Background
Schiff, Andras was born on December 21, 1953 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Odon and Klara (Csengeri) Schiff.
Schiff, Andras was born on December 21, 1953 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Odon and Klara (Csengeri) Schiff.
Student, Franz Liszt Academy Music, Budapest. Studies with E. Vadasz, P. Kadosa, G. Kurtag, F. Rados and G. Malcolm, 1989—1998.
London, New York, Paris, Vienna, Munich, Florence; concerts with New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, Concertgebouw, Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Philadelphia, Washington National Symphony; played at Salzburg, Edinburgh, Aldeburgh and Tanglewood Festivals; exclusive recording contract with Decca; recordings include Bach Goldberg Variations, Bach Partitas, Bach Piano Concertos, Mendelssohn Concertos 1 and 2, Schubert Trout Quintet, Schumann and Chopin 2, numerous Mozart concertos, Bach Twoand Three-part Inventions, Bach Well-Tempered Clavier, Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas with Sandor Vegh, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto, English Suites, French Suites, etc.; own Annual Chamber Music Festival, Mondsee, Austria Co-founder The Ittinger Pfingstkonzerte, Kartause Ittingen, Switzerland, since 1995. Teacher chamber music International Musicians Seminar, Cornwall, England. Artist-in-residence Kunstfest, Weimar, Germany, 2004.
Pianist various orchestras including New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Concertgebouw, Orchestra Paris, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Washington National Symphony Orchestra. Artistic director annual chamber music festival, Mondsee, Austria. Performer numerous festivals including Salzburg (Austria) Festival, Edinburgh (Scotland) Festival, Aldeburgh (England) Festival, Tanglewood Festival.Recorded over 70 records with Decca Records, Teldec & ECM, including Complete Bach Keyboard, Complete Mozart Piano Concertos and Sonatas, Complete Schubert Sonatas, Complete Bartok and Beethoven Piano Concertos, many other composers. Founder Hommage to Palladio series at Teatro Olympico, Vicenza, Italy, 1998.
Married Yuuko Shiokawa, October 1987.