Pianist Elisso Virsaladze come back Alicante present a monographic concert Frederik Chopin This Wednesday at 20.00 at Teatro Principal as part of the program of the Alicante Concert Society. Vissaladze is one of the most appreciated artists of this institution, and proof of this is that the Georgian pianist has been visiting Alicante since 1982. 17 times With rich and diverse programs.
Elisso Virsaladze grew up in Tbilisi in a family that has been involved in art and culture for generations. Georgia. He took his first lessons from him piano from teacher grandmother Anastasia Virsaladze. After graduating from the conservatory, he left his hometown and moved to Istanbul. MoscowHe won the third prize in the Tchaikovsky Competition when he was only 20 years old.
He continued his studies in Moscow Heinrich Neuhaus and Yakov ZakNot only did it have a profound influence on his artistic development, but it also immersed him in the famous tradition of Russian piano pedagogy. From the Concert Ensemble they state that today it is recognized as a concert ensemble. extraordinary teacher His students have been deemed worthy of numerous awards. is Teacher He appears regularly at the Moscow Conservatory and the Musikhochschule in Munich, and there is no major international competition for which he is not invited to join the jury, such as Santander, Geza Anda in Zurich or Rubinstein in Tel Aviv and, of course, Tchaikovsky and Richter in Moscow.
Particularly his interest in 18th and 19th century composers Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Schumann This is clearly visible. At the age of 24, he won first prize at the Zwickau Schumann Competition and has been described by the international press as one of the greatest contemporary Schumann interpreters. He is also a pianist and is known for his extensive repertoire, which includes modern Russian composers.
Concerts and orchestras
Elisso Virsaladze performs regularly London, Milan, Rome, Paris, Lisbon, Berlin and Barcelona He gave duet concerts with. Natalia Gutman In Vienna, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Munich, Milan, Geneva, London and Lausanne; He has toured extensively in chamber music and with orchestras such as the Petersburg Philharmonic or the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, and performs regularly with prestigious orchestras in countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Japan and the United States, among others. .
He worked with directors such as. Rudolf Barschai, Kyril Kondraschin, Mariss Jansons, Riccardo Muti, Kurt Sanderling, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Evgeny Svetlanov or J.uri Temirkanovjust to name a few. His extensive discography, edited and published by the Live Classics label, consists of numerous live recordings and offers a broad perspective on Elisso Virsaladze’s musical personality.