Gerardo Teissonnière
On his newest Steinway & Sons release, pianist Gerardo Teissonnière explores the richly expressive keyboard sonatas of Antonio Soler, illuminating their beauty and emotional range with remarkable artistry and power.
“The keyboard sonatas of the Spanish composer Padre Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler y Ramos (1729-1783), written originally for the harpsichord and fortepiano, offer extraordinary opportunities for personal and musical expression on today’s concert grand. In any compilation, these works transcend the brilliance of their varied technical and textural elements, presenting a vivid musical landscape rich in harmonic invention and melodic and rhythmic vitality—often more daring and forward-looking than the sonatas of his mentor, Domenico Scarlatti. This distinctive quality arises from Soler’s intrinsically Spanish idiom and cultural upbringing, inspired by the instruments, melodies, and rhythms unique to his native surroundings and shaped by his singular place in musical history. In recording this album of music originally written for earlier keyboard instruments, I sought to remain attentive to the idiomatic language and performance practices associated with the instruments of Soler’s time, while also embracing the rich tonal palette and expressive possibilities of the 21st-century Steinway & Sons piano. Through this approach, I strived to illuminate the artistic depth and expressive power I have found in this extraordinary and seldom-performed music.”
— Gerardo Teissonnière
“Elegance, refinement, and technical perfection are the hallmarks of Teisonnière's performances.”
InfoDad
“Teissonnière exploits his own bravura capacity for motor power and its inverse, the sudden impulse to subito and halt the motion with lyrical, musing figurations. The explosive momentum easily recalls equally potent moments from Clara Haskil and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.”Audiophile Audition
“The first thing that piques the ear is that Teissonnière allows the musical lines to breathe... He doesn’t try to wow you with his immense technique. Instead, he entices you with his thoughtful attention to the score.”Cleveland Classical
“This is truly an artist of extraordinary musicianship and rare sensibility.”El Nueva Dia
“Outstanding pianism, rich in dynamic sonorities, poetry and tonal beauty.”
The San Juan Star
Album Credits
Soler! / Gerardo Teissonnière • STNS 30242
Release Date: 8/7/2026
Recorded September 16-19, 2025 at Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia.
Producer: Elaine Martone, Sonarc Music
Recording Engineer: Daniel Shores
Assistant Engineer: Joshua Frey
Mixing and Mastering: Daniel Shores
Editing: Daniel Shores, Joshua Frey
Executive Producers: Eric Feidner, Jon Feidner
Cover Photo: Dario Acosta
Art Direction: Jackie Fugere
Design: Cover to Cover Design, Anilda Carrasquillo
Artist Photography: Dario Acosta
Project Coordinator: Renée Oakford
Piano: Steinway & Sons Model D #590904 (New York)
Piano Technician: John Veitch
About the Artist
Regarded by international critics and audiences as an artist of extraordinary musicianship and rare sensibility since his acclaimed solo recital debut at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Gerardo Teissonnière brings to the concert stage an exciting amalgam of the diverse and important musical traditions he represents. From the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, Lincoln Center in New York to concert halls in Asia, Europe, North and Latin America, Mr. Teissonnière appears in solo recital, as soloist with orchestra, in duo-piano and chamber music performances in concert series as well as in radio and media broadcasts throughout the world.
Highlights of Mr. Teissonnière’s recent concert seasons include his first visit to Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Hamamatsu), his solo recital debuts in Chicago and Paris, and return engagements in Austria (Barocksaal in Vienna), and a sold-out appearance in The Artist’s Living Room in Munich. Previous concert season highlights include solo recitals in Munich and Vienna, as well as solo and chamber music performances in Italy, in the United States with members of The Cleveland Orchestra, an appearance at the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica, a performance for an audience of twenty thousand and a solo recital at the Diaoyucheng International Music Festival in Chongqing, China, his solo recital and concerto debuts in Beijing, and all-Chopin concerts in Poland.
Mr. Teissonnière’s debut recording (STNS 30188) of the last three Beethoven sonatas for the Steinway & Sons record label, available worldwide on every digital streaming platform, was named one the best classical recordings of 2022 and received extraordinary critical acclaim, hailed as “a landmark recording” (James Manheim, AllMusic). His recently released recording
(STNS 30220) of the complete Schubert impromptus has gathered extraordinary critical acclaim and an unprecedented audience reception of more than a million streams in streaming platforms worldwide as well as on compact disc.
Mr. Teissonnière began his musical training at an early age in his native Puerto Rico. Conservatory studies followed with Jesús María Sanromá, and at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Steinway Immortal Vitya Vronsky Babin, both disciples of Artur Schnabel and Alfred Cortot. He worked at the Aspen Music Festival with Jeaneane Dowis and in Europe with Dmitri Bashkirov.
Gerardo Teissonnière is the winner of the 2025 Governor’s Award for the Arts from the Ohio Arts Council, the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Alumni Achievement Award, the Arthur Loesser Memorial Performance Prize, and the Judson Smart Living Award in Education. An exclusive Steinway Artist, Mr. Teissonnière is on the Artist Roster of the Ohio Arts Council and the Classically Connected Foundation in New York.
About Steinway & Sons label
The STEINWAY & SONS music label produces exceptional albums of solo piano music across all genres. The label — a division of STEINWAY & SONS, maker of the world’s finest pianos — is a perfect vessel for producing the finest quality recordings by some of the most talented pianists in the world.
