钢琴家谢·沃斯纳因其卓越的艺术才能、音乐的完整性以及独到的创意思维而享誉国际。他演奏的曲目广泛，从贝多芬、舒伯特到利盖蒂以及当代音乐，都展现出非凡的技艺和求知欲，这使他深受观众和评论家的喜爱，他们称赞他“敏锐的音乐头脑和深邃的音乐灵魂”（美国国家公共电台《全美广播》）。
沃斯纳2024 - 2025年演出季的亮点包括与单簧管演奏家马丁·弗罗斯特和中提琴演奏家安托万·塔梅斯蒂在美国东北部和加拿大进行的巡回演出，他们将演奏沃斯纳和弗罗斯特改编的以民间传说和舞蹈为基础的新三重奏作品，其中包括德沃夏克的《传奇》作品 59 号，B. 117，第 1 - 3 号（沃斯纳改编）；勃拉姆斯的 A 小调单簧管三重奏作品 114 号（沃斯纳改编）；勃拉姆斯的《匈牙利舞曲》选段，作品 WoO 1（弗罗斯特改编）；比才的《塔兰泰拉舞曲》选自《二十首小曲》（沃斯纳改编）；以及《舞蹈拼贴画》：精选瑞典、保加利亚、法国及其他民间舞曲（弗罗斯特和沃斯纳改编）。
沃斯纳在改编作品时所展现出的音乐性、智慧和敏感度与他在钢琴演奏中的表现如出一辙。他为大提琴家马友友、钢琴家艾曼纽·艾克斯和小提琴家莱奥尼达斯·卡瓦科斯改编了贝多芬的《第一交响曲》《第四交响曲》和《第六交响曲》。后两部改编作品收录在索尼古典唱片公司发行的三重奏专辑《贝多芬三重奏》中。《留声机》杂志对《第六交响曲》的改编评价道：“你越深入探究这部改编作品，就越能体会到沃斯纳对原作的尊重，同时又不受其束缚。”今年秋季，马友友、卡瓦科斯和艾克斯将在英国广播公司逍遥音乐节、德累斯顿文化宫、维也纳音乐协会、汉堡易北爱乐厅和卢森堡爱乐厅上演沃斯纳改编的《第六交响曲》。
本乐季，沃斯纳还将与男中音本杰明·阿普尔在纽约的市政厅举行一场纪念传奇男中音迪特里希·费舍尔-迪斯考诞辰一百周年的舒伯特和大卫·朗的独奏音乐会，该音乐会由沃斯纳担任驻团艺术家的人民交响音乐会（PSC）主办；与杰克四重奏在纽约的“音乐星期一”系列演出；以及与林肯中心室内乐协会合作演出。此外，他还与小提琴家约书亚·贝尔在欧洲巡回演出，并继续与小提琴家平夏斯·祖克曼和大提琴家阿曼达·福西斯组成祖克曼三重奏进行演出。
沃斯纳最近在纽约由人民交响音乐会（PSC）举办的活动中，与东海岸室内乐团合作，举行了维杰·艾耶钢琴协奏曲《手工宇宙》的世界首演。这部协奏曲是专门为沃斯纳创作的，突显了他致力于演奏当代作曲家作品的决心以及他与艾耶的长期合作关系。去年，沃斯纳和 PSC 还委托艾耶创作了《基座》，作为多作曲家组曲《罗斯福主题变奏曲》的一部分。2023 年 9 月，沃斯纳录制的贝多芬《迪亚贝利变奏曲》Op. 120 由 Onyx Classics 发行。凭借这张专辑，沃斯纳加入了录制贝多芬这部宏伟变奏曲的传奇钢琴家行列。这张专辑是沃斯纳 2022 年为 New Focus 录制的《罗斯福主题变奏曲》的姊妹篇。迪亚贝利变奏曲激发了沃斯纳委托五位当代作曲家——德里克·伯梅尔、安东尼·张、约翰·哈比森、维贾伊·艾耶尔和王璐——创作一部基于富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福 1938 年在美国革命女儿会演讲中的一句话的作品：“永远记住，永远记住，我们所有人……都是移民和革命者的后裔。”沃斯纳在 2022 - 2023 年度人民交响乐音乐会的独奏会上将贝多芬的《迪亚贝利变奏曲》与《罗斯福主题变奏曲》进行了搭配。
沃斯纳近期的录音还包括《悬浮的空气》，在这张专辑中，沃斯纳与阿格斯四重奏和贝斯手帕特·斯沃博达合作演奏了克里斯托弗·塞罗内的钢琴与弦乐协奏曲，由新焦点唱片公司发行。2020 年，沃斯纳发行了一张舒伯特钢琴奏鸣曲选集，延续了他长期以来对这位作曲家音乐的备受赞誉的投入。这张双专辑由 Onyx Classics 发行，完成了沃斯纳录制的舒伯特最后六首奏鸣曲系列，他也曾将这些奏鸣曲作为独奏会系列进行演奏。其他录音包括《即兴曲》，收录了从贝多芬、舒伯特到格什温和艾夫斯等作曲家受即兴创作启发的作品；与丹麦国家交响乐团在尼古拉斯·科隆指挥下合作录制的海顿和利盖蒂的协奏曲和随想曲；一张全部为舒伯特作品的独奏专辑，精选了作曲家受民间音乐启发的钢琴作品；勃拉姆斯和勋伯格的独奏作品；以及舒伯特的作品与米西·马佐利的新作的搭配。作为室内乐演奏家，沃斯纳录制了贝多芬为大提琴和钢琴创作的全部奏鸣曲和变奏曲，与拉尔夫·基什鲍姆合作，并和小提琴家珍妮佛·寇为塞迪勒唱片公司录制了巴托克和雅纳切克和库塔格的作品。
沃斯纳（Wosner）是林肯中心马丁·E·西格尔奖（Martin E. Segal Award）、艾弗里·费舍尔职业奖（Avery Fisher Career Grant）以及博莱蒂-布伊托尼信托奖（Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award）的获得者。他利用博莱蒂-布伊托尼信托奖的奖金委托迈克尔·赫希（Michael Hersch）创作了协奏曲《沿峡谷而行》（*Along the Ravines*），并与西雅图交响乐团和德意志广播爱乐乐团合作，分别在世界首演和欧洲首演中演奏了这部作品。他曾作为BBC的“新世代艺术家”（New Generation Artist）驻留，期间频繁与BBC旗下乐团合作，包括与BBC苏格兰交响乐团合作，从键盘上指挥莫扎特协奏曲。他还与唐纳德·鲁尼克斯（Donald Runnicles）一起重返BBC苏格兰交响乐团，参与定期音乐会和逍遥音乐会（Proms）的演出，并与BBC爱乐乐团合作，在曼彻斯特布里奇沃特音乐厅（Bridgewater Hall）进行了现场直播演出。
作为北美地区的协奏曲独奏家，沃斯纳曾与亚特兰大、巴尔的摩、伯克利、芝加哥、克利夫兰、达拉斯、印第安纳波利斯、洛杉矶、密尔沃基、费城、匹兹堡、渥太华、旧金山、圣路易斯和多伦多等地的顶级交响乐团合作。除了BBC旗下乐团，他还在国外与奥罗拉乐团（Aurora Orchestra）、巴塞罗那交响乐团、伯恩茅斯交响乐团、法兰克福广播交响乐团、哥德堡交响乐团、伦敦交响乐团圣卢克乐团（LSO St. Luke’s）、阿姆斯特丹新小交响乐团（Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam）、比利时国家交响乐团（Orchestre National de Belgique）、柏林国家歌剧院管弦乐团（Staatskapelle Berlin）和维也纳爱乐乐团等合作演出。沃斯纳还与奥菲斯室内乐团（Orpheus Chamber Orchestra）、圣保罗室内乐团（St. Paul Chamber Orchestra）和洛杉矶室内乐团（Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra）合作，并在2010年的一场音乐会中从键盘上指挥了洛杉矶室内乐团，该音乐会由美国公共广播电台播出。最近，他与东海岸室内乐团（ECCO）合作，在孟菲斯、费城和纽约巡回演出，进行了克里斯托弗·塞隆（Christopher Cerrone）的钢琴协奏曲《悬浮的空气》（*The Air Suspended*）的世界首演。
沃斯纳曾与众多著名指挥家合作，包括丹尼尔·巴伦博伊姆（Daniel Barenboim）、吉里·贝洛拉维克（Jiří Bělohlávek）、詹姆斯·康伦（James Conlon）、艾伦·吉尔伯特（Alan Gilbert）、君特·赫比希（Gunther Herbig）、詹姆斯·贾德（James Judd）、祖宾·梅塔（Zubin Mehta）、彼得·翁德里奇（Peter Oundjian）、唐纳德·鲁尼克斯（Donald Runnicles）、伦纳德·斯拉特金（Leonard Slatkin）、杰弗里·泰特（Jeffrey Tate）和扬·帕斯卡尔·托特里耶（Yan Pascal Tortelier）。他还曾在多个夏季音乐节上演出，包括鲍登国际音乐节（Bowdoin International Music Festival）、肖托夸音乐节（Chautauqua Music Festival）、Bravo! Vail音乐节、大提顿音乐节（Grand Teton Music Festival）、圣地亚哥的莫扎特音乐节（Mainly Mozart Festival）、林肯中心的莫扎特音乐节（Mostly Mozart Festival）和拉维尼亚音乐节（Ravinia Festival）。连续几个夏天，他参与了由巴伦博伊姆领导的西东诗集乐团（West-Eastern Divan Orchestra）的工作坊，并作为独奏家与该乐团一起巡回演出。
沃斯纳因其多才多艺和合作精神而备受同行推崇，曾与众多艺术家合作演出室内乐，包括玛尔塔·阿格里奇（Martha Argerich）、马丁·弗罗斯特（Martin Fröst）、林恩·哈雷尔（Lynn Harrell）、迪特里希·亨舍尔（Dietrich Henschel）、拉尔夫·基什鲍姆（Ralph Kirshbaum）、詹妮弗·科赫（Jennifer Koh）、林昭亮（Cho-Liang Lin）、克里斯蒂安·特兹拉夫（Christian Tetzlaff）、奥里昂·魏斯（Orion Weiss）和平夏斯·祖克曼（Pinchas Zukerman）。他还与多个顶尖室内乐团合作，包括获得格莱美奖的帕克四重奏（Parker Quartet），在《舒伯特效应》（The Schubert Effect）系列独奏会中演出。沃斯纳曾是林肯中心鲍尔斯计划（Bowers Program，前身为CMS Two）的成员，并定期在多个室内音乐节上演出，包括波特兰的西北室内音乐节（Chamber Music Northwest）、耶路撒冷室内音乐节、俄勒冈巴赫音乐节（Oregon Bach Festival）、法国雅各宾钢琴节（Piano Aux Jacobins）和圣达菲室内音乐节（Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival）。
沃斯纳出生于以色列，自幼接受了广泛的音乐教育，师从奥菲尔·布雷尔（Opher Brayer）和伊曼纽尔·克拉索夫斯基（Emanuel Krasovsky）学习钢琴，并与安德烈·哈伊杜（André Hajdu）学习作曲、理论和即兴创作。后来，他在茱莉亚音乐学院师从伊曼纽尔·艾克斯（Emanuel Ax）学习，如今他也是该校的钢琴教师。他与妻子和两个孩子现居纽约。
Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. His performances of a broad range of repertoire—from Beethoven and Schubert to Ligeti and the music of today—reflect a degree of virtuosity and intellectual curiosity that has made him a favorite among audiences and critics, who note his “keen musical mind and deep musical soul” (NPR’s All Things Considered).
Highlights of Wosner’s 2024-25 season are a tour of the northeastern United States and Canada with clarinetist Martin Fröst and violist Antoine Tamestit, performing works rooted in folklore and dance in new trio arrangements created by Wosner and Fröst, including Dvořák’s Legends, op. 59, B. 117, nos. 1-3 (arr. Wosner); Brahms’ Clarinet Trio in A Minor, op. 114 (arr. Wosner), Brahms’ Selections from Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (arr. Fröst), Bizet’s “Tarantelle” from 20 Mélodies (arr. Wosner), and Dance Mosaic: a selection of Swedish, Bulgarian, French, and other folk dance tunes (arr. Fröst & Wosner).
Wosner brings the same musicality, intellect, and sensitivity to his arrangements as he does his piano playing. He has arranged Beethoven’s Symphony Nos. 1, 4 and 6 as trios for cellist YoYo Ma, pianist Emanuel Ax, and violinist Leonidas Kavakos. The latter two arrangements are featured on the trio’s “Beethoven for Three” recordings from Sony Classical. Gramophone wrote of the arrangement of the Sixth Symphony: “The more you explore this arrangement, the more you appreciate the way Wosner respects the original without being hemmed in by it.” This fall, Ma, Kavakos, and Ax perform Wosner’s arrangement of the Sixth Symphony at the BBC Proms, Kulturpalast Dresden, Wiener Musikverein, Elbphilharmonie, and the Philharmonie Luxembourg.
This season, Wosner also performs a recital program of Schubert and David Lang with baritone Benjamin Appl commemorating the centenary of legendary baritone Dietrich FischerDieskau at New York’s Town Hall, presented by the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts (PSC) where Wosner is Artist-in-Residence; a performance with the JACK Quartet on the Music Mondays series in New York, and performances with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Additionally, he tours Europe with violinist Joshua Bell, and continues to perform as part of the Zukerman Trio with violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth.
