BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artscalendar.com//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artscalendar.com X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130618T235130CEST-0978tNxiZu@artscalendar.com DTSTAMP:20130618T215130Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Three Pianists Make their Florida Debuts at the Col ony Theatre on Miami Beach May 17- 20\, 2012 \nEvent Url: http://www.artsc alendar.com/event/detail/441594655/Three_Pianists_Make_their_Florida_Debut s_at_the_Colony_Theatre_on_Miami_Beach_May_17_20_2012_\nEvent Date Begin: 2012-05-17\nEvent Date End: 2012-05-20\n\nThe Miami International Piano Fe stival is for pianists what &ldquo\;The Voice&rdquo\; is for pop vocalists &ndash\; except without the fiercely competitive component. Celebrating i ts 15th Anniversary Season in 2012\, and true to its mission to &ldquo\;di scover\, promote\, support and document the great masters of the keyboard\ ,&rdquo\; three compelling new artists will make their first-time appearan ces on Florida stages. Each was chosen for their unique ability to communi cate fresh interpretations of classical piano literature. And each has a f ascinating story:\n\nJoseph Moog (Germany) &ndash\; Thursday\, May 17 &nda sh\; 8:00 pm\nThe 2012 International Classical Music Awards named Joseph M oog &ldquo\;Young Artist of the Year.&rdquo\; A combination of flawless vi rtuosic technique and individual approach to programming single out Joseph Moog\, at the age of 24\, as one of the most exciting young pianists toda y. Joseph Moog knows instinctively that making music is a life\, not a car eer. When asked if he ever gets daunted by the success he's already achiev ed at such a young age\, Moog replies\, &ldquo\;I never really intended to be a professional pianist\, I just played and the love kept growing over the years. So my dream is just to keep going\, to play more internationall y\, to develop personal relationships with conductors and orchestras. I re ally just love to do it.&rdquo\; In March 2011 he made his North American debut performing Liszt Concerto no. 1 with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in Denver. For his Florida debut Joseph has selected the following pieces :\nSCARLATTI/TAUSIG Pastorale E minor\, Sonate G minor\nMOZART Sonate No. 8 A minor KV 310\nSCHUMANN Concert Etudes after Paganini - Caprices Variat ions \nBEETHOVEN/LISZT Adelaï\;de\nVERDI/LISZT Ernani\nSCHUBERT/LISZT Variations on &ldquo\;Trauerwalzer&rdquo\;\nBELLINI/LISZT Ré\;minisc ences de Norma\nHigh resolution photo and complete bio for Joseph Moog: \n http://miamipianofest.com/artists/moog.html\n\nDavid Kadouch (France) Frid ay\, May 18 &ndash\; 8:00 p.m.\n&ldquo\;Laureate of the 2009 Leeds Interna tional Pianoforte Competition and the 2005 Beethoven Competition in Bonn\, David Kadouch is poised for a healthy career that already includes many c oncerts in the coming year. Having heard his highly auspicious New York re cital debut this weekend\, I was happy to discover that he is an artist of distinct individuality\, not at all a typical contest prizewinner\, but a n engaging musician.&rdquo\; -Rorianne Schrade for New York Concert Review \nAt 26 years old\, David Kadouch is already a veteran of many of the worl d's finest stages. At age 13 he played under the direction of Itzhak Perlm an at the Metropolitan Hall and then the Carnegie Hall in New York. At 14 he was invited to play at the Bolshoi Hall of the Tchaikovski Conservatory in Moscow. In 2011 International Classical Music Awards named him Young A rtist of the Year.\n&ldquo\;There was color\, style\, shade and touch in a n ensemble which left his audience aware they were watching a great musici an of tomorrow\, today.&rdquo\; Jane Mcintosh for Bachtrack.com\nDavid Kad ouch will make his Florida debut with a performance of:\nHAYDN Andante wit h Variations in F-\, Hob.XVII:6 ('Un piccolo divertimento') \nDEBUSSY Two Preludes: Les fé\;es sont d'exquises danseuses\; Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest\nMEDTNER Sonata Reminiscenza in A minor Op.38\nTANEIEV Pré\; lude & Fugue Op\,. 129 in G sharp minor\nMUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibit ion\n\nPhoto and complete bio for David Kadouch:\nhttp://miamipianofest.co m/artists/Kadouch.html\n\nFabio Martino (Brazil) Saturday\, May 19 &ndash\ ; 8: p.m.\nWinner of numerous awards including first prize at the 2010 BND ES International Piano Competition &ldquo\;Guiomar Novaes&rdquo\; in Rio d e Janeiro\, twenty-three-year-old Fabio Martino is destined to have a majo r international career following the footsteps of Nelson Freire\, Arnaldo Cohen\, and José\; Feghali as one of today's most gifted Brazilian p ianists. Praised for his &ldquo\;decisive creative force&rdquo\; and &ldqu o\;vigor and sparkle in the moments of virtuosity&rdquo\; (Frankfurter All gemeine Zeitung\, Germany)\, Fabio Martino made his American debut in Octo ber of 2011. \nFor his Florida debut\, Fabio has selected:\nBEETHOVEN Fant asia in G minor\, Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor\, Op. 57 &ldquo\;Apassion ata&rdquo\;\nRAVEL Miroirs - Noctuelles\, Oiseaux tristes\, Une barque sur l´\;océ\;an\, Alborada del gracioso\, La vallé\;e de clo ches\nSCRIABIN Sonata Op. 53 No. 5 \n\nHigh resolution photo and complete bio for Fabio Martino:\nhttp://miamipianofest.com/artists/Martino.html\nTi cket Information: \nIndividual tickets start at $20 with $30 & $45 seats a vailable. \nStudents under 22 receive a 50% discount.\nTickets Available t hrough Ticket Master: \nOnline: TicketMaster.com \nBy Phone: 1.800.745.300 0 \nOr at the COLONY THEATRE BOX OFFICE \n1040 Lincoln Rd. Miami Beach\, F L 33139 \nTicket info: 305.674.1040 x1 \nPREMIER PACKAGE: $100 for all (6) concerts Premium Seating \n(no tickets fees if purchased at the box offic e)\n\nMiami International Piano Festival Information:\n305-935-5115\nwww.m iamipianofest.com\n\nAbout the Miami International Piano Festival\nEstabli shed in 1998\, the Miami International Piano Festival is the public outrea ch vehicle of Patrons of Exceptional Artists\, a non-profit organization d edicated to the immediate discovery\, promotion\, nurturing\, and professi onal support of extraordinary artists with the long term goal of insuring continuity with the great classical traditions of the past.\n\nHailed as u nique\, the Miami International Piano Festival has been recognized as one of the most exciting recital series in the world today. The Festival prese nts artists\, both emerging and established\, who have their own distinct voices\, who are not only capable of challenging convention but who are ab le to demonstrate that there are important interpretive ideas still to be expressed both in mainstream and rare repertoire - artists who clearly des erve international careers.\n \n\nStart time: 8pm DTSTART:20120517T000000 DTEND:20120520T000000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Three Pianists Make their Florida Debuts at the Colony Theatre on M iami Beach May 17- 20\, 2012 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR