Welcome students of Kathy Wiessner!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNZ5_LUQxW0
Welcome PTG members!
Welcome students of Matvey Lapin!
RALEIGH, N.C. (September 17, 2018) — Ruggero Piano will host “A Night in Vienna,” a unique and tasteful blend of classical music and conversation to be held on September 17, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
This first-time event will feature international concert pianist Jan Jiracek von Arnim, who is touring the United States this September on behalf of Ruggero Piano and Bösendorfer, one of the world’s finest piano manufacturers.
Hailed by BBC Magazine for his “formidable technique and playing of emotional depth,” the award-winning virtuoso invites all music lovers to join him for a program of short pieces, followed by stories about his life performing on the concert stage, teaching at the prestigious piano department at the Vienna School of Music and serving as Artistic Director of the International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna.
“I look forward to returning to the United States, this time getting to share with my audiences my love for Vienna, the City of Music,” said Mr. Jiracek. “I plan to present piano works that are especially close to my heart.”
“When it comes to classical music, there is simply no other city quite like Vienna,” he added. “To me, it seems like it is alive with the sound of music. And there are references to the great classical composers at almost every corner, which I find extremely inspiring.”
His instrument of choice for the evening will be the legendary Bosendorfer grand piano. “I am impressed by the new Bösendorfer pianos,” he says. “Each instrument carries in itself the memory of a wonderful Viennese music tradition and is particularly responsive to my ideas as an artist.”
Born to a musical family in Hanover, Germany, Jiracek von Arnim has achieved numerous career milestones. Following his debut at age 11, he has performed throughout the world with many of the world’s top ensembles, including the Berlin and St. Petersburg Philharmonics, the Cologne Chamber Orchestra and the Northern Sinfonia of England. He has served on juries for many major competitions, including the London International Competition, the Lev Vlassenko Competition Brisbane, the International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition and many others, and is currently Artistic Director and Jury Chairman of the International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna.
Jiracek von Arnim’s ascension as an artist inspired widespread acclaim and an especially heartfelt appreciation from Van Cliburn, who noted “the marvelous Jan Jiracek von Arnim thrilled the world so greatly when we first heard him and he is continuing his brilliant career both in the United States and abroad.”
A distinguished pedagogue, Jiracek von Arnim is the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna’s youngest-ever tenured professor. He is also an Honorary Professor at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. He conducts frequent lecture concerts at the Vienna Musikverein on the great composers and delivers talks on a variety of musical topics throughout the world.
Ruggero Piano is located at 4720 Hargrove Road, #120 in Raleigh. To RSVP for “A Night in Vienna” or to learn more about this unique event, please contact [Ruggero Piano at [919-839-2040]. For more information about Jan Jiracek von Arnim, please visit https://www.jjpianist.com/#vita
Welcome Raleigh Piano Teachers Association!
Welcome students of Galina Scholten-Makarevitch!
Special Concert: The Free Spirits Ensemble of the Raleigh Symphony
Welcome students of Lanette Lind!
Equally at home with solo, chamber and concerto performances, American pianist Solomon Eichner has established himself as an exciting versatile young artist known for his commanding interpretations of the romantic keyboard repertoire.
Declared by the American Liszt Society as “A sensitive pianist, Solomon’s playing is poetic, beautiful and moving with deep feeling.”
Sponsored by the March of the Living Foundation, Solomon performed for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in April 2018 alongside Cellist Amit Peled and Violinist Yevgeny Kutik at the Krakow Philharmonic Hall in addition to a solo recital at the Krakow Jewish Cultural Center.
Solomon will debut this season on the Chamber Music Raleigh Series with North Carolina Symphony Concertmaster Brian Reagin and Principal Cellist Bonnie Thron hosted at the NC Museum of Art, as well as a solo recital on the Paderewski Raleigh Festival in October 2018 and recital on the Cherry Hill Plantation Concert Series in April 2020, among other recitals throughout North Carolina. Solomon will be performing Chopin 2nd Concerto with the Wilson Symphony, Conductor Mark Peterson in November 2018 and Mendelssohn 1st with the Salisbury Symphony, Conductor David Hagy in March 2019.