Wosner recently gave the world premiere of Vijay Iyer’s Piano Concerto Handmade Universe with the East Coast Chamber Orchestra presented by the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts (PSC) in New York, where he is Artist-in-Residence. The concerto, written specifically for Wosner,
highlights his commitment to performing works by contemporary composers and his ongoing relationship with Iyer, whose piece, Plinth, Wosner and PSC also commissioned last year as part of the multi-composer suite Variations on a Theme of FDR. In September 2023, Wosner's recording of Beethoven’s 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120, was released on Onyx Classics. With this album, Wosner joined the ranks of legendary pianists who have recorded Beethoven’s monumental 33 variations. This recording serves as the companion to Wosner’s 2022 recording for New Focus of the aforementioned Variations on a Theme of FDR. The Diabelli Variations had inspired Wosner to commission five contemporary composers—Derek Bermel, Anthony Cheung, John Harbison, Vijay Iyer, and Wang Lu—to create a work based on a quote from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1938 address to the Daughters of the American Revolution: “Remember, remember always, that all of us… are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” Wosner paired Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations with Variations on a Theme of FDR in a recital presented by People’s Symphony Concerts during the 2022-23 season.
Recent recordings from Wosner also include The Air Suspended, on which Wosner performs Christopher Cerrone’s concerto for piano and strings with the Argus Quartet and bassist Pat Swoboda, released on New Focus. In 2020 Wosner released a selection of Schubert piano sonatas continuing his career-long, critically acclaimed engagement with the composer’s music. This double album, released by Onyx Classics, completes Wosner’s recorded series of the composer’s last six sonatas, which he has also performed as a recital series. Additional recordings include Impromptu, comprising improvisationally inspired works by composers from Beethoven and Schubert to Gershwin and Ives; concertos and capriccios by Haydn and Ligeti with the Danish National Symphony conducted by Nicholas Collon; an all-Schubert solo album featuring a selection of the composer’s folk-inspired piano works; solo works by Brahms and Schoenberg; and works by Schubert paired with new works by Missy Mazzoli. As a chamber musician, Wosner has recorded Beethoven’s complete sonatas and variations for cello and piano with Ralph Kirshbaum and—for Cedille Records—works by Bartók, Janáček, and Kurtág with violinist Jennifer Koh.
Wosner is a recipient of Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award—a prize he used to commission Michael Hersch’s concerto Along the Ravines, which he performed with the Seattle Symphony and Deutsche Radio Philharmonie in its world and European premieres. He was in residence with the BBC as a New Generation Artist, during which he appeared frequently with the BBC orchestras, including conducting Mozart concertos from the keyboard with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He returned to the BBC Scottish Symphony in both subscription concerts and Proms performances with Donald Runnicles and appeared with the BBC Philharmonic in a live broadcast from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. As a concerto soloist in North America, Wosner has appeared with the major orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Berkeley, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Ottawa, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Toronto, among others. In addition to the BBC orchestras, he has performed abroad with the Aurora Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Gothenburg Symphony, LSO St. Luke’s, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam, Orchestre National de Belgique, Staatskapelle Berlin, and the Vienna Philharmonic, among others. Wosner has also appeared with the Orpheus, St. Paul, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestras, having conducted the latter from the keyboard in a 2010 concert that was broadcast on American Public Radio. Recently, he toured with ECCO to Memphis, Philadelphia, and New York for the world-premiere performances of Christopher Cerrone’s piano concerto The Air Suspended.
Wosner has worked with such conductors as Daniel Barenboim, Jiří Bělohlávek, James Conlon, Alan Gilbert, Gunther Herbig, James Judd, Zubin Mehta, Peter Oundjian, Donald Runnicles, Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Tate, and Yan Pascal Tortelier, and has performed at summer festivals including the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Chautauqua Music Festival, Bravo! Vail festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, and Ravinia Festival. For several consecutive summers, he was involved in the WestEastern Divan Workshop led by Barenboim and toured as soloist with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
Widely sought after by colleagues for his versatility and spirit of partnership, Wosner has collaborated as a chamber musician with numerous artists, including Martha Argerich, Martin Fröst, Lynn Harrell, Dietrich Henschel, Ralph Kirshbaum, Jennifer Koh, Cho-Liang Lin, Christian Tetzlaff, Orion Weiss, and Pinchas Zukerman. He has also collaborated with leading chamber ensembles, including the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet in The Schubert Effect recital series. Wosner is a past member of Lincoln Center's Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two) and performs regularly at various chamber music festivals, including Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Piano Aux Jacobins festival in France, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.
Born in Israel, Wosner enjoyed a broad musical education from a very early age, studying piano with Opher Brayer and Emanuel Krasovsky, as well as composition, theory, and improvisation with André Hajdu. He later studied with Emanuel Ax at The Juilliard School, where Wosner is also now on the piano faculty. He resides in New York with his wife and two children.
