Sunday 16 April at 2 p.m.:
Experience Norwegian and Danish piano music at its best, when pianist Filip Michalak finally visits Siljustøl.
Buy ticketFilip Michalak is a sought-after Danish pianist and we are happy to finally welcome him in the great room at Siljustøl.
In this concert, he immerses himself in Sæverud's early piano work "5 Capricci", op. 1 and "Carl Nielsen's Chaconne", op. 32. We also get to hear wonderful sonatas by Scarlatti and Polish dances such as mazurkas and polonaises by Chopin.
About the artist
The young Danish-Polish classical pianist Filip Michalak is active as a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed all over Europe and has future engagements in several European countries, China and the USA.
Michalak is first prize winner at "Stars at Tenerife" in Spain and has won a number of prizes in his home country, such as first prize in Nordjylland's Talent Competition and several prizes in the Steinway Festival. In 2017 he became a finalist in the 8th Nordic Piano Competition and later that year was a semi-finalist in the St. Priest International Piano Competition in France.
He recently won The Chopin Prize Competition at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). Michalak is currently an artist with The Keyboard Charitable Trust in London and has already performed in London and Frankfurt for them.
Program:
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonata in A-minor, K213
Sonata in E-major, K380
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Mazurkas, op. 30
Polonaises, op. 26
Harald Sæverud (1897-1992)
5. Capprici, op. 1
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Chaconne, op. 32
Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise-Fantasy in Ab-dur, op. 61
Practical information
The concert ticket also includes entrance to the museum.
Duration: 60 minutes.