Pianist Vestard Shimkus made up like a 50-year old man (Interview)

Pianists Vestards Šimkus nogrimēts par 20 gadiem vecāks. An interview with the pianist Vestard Shimkus on Latvian Television. Latvian language only.
December 2008.

Vestard Shimkus (Vestards Šimkus) studied in Riga, Los Angeles, Madrid and Munich with professors Dmitri Bashkirov, Daniel Pollack, Vadim Suchanov and others. Has also studied composition with Peteris Vasks.

Among his prizes are 1st prize at the international Bad-Kissinger KlavierOlympiade piano competition (Germany, 2007), Los Angeles Liszt Piano Competition (2002) and Stockholm Performing Artists Competition (2001). In 2002 he was awarded with the Grand Music Prize of Latvia (2002) and "White Star" order of Estonia (2005).

Shimkus has given performances throughout Europe, the USA, the Middle-East and Japan. Festival appearances have included Bergen Festival (Norway), Lockenhaus Gidon Kremer Festival (Austria), Kissinger Sommer Festival, Al Bustan Festival (Lebanon), amongst others. He has performed with BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, KREMERata Baltica, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie and Tallin Chamber Orchestra and has collaborated with such conductors as Lawrence Foster, Vassily Sinaisky, Eri Klas, Woldemar Nelsson, Anu Tali, Jonathan Darlington, Andris Nelsons and Olari Elts.

Shimkus has released two solo CD albums and has had compositions published by Schott Music. His own newly composed piano concerto was premiered on July 2008.

Info: www.geocities.com/vestards

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[equitater]

I absolutely LOVE his Rachmaninov! (and everything else for that matter) . What a genius.

[Rugghead98]

He's like 26 and has very few complications in his technique. His pedal is correct, off when it should be off and on when it should be on but not overdone. His fingering is masterful and he is fully mature in his interpretations, at least the ones I've been privileged to listen to.

[optimus2525]

Because this is the story about how he thinks the piano music will be playd 20 years later

[louizehui]

hahaha! very nice! but why do they wanna make him look old?

[eeriksons]

Super!