Inon Barnatan

{{Short description|American-Israeli musician}}

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| name = Inon Barnatan

| native_name = איןון ברנאטן

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| birth_date = 1979

| birth_place = Tel Aviv, Israel

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| nationality = Israeli

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| occupation = Classical pianist

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| awards = The Avery Fisher Career
Grant (2009){{cite web|url=http://www.aboutlincolncenter.org/programs/program-avery-fisher-artist-program/the-avery-fisher-career-grants|title=AVERY FISHER CAREER GRANTS|publisher=About Lincoln Center|accessdate=2015-01-09}}
Andrew Wolf Memorial Award{{cite web|title=Inon Barnatan, Piano|url=http://washingtonidahosymphony.org/index.php/2014-08-16-08-41-41/inon-barnatan-piano|publisher=Washington Idaho Symphony|accessdate=2015-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124115450/http://www.washingtonidahosymphony.org/index.php/2014-08-16-08-41-41/inon-barnatan-piano|archive-date=2014-11-24|url-status=dead}}

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Inon Barnatan ({{Langx|he|איןון ברנאטן}}; born 1979 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American/Israeli classical pianist.

Biography

Inon Barnatan lives in New York City.

Music career

He studied with Victor Derevianko, Maria Curcio and Christopher Elton at The Royal Academy of Music.{{cite web|url=https://nyphil.org/about-us/artists/inon-barnatan|title=Inon Barnatan|accessdate=2015-01-09|publisher=New York Philharmonic}} Barnatan often performs works by contemporary composers such as George Crumb, George Benjamin, Kaija Saariaho, and Judith Weir. He regularly performs with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.{{cite web|url=http://www.celebrityseries.org/weilerstein/|title=Alisa Weilerstein cello / Inon Barnatan piano|publisher=Celebrity Series of Boston|accessdate=2015-01-09}}

In 2014 Barnatan became the first Artist in Association at the New York Philharmonic.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/arts/music/inon-barnatan-at-subcultures-pianofest.html?|title=A Multitude of Voices for a Busy Young Pianist, From Bach to Liszt to Jazz|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2014-09-24|accessdate=2015-01-09|first=David|last=Allen}} The New York Times listed his album Darknesse Visible as one of the best classical recordings of 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/arts/music/the-best-classical-music-recordings-of-2012.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=A Hit Parade of Small Labels and Upstarts|first1=James R.|last1=Oestreich|first2=Corinna|last2=de Fonsecca-Wollheim|first3=Zachary|last3=Woolfe|first4=Anthony|last4=Tommasini|first5=Vivien|last5=Schweitzer|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2012-12-20|accessdate=2015-01-09}}

Barnatan has received many awards, including an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutlincolncenter.org/programs/program-avery-fisher-artist-program/the-avery-fisher-career-grants|title=AVERY FISHER CAREER GRANTS|publisher=About Lincoln Center|accessdate=2015-01-09}} and the Andrew Wolf Memorial Award.{{cite web|title=Inon Barnatan, Piano|url=http://washingtonidahosymphony.org/index.php/2014-08-16-08-41-41/inon-barnatan-piano|publisher=Washington Idaho Symphony|accessdate=2015-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124115450/http://www.washingtonidahosymphony.org/index.php/2014-08-16-08-41-41/inon-barnatan-piano|archive-date=2014-11-24|url-status=dead}}

In 2019, Barnatan debuted with the record label PENTATONE.

Recordings

  • [https://www.pentatonemusic.com/product/rachmaninoff-reflections/ Rachmaninoff Reflections] (2023), PENTATONE
  • Beethoven Cello Sonatas (2022) - with Alisa Weilerstein on Pentatone
  • Beethoven - Piano Concertos Part 2 (2020) with Alan Gilbert, Lydia Teuscher, Toby Spence, Amy Lyddon, Rosie Aldridge, Ben Bevan, Neal Davies, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, London Voices (PENTATONE)
  • Beethoven - Piano Concertos Part 1 (2019) with Stefan Jackiw, Alisa Weilerstein, Alan Gilbert, Academy of St Martin in the Fields (PENTATONE)
  • Schubert Late Sonatas (2013)
  • Darknesse Visible (2012)
  • Works for Piano and Violin (2010) with Liza Ferschtman
  • Inon Barnatan Plays Schubert (2010){{cite web|url=http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/albumList.jsp?name_id1=125125&name_role1=2&bcorder=2|title=Inon Barnatan|publisher=ArkivMusic|accessdate=2015-01-09}}

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