Paul andre bempechat biography of christopher

Bempéchat’s playing was at every moment solidly assertive, crisp, and full of joy.

Paul andre bempechat biography of christopher

What Schumann referred to as “heavenly length” in Schubert’s last works is also a kind of unearthly peace. Bempéchat’s deeply felt performance was beyond words.

Boston Musical Intelligencer

He created that illusion of intimacy which is the test of a Schubert player.

Winnipeg Free Press

It’s this synthesis of brain, heart and fingers that often escapes an era of less-patient young pianists who opt for the more immediate gratifications of dramatic contrasts and sheer speed.  Bempéchat applies a classic temperance to his romantic sensibilities.

The Cincinnati Inquirer

This pianist possesses an uncanny ability to decipher those colorations of sounds which possess his senses, and to decode the emotions which haunt the human spirit.  His artistry suffused by these immutable qualities, Bempéchat stands alone among