BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20200819T110000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20200819T110000 DTSTAMP:20230731T001814Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/fabio-bidini-lang-lang-scholars/ SUMMARY:Fabio Bidini & Lang Lang Scholars DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n\n\n\n\n​Italian pianist FABIO BIDINI is o ne of this generation’s top-flight pianists. His appearances have includ ed performances with The London Symphony Orchestra at The Barbican\, The P hilharmonia Orchestra of London at Royal Festival Hall\, San Francisco Sym phony\, New World Symphony\, Dallas Symphony\, St. Louis Symphony\, Budape st Festival Orchestra\, Forth Worth Symphony\, Philharmonia Orchestra Prag ue at the Rudolphinum\, and Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra at L iszt Academy Hall. He has collaborated with conductors including Michael T ilson Thomas\, Carlos Prieto\, Max Valdes\, Dimitry Sitkovetsky\, Ivan Fis her\, Jesus Lopez Cobos\, JoAnn Falletta\, Zoltan Kocsis\, Michael Christi e\, and Gianandrea Noseda\,\n\nBidini’s schedule for the 2020-21 season includes orchestral appearances with Buffalo Philharmonic\, Puerto Rico Sy mphony\, and Portland Symphony as well as a performance of the Brahms Quin tet with Modigliani Quartet in Kansas City.\n\nMr. Bidini has repeatedly p erformed at the prestigious festivals of Europe\, including the Tuscan Sun Festival Cortona/Napa\, Festival Radio France Montpellier Languedoc-Rouss illon\, La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival\, Stern Grove Festival\, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli International Piano Festival\, Fe stival dei due Mondi and most recently\, Grant Park Festival.\n\nFabio Bid ini is also in great demand as a chamber music partner. He is the pianist of the highly acclaimed ensemble Trio Solisti and has enjoyed the artistic collaboration with many ensembles and artists including American String Q uartet\, Janacek Quartet\, Brodsky Quartet\, Szymanowski Quartet\, Modigli ani Quartet\, Zoltan Kocsis\, Alexis Pia Gerlach\, Maria Bachmann\, Eva Ur banova\, Nina Kotova\, Dimitri Ashkenazy\, and Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker.\n\ nFabio Bidini began his piano studies at the age of five. He graduated mag na cum laude from Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and studied composition at Florence Conservatory. He has been awarded first prize in eleven of Italy ’s most prestigious national piano competitions and has been the recipie nt of the top prizes awarded in eight international competitions - Terni\, Köln\, Busoni 1988 and 1992\, Pretoria\, Marsala\, London\, and Van Clib urn Fort Worth. He made his North American debut in 1993 with Atlanta Symp hony.\n\nIn 2015 Fabio Bidini became the first recipient of the Carol Grig or Piano Chair – a new position enabled by a $5\,000\,000 endowment gift from the Colburn School’s board chairwoman Carol Colburn Grigor in Los Angeles. Mr. Bidini has been Professor of Piano at the Hochschule für Mus ik Hanns Eisler in Berlin\, one of Europe’s premier music conservatories . He also serves as an Artist-in-Residence at the Hochschule für Musik un d Tanz in Köln.\n\nLang Lang Foundation \n\nThe YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM i s a music education initiative designed to identify and support talented y oung pianists in their professional development\, and in the delivery of l ive performances. The Young Scholars Program has been in place since the F oundation’s launch in 2008\, making it our longest running initiative. A pplications are accepted every two years. After reviewing hundreds of appl icants\, Lang Lang personally selects a limited number of exceptionally ta lented young pianists from around the world\, offering them mentorship\, t utelage\, and unique opportunities for performance. In order to be conside red\, Scholars must be no more than 16 years of age at the time of their a pplication.\n\nA key component of the Young Scholars program\, “Playing it Forward”\, provides a platform for Young Scholars to give back to the ir communities by participating in the Lang Lang International Music Found ation’s™ Music Education programs\,  Keys of Inspiration™ and Play It Forward.™.  “Playing it Forward” features our scholars as guest performers at local schools\, hospitals\, museums\, and more. During thei r two-year scholarship\,  opportunities for real cultural exchange are im plemented by bringing the Young Scholars together in international meeting s of musical minds.  Scholars travel for exciting learning and performanc e opportunities such as  Summer Music Summit in Chicago\, IL\, Oxford P hilomusica Piano Festival and Summer Academy in UK\, and Lang Lang &\ ; Friends concerts.\n\nThe Foundation operates with the conviction that m usic is a universal language. We believe that the power of music can unite people across cultural and national divides\, bringing messages of inspir ation\, tolerance\, and acceptance to a global audience.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2023/01/71bee8_6466bae1404b43dead257cd2eff1b95a_mv2.webp?fit=979 %2C552&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Easter X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Easter BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200404T210000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:-06 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR