Full Biography
Described as a “sensitive musician with an ear for color” by the Cincinnati Enquirer, pianist Brendan Kinsella has appeared widely throughout the United States and Asia in venues such as the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at the College-Conservatory of Music as a pupil of Frank Weinstock (with additional coaching from James Tocco and Kenneth Griffiths) and in 2008 received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City as a student of Robert Weirich. In masterclasses, he has performed for artists such as Christopher Elton, Susan Graham, Martin Katz, Ani Kavafian, Anne-Akiko Meyers, Frederic Rzewski, Andre-Michel Schub, Peter Serkin, David Shifrin, and the Takacs Quartet. Recently, he was a Solo Piano Fellow at the Music Academy of the West and worked under the guidance of Jerome Lowenthal, professor of piano at the Juilliard School. In 2010, he made his debut as a soloist in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
Brendan has appeared as a soloist in concerti ranging from Beethoven to Barber with the Kentucky Symphony, the Jefferson City Symphony, the CCM Chamber and Concert Orchestras, the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra, and the UMKC Wind Symphony with conductors such as Xian Zhang, J.R. Cassidy, and Robert Olson. As a collaborative pianist, he has performed both as an orchestral pianist and in duo-recitals with members of the New World Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, the Omaha Symphony, the Dayton Philharmonic, the Kansas City Symphony and Lyric Opera, and in recital with artists such as Benny Kim, Carter Enyeart, and Daniel Saenz.
As a proponent of the music of our time, he has presented all-contemporary recitals featuring the works of living masters such as John Adams, Martin Bresnick, George Crumb, David Dzubay, and Frederic Rzewski alongside newly-commissioned works by emerging voices. Of a 2007 performance of Rzewski’s De Profundis at Hahn Hall in Montecito, the Santa Barbara Daily Sound remarked that “Kinsella’s performance was truly astonishing, as he missed nary a beat nor tripped over any words. The sense of terror, misery, despair, disdain, and righteous anger was palpable, and the essay is ultimately life-affirming if horrifying…I’m glad to have heard it, especially by such a passionate and gifted pianist who clearly believed in his mission.” The Kansas City Star declared in 2009 that Brendan’s interpretation of George Crumb’s chamber repertoire was “marvelous…he displayed convincing tonal colors, impressive technique, and incisive rhythms.”
Among Brendan’s experiences as a visiting artist at festivals and universities include recent and upcoming engagements at the 2010 Cal State Fullerton New Music Festival, the 2009 College Music Society Great Plains Regional Conference, SUNY Fredonia, the University of Idaho’s Lionel Hampton School of Music, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and Sam Houston State University. His seminar topics have included lectures on recent developments in American music, the influence of Greek philosophy on Olivier Messiaen’s piano music, and studies on the evolving role of the collaborative pianist in selected chamber repertoire. Presently, he is Assistant Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano at the University of Texas-Pan American. Perviously, he served as a member of the piano department at Missouri Western State University.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1980, Brendan began playing the piano at age 11 and made his concerto debut at 15. His recent and upcoming appearances include solo, concerto, and chamber performances throughout the United States and Europe. His first disc, chamber music of Narong Prangcharoen, will be available on Albany records in 2011.
Short Biography
Described as a “sensitive musician with an ear for color” by the Cincinnati Enquirer, “an astonishing, passionate and gifted pianist” by the Santa Barbara Daily Sound, and “marvelous” by the Kansas City Star, Brendan Kinsella has appeared widely throughout the United States and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. He earned his Bachelor (with honors) and Master of Music degrees at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music as a pupil of Frank Weinstock (with additional coaching from James Tocco) and in 2008 received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City as a student of Robert Weirich. In masterclasses, he has performed for artists such as Christopher Elton, Susan Graham, Martin Katz, Ani Kavafian, Frederic Rzewski, Andre-Michel Schub, Peter Serkin, David Shifrin, and the Takacs Quartet. Recently, he was a Solo Piano Fellow at the Music Academy of the West and worked under the guidance of Jerome Lowenthal. In October 2010, he made his debut as a soloist in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1980, Brenda began playing the piano at age 11 and made his concerto debut at 15 with the Kentucky Symphony. Since his debut, he has appeared as a soloist in concerti ranging from Beethoven to Barber with conductors such as Xian Zhang, J.R. Cassidy, and Gary Hill. His recent and upcoming performances include solo, concerto, and chamber performances throughout the United States and Europe. He presently resides in McAllen, Texas with his wife, Shoko and serves as Assistant Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano at the University of Texas-Pan American.
