Rachmaninov - Moment musicaux in e minor - Aurelia Shimkus

12-year-old pianist Aurelia Shimkus (Aurēlija Šimkus) performs Moment musicaux in e minor by Sergei Rachmaninov. Recorded live, 2009, Riga.

The young but highly talented pianist AURELIA SHIMKUS was born on November 2nd, 1997 in Riga (Latvia) and became a Latvian national sensation at age of 11, after her debut performance in the concert of the 90th anniversary of the independence of Latvia, performing a world-premiere of a Latvian traditional folk-song project alongside with some of the most legendary Latvian-born musicians such as Gidon Kremer, Elīna Garanča and Andris Nelsons.
Aurelia Shimkus began to play the piano at age of 4 and gave her first public performance at age of 7. She was just 9 years old when she won the 1st prize of the Latvian National Young Pianists Competition as well as several other national chamber music competitions. She gave her first recital at age of 11 at the Kaunas International Chamber Music Festival (Lithuania) and, since then, has performed as a soloist with Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas Philharmonic Orchestra and State Academic Choir "Latvija". She has also performed a solo programme of music by Frederic Chopin at the International Festival "Summertime" in Jūrmala (Latvia) in a marathon-concert alongside with such pianists as Dang Thai Shon, Stanislav Igolinsky and David Gazarov.
Aurelia Shimkus has participated in masterclasses under Dominique Merlet and continues to study at Emīls Dārziņš Music School in Riga where her teacher is Ligita Muižarāja, a highly respected teacher of some of the best Latvian pianists.

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[andre26071955]

Wonderful! If she goes on like this it is possible she will surpass her brother Vestards!

[nanard111]

rien a voir le tag "elina Garanca"..!!!!

[ArmandZach]

Love it !  Well done