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SUMMARY:Vitaly Starikov
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nSeason tickets on sale now!\nSingle Tickets will be a
 vailable through the Artis—Naples box office on September 15th.\nPhone: 
 239-597-1900\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPianist Vitaly Starikov has found distinction 
 with “raw\, deeply felt\, and powerful” (La Scena) performances\, whil
 e having an unassuming onstage presence and a “willingness less to play 
 at the audience than to draw [them] into musical intimacies” (Dallas Mor
 ning News). His bold approach won him silver at the 2025 Van Cliburn Inter
 national Piano Competition and the admiration of fans around the globe. St
 arikov’s perspective on music is manifested in his repertoire: He presen
 ts music that reflects not only tradition but also contemporary life\, str
 iving to offer new perspectives on familiar music and introduce lesser-kno
 wn pieces to wider audiences. His Cliburn performance of Bartók’s Secon
 d Piano Concerto electrified the room\, with a La Scena reviewer noting th
 at “he understood this music\, and gave an impactful\, lively\, and grip
 ping interpretation on all levels: emotionally\, architecturally\, and in 
 terms of his sound palette.”\n\nRecital and chamber music appearances ha
 ve taken him around the world\, notably to Austria\, Australia\, Slovakia\
 , Israel\, Cyprus\, Italy\, France\, Belgium and Malaysia\, with highlight
 s including Sydney Opera House\, Queen Elisabeth Hall and the Great Hall o
 f the Moscow Conservatory. He has performed with the Antwerp and Belgian n
 ational orchestras\, Sydney Symphony Orchestra\, Belarusian State Symphony
  Orchestra and St. Petersburg Symphony\, and he has toured with the Orches
 tre national de Metz Grand Est. This inaugural Cliburn season takes him to
  the Bravo! Vail and Sunriver Music Festivals\; Colorado Springs Philharmo
 nic\; and Pacific\, Topeka and Springfield symphony orchestras as well as 
 recitals throughout the United States.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\nJ.S. Bach — 
 Italian Concerto\, BWV 971\nShostakovich — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Mino
 r\, Op. 61\nSchumann — Symphonic Etudes\, Op. 13\nInspired by the enduri
 ng genius of Johann Sebastian Bach\, this program traces the luminous echo
 es of his ideas across three centuries of musical evolution. The journey b
 egins with the poised\, symmetrical architecture of the Italian Concerto\,
  a Baroque work whose clarity and balance find new expression in the Roman
 tic imagination of Robert Schumann and the modern voice of Dmitri Shostako
 vich. In works influenced by contrapuntal thinking and structural rigor\, 
 the program reflects Bach’s lasting imprint on the piano repertoire and 
 the ever-changing language of the instrument.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets
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LOCATION:Artis—Naples (Daniels Pavilion)\, 5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\, N
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