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SUMMARY:Raj Bhimani\, piano
DESCRIPTION:In a programme of Germaine Tailleferre: Early Works - Pas Trop 
 Vite\, Hommage à Debussy\, Fandango\; Film Music - Berceuse\, La Dame au 
 Petit Chien\, Course à l’échalote\, Tuxedo\, Charlie Valse\; Concert M
 usic - Petite Suite pour Piano\, Sonate alla Scarlatti\, Rêverie\, Menuet
  en Si-bémol\, Escarpolette\; Schubert: Sonata in C Minor D. 958\n\nPiani
 st Raj Bhimani’s concerts are “virtuosic\, heartfelt and eloquent\,”
  writes New York Times critic Michael Kimmelman. Time Out NY noted him as 
 being a “gifted and highly expressive pianist.”  Performing regularly
  across North America and Europe\, he also makes frequent appearances in I
 ndia\, where the nationally distributed newspaper The Hindu wrote\, “Raj
  Bhimani is a very sensitive piano player\, with a predilection for lyrica
 l melody accompanied with rhythmic gracefulness.” In New York\, where he
  resides\, he appears often at Lincoln Center as well as at other venues.\
 n\nMr. Bhimani is a champion of new music and has developed a particular e
 xpertise in French piano literature. During his time studying in Paris he 
 had the opportunity to meet composer Henri Dutilleux\, who declared him 
 “a great artist who plays with sensitivity and intelligence.”  In 201
 6\, to mark what would have been the composer’s 100th birthday\, Mr. Bhi
 mani gave several performances of his works\, including the Preludes\, whi
 ch Mr. Bhimani learned from handwritten manuscripts given to him by the co
 mposer before these works were published.\n\nAnother prominent French comp
 oser\, Thérèse Brenet\, has written several works especially for Mr. Bhi
 mani. Two of Ms. Brenet’s compositions for Mr. Bhimani can be heard on a
  CD entitled “To the West Wind\,” on the Delatour label. A disc contai
 ning Schubert’s B-flat Sonata and Moments Musicaux has also been issued 
 by Delatour. Two more works Ms. Brenet wrote for Mr. Bhimani were issued i
 n 2014 on a disc entitled “Le Visionnaire\,” released by Musik Fabrik\
 , which has also released recordings of late solo works by Brahms as well 
 as another disk dedicated to solo works by Ravel.  All these recordings a
 re available worldwide on numerous platforms.  A recording dedicated to l
 ate sonatas of Schubert is in preparation\, and Mr. Bhimani is honored to 
 be the first pianist invited to record previously-unpublished works by com
 poser Germaine Tailleferre.  This will be a multi-disk project.\n\nIn add
 ition to solo recitals\, Mr. Bhimani also performs with Syrinx : XXII\, a 
 group he formed with musicians from Portugal. The ensemble performs regula
 rly in the US\, Portugal\, and India\, and has premiered works written esp
 ecially for them by composers in Portugal and Germany.\n\nFrequently sough
 t after as a teacher and pedagogue\, Mr. Bhimani is known for guiding stud
 ents from their first encounters with a piano up to concert level performa
 nces. His students have earned numerous prizes and have been heard in perf
 ormance at Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center\, and other 
 esteemed venues in New York and across the United States. He writes articl
 es on teaching and performance for Serenade Magazine\, is a frequent judge
  and lecturer on piano pedagogy\, and has served on the board of The Lesch
 etizky Association\, an organization committed to upholding the great peda
 gogue’s ideals of beautiful tone production and musical integrity. Mr. B
 himani is grateful to his own teachers: John Steele Ritter\, Peter Hewitt\
 , Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer\, Claude Frank\, and Seymour Bernstein.\n\nFol
 low Mr. Bhimani’s activities at his website\, www.RajBhimani.com\, like 
 his page on Facebook\, or subscribe to his channel on YouTube.\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Piano recitals
LOCATION:Mazda Hall\, Sardar Dastur Hoshang Boys High School\, Pune\, India
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