“在他透明的演奏、控制和即興自由方面，既不過分也不過分，總是處於完美的平衡狀態。”
Martin Helmchen 是年輕一代最受歡迎的鋼琴家之一，數十年來一直在世界上最重要的舞台上演出。 他詮釋的獨創性和強度，以令人印象深刻的聲音靈敏度和技術複雜性呈現，使他成為一名音樂家。 2020 年，他與 Andrew Manze 指揮的柏林德意志交響樂團合作錄製了完整的路德維希·範·貝多芬鋼琴協奏曲，並在 Alpha Classics 上發行，因此獲得了著名的留聲機音樂獎。 在 2021/22 賽季，Martin Helmchen 是蒙特卡洛愛樂樂團的常駐藝術家。
作為獨奏家，Martin Helmchen 曾與眾多著名樂團合作演出，包括維也納和柏林愛樂樂團、Concertgebouworkest、萊比錫格萬特豪斯管弦樂團、德累斯頓國家管弦樂團、蘇黎世音樂廳管弦樂團、NDR 易北愛樂樂團、巴黎管弦樂團、維也納交響樂團、倫敦愛樂樂團、波士頓交響樂團、芝加哥交響樂團、紐約愛樂樂團和克利夫蘭管弦樂團。 他經常與指揮家合作，如 Herbert Blomstedt、Manfred Honeck、Bernhard Haitink、Jakub Hrůša、Valery Gergiev、Klaus Mäkelä、Paavo Järvi、Vladimir Jurowski、Andris Nelsons、Andrew Manze、Kazuki Yamada、Christoph von Dohnányi、Sakari Oramo、Andrés Orozco-埃斯特拉達、邁克爾·桑德林和大衛·辛曼。
室內樂對他來說尤為重要——Boris Pergamenshikov 對這種熱情提供了重要的推動力。 他親密的室內樂合作夥伴包括他的妻子 Marie-Elisabeth Hecker、Frank Peter Zimmermann、Julian Prégardien、Antje Weithaas 和 Carolin Widmann。
2021/22 音樂季的亮點是與波士頓交響樂團、芝加哥交響樂團、丹麥國家交響樂團、巴黎管弦樂團、盧塞恩交響樂團、北德廣播愛樂樂團、盧森堡愛樂樂團、柏林音樂廳管弦樂團和德累斯頓節日管弦樂團的音樂會。 音樂會將他帶到柏林音樂廳、埃森愛樂樂團、香榭麗舍劇院、班貝格金色大廳、巴斯夫-Gesellschaftshaus、施韋青根音樂節和蒙特卡洛。 Martin Helmchen 和他的妻子 Marie-Elisabeth Hecker 已委託 York Höller 為大提琴和鋼琴雙協奏曲，他們將於 2022 年 6 月在魯爾鋼琴節上首演。 伴隨著 BIS 唱片公司於 2021 年發行的所有鋼琴和小提琴奏鳴曲的完整錄音，他和弗蘭克·彼得·齊默爾曼將在本季繼續貝多芬的偉大循環，在慕尼黑、倫敦、阿姆斯特丹和布拉格舉行音樂會。 計劃在盧塞恩、德累斯頓音樂節和熱那亞舉辦與 Marie-Elisabeth Hecker 的二重奏音樂會。
Martin Helmchen 是 Alpha Classics 的獨家藝術家。 2021 年 5 月，他與克里斯托夫·埃森巴赫 (Christoph Eschenbach) 指揮的柏林音樂廳管弦樂團合作錄製了卡爾·瑪麗亞·馮·韋伯 (Carl Maria von Weber) 的音樂會作品。 他過去的出版物包括 i.a. 貝多芬的迪亞貝利變奏曲、梅西安的“Vingt respects sur l’enfant-Jésus”，以及與舒伯特和勃拉姆斯合作的瑪麗-伊麗莎白·赫克的專輯。
他於 1982 年出生於柏林，最初在柏林 HfM “Hanns Eisler” 師從 Galina Iwanzowa，後來在 HMTM 漢諾威轉學到 Arie Vardi； 其他導師是威廉格蘭特納博雷和阿爾弗雷德布倫德爾。 當他在 2001 年贏得“Concours Clara Haskil”時，他的職業生涯受到了第一次決定性的推動。 自 2010 年以來，Martin Helmchen 一直擔任 Kronberg 學院的室內樂副教授。
Martin Helmchen has established himself as one of today’s most in-demand and sought-after pianists, characterised by the originality and intensity of his interpretations, alongside his excellent tonal sensitivity and technical abilities. In 2020 he was awarded the prestigious Gramophone Music Award for his recording Ludwig van Beethoven’s complete piano concertos with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Andrew Manze, released by Alpha Classics. In the 2021/22 season Martin Helmchen is Artist-in-Residence with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.
From early on in his career Helmchen has performed with the world’s most renowned orchestras such as the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony and New York Philharmonic as well as Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Wiener Symphoniker, Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich and Orchestre de Paris. In Scandinavia he appears regularly with the Oslo Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Danish National Symphony Orchestra. He enjoys collaborations with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Manfred Honeck, Bernhard Haitink, Jakub Hrůša, Valery Gergiev, Klaus Mäkelä, Paavo Järvi, Vladimir Jurowski, Andris Nelsons, Andrew Manze, Kazuki Yamada, Christoph von Dohnányi, Sakari Oramo, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Michael Sanderling and David Zinman.
Chamber music has a special significance for Helmchen – a passion for which Boris Pergamenschikow provided the essential impetus. Close chamber music partners include his wife Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Julian Prégardien, Antje Weithaas and Carolin Widmann.
Highlights of the 2021/22 season include concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Konzerthausorchester Berlin and the Dresden Festival Orchestra. He will give recitals at the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Philharmonie Essen, the Théâtre des Champs- Élysées, the Musikverein Bamberg, the BASF Gesellschaftshaus, the Schwetzingen Festival and Monte-Carlo. With his wife Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Martin Helmchen has commissioned a double concerto for violoncello and piano written by York Höller which they will premiere at the Ruhr Piano Festival in June 2022. Flanked by a complete recording of all sonatas for piano and violin on BIS Records, released in 2021, he will continue the great Beethoven cycle together with Frank Peter Zimmermann this season with concerts in Munich, London, Amsterdam and Prague. Duo concerts with Marie-Elisabeth Hecker are planned in Lucerne, at the Dresden Music Festival and in Genoa.
Martin Helmchen is an exclusive artist with Alpha Classics. His recording of Carl Maria von Weber’s Concert Piece with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under Christoph Eschenbach was released in May 2021. His past releases have included Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Messiaen’s Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus, and a duo album with Marie- Elisabeth Hecker of Schumann and Brahms works. Born in Berlin in 1982 and a former student of Galina Iwanzowa, Helmchen continued his studies with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. Other mentors include William Grant Naboré and Alfred Brendel. His career gained incredible momentum when he won the “Concours Clara Haskil” in 2001. Since 2010, Martin Helmchen has been an Associate Professor of chamber music at the Kronberg Academy.