Benyamin Nuss
Classical pianist Benyamin Nuss is a versatile figure whose activities extend to jazz and the performance of video game music. He is also a composer.
Nuss was born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, near Cologne, on June 20, 1989. His father was jazz trombonist Ludwig Nuss, and jazz pianist Hubert Nuss was an uncle; Benyamin was encouraged to develop his gifts and took up the piano at age six. His early studies included music from various genres, but at ten, he heard Debussy's piano piece Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (from The Children's Corner) and began to focus on Debussy's music and that of Ravel. He took lessons in Bonn with Andreas Fröhlic and Ilja Scheps, going on to the Hochschule für Musik Köln and graduating with a bachelor's degree in music from that school. He also took master classes from Anatol Ugorski, Einar Steen-Nokleberg, and Ragna Schirmer. Winning honors in Germany's national Jugend Musiziert youth competition, he performed with the Youth Orchestra of North Rhine-Westphalia and was honored with a "Best of NRW" award in 2008. That brought more concert exposure. An unusual feature of Nuss' career has been his longstanding interest in video game music; his debut album came in that genre with a release devoted to the music of video game composer Nobuo Uematsu.
Nuss toured Germany in 2010 and was signed to the Deutsche Grammophon label. There, he released the recital album Exotica in 2012, featuring music by Debussy, Darius Milhaud, Alberto Ginastera, and other composers, including several of his own compositions. By the early 2020s, more than ten of Nuss' compositions had been recorded by himself and others. In 2017 (in Frankfurt) and 2019 (in Paris), Nuss performed at Fanfest events associated with the Final Fantasy XIV video game. He has recorded for Musique Suiss, CAvi-music, and Berlin Classics, among other labels; on Berlin Classics, he issued the album Unite!: Frederic Rzewski - Piano Works in 2022.
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Masashi Hamauzu: Opus 4 - Piano and Chamber Music Works
Masashi Hamauzu, Benyamin Nuss
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Oct 31, 2014
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Rzewski: Unite! (Piano Works)
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on Aug 26, 2022
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Kapustin: Works for Cello
Christine Rauh, Peter Lehel, Benyamin Nuss, Ni Fan, Saarbrucken German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Chamber Music - Released by SWR Classic on Mar 4, 2016
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Concertos on Marimba
Fumito Nunoya, Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester, Benyamin Nuss, Johannes Schlaefli
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on Feb 8, 2019
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Nuss Nuss Goldsby
Benyamin Nuss, Ludwig Nuss, John Goldsby
Jazz - Released by Eden River Records on May 20, 2022
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Bernstein: Piano & Chamber Music
Benyamin Nuss, Wayne Marshall, Maria Kliegel, Maurice Steger
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on Nov 16, 2018
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Debut
Konstantin Reinfeld, Benyamin Nuss
Chamber Music - Released by Ars Produktion on Jan 18, 2019
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Songs And Ballads
Classical - Released by Housemaster Records on Dec 6, 2018
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fusions and fantasies
Pop - Released by Mons Records on Sep 23, 2022
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Cat in the Window
Mia Brentano, Billy Test, Benyamin Nuss
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Mar 4, 2022
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Mia Brentano's Hidden Sea
Mia Brentano, Benyamin Nuss, Max Nyberg
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Mar 9, 2018
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Mia Brentano´s Summerhouse
Mia Brentano, Benyamin Nuss, Billy Test
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Mar 18, 2022
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Mia Brentano´s AMERICAN DIARY
Benyamin Nuss, Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, Christian Kohler
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Feb 16, 2024
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Mia Brentano's River of Memories
Mia Brentano, Benyamin Nuss, Andy Miles
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Jul 26, 2019
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Before Sunrise
Mia Brentano, Benyamin Nuss, Billy Test
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Feb 4, 2022
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The Secret Garden
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Jan 5, 2024
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Benyamin Nuss And Friends
Classical - Released by Housemaster Records on Aug 28, 2018
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Sakura: Spring!
Malwina Sosnowski, Benyamin Nuss
Chamber Music - Released by Genuin on Mar 5, 2021
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Flying Lights, Flying Colors
Benyamin Nuss, Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, Christian Kohler
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Feb 9, 2024
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Midnight in Paradise
Benyamin Nuss, Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, Christian Kohler
Classical - Released by Mons Records on Jan 19, 2024
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