagicon|West Germany}} ARD, Munich || 2nd prize || 1st prize void / {{Flagicon|Brazil}} Ricardo Castro.

1987

1988

| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Concours de Montreal || 2nd prize || {{Flagicon|Canada}} Angela Chang

1992

| {{Flagicon|Hungary}} Andor Földes Prize || 1st prize ||

1993

| {{Flagicon|Europe}} European Pianists Prize || 1st prize ||

References

[http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/Bernd_Glemser/246.htm Bernd Glemser] at Naxos Records webpage.
[http://www.oehmsclassics.de/interpret.php?interpretid=232&inhalt=bio&sprache=eng Bernd Glemser] at Oehms Classics webpage.