JOEY CALDERAZZO

PETRONEL MALAN

ALEXANDER PALEY

CLEMENS UNTERREINER

OVIDIO DE FERRARI

MIKHAIL PLETNEV

 

Concert tours led Alice Hampel to many significant concert stages such as the concert halls of Berlin (Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt, Komische Oper, Berliner Philharmonie) and Vienna (Musikverein) as well as to France, England, Austria, Germany, Greece and Switzerland. She regularly plays piano duet concerts and received invitations to various music festivals – “ Féte de la Musique“ Paris France – „Domusfestival“ Naxos Greece – „Klaviersommer“ Leipzig Germany – „Palmenkonzerte“ Berlin Germany – „Schlosspark Serenaden“ Mühlbach Austria – „Blauer Salon Konzertmartinée“ Geymüllerschlössel Vienna Austria – „EchoKonzert“ Berlin Germany.

An additional significant focal point of her artistic work is to collaborate with vocalists. As an accompanist she dedicates herself to the interpretation and creation of significant works of art in this genre.

Alice Hampel received her first musical education at the age of six. She was accepted as a young student at the university of music „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin into the piano class of Prof. Jürgen Schröder at the young age of thirteen. She continued her musical education at the university of music „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin and participates in the piano class of Prof. Gabriele Kupfernagel, studied chamber music with Prof. Brigitta Wollenweber and lied accompaniment with Prof. Wolfram Rieger.

She received artistic inspiration in masterclasses with Andras Schiff, Daniel Barenboim, Thomas Quasthoff.

 

 

Historical Composers & Artists

"After my coffee and cigar we went to one of the recording rooms where they had a Blüthner piano Well, this Blüthner had the most beautiful singing tone I had ever found. I became quite enthusiastic and decided to play my beloved Barcarolle of Chopin. The piano inspired me. I don’t think I ever played better in my life.“

Arthur Rubinstein 

„My Many Years“ (page 281)

 

„In das Exil nach Amerika begleiteten mich nur zwei Wesen von Bedeutung: meine Frau Natalja und mein kostbarer Blüthner.“

“There are only two important things which I took with me on my way to America. My wife Natalia and my precious Blüthner.”

Sergei Rachmaninoff

 

 “Almost in the middle of the room, the black Blüthner grand stood, free of music, book or photographs. Debussy was proud of his grand piano, and before I played he showed me a new device invented by Blüthner: an extra string set on top of the others. Although not touched by the hammers, it caught the overtones, thus increasing the vibrations and enriching the sonority. This was a piano he had rented during a stay in Bournemouth, and liked so well that he had bought it and had it shipped to Paris.” “He played a number of passages and the tone he extracted from the Blüthner was the loveliest, the most elusive and ethereal I have ever heard”. 

letter from Maurice Dumesnil, friend

Claude Debussy

Debussy's Blüthner at the Musée Labenche