Nicolas Horvath
Nicolas Horvath is a groundbreaking pianist known for his innovative approach to classical and contemporary music. His repertoire spans from classical masterpieces to contemporary works and he frequently collaborates with artists from various genres and disciplines, creating unique performance experiences.
A champion of Philip Glass’s works, he has performed complete cycles of Glass’s complete compositions as well as those of Erik Satie, in non-stop, overnight concerts. Horvath’s passion for rediscovering unjustly forgotten works, particularly those by female French composers such. as Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy and Hélène de Montgeroult (both 18th Century) and Germaine Tailleferre (20th C), has garnered widespread critical acclaim. He is also an avid promoter of music from our own time and has collaborated with leading contemporary composers from around the world, such as Terry Riley, Alvin Lucier, Denis Levaillant, Danny Elfman, Mamoru Fujieda, Jaan Rääts, Alvin Curran and Valentyn Silvestrov. He has commissioned and premiered a vast repertoire from a large number of composers (notably in 2014 from more than 120 composers for his Homages to Philip Glass project).
Horvath began his music studies at the Académie de Musique Prince Rainier III de Monaco, and at the age 16, he caught the attention of the American conductor Lawrence Foster who secured a three-year scholarship from the Princess Grace Foundation to further his studies. His mentors include a number of distinguished international pianists, including Bruno Leonard Gelber, Gérard Frémy, Eric Heidsieck, Gabriel Tacchino, Nelson Delle-Vigne, Philippe Entremont, Oxana Yablonskaya and Liszt specialist Leslie Howard. He is the winner of several awards, including First Prize of the Scriabin and the Luigi Nono International Competitions. Horvath has produced over 20 albums unanimously praised by the press and which have amassed over 66 million streams on Spotify alone to date. He is a Steinway Artist, an electroacoustic composer, a radio producer, a transcriber of popular music (video game, japanime), and collaborates with artists from other genres, including French metal band, Alcest. He has his own label dedicated to contemporary minimalist composers: Nicolas Horvath Discoveries.
‘His virtuosity is prodigious.’ – Pizzicato
‘Horvath’s pianism is intense, almost romantic.’ – American Record Guide
