Third Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition Winner to Perform at Carnegie's Zankel Hall
NEW YORK CITY Edisher Savitski, the grand-prize winner of the third Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition, will perform a solo recital at Carnegie's Zankel Recital Hall on Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 at 7:30 PM.
Mr. Savitski's program will include Mozart: Sonata in F Major, K533/K494; Franck: "Prelude, Choral and Fugue"; Scriabin: Sonata # 7 - Op. 65 "White Mass"; and Prokofiev: Sonata # 7 - Op. 83.
Mr. Savitski, 30, began his musical studies in his birthplace of Tbilisi, Georgia, attending the Central Music School with Maya Beridze and later, the Tbilisi Conservatory with Nana Khubutia. A frequent performer in recitals and as a soloist with orchestras, he received a special grant from the President of Georgia in 1998.
In 1998, Savitski also joined the piano studio of Alexander Toradze at Indiana University South Bend, where he earned his Masters degree and Artist Diploma. The following year, he won second prize at the William Byrd International Piano Competition and was invited to spend the summer studying at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.
In 2001, he was one of six pianists to be invited to the prestigious Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. In the same year, he also took first prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. Savitski placed fourth in the first Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition in 2002.
Mr. Savitski has performed at Carnegie's Weill Hall, New York; Mozarteum, Salzburg; Wigmore Hall, London; and Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg; as well as in other venues in Japan, Israel, New Zealand and throughout Europe and the United States. He has also appeared at the Salzburg Festival, Austria; the Ruhr Festival, Germany; the Ravenna and Stresa Festivals, Italy; and the Gilmore Keyboard Festival. His performances have often been broadcasted on television and radio, including on NPR's "Performance Today." Savitski is pursuing his doctoral degree at Michigan State University, where he received the single fellowship for music students.
The Zankel recital, sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America, is part of a prestigious international tour on which Savitski has embarked for taking top honors at the high-tech, high caliber Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition in 2006, a contest that blends the capabilities of advanced technology with the art of music-making. Savitski's prize package also included $25,000 in cash, a CD release on the Ten Thousand Lakes label and a Yamaha DC3M4 Pro 6'1" Disklavier polished ebony grand piano.
Competition contestants performed on Yamaha Disklavier Pro performance reproducing pianos and submitted their performances digitally as computer data via the Internet to an identical Disklavier used for judging. The Disklavier enabled note-for-note performances to be recreated and synchronized on an identical Disklavier with high-quality video for "e-judging" by a jury. Final rounds were held in Minneapolis-St. Paul in front of a distinguished judging panel. To learn more, visit www.Piano-e-Competition.com. For a multimedia presentation on the competition, visit www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/howitworks.asp.
Zankel Hall's entrance is located on Seventh Avenue between 56th Street and 57th Street in New York City. Tickets are available through Carnegie Hall at (212) 247-7800 or may be purchased at www.carnegiehall.org. Student and senior discounts are available at the box office.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone (714) 522-9011, or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.
Edisher Savitski |
Mr. Savitski, 30, began his musical studies in his birthplace of Tbilisi, Georgia, attending the Central Music School with Maya Beridze and later, the Tbilisi Conservatory with Nana Khubutia. A frequent performer in recitals and as a soloist with orchestras, he received a special grant from the President of Georgia in 1998.
In 1998, Savitski also joined the piano studio of Alexander Toradze at Indiana University South Bend, where he earned his Masters degree and Artist Diploma. The following year, he won second prize at the William Byrd International Piano Competition and was invited to spend the summer studying at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.
In 2001, he was one of six pianists to be invited to the prestigious Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. In the same year, he also took first prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. Savitski placed fourth in the first Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition in 2002.
Mr. Savitski has performed at Carnegie's Weill Hall, New York; Mozarteum, Salzburg; Wigmore Hall, London; and Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg; as well as in other venues in Japan, Israel, New Zealand and throughout Europe and the United States. He has also appeared at the Salzburg Festival, Austria; the Ruhr Festival, Germany; the Ravenna and Stresa Festivals, Italy; and the Gilmore Keyboard Festival. His performances have often been broadcasted on television and radio, including on NPR's "Performance Today." Savitski is pursuing his doctoral degree at Michigan State University, where he received the single fellowship for music students.
The Zankel recital, sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America, is part of a prestigious international tour on which Savitski has embarked for taking top honors at the high-tech, high caliber Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition in 2006, a contest that blends the capabilities of advanced technology with the art of music-making. Savitski's prize package also included $25,000 in cash, a CD release on the Ten Thousand Lakes label and a Yamaha DC3M4 Pro 6'1" Disklavier polished ebony grand piano.
Competition contestants performed on Yamaha Disklavier Pro performance reproducing pianos and submitted their performances digitally as computer data via the Internet to an identical Disklavier used for judging. The Disklavier enabled note-for-note performances to be recreated and synchronized on an identical Disklavier with high-quality video for "e-judging" by a jury. Final rounds were held in Minneapolis-St. Paul in front of a distinguished judging panel. To learn more, visit www.Piano-e-Competition.com. For a multimedia presentation on the competition, visit www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/howitworks.asp.
Zankel Hall's entrance is located on Seventh Avenue between 56th Street and 57th Street in New York City. Tickets are available through Carnegie Hall at (212) 247-7800 or may be purchased at www.carnegiehall.org. Student and senior discounts are available at the box office.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone (714) 522-9011, or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.