Chopin - Etude op.10 No.8 - Vestard Shimkus

Pianist Vestard Shimkus plays Etude op.10 No.8 in F major by Frederic Chopin.
Recorded live, December 26th, 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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[stinuccia]

he looked like he was having fun!

[piano6861]

Interesting performance!

[gat1240]

The sound of this piano is screwed up, it sounds like prepared piano where they stick things inside between the strings.It's muted and unclear without sustaining qualities. The performance is great but that sound??

[drnelson1234]

that was a cocky performance

[HenryJeo]

I don't like an insincere smile.

[smileydidysinger]

@stinuccia

becouse he feel it

[anonymousQ45]

they equalized the sound stupid fcking commercial tv producers

[Txikibuda]

es igualito que Jesulin de Ubrique!!! :D

[richardmakarovprice]

Gee! Amazing performance!

[pincheruso]

Great!

[Grigor99]

Very nice interpretation. Some interesting voicings at the end.

[GunPiano]

Very clean sound! This was the amazing performance.