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Natalie Tenenbaum
Natalie Tenenbaum is a critically-acclaimed composer, pianist, music producer/director and singer-songwriter. Graduate of the Juilliard School, Natalie has appeared as soloist and with orchestras in Israel, Europe, Asia and the US, performing in venues such as the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Korea's National Theater, Jerusalem Music Center, Berlin's Konzerthaus, Madison Square Garden and Apollo theater; Natalie has premiered her original compositions at Carnegie Hall, Harvard University, Merkin Hall, The National Arts Gallery (NY), and Juilliard's Paul Hall.
Based in New York, Tenenbaum focuses on creating acoustic and electro-acoustic concert music for a wide scope of ensembles, soloists and organizations as well as collaborating across artistic disciplines. Tenenbaum has created arrangements and orchestrations that have been performed by major orchestras across the US, Israel and Asia. In 2022, Natalie created original arrangements and orchestrations for Lang Lang's most recent album release with the London Royal Philharmonic (Universal Media Group/Deustche Grammophon/Disney) and created an original arrangement for Lang Lang & The Pentatonix.
On Broadway, Natalie has created arrangements for Tina Fey's musical, MEAN GIRLS. She has also worked with David Byrne on AMERICAN UTOPIA on Broadway (2021-2022).
An active musician in the new music scene, Tenenbaum has performed as a soloist and collaborator with various musicians and ensembles; her performance of Jason Eckardt's piano concerto, Trespass, was reviewed by Allan Kozinn of the New York Times as "sparkling... consistently invigorating". Her piece, Four, was commissioned by AUDITIVOKKAL DRESDEN and was performed on tour in Germany and the US in 2015. Tenenbaum's score for the staged adaptation of BENJAMIN BUTTON (in collaboration with librettist and lyricist Brett Boles) has been performed in 2013 as part of the Fundamental Theater Project. The show has also been workshopped in London in 2019 at the Southwark Playhouse. Tenenbaum has created and performed the original score for John Guare's play, MORE STARS THAN THERE ARE IN HEAVEN (2016) at the Tennessee Williams festival in Provincetown, MA. Natalie has also co-written the score for theatrical pieces JULIET & JULIET (York Theater, NY) and LITTLE BLACK DRESS (US & Canada Tour, 2018-2020).
Tenenbaum has premiered her own compositions and realtime composition/improvisations in concert at Le Poisson Rouge, Salmagundi Art Club, Weill Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, Harvard University and The Harvard Club, Merkin Hall, The National Arts Gallery (New York), Tel Aviv Museum Of Art, Galapagos Art Space, Spectrum, Madison Square Garden, The Blue Note, Thelonius Monk Jazz Club (Seuol, Korea), Apollo Theater (New York), Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center and Rose Hall/Jazz At Lincoln Center, Something Jazz Club, Riva Del Garda Music Festival Main Stage (Italy), The Palais De l'Europe (Menton, France), Utica University, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory, Princeton, Long Island University. She premiered her piece for two pianos, Ra'ash in New York with fellow pianist and composer Julian Pollack which they performed at the Mendocino Music Festival. Natalie has also created recorded arrangements and original music for the Steinway Spirio R piano catalogue. Tenenbaum has also created music internationally licensed for use by Walmart. Tenenbaum has also received the Harrington Award (BMI) and the Jean Banks Award (BMI). In 2014, she was awarded membership to the BMI Lehman-Engle Advanced Workshop. Her catalogue of works is represented through ASCAP.
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Natalie Tenenbaum, Eitan Kenner: Duets/Solos
by Richard J Salvucci
The late Abbey Simon, an outstanding classical pianist of the twentieth century, could play jazz. At least he said he did, although one searches in vain for a recorded example (other than a snatch on You Tube). A listener might think, “Well, Simon was of the old school, and Curtis-trained, so it would require some imagination." But then there is Natalie Tenenbaum, here paired with fellow Julliard product Eitan Kenner. Tenenbaum is a composer, player, and all around mistress of ...
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