French pianist Dana Ciocarlie at the Chopin Manille Bicentennaire
MANILA, Philippines - Prize-winning French pianist Dana Ciocarlie will highlight the Chopin Manille 2010 Bicentennaire with a debut recital at the Philamlife Theater on March 19 at 8 p.m.
Her recital will coincide with an exhibit that will highlight the life and music of Chopin at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from March 22 to April 22.
Ciocarlie studied with famous European pianists such as Victoria Melki, Georges Pludermacher or Christian Zacharias. Her experience and her talent were rewarded with numerous prizes in prestigious competitions namely a second prize at the Robert Schumann International Competition in Zwickau, the Sandor Vegh Special Prize at the Geza Anda Competition in Zurich, the Pro Musicis International Prize, the Young Concert Artist European Auditions in Leipzig, and the Ferucio Busoni Competition in Italy. She won the prizes of several foundations including Yvonne Lefébure, Nadia Boulanger, Gyorgy Cziffra and is a much sought-after interpreter of chamber music.
An active artist, the prize-winning pianist been been playing in North America, Asia and Europe, under the direction of Lawrence Foster, Yoav Talmi, Edmon Colomer. Dana Ciorcarlie plays a wide repertory from Johann Sebastian Bach to contemporary artists.
She has made records for the label l’Empreinte Digitale, one devoted to Schubert’s last piano Sonata, a second of Romanian music and a third including Hungarian composers (Bartók, Ligeti, Kurtàg, Eötvös).
The performance of the French pianist is part of the concert series of the Chopin Manille 2010 Bicentennaire sponsored by the French Embassy and Alliance Francaise in cooperation with ROS Music Center. The Chopin Bicentennaire concert series has thus far featured the well-received recital of Rudolf Golez last March 1 to be followed by Raul Sunico on March 24, Cecile Licad and the Manila Symphony Orchestra on March 27 and 29 and Cristine Coyiuto on April 8.
For inquiries, call 357-3811 or 0906-5104270.