Solomon will be presented twice this season in his hometown of Baltimore with solo recitals by the Yale Gordon Trust and the Music in the Great Hall Series. Additional concerts include a November 2018 recital on the Trinity by the Cove Church Concert Series in Naples, Fl as well as recitals in Boca Raton.
During the 2016 season, Solomon performed multiple concertos with orchestras including the Western Piedmont Symphony under Conductor John Gordon Ross performing Rachmaninoff 3rd and Wilson Symphony with Conductor Mark Peterson, Liszt 1st.
In 2015, Solomon made his New Jersey debut with Conductor George Mariner Maull and the Discovery Orchestra.
Solomon debuted at Carnegie Hall in April 2016 after winning the “GoldenKey Debut” International Competition in New York City.
Solomon won 2nd prize in the 2016 Miami Music Festival’s Concerto Competition resulting in his Miami debut recital at the Steinway Piano Gallery Coral Gables.
Solomon participated in the 2017 Hastings International Piano Competition in England as well as the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition in Palm Springs, California.
Solomon won 2nd prize at the 2013 Liszt-Garrison International Piano Competition and 2nd prize and Chinese Award in the 2013 International Young Artists Competition at Catholic University in D.C.
Solomon made his D.C. debut recital at the Polish Embassy sponsored by the Paderewski Scholarship Foundation and General Edward Rowny in April 2015 and returned for his re-engagement this past September 2017.
Solomon has performed at Steinway Hall and Merkin Concert Hall, New York City. Concert series include Bluthner Concert Series in Adamstown, MD, “Our Lady of the Chapel Concerts at Charlestown” in Catonsville, MD; Steinway Piano Gallery, Charlotte NC, Greensboro NC, Atlanta GA; “The Lives of the Piano” Chopin Marathon Concert New York City and “Afternoon Concert Series” at the State Department in Washington DC; Music in the Great Hall Concert Series, MD; Hendersonville Chamber Music Concert Series, NC; Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC; Rogers Memorial Library Concert Series, Southampton, NY; Parrish Museum Salon Concert Series, Water Mill, NY, among others.
The summer of 2015 Solomon traveled to Italy to perform in the Perugia Music Festival. In addition to solo performances in the famous Salla Notari Hall, Solomon performed the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Universidad de Alicante under the baton of Israeli Conductor, Uriel Segal.
Before Italy, Solomon performed at the prestigious PianoFest in the Hamptons, NY.
Past music festivals Solomon has performed in include Montecito Summer Music Festival in Santa Barbara, CA; Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville, Maine; Vladimir Feltsman’s SUNY New Paltz Piano Program; Mannes International Keyboard Festival, NYC; American Fine Arts Festival in Weimar, Germany.
Originally from Baltimore, Solomon studied privately in Maryland with Irene Kreymer, Reynaldo Reyes and Virginia Reinecke. Solomon graduated with his Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music having studied with Arkady Aronov and Master of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory studying with Alexander Shtarkman.
Solomon received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of South Carolina in May 2017. He held a position as staff accompanist with a full-scholarship. Solomon studied with Dr. Marina Lomazov and Dr. Joseph Rackers. Solomon’s dissertation is on the Jewish Soviet repressed pianist/composer Samuil Feinberg.
Solomon and his wife Becky recently relocated to Raleigh where he is on staff at Campbell University and Wake Tech Community College.
Website: www.solomoneichnerpianist.com
Welcome piano technicians!
Welcome Raleigh Piano Teachers Association!
Private Recital
Welcome students of Carol Ann Barry!
Welcome students of Dowell Idol!
Welcome students of Dottie Buster!
Don’t miss this free Masterclass featuring Yamaha Artist Bill Wolfram and participants from local Universities.
Welcome students of Brittany Geary!
Featuring NC Bach Festival Ensemble, Dr. Roman Placzek, Artistic Director. The ensemble is composed of the finest musicians Triangle has to offer and four talented young musicians representing Festivals’ mission of supporting, inspiring and rewarding young, dedicated musicians.
