Lovers
of piano music will be pleased to hear that Hungarian-born virtuoso pianist
Adam Gyorgy will be giving a recital at Tugu Kunstkring Paleis on Wednesday
October 16, 2013. The concert is a fundraiser for the Adam Gyorgy Foundation,
founded in 2006.
Gyorgy
has made many trips to Indonesia over the years. He was amazed at the musical
talent he saw in young students when giving masterclasses both here and
elsewhere in Asia. Many of the youngsters needed financial support to continue
their studies, including travel to Hungary to participate at the Adam Gyorgy
Castle Academy, a summer gathering of world-class music teachers and talented
students. The Foundation therefore supports musical education around the world
and provides piano scholarships for some students to participate at the
Academy.
Gyorgy,
not yet 32, has wowed audiences both here and around the world with truly
spectacular displays of his virtuosity and musicianship. A child prodigy from
the age of four, Gyorgy rose swiftly to fame and has been rapturously received
by audiences in Asia, North America and Europe. He played before a global
audience when he gave a recital at the opening ceremony of the UEFA Euro 2012
soccer event in Warsaw, Poland.
Although
associated with music composed by his fellow countryman Franz Liszt, which is
both intensely lyrical yet can be fiendishly difficult to play, Gyorgy has a
wide repertoire and also improvises delightfully, his style an eclectic but
accessible mix of classical, jazz and rock motifs.
Gyorgy
has already earned the accolade Steinway Artist, which puts him in the company
of world-renowned classical pianists like Alfred Brendel, Vladimir Ashkenazy
and Lang Lang, but also jazz artistes like Diana Krall and Harry Connick Jr. In
his hands, a Steinway produces a range of sounds and color from the most
plaintive pianissimo to the mightiest fortissimo of a full concert orchestra.
His
Kunstkring recital will include both popular concert favorites, improvisation
and – who knows – maybe even a well-known local melody or two as an encore?
Like his improvisations, Gyorgy is self-effacing, informal and very
approachable, his smart-casual appearance on the concert platform deliberately
distancing him from the stuffy bow-tie and tails of the conventional concert
pianist.
Tugu
Kunstkring Paleis is the ideal venue for this prestigious event, given its
crucial role as an arts and culture center since its original inauguration
almost exactly 100 years ago. The evening will commence with a wine
accompaniment to a gourmet dinner prepared in Tugu’s highly regarded kitchens.
Adam
Gyorgy is giving back to music in return for being blessed with enormous flair
and talent. Are you prepared to respond by giving to his foundation?
