In March 2025, American pianist Joshua Rupley unveiled the first CD recording of C. René Hirschfeld’s “Music for Piano Solo”, a breathtaking new composition that has the potential to reshape the landscape of contemporary piano music. Critics emphasize: With a performance marked by both passionate intensity and technical brilliance, Rupley guided listeners through a sonic journey of cosmic proportions.
Described in his own words as an “ode to the processes of creation and decay in the universe,” the piece unfolds like a living organism—its intricate twists and transformations rendered with Rupley’s signature blend of meticulous detail and emotional abandon. From the first note to the last, he sustains a gripping tension that leaves audiences spellbound.
Critics have praised Rupley’s ability to navigate the work’s vast emotional terrain, noting his capacity to shift seamlessly between meditative precision and ecstatic momentum. His interpretation invites listeners not just to hear the music, but to feel its elemental forces at play.
This premiere marks a defining moment in Rupley’s artistic journey—one that affirms his place among the most compelling voices in modern piano performance.
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On July 13th & 14th, Joshua Rupley and Gabriel Landstedt performed Carl Czerny’s little-known Concerto for Piano Four Hands and Orchestra Op. 153 with the Bergisch Gladbach Symphony Orchestra on the opening concerts of the 17th Lindlar International Piano Festival.
On June 14th, 2025, Joshua Rupley performed the world premiere of C. René Hirschfeld’s 45-minute piano concerto “nacht.wachen” with the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Swiss-Italian conductor Francesco Cagnasso. The performance took place in the historic bomber factory of Hugo Junkers in Dessau, Germany.
The bone-chilling work describes an air raid in brutal clarity. It is dedicated to the victims of air raids worldwide.
Joshua Rupley was asked by the city of Aichach, Germany to found a new concert series for Classical music in the historic Sisi-Schloss, the childhood home of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898).
The Kultursalon Aichach is designed around the idea of 18th- and 19th-century European salons, which were fertile soil for the development of the revolutionary ideas that made European society what it is today.
The concerts are moderated by Joshua Rupley. For the year 2025, the concerts are all scheduled with German Lieder, sung by students from the Leopold Mozart College of Music at the University of Augsburg.
May 9th, 2025: Aus den östlichen Rosen – Oriental influence in German Lieder
June 20th, 2025: Des Knaben Wunderhorn – Song Cycle by Gustav Mahler
October 17th, 2025: Of Fairies, Dwarves & Mermaids – Mythical creatures in German Lieder
Joshua Rupley was featured on Augsburg’s television sender a.tv. The interview focused particularly on his work with Beethoven’s “Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier” in B flat major, Op. 106. Here featured in his studio in Friedberg.
