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Peter Ritzen
12+ albums
Classicalchinesechoirpianopianist
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Maestro Peter Ritzen was born in the Flemish historic city of Gent in Belgium, Europe. He studied in his native city at the Royal Conservatory of Music, garnering First Prizes in piano and chamber music with highest honors. His teachers were Louis Pas (Piano) and Francois Glorieux, both renowned professors & performers in Belgium. He continued his studies at the renowned Mozarteum in Salzburg with Tatjana Nikolaijewa (Moscow) and later graduated from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris “Alfred Cortot” with the ‘Diplôme Supérieure d’ Exécution’ for piano. His teacher in Paris was Marian Ribicky, a famous and respected pedagogue, who has links with the Leschetizky tradition (Ignaz Friedman). In 1981 he became Laureate of the International Piano Competition ‘Young Virtuosos’ and the Prize of the Fund ‘Alex De Vries,’ both held in Antwerp, Flanders. Equally important to his career as a performing artist, Peter Ritzen is also a composer. His contact with Chinese culture has had a great impact on his creativity. He has conceived a whole repertoire of China-related musical works. Being a descendent of the ‘Golden’ 19th Century tradition, Peter Ritzen has, besides his brilliant skills as an interpreter, displayed what is today an unparalleled gift for improvisation in classical music. It connects him unmistakably to the great music epochs of the past three hundred years. Peter Ritzen has won international praise for his many CD recordings. In breaking new ground, he was the firs
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Études d’Exécution Transcendente: No. 1. Prelude
1762Award Winning Film Themes Peter Ritzen Free Piano Transcriptions : Titanic 'Barcarole'
373Schindler's List 'Prelude'
32416 Intermezzo En Octaves, Op.44, No.4
215Chinese Requiem For Soprano, Chorus, Piano And Orchestra On A Poem Of Santiago M. Ruperez Dura: Part II 'Dies Irae': Dies Irae
19605 Final Scene of Opera Tristan and Isode by R. Wagner : Isodes Liebestod
19717 Aria, Op.36, No.1
188Chinese Requiem For Soprano, Chorus, Piano And Orchestra On A Poem Of Santiago M. Ruperez Dura: Part I 'Introitus': Introitus
17914 Six Meditations Op.19, Livre 2, De'couragement
1710Chinese Requiem For Soprano, Chorus, Piano And Orchestra On A Poem Of Santiago M. Ruperez Dura: Part II 'Dies Irae': Tuba Mirum
17albums
Liszt: Piano Works Vol. I
Peter Ritzen plays Theodor Leschetizky
Award Winning Film Themes
RITZEN: Chinese Requiem / Chinese Violin Rhapsody
Franz Liszt Private Collection
Peter Ritzen plays Theodor Leschetizky Piano Concerto
Franz Liszt Piano Works 2CDs
Peter RITZEN:Chinese Requiem & Chinese Violin Rhapsody
Peter RITZEN:Chinese Piano Concertos
Award Winning Film Themes-Peter Ritzen Piano Transcriptions
Peter RITZEN: Chinese Folksongs Transcriptions
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Ritzen & Franck: Piano Quintets