Inon Barnatan

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Inon Barnatan
Born1979
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationClassical pianist
AwardsThe Avery Fisher Career
Grant (2009) [1]
Andrew Wolf Memorial Award [2]

Inon Barnatan (born 1979 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American/Israeli classical pianist.

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Biography

Inon Barnatan lives in New York City.

Music career

He studied with Victor Derevianko, Maria Curcio and Christopher Elton at The Royal Academy of Music. [3] Barnatan often performs works by contemporary composers such as George Crumb, George Benjamin, Kaija Saariaho, and Judith Weir. He regularly performs with cellist Alisa Weilerstein. [4]

In 2014 Barnatan became the first Artist in Association at the New York Philharmonic. [5] The New York Times listed his album Darknesse Visible as one of the best classical recordings of 2012. [6]

Barnatan has received many awards, including an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009 [7] and the Andrew Wolf Memorial Award. [8]

In 2019, Barnatan debuted with the record label PENTATONE.

Recordings

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