Sat February 1, 2014
Vadym Kholodenko
SEE EVENT DETAILS
at Visual and Performing Arts Center, De Anza College
(see times)
The Bay Area will get its first look at this year’s Cliburn Competition winner when Steinway Society – The Bay Area presents 2013 Cliburn Gold Medalist, Vadym Kholodenko. Mr. Kholodenko was originally scheduled to kick off the Steinway Society’s 19th annual piano series in September, but fell ill and was forced to cancel. Another Cliburn medalist, Sean Chen, stepped in and performed in a dramatic last-minute replacement that left the sold-out audience delighted. However local music fans are still eager to hear Kholodenko perform, so the Steinway Society has re-engaged the recovered pianist for his postponed Bay Area debut, which will take place 7:00pm, Saturday, February 1, at De Anza College’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino. For single tickets ($30 - $58) and more information, please call (408) 990-0872 or visit https://www.steinwaysociety.com.
Kholodenko’s victorious Cliburn recital captured the attention of the jury, audience, and critics alike for “mesmerizing and exhilarating†performances that brought the crowd to their feet, “[cheering] him like a rock star,†according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Also taking home the awards for best performance of a piano quintet and the best performance of a commissioned work, he showed his aptitude in both recital and chamber music, then highlighted the Final Round with two stunning concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leonard Slatkin. His cadenza in Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467—which he composed himself on the plane from Moscow to the Competition—was praised as “fascinatingly contrapuntal,†showing “the guts of a true superartist†(San Francisco Classical Voice).
show less
Kholodenko’s victorious Cliburn recital captured the attention of the jury, audience, and critics alike for “mesmerizing and exhilarating†performances that brought the crowd to their feet, “[cheering] him like a rock star,†according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Also taking home the awards for best performance of a piano quintet and the best performance of a commissioned work, he showed his aptitude in both recital and chamber music, then highlighted the Final Round with two stunning concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leonard Slatkin. His cadenza in Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467—which he composed himself on the plane from Moscow to the Competition—was praised as “fascinatingly contrapuntal,†showing “the guts of a true superartist†(San Francisco Classical Voice).
The Bay Area will get its first look at this year’s Cliburn Competition winner when Steinway Society – The Bay Area presents 2013 Cliburn Gold Medalist, Vadym Kholodenko. Mr. Kholodenko was originally scheduled to kick off the Steinway Society’s 19th annual piano series in September, but fell ill and was forced to cancel. Another Cliburn medalist, Sean Chen, stepped in and performed in a dramatic last-minute replacement that left the sold-out audience delighted. However local music fans are still eager to hear Kholodenko perform, so the Steinway Society has re-engaged the recovered pianist for his postponed Bay Area debut, which will take place 7:00pm, Saturday, February 1, at De Anza College’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino. For single tickets ($30 - $58) and more information, please call (408) 990-0872 or visit https://www.steinwaysociety.com.
Kholodenko’s victorious Cliburn recital captured the attention of the jury, audience, and critics alike for “mesmerizing and exhilarating†performances that brought the crowd to their feet, “[cheering] him like a rock star,†according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Also taking home the awards for best performance of a piano quintet and the best performance of a commissioned work, he showed his aptitude in both recital and chamber music, then highlighted the Final Round with two stunning concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leonard Slatkin. His cadenza in Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467—which he composed himself on the plane from Moscow to the Competition—was praised as “fascinatingly contrapuntal,†showing “the guts of a true superartist†(San Francisco Classical Voice).
read more
Kholodenko’s victorious Cliburn recital captured the attention of the jury, audience, and critics alike for “mesmerizing and exhilarating†performances that brought the crowd to their feet, “[cheering] him like a rock star,†according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Also taking home the awards for best performance of a piano quintet and the best performance of a commissioned work, he showed his aptitude in both recital and chamber music, then highlighted the Final Round with two stunning concerti with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leonard Slatkin. His cadenza in Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467—which he composed himself on the plane from Moscow to the Competition—was praised as “fascinatingly contrapuntal,†showing “the guts of a true superartist†(San Francisco Classical Voice).
show less
Date/Times:
Visual and Performing Arts Center, De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95104
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.