Helene Berger
The only concert pianist trained by Micheline Ostermeyer…
Helene Berger receives the councils of large Masters such as Tatiana Nikolaeva, who chose her to to record the 4th concerto of Beethoven for France Music and Aquiles Delle Vigne who recruited her in his class at the Teacher training school of Music of Paris where she obtained the Diploma of Higher Execution in parallel to obtaining several first prizes at the ENM at St Germain en Lay and at the Regional National Academy of Rueil-Malmaison.
A musical course in particular marked by four recitals in the Gaveau Concert Hall, tours in Asia and in Europe, as well as on board the Mermoz. A career punctuated by the creation of current works and boarding of jazz by Claude Bolling then of Laurent de Wilde. Helene Berger collaborates regularly with current type-setters and beyond her qualities of interpreter, she develops her interest for composition and arrangement. Her last work, for two pianos, was created by François –René Duchable and herself on April 27, 2004 at Saint Cloud at the time of a series of concerts in homage to Micheline Ostermeyer.
Parallel to its soloist activities...
Helene BERGER is recruited in May 2001 as a pianist arranger-guide for representations in the large national theatres (Operas of Compiegne, Bordeaux) produced by Olivier Benezech. Her arrangements for piano solo, in the line of the transcriptions virtuosos, are published in Mario Bois.
Helene Berger records for France Music, France2, R.F.I, TBS Japan, as well as three compact-discs: Henri Duparc for the editions Salabert (Ricordi), Franck Roussel at Eden Rock'n'roll (Sony) with the Orchestra of Saratov directed by Hugues Reiner and CD live “Recital in duet” along side François-Rene Duchable commemorating the 150th birthday of Ėcole de Joinville (INSEP_tirageprivé). Impassioned as much by the search for knowledge as by its transmission, Helene Berger is a full professor with the national academy of Issy Moulineaux. She is regularly invited to teach in master classes and to take part of juries for international contests and for the exam sessions of professors. (Euroarts Leipzig, CNFPT, Concours Bellan, ENM and CM, Concours Appassionato Guadeloupe, Concours of the Franco-Italienne school, Key gold Paris Concours).