Klansky Plays Chopin (on double CD)
About project
Bolzano, Barcelona, Leipzig, Warsaw, Naples, Fort Worth, Santander - in all
these cities' international competitions did Ivan Klánský win one of the
major prizes. A prodigous young talent, he was then (1967-1976) a student at
the Prague Conservatoire and later a pupil of Valentina Kameníková and
František Rauch at the Prague Academy. Ivan Klánský (b. 1948) is one of the
leading pianists of his generation. Renowned for his interpretative insight,
he has enjoyed a remarkable international career both as a soloist and as a
member of the outstand- ing Guarneri Trio of Prague. As a soloist of the
Czech Philharmonic he has visited all the major music centres of the world.
The number of his public performances has recently reached 5000, an
estimable count indeed. His wide repertoire encompasses all the major works
of the piano literature. As a fi nalist of the Chopin Competition he has
been considered a Chopin specialist, and it is true that that Romantic
master's music is particularly close to him, as can be evidenced from this
recording; he is, however, no less dedicated to the performance of other
great composers and especially of his two compatriots, Bedřich Smetana and
Leoš Janáček whose complete piano works he has committed to disc. Ivan
Klánský regularly sits on juries of major international piano competi- tions
and has an outstanding teaching career as professor of keyboard instruments
at the Prague Academy of Music.
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