Inon Barnatan

Inon Barnatan (born 1979 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American/Israeli classical pianist. Barnatan lives in New York City. He studied with Victor Derevianko, Maria Curcio and Christopher Elton at The Royal Academy of Music. Barnatan often performs works by contemporary composers such as George Crumb, George Benjamin, Kaija Saariaho, and Judith Weir. He regularly performs with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.In 2014 Barnatan became the first Artist in Association at the New York Philharmonic. The New York Times listed his album Darknesse Visible as one of the best classical recordings of 2012.Barnatan has received many awards, including an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2009 and the Andrew Wolf Memorial Award.