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URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/narrative-musicale-chopin-salon/
SUMMARY:Narrative Musicale: Chopin Salon
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nSeason tickets available now!\nSingle Tickets will be
  available through the Artis—Naples box office on September 15th.\nPhone
 : 239-597-1900\n\n\n\n\nMichael Leonardo Davidman is an award-winning Amer
 ican pianist whose performances have taken him to major stages across the 
 United States and Europe. Known for his powerful command of the instrument
 \, refined musical intelligence and expressive depth\, he has been recogni
 zed as a compelling artist of his generation. He was named winner of the A
 merican Piano Awards and received the Christel DeHaan Fellowship.\n\nHaile
 d for playing with “thunderous authority and loads of interpretive nuanc
 e” (Jay Harvey\, Upstage)\, Davidman appears regularly as a soloist and
  recitalist. He has performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra\, Indianapol
 is Symphony Orchestra\, Monterey Symphony and Orchestre Symphonique de la 
 Garde Républicaine\, with appearances at venues including Salle Cortot\, 
 Théâtre du Châtelet\, Alice Tully Hall\, Carnegie Recital Hall and the 
 Kimmel Center.\n\nInternational appearances include performances in Spain\
 , Italy\, Russia and France\, with recognition at the Long-Thibaud Interna
 tional Piano Competition\, where he received Third Prize and the Orchestra
  Prize.\n\nAn active chamber musician\, Davidman has collaborated with the
  Dover String Quartet. His honors include top prizes at the Gina Bachauer 
 International Piano Competition and other major competitions. Born in the 
 United States\, he studied at The Juilliard School.\n\n\n\nKonstantin Souk
 hovetski is a pianist\, composer and educator recognized for his distinct
 ive concert programming and multimedia performances. A laureate of 17 inte
 rnational competitions\, he has appeared at major venues including Carneg
 ie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Wigmore Hall and The Louvre\, performing in 
 recital and with orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. Recen
 t highlights include a Scotland tour with Absolute Classics and appearance
 s at PianoFête in Vashon\, Washington.\n\nAs director of education and co
 mmunity engagement at Grand Piano Series\, Soukhovetski curates the serie
 s’ Narrative Musicales — multimedia programs that combine live music\,
  storytelling and visual elements — and oversees Grand Piano Series' edu
 cational and outreach initiatives with schools and seniors in Lee and Coll
 ier counties.\n\nBeyond the piano\, his work includes composition\, libret
 ti and interdisciplinary collaborations in dance and film. His recording\,
  Yuliya: Forgotten Songs of Julie Weissberg Rimsky-Korsakov\, with sopra
 no Sarah Moulton-Faux\, was released on Azica Records. He is a voting 
 member of the Recording Academy (Grammy) and serves on the faculty of T
 he Juilliard School. Born in Moscow to a family of prominent artists\, he 
 studied piano and composition at the Central Music School of the Moscow Co
 nservatory. Soukhovetski has been a resident of Naples since 2024.\n\n\n\n
 \n\nProgram\nPianists Konstantin Soukhovetski and Michael Davidman\, bo
 th celebrated for their musical intelligence and command of the keyboard\,
  join forces in this program that blends beloved works with spoken reading
 s and historical anecdotes that offer audiences an entryway into the soul 
 of Frédéric Chopin. Heard within the composer’s life\, his music takes
  on new meaning as dazzling brilliance and intimate confessions intertwine
  to reveal the deeply human story behind it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\
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LOCATION:Artis—Naples (Ubben Signature Event Space)\, 5833 Pelican Bay Bo
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