These are the people who accompany Liesl on the CDs and in concerts.

Otmar Binder

Geboren in Klosterneuburg. Lebt in Wien.

Ausbildung: Erster Klavierunterricht mit sechs Jahren; Studium an der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien bei Prof. Harald Ossberger.

Seit 1988 Arbeiten für Theater, Kabarett, Fernsehen u. a. STRIZZILIEDER; Adi Hirschal, Wolfgang Böck und Lenny Dickson. AMERIKA- Ein Abend für Michael Heltau, in Reichenau, (Gastspiel in Wein und Deutschland); ABSCHIEDSABEND; Tournee von Werner Schneyder durch Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, Kompositionen, Fernsehaufzeichnung (ORF und 3sat); Mehrfach Arbeiten für das Volkstheater Wien, u. a. DER ALPENKÖNIG UND DER MENSCHENFEIND, GESCHICHTEN AUS DEM WIENERWALD, (beides Regie: M. Gruner); Konzertreihe mit M. Heltau im Theater Akzent; Carinthischer Sommer; OPERETTE WER SICH KANN, mit M. Heltau im Ronacher Wien, Wiener Klangbogen, (Korrepititor und Pianist); Zusammenarbeit und Kompositionen für Heilwig Pflanzelter ACH DIE LIEBE und HALT MEIN LEBEN, (Regie: E. Augustin); TRAUMMANN VERZWEIFELT GESUCHT, Soloabend von Stella Fürst.

Videoaufzeichnungen, Fernsehauftritte, CDs.

Caio Bescarano

Caio Bescarano, composer, pianist and conductor had, in his day, accompanied some of the most famous exponents of French, Italian and international music, great performers from Josephine Baker to Edith Piaf, Trenet to Aznavour, Italian greats like Vanoni, Milly Mina, Ranieri and international stars like Shirley Bassey and Ute Lemperer to name but a few.

Caio studied piano harmony and composition at the Russian Conservatoire in Cairo, city of his birth. In his twenties he followed a call to work as resident accompanist at Italian TV RAI and accepted many concert engagements both in Rome and abroad. His recent untimely death is a great loss to lovers of this music genre which he imbued with his unique style and flawless musicality.

Liesl Muller pays tribute to Caio Bescarano whose sensitive playing is a perfect compliment to her singing.

David Perkins

David is a pianist and musical director and has worked at Pizza on the Park and other cabaret venues in London and the south-east. As a soloist, David performs regularly at the National Theatre ‘Concert Pitch’ with his tribute to Scott Joplin.

As an arranger and orchestrator, clients include Novello & Co., Faber Music, the rock band Jethro Tull, plus over a hundred other performers, composers and wannabe pop idols.

David is also a composer of theatre and choral music. For the theatre he has written several musicals including The Water-babies (Edinburgh 1987), Pandemonium! (Edinburgh 2001), Shake, Ripple and Roll, Skool and Crossbones and adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant and The Happy Prince (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford). Many of these shows are now published and to date have been performed on every continent except Antartica! He has also composed and arranged music for two commercially successful short films and jingles for several TV commercials. His latest choral work, Re:Creation – a full length oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra – receives its London premiere at St Johns Smith Square in April 2009.