22nd
València
ITURBI
International
Piano
Competition
From May 31 to June 10, 2023
Rachel Breen
26 year old American pianist Rachel Breen’s performances have been described as “truly show-stopping” (Gramophone UK), having “a beautiful piano sound and original detail.” She is a student of the late Lars Vogt at Hannover’s Hochschule für Musik; previously, she completed degrees at Yale University and the Juilliard School under–respectively–Boris Slutsky and Julian Martin. Breen was self-taught until age 10, when she began lessons with Dr. Sharon Mann at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Breen has enjoyed an active competition career, having been awarded top prizes at the Bösendorfer International Competition, the Honens Competition, Concorso Internazionale Palma D’Oro, the Beethoven Competition in Vienna, and the Georges Cziffra Competition, among others. She was selected as the National Federation of Music Clubs’ Young Artist in the US, and received the Kurt Alten Prize at her university in Germany.
She is featured in the podcast 30 Bach alongside Jeremy Denk, Angela Hewitt, Tim Page, and Simone Dinnerstein in a discussion and performance of the Goldberg Variations. Her most recent concert season featured guest artist appearances at the Chautauqua Institute, The SF International Piano Festival, Merkin Hall for IKIF, Osimo Piano Hours, and the Lilacs Series.
Breen is currently based in Hannover, Germany.
