Williams - Theme from Harry Potter - Vestard Shimkus

Pianist Vestard Shimkus plays his piano transcription of Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by John Williams. Recorded on July 2005.

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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[CAPGEMS]

lovvvved it!! :)

[schokosvenscha]

oh my god. it's amazing.

such a good pianist

[DyscoKiwi]

...yeah, that's sick nasty :D

[BenMcCormack91]

@MrStefdj I have no real issue with the idea of sending the sheet music, but it was unfortunately lost when one of my hard drives died a few months ago, and since I already know it I haven't bothered to retranscribe it. I'm busy with other stuff.

But you could write a transcription :D

[MrStefdj]

@BenMcCormack91 Could you maybe send me the sheet musci of your transription? That would be amazing:)

[coolkiddd555]

i like this pianist. it seems like he has fun playing

[AcE3424]

where's the rest?

[BenMcCormack91]

This is almost note-for-note the same as the transcription I wrote... I suppose that's what we both get for taking the piece note-for-note.

[sarastar661]

wats the name of this song???