Music in NYC: Pianist Daumants Liepins in a Solo Recital at Opera America
GetClassical presents pianist Daumants Liepins, the 2019 Vendome Prize winner at the Verbier Festival in a solo recital on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 7 pm at Opera America; an interview with the musician, industry roundtable, and a champagne reception to follow
Selected as “the pianist to look out for in 2020” by the pianomagazine.com, Daumants Liepins gives his first piano recital in New York City on January 20, 2020. An interview of the musician with Zsolt Bognar, host of “Living the Classical Life” and an industry roundtable “Piano Competitions in the Digital Age” will immediately follow the concert. A champagne reception will make a natural conclusion for the evening. The event is presented by Ilona Oltuski at GetClassical.
A student of Julia Mustonen-Dahlkquist of Ingesund School of Music/Karlstad University in Sweden, Liepins is garnering the attention of the classical music connoisseurs for his sound and sensitive interpretations of the piano repertoire. In addition to his triumphant performance at the 2019 Verbier Festival, he’s the first prize winner of Maria Canals International Piano Competition and Nordic Piano Competition. He is also the laureate of the top prizes of George Enescu, James Mottram piano competitions, and Tbilisi International Piano Competition, where he also received the Special Prize for Artistry.
Born in Riga, Latvia, Liepins established himself as the most recognized pianist in his country after winning the Grand Prix of the Lielā Mūzikas Balva (Latvian National Grand Music Award) in the Young Artist of the Year category in 2017, which is the most prestigious award for a classical musician in Latvia. Besides his regular appearances with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, he performs with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsingborg Symphony orchestra, Romanian National Symphony Orchestra, Georgian National Symphony Orchestra, and Kaunas Symphony orchestra. He is based at Ingesund School of Music/Karlstad University in Sweden.
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Program:
Schumann, Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11, “Pianoforte Sonata, dedicated to Clara by Florestan and Eusebius”
Brahms, Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
The timely roundtable discussion titled “Piano Competitions in the Digital Age” will include the “who is who” in the music sphere from the leading music school educators to the recording executives to professional musicians. On the panel are:
Zsolts Bognar, Host of “Living the Classical Life”,
Daumants Liepins, Pianist, winner of the 2019 Vendome Prize
Joe Patrick, Sound Engineer, Producer, Pianist
Sean Hickey, Senior Vice President , Naxos USA
Paulina Dokovska, Chair of Piano Dept. at Mannes College of Music
Julia Mustonen-Dahlquist, Chair of Piano Dept. Ingesund College of Music at Carlsbad University