Kit Armstrong

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Kit Armstrong was born on March 5, 1992, in Los Angeles, California. Armstrong is a pianist, organist, and composer who gave a concert debut at age eight. He won the Kissinger Klavierolymp (2006) and the Leonard Bernstein Award (2010). His debut album, Bach, Ligeti, Armstrong (2013), features his own composition “Fantasy on BACH” (2013) alongside transcriptions of Johann Sebastian Bach and works by György Ligeti. In 2018, he received the Beethoven-Ring. Armstrong has performed at major concert halls with works by composers including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Liszt. Discography releases include the albums Klaviertrios (2012) and Liszt: Symphonic Scenes (2015) and the concert film Goldberg-Variationen (2017).

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01	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: I. Allegro vivace	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	06:24
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
03	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: III. Rondeau. Allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	04:21
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: II. Andante sostenuto	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	05:41
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
42	6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360 : Mozart: 6 Variations on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant", K. 360: Var. 6	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	01:31
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02	Byrd: Galliard to the Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 134)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd: The Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 133) & Galliard to the Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 134)	04:42
	Composers: William Byrd
55	Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 378 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 378: I. Allegro moderato	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	08:52
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
04	Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301: I. Allegro con spirito	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	08:09
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
05	Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301: II. Allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	05:19
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07	Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302: II. Rondeau. Andante grazioso	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	06:55
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
06	Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302: I. Allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	05:23
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
08	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303: I. Adagio - Molto allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	05:21
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
03	Byrd: Galliard (Parthenia 3; MB 27/3b)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music	02:33
	Composers: William Byrd
14	Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Praeludium	Kit Armstrong	Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong	02:01
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach

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Discography

Albums

℗ 2023 RC Prod, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 23-06-2023

Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin

01	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: I. Allegro vivace	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	06:24
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: II. Andante sostenuto	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	05:41
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
03	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: III. Rondeau. Allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	04:21
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
04	Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301: I. Allegro con spirito	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	08:09
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
05	Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301: II. Allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	05:19
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
06	Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302: I. Allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	05:23
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07	Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 302: II. Rondeau. Andante grazioso	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin	06:55
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 09-07-2021

William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music

01	Byrd: Prelude (Parthenia 1; MB 27/1)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music	00:40
	Composers: William Byrd
02	Byrd: Pavan “Sir William Petre” (Parthenia 2; MB 27/3a)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music	04:42
	Composers: William Byrd
03	Byrd: Galliard (Parthenia 3; MB 27/3b)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music	02:33
	Composers: William Byrd
04	The Battle (Nevell 4; MB 28/94) : Byrd: The Battle (Nevell 4; MB 28/94): The Flute and the Drum	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music	01:48
	Composers: William Byrd
05	Byrd: The Woods so Wild - 14 Variations (Fitzwilliam 67; MB 28/85)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music	03:37
	Composers: William Byrd
06	Byrd: The Maiden's Song - 8 Variations (Fitzwilliam 126; Nevell 28; MB 28/82)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music	05:32
	Composers: William Byrd
07	Byrd: John Come Kiss Me Now - 16 Variations (Fitzwilliam 10; MB 28/81)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music	05:22
	Composers: William Byrd

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(P) 2015 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH: 06-11-2015

Liszt: Symphonic Scenes

01	Der nächtliche Zug, S. 513a	Kit Armstrong	Liszt: Symphonic Scenes	14:48
	Composers: Franz Liszt
02	Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514	Kit Armstrong	Liszt: Symphonic Scenes	10:43
	Composers: Franz Liszt
03	Le triomphe funebre du Tasse, S. 517	Kit Armstrong	Liszt: Symphonic Scenes	11:35
	Composers: Franz Liszt
04	Mephisto Waltz No. 2. S. 515	Kit Armstrong	Liszt: Symphonic Scenes	11:08
	Composers: Franz Liszt
05	Salve Polonia, S. 113, No. 2	Kit Armstrong	Liszt: Symphonic Scenes	11:33
	Composers: Franz Liszt
06	Mephisto Waltz No. 3, S. 216 (S. 215a)	Kit Armstrong	Liszt: Symphonic Scenes	09:58
	Composers: Franz Liszt

(P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH: 27-09-2013

Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong

01	Jesus Christus unser Heiland, BWV 666	Kit Armstrong	Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong	02:46
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02	Bicinium: Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr', BWV 711	Kit Armstrong	Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong	02:24
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
03	In dulci jubilo, BWV 729	Kit Armstrong	Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong	02:13
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
04	Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 738	Kit Armstrong	Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong	01:11
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
05	Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV 724	Kit Armstrong	Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong	01:32
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
06	Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625	Kit Armstrong	Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong	02:10
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
07	Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 690	Kit Armstrong	Bach / Ligeti / Armstrong	01:40
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach

