As asoloist Berman was awarded the Dutch Prize of Excellence, the first prize in theGaudeamus Competition for interpreters ofcontemporary music,[3][4] the Friends of theConcertgebouw Award and four first prizes at competitions for young soloists. He has performed in Israel,Europe and theUnited States, as a soloist and inchamber music. Berman was a soloist with many Dutch and Israeli orchestras and has recorded for radio and television.
Collaborations included those with flautistAbbie de Quant (since 1970), Duo 4 with pianist Meir Wiesel, the Tamar Piano Trio with violinist Itzhak Segev and cellist Louis Rowen, as well as ensembles with several vocalists among whomBat-Sheva Zeisler. Past partnerships include Duo Beer Sheva with the late pianist Sara Fuxon, Ensemble M, and Negev Baroque. From 2004 until 2008 Berman accompanied the remake ofHanoch Levin'ssatiricalcabaretYou, Me and the Next War,[5] in 2007 he was the pianist and musical director ofSchubert Plus, An Operatic Episode in Two Acts,[6] and during 2011 to 2015 he was a guest soloist with the Zamir Quartet. In 2014 he launched a new program for 4 pianists at 2 pianos, based on Duo 4.
^abcSeida, Linda,"Bart Berman – Biography",Allmusic,Concert pianist Bart Berman focuses mainly on the works ofFranz Schubert, and his recordings include a double CD of the composer's works. He also playscontemporary music and spent part of his career as a member of Ensemble M.
^abYoung, John Bell (1998). "Schubert: Unfinished Piano Sonatas: D 279, 571, 613, 625, 840".American Record Guide.62: 194.It's always gratifying to hear the underrated or rarely played music of a major composer. But it is no less satisfying to discover, for the first time, a great pianist at the helm of such works. I'd heard of Berman, who is Present in his 60s, but had never heard him. He is the quintessential musician's musician and, it seems, a product of the same central European tradition that producedKlien,Brendel,Wuhrer,Petri,Demus, andFischer. ... This disc does double duty, in that it offers an eminently rewarding musical experience and introduces one of the premier Schubert interpreters of our time.
^abRotterdams jaarboekje [Yearbook of Rotterdam]. Historisch genootschap Roterodamum. 1971. p. 33.De pianist Bart Berman, leraar aan het Rotterdams Conservatorium, wint de eerste prijs in het Internationaal Gaudeamus Concours voor vertolkers van muziek van onze tijd.
^abYudilovitch, Merav (8 February 2005).את ואני והמלחמה הבאה' בתיאטרון הערבי-עברי' ["You, Me and the Next War" in the Arab-Hebrew Theater].Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved2 November 2009.בערב משתתפים שפרה מילשטיין, בת שבע ייזלר, רמי פלג וגד קינר אותם מלווה הפסנתרן ברט ברמן שיבצעו בין היתר את הפזמונים "את ואני והמלחמה הבאה", "חייל שחור מכה חייל לבן" ו"האלוף בום". את צאת ההצגות מלווה דיסק של שירי מערכוני המופע.
^Windisch, Franziska."Schubert Plus: A pleasure for all senses".All About Jewish Theatre. Archived fromthe original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved2 November 2009.The singing is effectively accompanied by only a piano (Bart Berman) and a clarinet (Mor Levine), which really makes one wonder if a whole orchestra is always needed in order to endow music with utmost emotion. Together with the light that always reflects the mood, the singing and music form a fascinating unity.
^Winters, Reint (13 August 2009)."Kees van Eersel laat van zich horen in de Bovenkerk" [Kees van Eersel makes himself heard in the Bovenkerk].Genemuiden Actueel (in Dutch). Retrieved29 October 2009.Tijdens deze periode studeerde hij tevens koordirectie bij George Stam met bijvakken zang (bij Cees Touwen) en viool (bij mevr. De Monchy-Kuiper), compositie bij Otto Ketting en later hoofdvak piano bij Bart Berman.
^Joseph Galron-Goldschläger (ed.),דרור אלימלך [Dror Elimelech],Lexicon of New Hebrew Literature (in Hebrew), archived fromthe original on 18 June 2010,למד פסנתר אצל פנינה זלצמן, רות הילמן, ברט ברמן והלחנה אצל סרג'יו נטרא.
^"ATD 8306 From the city of Abraham's Well, the Duo Beersheva -- pianists Sarah Fuxon and Bart Berman -- play delightful Schubert rarities".Fanfare.7 (3): 35.
^"Vele Manifestaties Jeugdfestival Velp".Leidsch Dagblad. 5 July 1966. p. 13.Woensdag 17 augustus geeft het Gelders Orkest onder leiding van André Presser een concert voor de deelnemers aan het jeugdfestival. Met medewerking van de pianist Bart Berman worden werken uitgevoerd van Mozart,Ravel (Concert voor de linkerhand),Ton de Leeuw enTsjaikowsky.
^Historischer Verein für Dortmund und die Grafschaft Mark (1973).Beiträge zur Geschichte Dortmunds und der Grafschaft Mark. Dortmund, Germany: Verlage des Historischen Vereins Dortmund, p. 41.(in German)
^"Cultuuragenda: Cobra, Blue Moon en filmfestival" [Cultural organizer: Cobra, Blue Moon and film festival].De Gelderlander. Archived fromthe original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved24 November 2009.Het Italiaans Instituut in Amsterdam opent zijn nieuwe seizoen op 5 september met een concert door de pianist Bart Berman. Hij zal composities van Domenico Scarlatti spelen.
^"Performances"(PDF).Ssusa Newsletter. Vol. 2, no. 2. Schubert Society of the USA. 2004. p. 6. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved5 December 2009.On June 24, pianist Bart Berman performed thePiano Sonata in C major, D 840 ("Reliquie"), with his own completions of the 3d and 4th movements, atNorthwestern University's Lutkin Hall.
^Sipkes, Kees (8 December 1956)."Bart Berman – 17-jarige lyceïst schrijft muziek voor toneel"(PDF).Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). Vol. 12, no. 3542. p. 7.In het begin van dit jaar is door dezelfde groep Breero's Klucht van de Koe opgevoerd, waarbij deze jongeman zijn eerste toneelmuziek componeerde. 'Ik heb geprobeerd, zoals Pijper wel heeft gedaan, een synthese te zoeken tussen oude luitmuziek en moderne muziek. De stukken zijn geschreven voor fluit, klarinet, piano, cello en viool.'[permanent dead link]
^Gabriel, Hod (February 2009).המאסטרו פרק 3 [The Maestro Chapter 3].no-R (in Hebrew). Israel. Archived fromthe original(article and video) on 1 March 2009. Retrieved29 June 2011.
