BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:86@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20240320T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20240320T163000 DTSTAMP:20240708T204616Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/florian-noack/ SUMMARY:Florian Noack DESCRIPTION:\n\n“Less is more when you can phrase like the best lieder si ngers. Noack has the same ability\; there’s not a passage that doesn’t evoke mood and atmosphere. Clearly\, a multi-talent has emerged on the sc ene.” - Fanfare\n\n\n\n\nImagine a map of the world\, turned upside down . When such a world is your point of reference\, the terms ‘obscure’ a nd ‘well-known’ do not necessarily apply. Much in the same way\, Flori an Noack (1990\, Belgium) discovered the world of repertoire for piano. Ev en as a teen\, composers like Alkan\, Medtner\, Lyapunov were studied next to Chopin and Beethoven\, thanks to the highly inspirational book Piano M usic by Guy Sacre.\n\nSources of inspiration\n\nOut of love for Russian li terature and studies with pianist-composer Vassily Lobanov\, Florian devel oped a natural affinity with Russian heritage. His piano transcriptions\, based on orchestral works by Tchaikovsky\, Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov \, have attracted the attention of musicians such as Boris Berezovsky and Dmitri Bashkirov. ‘It is a form of creativity and ingenuity that forces me to approach my instrument differently\; searching for new textures\, ri chness\, colours or ways to combine my ten fingers’\, Florian says. Prai se for the recording of these works include the ECHO Klassik Award ‘Emer ging Artist of the Year 2015’\, the International Classical Music Award\ , the Octave de la Musique\, a nomination for Preis der Deutschen Schallpl attenkritik and the Diapason d’Or of the Year 2017.\n\n‘Virtuosity’ being a word regularly connected to Florian\, the press and his peers ackn owledge it as a means to an end. With his interpretation and programmatic innovation\, Florian strives to keep audiences on their toes.\n\n‘A port rait of Prokofiev in Noack’s own image: contrasting but authentic. Restl ess and bright. Tender but incisive.’ – Le Figaro\n\nBackground\n\nFor mative experiences have been the studies with Claudio Martinez-Mehner at t he Musikhochschule Basel\, and Academy masterclasses with the socratic tea chings of Ferenc Rados in Prussia Cove\, Cornwall. Florian Noack has won n umerous prizes including the International Rachmaninoff Competition\, the international Robert Schumann Competition and the International Piano Comp etition Cologne.\n\nInvitations from around the world keep building his pr esence in festivals and concert halls\, allowing meaningful collaborations with other musicians\, conductors and orchestras. Florian has recorded si x well-received CDs with various off-the-beaten-track repertoire and with his own piano transcriptions.\n\nHe joined the Fratres Trio with violinist Fedor Rudin (Konzertmeister of the Wiener Philharmoniker) and saxophonist Hayrapet Arakelyan in 2016. A particular interest is repertoire typical f rom the 1920s and beyond\, merging the world of jazz and classical.\n\nFlo rian Noack was a tutor at the Musikhochschule in Cologne. He is now profes sor at the Conservatoire Royal de Liège and gives master classes on a reg ular basis.\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchubert : Sonata  in B Flat Major D.960\nBach / Noack : Concerto for Four Harpsichords in A Minor (after Vivaldi)\nLiszt &\; Lyapunov : Transcendental Études \ nLyapunov : Berceuse\nLiszt : Chasse Neige\nLyapunov : Ronde des Sylphes\n Liszt : Harmonie du Soir\nLyapunov : Lesghinka\n\nIn the most inventive pr ogramming since Liszt himself\, this program pairs the Olympian transcende ntal etudes with those of Lyapunov. The result is edge-of-your-seat excite ment! Paired with Florian’s transcription of Bach plus Schubert’s mast erpiece\, you get the beloved and the new in one breathtaking recital.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2023/07/FlorianNoack-scaled-680x385-1.jpg?fit=680%2C385&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events LOCATION:St Leo Auditorium\, 28290 Beaumont Rd\, Bonita Springs\, Florida\, 34134\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=28290 Beaumont Rd\, Bonita Springs\, Florida\, 34134\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Le o Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Easter X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Easter BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230902T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:-05 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR