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Récital Krystian Zimerman Dimanche 28 Avril 2019, 16H Dossier de Presse Récital Krystian Zimerman Dimanche 28 avril 2019, 16h Krystian Zimerman, piano © Kasskara/ DG En 1977, Zimerman enregistre un récital d’œuvres de Krystian Zimerman, piano Chopin, un premier opus chez Deutsche Grammophon. Sa discographie comprend de nombreux enregistrements Programme : Krystian Zimmerman ne donne que rarement à l’avance le programme qui ont fait date : les concertos pour piano de Beethoven et de ses récitals, qu’il choisit presque au dernier moment, selon ses désirs Brahms avec l’Orchestre philharmonique de Vienne, dirigé et ses inspirations. par Bernstein ; des concertos de Grieg et Schumann avec l’Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin, dirigé par Karajan ; les Dimanche 28 avril 2019, 16h Préludes de Debussy ; les concertos pour piano de Chopin avec l’Orchestre du Festival Polonais, un ensemble de jeunes musiciens polonais virtuoses crée par Zimerman pour De 10 à 52€ célébrer le 150e anniversaire de la mort de Chopin en 1999. Il a également enregistré les concertos pour piano de Witold Krystian Zimerman Lutosławski, écrits spécialement pour lui. Le premier, Biographie publié chez Deutsche Grammophon en 1992, a été dirigé par le compositeur lui-même. Il a été suivi en 2015 d’un live Pour Krystian Zimerman, la musique est l’art d’organiser enregistré avec l’Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin, dirigé ses émotions dans le temps. Les interprétations du pianiste par Simon Rattle. Citons également : un album d’œuvres de polonais, de Beethoven à Schubert en passant par Chopin Grażyna Bacewicz (2011), le Concerto pour piano n °1 de et Szymanowski, révèlent des subtilités expressives infinies. Brahms avec l’Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin, dirigé La place de Zimerman parmi les plus grands artistes par Simon Rattle (2006) et le concerto pour piano n ° 1 de contemporains réside dans l’originalité de ses performances, Bartók avec l’Orchestre Symphonique de Chicago, dirigé toujours intensément personnelles et méticuleusement par Pierre Boulez (2005). En septembre 2017, Kyristian préparées. Il peut étudier une œuvre pendant des décennies, Zimerman a publié un nouvel album solo, avec les dernières en explorer chaque facette, avant de le présenter en récital ou sonates pour piano (D959 et D960) de Schubert, toujours de l’enregistrer en studio. Son approche créative s’inscrit dans chez Deutsche Grammophon. Le dernier album du pianiste, un processus dynamique dans lequel autocritique, réflexion paru en août 2018, est un hommage à son ami Leonard approfondie et intuition jouent un rôle central. « La dernière Bernstein : il s’agit d’un enregistrement de la 2e symphonie du chose - celle dont l’art est fait- se passe dans la salle de compositeur, The Age of Anxiety, enregistré avec l’Orchestre concert », note-t-il. philharmonique de Berlin, dirigé par Simon Rattle. Krystian Zimerman est né en 1956 dans une famille de Lors de la saison 2017-18, il a pris part aux célébrations musicien à Zabrze, dans le sud de la Pologne. Il a été initié à du centenaire de Bernstein avec une série de concerts la musique de chambre dès son enfance et a étudié le piano avec l’Orchestre Symphonique de Londres et l’Orchestre dès l’âge de 5 ans auprès de son père, avant d’étudier au philharmonique de Berlin, dirigés par Simon Rattle, ainsi Conservatoire de Katowice avec Andrzej Jasiński. En 1975, il que l’Orchestre de la Tonhalle de Zurich, dirigé par David remporte le premier prix du Concours International Frédéric Zinman. Il a récemment fait ses débuts en Chine avec Chopin de Varsovie. À 18 ans, il est le plus jeune vainqueur l’Orchestre philharmonique de Shangaï, dirigé par Paavo de cette compétition mais admet avoir besoin de temps pour Järvi. Il a également joué avec les Orchestres Symphoniques développer son talent artistique. En 1976, il est invité à Paris de Bangkok et Taipei. On notera également une série de pour travailler avec le légendaire Arthur Rubinstein. Il fait concerts des concerto pour piano n°1 de Brahms et concerto de nombreuses découvertes artistiques lors de cette période pour piano n°4 de Beethoven avec l’Orchestre Symphonique d’études auprès d’un des plus grands pianistes du XXe de Londres et l’Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin, dirigés siècle, mais aussi au contact de Claudio Arrau, Emil Gilels, par Simon Rattle. Il a débuté la saison 2018-2019 avec ce Sviatoslav Richter et Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, entre même chef, en présentant The Age of Anxiety de Bernstein, autres. avec l’Orchestre Symphonique de Londres au Festival de Ces quarante dernières années, Krystian Zimerman a Lucerne et au Suntory Hall de Tokyo. collaboré avec bon nombre de très grands musiciens : Le talent de Krystian Zimerman est inextricablement lié à Gidon Kremer, Kyung-Wha Chung et Yehudi Menuhin ; sa parfaite connaissance des mécanismes et de la structure et des chefs d’orchestre tels que Leonard Bernstein, de son instrument. Il a développé des compétences de Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Herbert von Karajan, construction de pianos et de technique de claviers durant Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, André Previn, Seiji ses années de formation et les a parfaites grâce à une étroite Ozawa, Sir Simon Rattle et Stanisław Skrowaczewski. collaboration avec Steinway & Sons à Hambourg. Directeur général : Communication médias : Contact : Sophie Jarjat Opéra de Lyon Serge Dorny Pierre Collet Attachée de presse Place de la Comédie – BP 1219 Tél. +33 (0)1 40 26 35 26 Tél. +33 (0)4 72 00 45 82 69 203 Lyon cedex 01 – France [email protected] [email protected].
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