Armed with a new album, pianist to play in Shanghai
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CROATIAN pianist Ivo Pogorelich will perform at the Shanghai Concert Hall tonight, which will be his third concert in the city. Pogorelich just released his new album “Pogorelich Plays Beethoven” in November — 21 years after the last one in 1995.
His Shanghai program will include two Chopin’s classic works, “Ballad No. 2 in F Major Op. 38” and “Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39,” Mozart’s “Fantasy in C, K 396,” and Schumann’s “Carnaval Jest from Vienna.”
“I am presenting the works that were created 200 years ago, like the ancient culture and history of China which I am very interested in,” the veteran pianist says.
Born in Belgrade in former Yugoslavia in 1958, Pogorelich received his first piano lessons when he was only seven and then attended music school at the age of 12.
After graduating from the Moscow Conservatory, he began studying intensively with Georgian pianist Aliza Kezeradze, who passed on the tradition of the Liszt-Siloti school to him. “The importance of differentiation” was one of the most important things that he learned from his teacher, and later his wife, who passed away in 1996.
Pogorelich’s performances have often been controversial. “Bringing new life to works” is his style of interpretation of classical works that are generally well received by audiences, but not always by critics.
What made him famous was equally dramatic — a competition that he didn’t win.
In 1980, he participated in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and was eliminated in the third round. But one of the adjudicators, Martha Argerich, declared him a “genius” and resigned from the jury in protest. Since then he has been recognized across the world.
Pogorelich’s latest album — recorded in new HD technology — was released on November 2 after a gap of 21 years. He compares the long wait to Chinese kung fu, “which invests time and energy.”
According to him, art is not restricted by the age of the artist unlike in sports.
“I was famous when I was very young. Recording is more like a document rather than supporting my career. It is a big responsibility to do recordings,” he says.
In his long career, Pogorelich has contributed a lot to public affairs and charities. In 1986, he set up a foundation in Croatia to promote young talents.
In 1993, he founded the International Solo Piano Competition along with the Ambassador Foundation in Pasadena of California. The winner here walks away with a top prize of US$100,000.
After the Shanghai concert, Pogorelich will head to Japan, then Europe and Morocco in Africa.
Date: December 2, 7:30pm
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall, 523 Yan’an Rd E.
Tickets: 80-580 yuan
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