Repertoire
Concerti
Bach
Concerto in d minor, BWV 1052
Barber
Concerto, op. 38
Beethoven
Concerto in C, op. 15
Concerto in B-flat, op. 19
Concerto in E-flat, op. 73
Choral Fantasy, op. 80
Brahms
Concerto in d minor, op. 15
Concerto in B-flat op. 83
Chopin
Concerto in f minor, op. 21
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Brilliante, op. 22
Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Haydn
Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11
Liszt
Concerto in A major
Totentanz
Messiaen
Oiseaux exotiques
Mozart
Concerto in F major, K. 413
Concerto in G major, K. 453
Concerto in d minor, K. 466
Concerto in c minor, K. 491
Ravel
Concerto in G
Concerto in D (for the Left Hand)
Saint-Saëns
Concerto in g minor, op. 22
Solo Works
Adams
China Gates
Bach
Aria Variata, BWV 989
Preludes and Fugues (selected)
French Suite in G, BWV 816
English Suite in d, BWV 811
Partita in B-flat, BWV 825
Beethoven
Sonata in C major, op. 2 #3
Sonata in E-flat major, op. 7
Sonata in c minor, op. 10 #1
Sonata in c minor, op. 13
Sonata in E major, op. 14 #2
Sonata in c# minor, op. 27 #2
Sonata in C major, op. 53
Sonata in E-flat major, op. 81a
Sonata in A-flat, op. 110
Bresnick
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise
The Dream of the Lost Traveler
Brahms
Ballades, op. 10
Klavierstücke, op. 76
Klavierstücke, op. 116
Drei Intermezzi, op, 117
Chopin
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Brilliante, op. 22
Ballade in g minor, op. 23
Ballade in A-flat major, op. 37
Etudes (selected)
Nocturnes (selected)
Waltzes (selected)
Corigliano
Etude Fantasy
Debussy
Suite Bergamasque
Estampes
Preludes (selected)
Franck
Prelude, Chorale, et Fugue
Godowsky
Studies on Chopin’s Etudes:
Op. 10 #1 (for the left hand)
Op. 10 #6 (for the left hand)
Op. 10 #12 (for the left hand)
Haydn
Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49
Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52
Kitzke
Sunflower Sutra (1999)
Liszt
Sonata in b minor
Vallee d’Obermann
Les jeux d’eau a la villa d’Este
Hungarian Rhapsodies #11, #13, #15
Grandes Etudes de Paganini
Après une Lecture du Dante
Overture to Tannhäuser (Wagner)
Isoldes Libestod (Wagner)
Petrarch Sonnets
Mozart
Sonata in A major, K. 330
Sonata in C major, K. 331
Sonata in F major, K. 332
Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333
Sonata in c minor, K. 457
Messiaen
Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
Muhly
A Hudson Cycle
Otte
The Book of Sounds
Prokofiev
Sonata in a minor, op. 28
Sonata in B-flat major, op. 84
Rzewski
De Profundis (1994)
North American Ballads (1978)
Scriabin
Sonata in g# minor (Sonata-Fantasy), op. 19
Stravinsky
Trois Mouvments de Pétrouchka
Carl Vine
Sonata #1 (1990)
Chamber Music (selected)
Bartok
Contrasts
Beethoven
Trio in B-flat major, op. 11
Piano Trio in D major, op. 71 #1
Brahms
Piano Trio in C minor, op. 101
Piano Quartet in C minor, op. 60
Trio in A minor, op. 114
Bresnick
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Crumb
Vox Balaenae
Dvorak
Piano Quintet, op. 83
Haydn
Piano Trio in G major, Hob. XV:25
Messiaen
Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Mozart
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, KV 493
Poulenc
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Schoenfield
Cafe Music
Shostakovich
Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67
Smetana
Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15
Instrumental Works (selected)
Bach
Violin Sonatas (selected)
Barber
Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 6
Beethoven
Violin Sonatas (complete)
Cello Sonatas (complete)
Variations on “Bei männern”
Brahms
Violin Sonatas
Viola/Clarinet Sonatas
Cello Sonatas
Bridge
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Chopin
Introduction and Polonaise Brilliante, op. 3
Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Chen Yi
Ancient Chinese Dances
Debussy
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sonata for Cello and Piano
En blanc et noir (for two pianos)
Franck
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Gershwin
Preludes for Violin and piano
Ginastera
Pampeana #2
Jolivet
Chant de Linos
Mozart
Violin Sonatas (selected)
Poulenc
Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 164
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, op. 184
Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 119
Sonata for Two Pianos
Prokofiev
Violin Sonatas
Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 119
Rachmaninoff
Cello Sonata, op. 19
Ravel
Violin Sonata
Tzigane
Schnittke
Sonata for Violin and Piano #1
Sonata for Violin and Piano #2 (Sonata-Fantasy)
Suite in the Olden Style for Violin and Piano
Schubert
Sonata in A minor (“Arpeggione”)
Variations on Trockne Blumen
Shostakovich
Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 147
Strauss
Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 6
Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 18
Tansman
Sonatine for Bassoon and Piano
Suite for Bassoon and Piano
Weber
Grand Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano, op. 48
Artsong (selected)
Barber
Hermit Songs, selected songs
Beethoven
An die ferne geliebte, op. 98
Ah Perfido!, op. 65
Berg
Seven Early Songs
Brahms
Vier Ernste Gesänge, op. 121
Liebeslieder Waltzes, op. 52
Crumb
Three Early Songs
Apparition
Debussy
Ariettes Oubliés
Proses Lyriques
Duparc
Chansons (complete)
Messiaen
Poémes pour Mi
Chants du terre et de la ciel
Rachmaninoff
Romansy, op. 21
Ravel
Chansons Médacasses
Histoires Naturelles
Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques
Scheherazade
Schoenberg
Pierrot Lunaire, op. 21
Schubert
Wintereisse, D. 911
Die Schöne Müllerin, D. 795
Schwantener
Two Poems of Agueda Pizzaro
Strauss
Selected Lieder
Wolf
Selected Morike, Eichendorff, and Goethe Lieder
Operas
Donizetti
L’elisir d’amore
Elliot Carter
What Next?
Gilbert/Sullivan
The Mikado
Pirates of Penzance
Handel
Guilio Cesare
Mozart
Le Nozze di Figaro
Don Giovanni
Così fan tutte
Poulenc
Dialogues of the Carmelites
J. Strauss
Die Fledermaus
Verdi
La Traviata
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