Vestard Shimkus - Beethoven - Hammerklavier Sonata (1/7)

Pianist Vestard Shimkus plays 1st movement of Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Recorded live on March 24th, 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, 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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• Beethoven
• Sonata
• No.29
• op106
• piano
• classical
• Hammerklavier

[CLARKPEST]

For once in my life I am speechless. What a heroic performance of my favorite, by such a young man.

[TikUnTaa]

He is phenomen !

Check this on YouTube:

Vasks - Autumn Music

[draugiem1mamma4]

man patīk...

[MusicAllTheTime100]

He has large hands and a strong technique, but he sounds like he's imitating someone else's playing. He doesn't seem to have thought the piece through for himself.

[kazns]

he is sitting too far away from piano! maybe it is because the piano is too loud?

[azdbio]

Neuburger plays better !!!!

[Mozeroscar]

has it's moments...

[laurandz]

he's 25 years old!

[gonzal0999]

tecnicamente hablando la musica de liszt es superior en dificultad esta sonata aun le queda grande a este chico cosa q con la practica y la edad tal vez alcance ._.

[tadishviolinist]

tengo entendido que esta es la pieza mas dificil que existe para piano Hammerklavier (algo así como "piano de martillos") por beethoven, es una de las obras maestras y supone todo un reto de dificultad técnica para los intérpretes. Es quizás la sonata para piano más difícil que se haya compuesto

[scribeuisum]

vestard he is my housband