The Enescu Concerts Season kicks off in 2011 with an extraordinary concert given by pianist Eduard Stan, a tireless promoter of Enescu.
Programme: E. Grieg: From Holberg's Time (Suite in Olden Style) op. 40 Fr. Liszt: from "Années de Pèlerinage" Schubert / Liszt: Auf dem Wasser zu singen Fr. Schubert: Impromptu in F Minor op. 142 (D 935) No. 1 G. Enescu: Suite No. 2 in D Major op. 10
Hailed by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung for his "eminent sense of tonal timbres and colours", the Romanian-born pianist Eduard Stan has received international acclaim after emigrating to Germany in 1978 at the age of eleven. A native of the multicultural city of Brasov in Transylvania, he has widely performed across Europe and the US, recent engagements taking him to major venues such as Carnegie Hall New York (WRH), Kennedy Center Washington DC, Konzerthaus and Philharmonie in Berlin, Konzerthaus Vienna, Salle Cortot Paris, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Auditorio Nacional Madrid, Luxemburg Philharmonie, Palais des Beaux Arts and Flagey in Brussels, Rudolfinum Prague, Gasteig Munich, Musikhalle Hamburg, Konserthus Stockholm, Queen's Hall Copenhagen and National Concert Hall Dublin. Reviewing his London Wigmore Hall debut in 2008, Classical Source praised his "pianism which was at its most commanding." A student of Arie Vardi, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and Martin Dörrie, Eduard Stan graduated from the Academy of Music and Drama in Hanover, where he obtained his Master's Degree. He has also benefited from lessons in orchestral conducting at the same institute. Over the years, Herbert Blomstedt, Matthias Goerne, Karl Engel, Boris Berman and Paul Badura-Skoda have taken a keen interest in nurturing his talent as a versatile musician.
Eduard Stan has developed a successful artistic duo partnership with violinist Remus Azoitei over more than ten years. Together, they have recorded the complete works for violin and piano by George Enescu, an authoritative world premiere project which has attracted highly praising reviews. In September 2010, he released a new Chopin CD for the Thorofon label, which has already been recommended as "a CD recorded under such clear sign of inspiration, rather belonging to the spirit of past piano masters". A former teacher at the Lübeck Academy of Music, Eduard Stan was the founder and artistic director of the 2005 Enescu-Festival in Heidelberg/Mannheim. For his merits while promoting Romanian culture abroad, he has been awarded the Prometheus Prize 2009 by his native country. Upcoming projects will include a solo tour of Israel, recitals which will bring him back to London and Berlin, as well as solo debuts in Lisbon, Brussels and Warsaw. He is also scheduled to record a CD with baritone Peter Schöne in 2011. More details at www.eduardstan.com.
The Enescu Concerts Season is jointly organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London and the Enescu Society. The programme was established in 2007 under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Margarita of Romania.
The Enescu Concerts Programme is a joint initiative of the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Enescu Society. The concerts take place in the Institute's chamber music hall every first Thursday of each month from October to July. The Programme has attracted a wide array of outstanding musicians and ensembles who have managed to give some of the most memorable Enescu performances ever.
Since September 2009, the Romanian Cultural Institute awards Enescu Society scholarships to outstanding students at the Royal Academy of Music.
When: 3 February 2011, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute, London
Admission is free, but places are limited. Early booking is well recommended.
Please reserve your seats at T: 020 7752 0134, E: office@icr-london.co.uk.
Latecomers will be admitted at the interval.
