Javier Perianes facts for kids
Javier Perianes is a famous Spanish classical pianist. He was born on September 24, 1978, in Nerva, Spain. He plays piano at many big music festivals in Spain, like those in Santander and Granada. He has also performed in important concert halls all over the world. These include Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. He has played in Shanghai, Madrid, and Barcelona too.
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A Talented Musician
Javier Perianes has often won prizes in music competitions. He won First Prize and a gold medal at the 42nd International Competition Premio Jaén de Piano. He also won First Prize at the 8th International Piano Competition Fundación Jacinto e Inocencio Guerrero. He was also a prize-winner at the 14th International Competition Vianna da Motta in Lisbon.
Playing Around the World
Perianes has worked with many famous conductors. These include Lorin Maazel, Daniel Barenboim, and Zubin Mehta. He has played with orchestras like the Israel Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic. Some of his recent performances include playing at the Lucerne Festival and with the New World Symphony. He has also given concerts in Tokyo, Zurich, and Moscow.
His Music Recordings
Javier Perianes has received much praise for his music recordings. He has recorded works by composers like Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Federico Mompou. In 2011, he released an album with piano music by Manuel de Falla. This album included a live recording of Nights in the Gardens of Spain. He played this with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
In 2015, he recorded Grieg's Piano Concerto. The BBC Symphony Orchestra played with him on this recording. The album also included some of Grieg's Lyric Pieces.
What Critics Say
Music critics have praised Perianes's playing. Michael Kennedy from the Sunday Telegraph wrote about his Schubert CD. He said that Perianes is a "natural Schubertian" in the Impromptus. He also mentioned that Perianes's playing "captures its magic to perfection."
List of Recordings
- Claude Debussy, Preludes, Estampas, HM, 2018
- Claude Debussy, Sonata cello and piano, Jean Guihen Queyras, cello, HM 2018
- Bela Bartok, Concerto N 3, Pablo Heras-Casado (2017)
- Granados, Turina, Cuarteto Quiroga, 2017
- Mendelssohn, Songs without words, HM
- ..les sons et les parfums, Chopin – Debussy (2013).
- Franz Schubert / Impromptus
- Franz Schubert, Sonatas 13 – 21
- Federico Mompou / Música Callada. Harmonia Mundi (2006)
- Manuel Blasco de Nebra / Sonatas. Harmonia Mundi (2010)
- Recital Patio de los Arrayanes 2005 (Disco Excepcional Scherzo octubre de 2006).
- Beethoven / Moto perpetuo (Sonatas Op.26, 31, 54, 90). Harmonia Mundi (2012)
- Manuel de Falla / Noches en los jardines de España
- Beethoven, Barenboim Masterclass: United by Beethoven, EMI
- Encuentro, Javier Perianes, Estrella Morente, HM
See also
In Spanish: Javier Perianes para niños
