BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:118@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20240822T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20240822T210000 DTSTAMP:20240805T153040Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/water-or-steel/ SUMMARY:Water or Steel: Contradictions Of Piano Sound DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nTickets are sold through Artis—Naples. Tickets can be purchased online using the Get Tickets button above or by calling 239-5 97-1900.\n\nPianist Quang Vo\, an 18-year-old pianist from Vietnam\, is cu rrently a piano performance major at Florida Gulf Coast University for whi ch he received a full scholarship to study with Dr. Michael Baron\, Distin guished Professor of Music and Head of Keyboard Studies at the Bower Schoo l of Music. Most recently\, he won Tampa Bay Symphony Competition and the First Place at Florida’s MTNA Competition. While studying at the Nationa l Academy of Music in Hanoi with Dr. Dao Trong Tuyên\, Mr. Vo won several prestigious awards: “Autumn Music Competition” and the the First Priz e in the Young Talent Artist Bios. Mr. Vo was awarded a Certificate of Mer it from the Prime Minister of Vietnam and was honored as "The Promising Ne w Face in Culture and Arts of Vietnam". As the winner of the Kayserburg In ternational Piano Competition\, Mr. Vo was given a piano as part of his aw ard.  Mr. Vo has won more than forty domestic and international piano awa rds. First Prizes highlights: the 6th Steinway Youth Competition in Vietna m\, The Wonder Keys Competition of Russia\, the Chicago International Musi c Competition\, the Atlanta Festival Academy Competition\, the Asia &\; Oceania International Competition in London\, among others. In addition t o piano\, Mr. Vo is an accomplished violinist and cellist\, and has studie d five languages. Mr. Vo is recognized for his  strong musical personalit y and brilliant intellect.\n\n\n\nPianist Duy Vu is 18 years old and is na tive of Hanoi\, Vietnam. A musician of great talent\, Mr. Vu receives the Weksler and Nisita Scholarships at FGCU to study with Dr. Michael Baron. H e previously studied at the Vietnam National Academy of Music with Prof. T rinh Huong Nguyen in Hanoi. He is a prizewinner of multiple competitions i ncluding the Gold Prize in the Asian International Piano Festival in Seoul \, South Korea and prizes in competitions in Vietnam\, Thailand\, and Chin a. Duy Vu has also been soloist with orchestra and has played multiple sol o concerts. Duy was also a championship karate practitioner with several g old medals to his credit. He has given up karate to protect his hands for the piano! He was recently chosen for the special Chopin Award as the fine st performance of Chopin in the state of Florida during the yearly Music T eachers National Association Competition. Duy Vu and Quang Vo won both the state and regional (winner of eight states) in the MTNA piano duet compet ition.\n\n\n\nKonstantin Soukhovetski: Pianist\, Composer\, Educator\nThe winner of 17 awards from prestigious international piano competitions\, Ko nstantin has performed to critical acclaim at leading venues\, including C arnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Wigmore Hall (London)\, and The Louvre (Pa ris).\n\nAs the newly appointed Director of Education and Community Engage ment at Grand Piano Series in Naples\, Konstantin brings to Southwest Flor ida his dynamic combination of performance and audience interaction honed through his acclaimed presentations on music at the Curtis Institute of Mu sic in Philadelphia\, at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Musi c\, at Singapore’s Academy of Music\, at Latvia’s Jelgava Music School \, and as an adjunct faculty member at his alma mater\, the Juilliard Scho ol in New York City. Born in Moscow to a family of artists\, Konstantin s tudied at the Moscow Central Music School\, where he double-majored in pia no and composition.\n\nKonstantin’s Pride Suite for piano is enjoying wo rld premieres this season\, and his first symphonic work\, Once Upon The S pring\, will be performed with the Auburn Symphony in California and the G reater Connecticut Youth Orchestras.\nKonstantin now resides in Naples\, F L\, where he enjoys the rich cultural offerings\, the beautiful weather\, and the thriving artistic community.\nkonstantinthepianist.com\ngrandpiano series.org\n\n\n\nAbout Bower School of Music at FGCU\nThrough specialized curricula and extensive general education offerings\, the Bower School of Music at FGCU seeks to prepare professionals for service\, provide rich m usical opportunities for students and furnish cultural enrichment for the Southwest Florida community and beyond.\n\nfgcu.edu\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nNarrative Musicale\, a 60-minute program curated by Konstantin Soukhovetski\, invites our audience to experience an inspiring musical pe rformance that offers insights into the composers’ personal lives and an ecdotal stories\, illuminating the historical context of music.\n\nChopin - Barcarolle - Duy Vu\nFlorence Price - Fantasie Negre No. 1 - Quang Vo\nK apustin - Toccatina\, Op. 43\, No. 3 - Duy Vu\nProkofieff - Toccata - Duy Vu\nRavel - Scarbo - Quang Vo\nKhachaturian - Sabre Dance (arr. Greg Ander son) - Quang Vo + Duy Vu\nWith Negro Spirituals\, jazz improv\, percussive virtuosity\, and voice-like melodies\, we explore the universe of differe nt sounds piano is capable of.\nPrograms are subject to change.\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2024/05/Vu-Vo-VBO.png?fit=3281%2C1875&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events LOCATION:Artis—Naples (Daniels Pavilion)\, 5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\, N aples\, FL\, 34108-2740\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\ , Naples\, FL\, 34108-2740\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Arti s—Naples (Daniels Pavilion):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Easter X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Easter BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240406T210000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:-06 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR