The Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov – named ›Artist of the Year‹ in 2016 by Grammophone Magazine and »most impressive pianist of our time« by the British newspaper ›The Times‹ – has impressed on many levels: as soloist, in the concert repertoire, as a chamber musician and also as a composer. He was awarded his first Grammy in 2018.

The various points along the journey through his 2018/19 season are remarkable: leading this almost 28-year old to perform with Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra as well as taking him on tour with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, for whom Trifonov is Artist in Residence. In addition, this versatile musician can also be heard in the Vienna Musikverein where – here too – he is Artist in Residence. Alongside performances of Rachmaninov’s 4th Piano Concerto with the Vienna Philharmonic – its Austrian premiere – are performances of his own piano concerto. As part of his residency with the Berlin Philharmonic, Trifonov can also be heard playing Scriabin’s Piano Concerto conducted by Andris Nelsons. With his regular partner, Matthias Goerne, Trifonov will also be giving a number of chamber music recitals. His solo programme, with works by Beethoven, Schumann and Prokofiev, is also part of his residencies in London, Vienna and Berlin, as well as in places such as New York, Milan, Luxembourg, Munich, Ljubljana, Bratislava, Zagreb and Graz. Further highlights include his return to Carnegie Hall with his long-time partner Valery Gergiev and the MET Orchestra, as well as the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

Daniil Trifonov is an exclusive Artist for Deutsche Grammophon.

Estonian conductor and Grammy Award winner Paavo Järvi has been Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen, his only German orchestra, since 2004. One highlight of the collaboration were the celebrated concerts of the Beethoven cycle, which received critical acclaim worldwide. Järvi received numerous awards for the recordings, including the ›Echo Klassik‹ as ›Conductor of the Year‹ and the prestigious ›Annual Prize of the German Record Critics‹.

Following the Beethoven project, he and the orchestra tackled the symphonic works of Schumann and Brahms, which received similarly enthusiastic reviews. Paavo Järvi is also Principal Conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Advisor to the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the Järvi Summer Festival in Pärnu, Estonia, and since 2019/20 Artistic Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. He regularly makes appearances as guest conductor with orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras, the Staatskappelle Dresden and the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago and the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, he was named ›Artist of the Year‹ by the renowned British magazine Gramophone and the French magazine Diapason. In 2019, he received the ›Opus Klassik‹ as ›Conductor of the Year‹.