Shani: Pianist par excellence to perform here soon
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GIFTED PIANIST: Shani Diluka.
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MUSIC: Once again the Alliance Francaise de Colombo has invited the
internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan pianist Shani Diluka Abeygoonaratne
who lives in France to perform in Sri Lanka and she will be here soon.
"Shani Diluka is considered as one of the greatest talent of her
generation" Piano Magazine.
From Paris to Tokyo, from Rome to New Delhi, Shani Diluka has a
special and warmly acclaimed place in the musical world.; Born in
Monacco, of Sri Lankan origin, accepted unanimously into the
Conservatoire National Superior de Musique in Paris and recognised by
the great musicians of today: Leon Fleisher, Murray Perahia, Christoph
Eschenbach, Maria Joao Pires or Menahem Pressler, she is admitted in
2005 the prestigious International Pinao Academy in lake Como presided
by Martha Argerich for which only six pianists from around the world are
selected each year.
Her recording of Mozart by Radio France was selected to represent
France and has been broadcasted on 150 radios in more than 25 countries
including USA and Canada for the Mozart commemoration year.
Shani Diluka will release a Mirare/Harmonia-mundi recording of the
Grieg concerto and Lyrical pieces recorded on Grieg's piano in Norway,
which will be presented on a world concert tour in 2007 with prestigious
orchestras.
"Passionate and sensitive, young and beautiful, and immensely gifted,
she belongs to the category of pianists capable of fascinating the
audience with her precise technique, her sensual style and her
remarkable presence on stage". - Sunday times, after her recital in
Concertgebouw of Amsterdam in the prestigious young master series.
Shani Diluka performs fourth ballade of Chopin worthy of the
Greatest. After thunderous applause, Murray Perahia declares:" this is a
magnifique interpretation, it is difficult to make any comments after
this." - Murray Perahia after choosing her to play in public and
televisual appearance in Salle Gaveau.
"Shani Diluka is a greatly gifted young pianist. She combines
technical skills with a profound musicality, full of sense for colour
and phrasing. She has a compelling and serious radiance on stage and
captures her audience" - Christoph Eschenbach.
"She possesses a dazzling technique which enables her to be at her
ease as she interprets Haydn, Brahms or Schubert.
Her touch, precise and delicate and her sensibility make Shani Diluka
an artist one gets attached to, in her interpretations in this is worthy
of the greatest reference" - Henry de Bruyn of Classica live recording.
Details of the concert will be announced shortly. |