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℗ 2012 Genuin: 01-05-2012

Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn & Liszt: Piano Trios (Movimentos Edition)

01	Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Allegro	Andrej Bielow	Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn & Liszt: Piano Trios (Movimentos Edition)	10:04
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
02	Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Adagio	Andrej Bielow	Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn & Liszt: Piano Trios (Movimentos Edition)	07:01
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
03	Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai	Andrej Bielow	Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn & Liszt: Piano Trios (Movimentos Edition)	05:05
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
04	Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: IV. Finale. Presto	Andrej Bielow	Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn & Liszt: Piano Trios (Movimentos Edition)	07:45
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
05	Stop Laughing, We're Rehearsing!: I. Andante	Andrej Bielow	Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn & Liszt: Piano Trios (Movimentos Edition)	02:53
	Composers: Kit Armstrong
06	Stop Laughing, We're Rehearsing!: II. Vivace	Andrej Bielow	Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn & Liszt: Piano Trios (Movimentos Edition)	05:00
	Composers: Kit Armstrong
07	Stop Laughing, We're Rehearsing!: III. Lento	Andrej Bielow	Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn & Liszt: Piano Trios (Movimentos Edition)	04:35
	Composers: Kit Armstrong

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Singles

℗ 2023 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 30-06-2023

William Byrd: The Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 133) & Galliard to the Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 134)

01	Byrd: The Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 133)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd: The Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 133) & Galliard to the Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 134)	06:10
	Composers: William Byrd
02	Byrd: Galliard to the Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 134)	Kit Armstrong	William Byrd: The Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 133) & Galliard to the Quadran Paven (Fitzwilliam 134)	04:42
	Composers: William Byrd

℗ 2023 RC Prod, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 19-05-2023

Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303: I. Adagio - Molto allegro

01	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303: I. Adagio - Molto allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303: I. Adagio - Molto allegro			05:21
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

℗ 2023 RC Prod, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 28-04-2023

Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: III. Rondeau. Allegro

01	Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 : Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 - III. Rondeau. Allegro	Renaud Capuçon	Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296: III. Rondeau. Allegro			04:20
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 14-10-2022

Bull: Een kindeken is ons geboren (MB 14/53) (Musical Moments)

01	Bull: Een kindeken is ons geboren (MB 14/53) (Musical Moments)	Kit Armstrong	Bull: Een kindeken is ons geboren (MB 14/53) (Musical Moments)			02:12
	Composers: John Bull

2022 Kit Armstrong: 09-04-2022

Evergueuil Cay

01	Evergueuil Cay	Kit Armstrong	Evergueuil Cay			00:40
	Writer: Shay Read / Composers: Mel Walsh

2022 Kit Armstrong: 07-04-2022

Tamway Reef

01	Tamway Reef	Kit Armstrong	Tamway Reef			00:41
	Writer: Shay Read / Composers: Mel Walsh

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 18-06-2021

Bull: Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 108)

01	Bull: Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 108)	Kit Armstrong	Bull: Fantasia (Fitzwilliam 108)			03:57
	Composers: John Bull

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 21-05-2021

Byrd: Pavan “Sir William Petre” (Parthenia 2; MB 27/3a)

01	Byrd: Pavan “Sir William Petre” (Parthenia 2; MB 27/3a)	Kit Armstrong	Byrd: Pavan “Sir William Petre” (Parthenia 2; MB 27/3a)			04:41
	Composers: William Byrd

℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 04-12-2020

J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C Sharp Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 4), BWV 849 (Musical Moments)

01	Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 4), BWV 849 : J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 4), BWV 849: I. Prelude	Kit Armstrong	J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C Sharp Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 4), BWV 849 (Musical Moments)	03:13
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02	Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 4), BWV 849 : J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 4), BWV 849: II. Fugue	Kit Armstrong	J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C Sharp Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 4), BWV 849 (Musical Moments)	04:05
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach

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℗ 2026 ACT Music + Vision GmbH & Co. KG: 29-05-2026

Dialoge

01	Arrival	Johanna Summer	Dialoge	02:08
	Composers: Johanna Summer
02	Sostenuto e cantabile	Johanna Summer	Dialoge	02:11
	Composers: Mikis Theodorakis
03	Obstinacy	Johanna Summer	Dialoge	01:01
	Composers: Minako Tokuyama
04	On a Mission	Johanna Summer	Dialoge	00:30
	Composers: Johanna Summer
05	Fugatino	Johanna Summer	Dialoge	00:36
	Composers: Johanna Summer - Kit Armstrong
06	Espressivo, poco animato	Johanna Summer	Dialoge	00:47
	Composers: Zhou Tian
07	I Can Only Be Me	Johanna Summer	Dialoge	01:58
	Composers: Johanna Summer

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