Pianist Szymon Nehring Debuts at Carnegie Hall - Winner of the 15th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 22, 2017 Winner of The 15th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in May 2017, 21 year-old pianist Szymon Nehring, gives his New York recital debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall with an intriguing program of works by Beethoven, Szymanowski and Chopin, presented by the American Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society.  The winner was also awarded Best Performer of a Chopin Piece and Junior Jury Prizes. One of the most gifted and promising pianists of the younger generation in Poland with “an exquisite sense of style and powerful, practically flawless technical command” (Buenos Aires Herald), Szymon Nehring attracted international attention at the age of 19 after his remarkable performances at the 17th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, which led to a series of concert engagements in Poland and abroad. A recipient of scholarships from Krystian Zimerman, National Children’s Fund, the ‘Sapere Auso’ Malopolska Scholarship Foundation, the Pro Musica Bona Foundation, and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, he toured with the Santander Orchestra in 2015, playing Chopin’s Piano Concerto in E Minor at Poland’s prestigious concert halls in Luslawice, Wroclaw, Katowice, Warsaw and Szczecin, and excited audience in Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria, Germany, France, Norway, Italy, and Canada.  His recent achievements include First Prize and six Special Prizes at the Halina Czerny-Stefanska in Memoriam International Piano Competition in Poznan, First Prize at the Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam Competition in Bydgoszcz, as well as the Audience Prize and special awards for outstanding artistic creation and for his contribution to Polish music at the 17th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition. The artist’s upcoming concert plans include a tour of Japan and China, recitals at Wigmore Hall and Carnegie Hall, as well as performances at the Chopin and His Europe Festival, the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades, the Vilnius Piano Festival, and the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw.  His debut recording, Chopin, Szymanowski, Mykietyn, received the 2016 “Supersonic Pizzicato” Award from the Pizzicato Magazine and the Joker from Crescendo Magazine.  The year 2016 saw the release of the artist’s two albums: Chopin’s Piano Concertos with the Sinfonietta Cracovia orchestra conducted by Jurek Dybal and Krzysztof Penderecki, as well as Krzysztof Penderecki’s Piano Concerto “Resurrection” under the composer’s baton. The artist’s latest recording includes Chopin’s works performed on a period instrument (Erard 1858). Currently pursuing the Artistic Diploma under the guidance of Professor Boris Berman at the Yale School of Music, Szymon Nehring’s early musical studies were with Professor Stefan Wojtas at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, and with Olga Lazarska in Kraków at the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Primary Music School and the Fryderyk Chopin Secondary Music School for 11 years.   The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition began in 1974 at the initiative of the late Jan Jacob Bistritzky, whose aim was to unite the name and the artistic legacy of Arthur Rubinstein with the cultural life of Israel. Conceived in the spirit of this legendary pianist and launched with his blessing, this triennial event in Tel Aviv is committed to attaining standards of the highest order and is a respected international forum for presenting talented, aspiring young pianists and fostering their careers.  The Arthur Rubinstein Award and other prizes are given to young pianists whose skills reveal outstanding musicianship as well as the ability to render versatile, artistically superior interpretations of works ranging from the pre-classical to the contemporary. Since its inception, the Competition has commissioned 25 works by Israeli composers. Previous notable first prize winners of the Competition include Emanuel Ax (who won during its inaugural year), Jeffrey Kahane, Kirill Gerstein and Daniil Trifonov. The 15th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition took place from April 25 - May 11, 2017.     Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 7 PM Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall BEETHOVEN: Sonata Op. 57 "Appassionata" SZYMANOWSKI: Mazurkas Op. 50 No. 3 & 4                                 Variations Op. 3 CHOPIN: Sonata No. 2 Op. 35   MEDIA LINKS: Szymon  Nehring: biography Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition:  website ### FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: Kirshbaum Associates Inc. Xi Wang, Public Relations Associate 212-222-4843 xiwang@kirshbaumassociates.com