Klavierabend Gile Bae

A pianist with charisma

Gile Bae is one of the most exciting pianists of her generation. She enchanted her first audience at the age of five and celebrated international success early on. She has won three Steinway competitions, but is now a Bösendorfer Artist – »because the piano sounds better to me«, as she says herself. She is now wowing audiences around the world: most recently on a celebrated tour of South America, next year in Asia with stops such as the Seoul Arts Centre and on another tour of South America. Her debut with the Camerata Salzburg follows in 2026. What sets her apart is not only her technical brilliance and unmistakable stage presence, but above all her ability to perform music with genuine emotion, excitement and vibrancy. Her aim is not to preserve classical music in a museum, but to bring back meaning and joy – in a way that is understandable for connoisseurs as well as for people attending a concert for the first time. Their approach opens doors, especially for young musicians and for all those who want to rediscover classical music: close, lively and full of emotion.

Four composers – four centuries

With pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Prokofiev, Bae takes visitors on a journey through piano history. From Bach's baroque dances and Beethoven's witty and revolutionary pieces to Chopin's brilliant romanticism and Prokofiev's expressive modernism. Four composers, four centuries – linked by an artist who breathes new life into each work.

The result is an evening that surprises, appeals to the emotions and presents classical music in a completely new way. And it does so without changing the music, but by revealing the true feelings of the composers: lively, captivating and completely in the moment.