Welcome students of Julie Gorka!
Welcome students of Kellis Dryer!
Welcome students of Kendall Kelly!
Piano Technicians Guild Meeting
Happy Thanksgiving from the Ruggero Piano family and team!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Ruggero Piano family and team!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Ruggero Piano family and team!
Please call 919-602-1833 for special appointment!
Welcome students of Lisa Blair-Hawkins!
Welcome students of Brian Warring!
Welcome students of Jessica Kiernan!
Welcome students of Matt Sampson!
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Welcome students of Kara Zaharin!
Welcome students of Debbie Heath!
Welcome students of Pamela Tsai!
Welcome students of Matvey Lapin!
Welcome students of Lanette Lind!
Welcome students of Bull City Music School!
Welcome students of Judi Kochik!
Welcome students of Bull City Music School!
Merry Christmas from the Ruggero Piano family and team!
Merry Christmas from the Ruggero Piano family and team!
Merry Christmas from the Ruggero Piano family and team!
Happy New Year from the Ruggero Piano family and team!
Welcome piano technicians!
Welcome students of Roxie White!
Welcome students of Cassandra Johnson!
Welcome students of Susan Reynolds!
Welcome students of Brian Warring!
Welcome students of Marty Long!
Welcome students of Matt Sampson!
This is a private event.
This is a private event!
Welcome piano technicians!
Welcome students of Ju-Hee Kim!
Welcome students of Brenda Fernandez!
The final event of the NC Bach Festival Year ONE season!
Young Artists Concerto & Aria Competition – Florence Peacock Awards Winners Concert with our final Featured Artists and The NC Bach Festival Ensemble will conclude this year’s festival on a truly celebratory note. We will present the winners of the inaugural year of our newly developed competition aimed at young artists playing and singing music by Johann Sebastian Bach, his family, and contemporaries. For more information about the competition, please visit – http://www.ncbachfestival.org/concerto-aria-competition.html.
This most anticipated concert of our new existence will open with the appearance of two excellent pianists – our very own Elena Nezhdanova and her mentor and friend Ida Tili-Trebicka from Syracuse University in New York. Their performance is not only the manifestation of excellence and unique musicianship but also the real reflection of NC Bach Festival’s mission of sharing and inspiring young generations when the former student and the teacher meet on one stage to share their love for piano and music by sharing with us the magnificent Concerto for Two Pianos in C Major, BWV 1061 by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The afternoon will also include a formal award ceremony and a festive reception at which we will acknowledge our patron, all participants, judges, and all NC Bach Festival 2019 featured artists.
This event, as many others are free, but we need your help and support in form of any kind of contribution. All proceeds go to benefit our excellent Youth Programs.
Welcome students of Lanette Lind!
Henry Hsieh Individual Recital. This individual recital is free and open to the public.
Welcome local piano technicians!
MDM Trio
Myra Michot* – vocals, Mark Underwood – bass, David McAllister – piano
Program
Song list:
- Struttin’ with some Barbeque – Louis Armstrong, Lil Armstrong
- Darktown Strutters Ball – Shelton Brooks
- I Got Rhythm* – George Gershwin
- Do You Know What it Means – Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter
- I Can’t Give You Anything* – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
- Some of These Days – Shelton Brooks
- Georgia on my Mind* – Hoagy Charmichael, Stuart Gorrell
- On the Sunny Side of the Street* – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
- Moonglow – G Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange
- Someone To Watch Over Me* – George and Ira Gershwin
- Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
- Pennies From Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
- Here’s That Rainy Day* – Jimmy Van Hensen, Johnny Burke
- Take the A-Train – Billy Strayhorn
- Girl from Ipanema – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel
- Stormy Weather* – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
- Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Don’t Blame Me – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
- A Foggy Day – George and Ira Gershwin
- Honeysuckle Rose* – Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
Welcome students of Bonnie Walker!
Welcome students of Judi Kochik!
Welcome students of Achilles Kostopoulos & Roussi Kitsou!
