Javier Perianes (piano)

Having recently received the "National Music Prize" awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Spain, for his commitment to the dissemination of Spanish music, his international presence in major festivals and concert halls in the world with orchestras and renowned directors, as well as his human values, pianist Javier Perianes returns to Cyprus for a recital on 21 March 2013, in works by Beethoven, Schumann and Falla. The recital is kindly supported by the Embassy of Spain.

JAVIER PERIANES / piano
“There are concerts that become an unforgettable experience. This is the case with all of Javier Perianes' performances, whose live and flawless art always goes deep into memory”
– El Mundo

“Perianes approaches Beethoven with a freshness and individuality that is immediately engaging. The opening movement of Sonata No.12, Op. 26 demonstrates some exceptional qualities, most obviously his ability to maximise contrast and characterisation between the different variations; he produces a beautifully veiled tone for those passages of a more reflective nature.”
BBC Music Magazine - Dec 2012

The acclaim accorded to the pianist Javier Perianes by audiences and critics alike confirms his status as one of Spain’s most exciting new artists. Hugely popular with Spanish audiences, he has a growing international reputation.

A familiar and sought-after participant at many renowned festivals within Spain, he was the Artist in Residence at the Granada Festival in 2012 and will be in-residence at Teatro de la Maestranza and Seville Orchestra during season 2012/13. He has performed in distinguished concert series throughout the world, having made notable appearances in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, London, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, the Shanghai Conservatory, Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional, recitals at the Ravinia and Gilmore International Festivals in Chicago, Le festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron, France and the Konzerthaus, Berlin.

Javier Perianes has worked with leading conductors including Lorin Maazel, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Jesús López Cobos, Antoni Wit, Daniel Harding and Vassily Petrenko. Recent and forthcoming highlights include appearances with Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse under Tugan Sokhiev, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra under Hugh Wolff, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris under Joseph Swensen, the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini under Kazushi Ono, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic under Yuri Temirkanov, the New World Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, the London Philharmonic and the Sao Paulo Symphony under Eduardo Portal, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra with Hiroshi Kodama, Warsaw Philharmonic conducted by Claus Peter Flor as well as recitals in Tokyo, Madrid’s Scherzo series, the Zurich Tonhalle, the Moscow December Nights Festival and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Perianes has received critical acclaim for his recordings on Harmonia Mundi of Schubert’s Impromptus and Klavierstücke, Manuel Blasco de Nebra’s keyboard sonatas and Mompou’s Música Callada. In 2011 he released on this label a disc devoted to the music for piano by Manuel de Falla, including a live recording of Nights in the Gardens of Spain with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Josep Pons. Javier’s latest CD was released on Harmonia Mundi in September 2012 - Beethoven Moto perpetuo Sonatas Nos 12, 17, 22, 27.

In 2012 Perianes received the "National Music Prize" awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Spain, for his commitment to the dissemination of Spanish music, his international presence in major festivals and concert halls in the world with orchestras and renowned directors, and his human values.

PROGRAMME:
Schumann: Kinderszenen
Beethoven: Sonata No.12 op. 26 in A-flat Major
Falla: Nocturno, Serenata Andaluza
Falla: Cuatro Piezas Españolas

Tickets:
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