Wibi soerjadi rachmaninov biography
Wibi Soerjadi was born in the Netherlands. At the age of eleven years he gave his first public performance. As the youngest graduate piano student, he was 20 years old; he obtained his master as a performer at the Amsterdam Conservatory. He completed his studies ahead of schedule, earning the highest possible marks and graduating with genius recognition. Soerjadi was prizewinner of among others, the Princess Christina Concours in The Hague, the National Eurovision Competition for young musicians, the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition Utrecht, the Elisabeth Evert Price a price for exceptionally talented musicians, Echo Klassik Award of the Deutsche Phono Academy, classic FM award and he was the inaugural winner of the Edison Classical Music Audience Award in the Netherlands.
He gave many concerts in prestigious venues among others the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus and Musik Verein in Vienna, Musikhalle Hamburg, Valencia, Verona, Berlin, Beijing, Guan Zhou and the main hall of Carnegie Hall in New York. His Carnegie hall debut was live recorded and this CD was rewarded with a platinum status. He has performed with many leading orchestras including The Hague Philharmonic, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta de Valencia , Simfonica Orquesta Ciudad de Oviedo, the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. With the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Gomez Martinez, Wibi Soerjadi recorded Sergei Rachmaninov’s second and third concerto. All his CDs and DVDs have been awarded multiple gold and platinum.
Wibi Soerjadi was knighted for his achievements in the Royal Order of Orange Nassau. In Wibi Soerjadi gave a concert in Honour of the president of the Slovak Republic by command of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on the occasion of her state visit. Wibi Soerjadi’s recital was a cultural gift from Her Majesty the Queen to Slovakia. Wibi Soerjadi c
Biography
Wibi Soerjadi was born in Leiden the Netherlands in At the age of eleven years he gave his first public performance. He studied with piano pedagogue Bob Brouwer and Professor Jan Wijn. As the youngest graduate piano student, he was 20 years old; he obtained his master as a performer at the Amsterdam Conservatory. He completed his studies ahead of schedule, earning the highest possible marks and graduating with genius recognition.
Soerjadi received lots of prizes during his career; including the first prize at the Princess Christina Concourse in The Hague, the first prize at the National Eurovision Competition for young musicians, the third prize at the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition Utrecht, the Elisabeth Evert Price a price for exceptionally talented musicians, Echo Klassik Award of the Deutsche Phono Academy and he was the inaugural winner of the Edison Classical Music Audience Award in the Netherlands. He gave many concerts in prestigious venues at the Netherlands and abroad, among others the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus and Musik Verein in Vienna, Musikhalle Hamburg, Valencia, Verona, Berlin, Beijing, Guan Zhou and the main hall of Carnegie Hall in New York. His Carnegie hall debut was live recorded and this CD was rewarded with a platinum status. He has performed with many leading orchestras including The Hague Philharmonic, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta de Valencia , Simfonica Orquesta Ciudad de Oviedo, the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. With the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Gomez Martinez, Wibi Soerjadi recorded Sergei Rachmaninov’s second and third concerto. All his CDs and DVDs have been awarded multiple gold and platinum; this is an exceptional achievement in the world of classical music.
By special Invitation, Wibi Soerjadi gave a one-off recital on September at Disneyland Paris, to celebrate the 50th
Wibi Soerjadi
Wibi Soerjadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | () 2 March (age54) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Performer, composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | –present |
Musical artist
Wibi Soerjadi (born 2 March ) is a Dutch concert pianist and composer.
Biography
Wibi Soerjadi was born 2 March , in Leiden, Netherlands in a Dutch Indonesian family. He began studying piano at age eleven with Bob Brouwer and later at the Sweelinck Conservatorium with Jan Wijn where he graduated early with the highest result ever, a ten with distinction.
Soerjadi has received top prizes at many competitions including 1st prize at the National Princess Christina Concours (), 1st prize at the National Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians (), and third prize in the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition () in Utrecht. Other prizes include the Elizabeth Evert Prize for Exceptionally Talented Musicians (), Echo Klassik Award of the Deutsche Phono Academy (), the Edison Classical Music Audience Prize (), and the Classic FM Award (). In , Soerjadi was given royal recognition as a Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau.
In , Dr. Ben Daeter wrote a book on Wibi Soerjadi entitled "Wibi Soerjadi: The Man, The Artist" and in , Wibi Soerjadi premiered his own TV show "Under Wibi's Wings".
Soerjadi has given numerous concerts across the Netherlands (Amsterdam Concertgebouw), Austria (Musikverein), Germany (Hamburg Musikhalle and Philharmonie in Berlin), Italy (Valencia, Verona), China (Beijing, GuangZhou), United States (Carnegie Hall), Indonesia, Slovakia, and England.
Soerjadi has appeared as a soloist with many lead orchestras including the Residentie Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Orquesta de Valencia, Orquesta Sinfonica Ciudad de Oviedo, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra with many prestigious conductors including Evgeny Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau Wibi Soerjadi was born in Leiden in After four years of study with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, he took early final exams with the highest possible result: a ten with distinction. Wibi Soerjadi has won several prizes, including first prize at the Princess Christina Competition in , first prize at the National Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians, third prize at the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht in , the Elisabeth Everts Prize, an incentive prize. for Dutch music talent of exceptional level, the Echo Klassik Award from the Deutsche Phonoakademie and he was the first to receive the Edison Klassiek Audience Award. Wibi Soerjadi has frequently performed in renowned venues at home and abroad, including the Great Hall of Carnegie Hall in New York, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Musikhalle Hamburg, and the halls of Valencia, Verona and others. , Berlin, Beijing and Guan Zhou. He has performed with many leading orchestras, including the Residentie Orkest, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta de Valencia, Orquesta Sinfonica Ciudad de Oviedo, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. All of his CD and DVD recordings have been awarded multiple gold and platinum awards, which is unique in classical music. On September 24, , at the invitation of Disneyland Resort Paris, Wibi Soerjadi gave an anniversary concert on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Disneyland California in the heart of Disneyland Paris. In , Wibi Soerjadi celebrated his 25th anniversary as a concert pianist, on the occasion of which he performed a work on the historic Liszt Flügel from during his Liszt recital 'The Art of Franz Liszt' in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. book by drs. Ben Daeter with the title Wibi Soerjadi - The Wibi Soerjadi* Piano