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Immerse yourself in the visual world of SPECTRUM. This video translates Esther Birringer’s musical vision of the "alchemy of tone colors" into a captivating visual language. It is an invitation to experience the deep emotional layers and the play of contrasts that define the album on a new level.

Esther Birringer’s recording captures a wealth of nuanced facets. Minimalist miniatures meet dramatic narrative arcs, familiar masterpieces meet modern voices. The tensions collide – and at the same time merge into a harmonious unity that breaks down conventional limits. SPECTRUM is a kaleidoscope of emotional, stylistic, and formal facets: surprising, intense, lively.

From July 27 to 30, 2026, a piano masterclass led by Esther Birringer will take place at the Landesmusikakademie Hessen. The course focuses on intensive repertoire work, the refinement of pianistic technique, and artistic development within the inspiring atmosphere of Schloss Hallenburg.

Take this opportunity for valuable musical insights and professional exchange.

In Esther Birringer's new concert vlog, you can take an exclusive look behind the scenes of an exciting concert day of the pianist and experience it at first hand - from the preparations to the performance. The highlight of the evening: L. v. Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, a masterpiece full of emotion and energy.

In the Christmas issue of the BBC Music Magazine Esther Birringer is featured among the Rising Stars. She reveals which artists inspire her and what the perfect performance looks like for her.

'Esther Birringer has always been inspired by Debussy’s magical sounds and his extraordinary power to evoke dreamy atmospheres that allow you to escape time and space. Her new album contrasts rarely played works such as the Ballade, the Nocturne, and the brilliant Masques with some of Debussy’s most popular pieces.'

Read the interview here.

Piano Street Magazine, 10/12/2022

After her debut album Once Upon A Time, which was released in May 2021, Esther Birringer has now come up with a second album. This time it's about the French composer Claude Debussy, who revolutionized music in his time and created new dimensions, especially in terms of sound and its effect.

Within the recent videos Esther Birringer is taking you to Abu Dhabi and Lanzarote. Amazing landscapes, impressions and music await you!

'She virtuously takes the listener into a world of fairies and immortal lovers, without indulgence, but convincing with technical finesse and a lot of verve.'

Kölnische Rundschau, 08/12/2021

'Pianist Esther Birringer presents her debut CD Once upon a time, which will be released at the end of May, in a first enchanting video. This video itself is a treasure not to be missed. And Birringer has promised more. Definitely watch it!'
O-Ton Cultural Magazine, 05/02/2021

Esther Birringer's solo album of Russian ballet transcriptions has generated a sensation in the trade press even before its release.
'Under her fingers the artist awakens the figures to life, making them dance in the listener's mind's eye. [...] Without becoming striking, she lets her fingers on the keyboard sometimes narrate in a whisper, but then again grip in the right places with the necessary vehemence.'    
O-Ton Cultural Magazine, 05/24/2021