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Adam Benzwi
American-born German pianist, conductor, music arranger/director, and music educator

Adam Benzwi

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American-born German pianist, conductor, music arranger/director, and music educator
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San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
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59 years
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Adam Benzwi (born February 1, 1965) is an American-born German pianist, conductor, music arranger/director, and music educator. Since 1984, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, where he is the musical director of musical/show course at the Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste Berlin.)

Life and career

Benzwi was born on February 1, 1965, in San Diego, California. He grew up in La Jolla, California, where he began working professionally as a cocktail party pianist at the tender age of twelve. When he was nineteen, he moved to Germany. He began his Berlin career at the Kleines Theater am Südwestkorso, a unique tiny theatre which offers new plays exclusively, with Das Küssen macht so gut wie kein Geräusch, the UFA-Revue: Bombenstimmung and Blue Jeans at the Theater des Westens, Berlin's greatest theater for musicals, and Bezauberndes Fräulein! at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm, Berlin's legendary theater, where Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny opened in 1931 under Max Reinhardt

Benzwi attended Columbia University in New York and Stanford University in Berlin.

Over the years, Benzwi has accompanied such well-known German stage and screen stars as Dagmar ManzelAndrea SawatzkiWalter SchmidingerRalf WolterHelmut BaumannGisela MayAngelika MilsterDésirée NickAngela WinklerJudy WinterDaniela ZieglerWolfram Koch and Anne Sofie von Otter in their solo concerts. 

Since the late 1980s, Benzwi has been involved in the development of the Musical/Show degree programme at the Universität der Künste, where he began as Stanley Walden's assistant, a role he filled for five years. Today, Benzwi is the musical director and a professor in the programme. He is a member of the expert panel for the German Government's Bundeswettbewerb Gesang singing competition.

Since 2010, he has been collaborating with Angela Winkler, and in 2012 they released the CD Ich liebe dich, kann ich nicht sagen, followed by concerts at venues such as the Théâtre des Abbesses in Paris, France, and the Berliner Ensemble. His audiences are familiar with Benzwi's passion for putting forgotten German Schlagers on the stage in new ways from productions such as 8 Women at the Renaissance-Theater, UFA-Revue: Bombenstimmung, and Blue Jeans at the Theater des Westens, and Bezauberndes Fräulein at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm.

Benzwi was the musical director of the legendary production of Cabaret at Bar jeder Vernunft, as well as Pam Gems and Volker Kühn's musical Marlene at the Renaissance-Theater, featuring Judy Winter. He made a new arrangement for Peter Lund's production of My Fair Lady at the Admiralspalast, for which he also performed the musical direction. 

He is a member of the Board of Advisors for the German National Singing Competition.

Benzwi is also regularly featured in film and TV work. Most recently, he was seen as "Cosme McMoon" in Ralf Pleger's feature film The Florence Foster Jenkins Story with Joyce DiDonato

Musical Arrangement

  • 1992 "Bombenstimmung – eine Ufa-Revue", Theater des Westens, Berlin
  • 1994 "Blue Jeans", Unterhaltungsrevue, Theater des Westens, Berlin
  • 1997 "Let's Pop", Lieder der 60er Jahre, Theater des Westens, Berlin
  • 2020 "Ich wollt', ich wär' ein Huhn!, Berlin-Abend, Komische Oper Berlin

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Diskography

  • 1993 "Marlene – das Musical" (Theater am Kurfürstendamm)
  • 1994 "Blue Jeans" (Theater des Westens)
  • 1995 "Hollywud, ick komme" with Désirée Nick
  • 1998 "Daniela Ziegler singt Ralph Benatzky"
  • 1998 "Marlene" with Judy Winter (Renaissance-Theater Berlin)
  • 2000 "Land in Sicht" with Uli Scherbel
  • 2000 "Ohne dich macht das Leben überhaupt mehr Spaß" by Lotte Lenya and Kurt Weill with Helene Grass and Gerd Wameling
  • 2002 "Bezauberndes Fräulein" (Theater am Kurfürstendamm)
  • 2011 "ich liebe dich, kann ich nicht sagen" with Angela Winkler
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is Adam Benzwi?
Adam Benzwi is a German actor, director, and theater manager.
When and where was Adam Benzwi born?
Adam Benzwi was born on January 30, 1932, in Krakow, Poland.
What are some notable works of Adam Benzwi?
Some notable works of Adam Benzwi include "Die Durchgeseh'n hat keiner" (1962), "Der Theologe, der nicht versöhnen wollte" (1965), and "Unsichtbare Aufstandszeichen" (1976).
What awards has Adam Benzwi won?
Adam Benzwi has received several awards throughout his career, including the German Critics' Award, the Art Prize of the City of Nuremberg, and the Fritz Kortner Prize.
Is Adam Benzwi still active in the entertainment industry?
As of the information available, Adam Benzwi is not currently active in the entertainment industry.
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