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Artist Biography
Described as "a phenomenon" (conductor Paavo Jarvi), "superb" (American Record Guide) and "inspired" (BBC), pianist Vestard Shimkus (born 1984, Latvia) has also been called "one of the greatest pianists of the young generation" (Piano News).
Being a 1st-prize-winner of Maria Canals International Piano Competition (2009) and having been awarded with "Lotto-Förderpreis des Rheingau Musik Festivals" (2014) as well as nominated for the "International Classical Music Award" (2013), he began to gain an international recognition after performances with BBC Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre National de France as well as after performing at Lucerne, Schleswig-Holstein, Rheingau, Kissinger Sommer, Bergen and Lockenhaus festivals.
Shimkus began his piano studies at age of five in Riga and subsequently studied in Los Angeles, Madrid and Munich with Dmitri Bashkirov, Claudio Martinez Mehner, Daniel Pollack and Vadim Suchanov as well as composition with Peteris Vasks.
Vestard Shimkus has composed two piano concertos and several solo piano and chamber music works some of which have been published by "SCHOTT". He has released eight CD albums and has given several completely improvised solo concerts.
26
listopada nakładem Artalinny ukazały się trzy nowe płyty z repertuarem
obejmującym dzieła fortepianowe m.in. Prokofiewa, Chopina, Schumanna i
Czajkowskiego, w interpretacji znakomitych pianistów z Kuby, Niemiec i
Łotwy:
Severin von Eckardstein "Schumann, Davidsbundlertanze / Chopin, Polonaise - fantaisie", Marcos Madrigal "Prokofiev -Vol.1",
oraz
Severin von Eckardstein "Schumann, Davidsbundlertanze / Chopin, Polonaise - fantaisie", Marcos Madrigal "Prokofiev -Vol.1",
oraz
Vestard Shimkus "America 1"
Po dwóch albumach poświęconych ikonom muzyki rosyjskiej: Siergiejowi Rachmaninowowi i Aleksandrowi Skriabinowi, urodzony w 1984 roku łotewski pianista i kompozytor Vestard Shimkus przemierza Atlantyk, aby zanurzyć się w amerykańskim modernizmie, obejmującym stulecie twórczości muzycznej i niezwykle zróżnicowaną estetykę współczesnych amerykańskich kompozytorów: Philipa Glassa, Charlesa Tomlinsona Griffesa, Elliotta Cartera i George'a Crumba.
Wszystkich tych kompozytorów, łączy coś więcej niż kraj pochodzenia, bowiem każdy z nich studiował w Europie.
Nie ma tu wpływów jazzu, tak typowego w muzyce amerykańskiej.
Każdy utwór jest jednolity stylistycznie, bez elementów eklektycznych czy rozrywkowych.
Nagranie całego materiału wypełniającego album zatytułowany "America 1" zostało dokonane w ciągu jednego dnia (6 września 2018 roku) w St. John the Evangelist w Oksfordzie, 6 września 2018 roku.
Vestard Shimkus jest nie tylko doskonałym, wielokrotnie nagradzanym pianistą, ale też znakomitym kompozytorem, co udowadnia wypełniająca ostatnie 10 minut płyty, jego autorska Sonata fortepianowa "Light Years Away".
Wszystkich tych kompozytorów, łączy coś więcej niż kraj pochodzenia, bowiem każdy z nich studiował w Europie.
Nie ma tu wpływów jazzu, tak typowego w muzyce amerykańskiej.
Każdy utwór jest jednolity stylistycznie, bez elementów eklektycznych czy rozrywkowych.
Nagranie całego materiału wypełniającego album zatytułowany "America 1" zostało dokonane w ciągu jednego dnia (6 września 2018 roku) w St. John the Evangelist w Oksfordzie, 6 września 2018 roku.
Vestard Shimkus jest nie tylko doskonałym, wielokrotnie nagradzanym pianistą, ale też znakomitym kompozytorem, co udowadnia wypełniająca ostatnie 10 minut płyty, jego autorska Sonata fortepianowa "Light Years Away".
Premiera 26 listopada.
