A Season of Inspiration

He will perform music by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy , Schubert duet with Li-lY Chang ..etc. Brian Ganz began his piano studies in 1970 at the age of 9 with violinist and pianist Claire Deene. At 12 he joined the studio of acclaimed pedagogue Ylda Novik and began entering competitions and performing locally.[ In 1974, at the age of 14, he was a winner in the Baltimore Symphony concerto competition and performed with that orchestra under the baton of Darrold Hunt. In the following year Ganz began traveling the United States and performing with orchestras such as the Jefferson Symphony in Colorado, with whom he performed the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3, and the Tuscarawas Philharmonic in Ohio, playing Gottschalk and Gershwin. He won first prize in a national Chopin competition hosted by the Chopin Singing Society of Buffalo, which earned Ganz a performance with the Buffalo Philharmonic of Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, and third prize in the Kościuszko Foundation International Chopin Competition in New York, both in 1976.

In 1977 Ganz was accepted into the private teaching studio of the pianist Leon Fleisher and continued to travel and perform. In that year he played the Grieg with the Baltimore Symphony under Fleisher's baton, the Prokofiev 3rd with the Florida West Coast Symphony, and Gershwin's Concerto in F with the National Symphony under the baton of Murry Sidlin. This last performance led to an invitation to perform the Prokofiev 3rd with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center in the fall of 1977, under the baton of Arthur Fiedler. In 1985, after several years away from solo performance, Ganz resumed preparation for a solo concert career. He entered the Beethoven Fellowship Auditions sponsored by the American Pianists Association in 1989 and was awarded one of the three fellowships. He also reconnected with his former teacher, Leon Fleisher, who was a member of the audition jury. Ganz rejoined Fleisher's studio at the Peabody Conservatory, where he earned an Artist Diploma in 1993 and later became Fleisher's teaching assistant. In 1989, Ganz shared first prize at the Marguerite Long–Jacques Thibaud International Piano Competition and won third prize at the 1991 Queen Elisabeth Competitionin Belgium.These results led to international performance engagements with orchestras in Belgium, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines.The Washington Post has described Ganz's performances as compelling, noting that "One comes away from a recital by pianist Brian Ganz not only exhilarated by the power of the performance but also moved by his search for artistic truth." La Libre Belgique, a Belgian newspaper, noted his passionate and authentic musicianship, stating, "We don't have the words to speak of this fabulous musician who lives music with a generous urgency and brings his public into a state of intense joy.In January 2011, Ganz embarked on a multi-year project with the National Philharmonic to perform the complete works of Chopin at the Music Center at Strathmore. The project has received consistent critical acclaim, with The Washington Post noting his "masterly" playing during the inaugural recital. He just finished with the final recital in 2026 and will start a Beethoven Sonata project , " New Begining " on April 10th in 2027 at Music Center of Strathmore ..

Fantaisie for piano 4 hands is one of Schubert's most important works for more than one pianist and one of his most important piano works altogether. He composed it in 1828, the last year of his life. A dedication to his former pupil Caroline Esterházy can be found only in the posthumous first edition.

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