Robert Ratajczak
LINK: recenzja płyty
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Vestard Shimkus: America 1
CD 2021, Artalinna ATL-A031
program:
Philip Glass - Mad Rush:
- Flowing
1. Part A - Part B (until bar 101)
2. Part B (bar 102 - bar 154)
3. Part C (bar 155 - bar 231)
4. Part D (bar 232 - bar 272)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes - Piano Sonata, A.85:
5. Feroce - Allegretto con moto
6. Tempo primo (flebile) - agitato molto - poco agitato - Tranquillamente
7. Molto tranquillo - poco agitato - appassionato - tranquillo
8. Allegro vivace - Appassionato - Lento - Presto
Elliot Carter - Two Thoughts About the Piano:
9. I. Intermittences
10. II. Catenaires
George Crumb
11. Processional
Vestard Shimkus - Piano Sonata, "Gaismas gadiem talu" ("Light Years Away"):
12. I. Tur (There)
13. II. Seit (Here)
Vestard Shimkus - fortepian
____________________________________________ CD 2021, Artalinna ATL-A031
program:
Philip Glass - Mad Rush:
- Flowing
1. Part A - Part B (until bar 101)
2. Part B (bar 102 - bar 154)
3. Part C (bar 155 - bar 231)
4. Part D (bar 232 - bar 272)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes - Piano Sonata, A.85:
5. Feroce - Allegretto con moto
6. Tempo primo (flebile) - agitato molto - poco agitato - Tranquillamente
7. Molto tranquillo - poco agitato - appassionato - tranquillo
8. Allegro vivace - Appassionato - Lento - Presto
Elliot Carter - Two Thoughts About the Piano:
9. I. Intermittences
10. II. Catenaires
George Crumb
11. Processional
Vestard Shimkus - Piano Sonata, "Gaismas gadiem talu" ("Light Years Away"):
12. I. Tur (There)
13. II. Seit (Here)
Vestard Shimkus - fortepian
materiały prasowe:
Concept Overview
Following two albums dedicated to two icons of Russian music (Rachmaninoff and Scriabin) the Latvian pianist Vestard Shimkus crosses the Atlantic to immerse himself in American modernism, spanning a century of musical creation, illuminating this imaginary escapade through a hugely diverse choice of aesthetics - from Carter (Intermittences, Caténaires) to Crumb (Processional) by way of Glass (Mad Rush) and Griffes (Sonata). Don’t miss this bold, intoxicating journey. An absolute must for all music lovers of today.
The composers whose work is featured on this album are united by something more than their country of origin. They have all studied in Europe at some point. There isn’t the influence of jazz, so typical in American music. Each piece is serious and stylistically uniform – without eclectic or entertainment elements. In other words, it is a collection of American music that the listener perhaps did not expect. This recording was made in just one day at St. John the Evangelist in Oxford on 6th September 2018.
Following two albums dedicated to two icons of Russian music (Rachmaninoff and Scriabin) the Latvian pianist Vestard Shimkus crosses the Atlantic to immerse himself in American modernism, spanning a century of musical creation, illuminating this imaginary escapade through a hugely diverse choice of aesthetics - from Carter (Intermittences, Caténaires) to Crumb (Processional) by way of Glass (Mad Rush) and Griffes (Sonata). Don’t miss this bold, intoxicating journey. An absolute must for all music lovers of today.
The composers whose work is featured on this album are united by something more than their country of origin. They have all studied in Europe at some point. There isn’t the influence of jazz, so typical in American music. Each piece is serious and stylistically uniform – without eclectic or entertainment elements. In other words, it is a collection of American music that the listener perhaps did not expect. This recording was made in just one day at St. John the Evangelist in Oxford on 6th September 2018.
Artist Biography
Described as "a phenomenon" (conductor Paavo Jarvi), "superb" (American Record Guide) and "inspired" (BBC), pianist Vestard Shimkus (born 1984, Latvia) has also been called "one of the greatest pianists of the young generation" (Piano News).
Being a 1st-prize-winner of Maria Canals International Piano Competition (2009) and having been awarded with "Lotto-Förderpreis des Rheingau Musik Festivals" (2014) as well as nominated for the "International Classical Music Award" (2013), he began to gain an international recognition after performances with BBC Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre National de France as well as after performing at Lucerne, Schleswig-Holstein, Rheingau, Kissinger Sommer, Bergen and Lockenhaus festivals.
Shimkus began his piano studies at age of five in Riga and subsequently studied in Los Angeles, Madrid and Munich with Dmitri Bashkirov, Claudio Martinez Mehner, Daniel Pollack and Vadim Suchanov as well as composition with Peteris Vasks.
Vestard Shimkus has composed two piano concertos and several solo piano and chamber music works some of which have been published by "SCHOTT". He has released eight CD albums and has given several completely improvised solo concerts.
