Interview for Dutch newspaper
Driebergen /
November 23, 2011
Bruno Vlahek gave an interview to Mrs.
Elly van der Heide
for the Dutch newspaper "De
Weekkrant" on the occasion
of the Dutch premiere of his choral
piece "Hodie Christus Natus Est".
The piece will be performed by the
Scherzando Choir led by
conductor Reinhard Reed Findenegg at
the concert
which takes place on 18th December at
the St. Petrus'
Banden Church in Driebergen (The
Netherlands).
Read the original version
here
(in English)
Read the published version
here
(in Dutch)
Special concert "Musicians for peace"
in Moscow
Moscow / November 1, 2011
Bruno Vlahek will perform at the
unique special concert "Musicians for Peace" which will take place on
November 1, 2011, in Moscow, at the Hall of Church Councils, Cathedral
of Christ the Saviour. As a Croatian representative, Bruno will join a
crew of 13 leading international pianists from 11 countries (Azerbaijan,
Armenia, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Japan, Russia, Serbia,
Turkey) whose joint performances will demonstrate an example of unity
and reconciliation between different cultures and countries through
music. The event is supported by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
and All Russia, and endorsed by the Russian Orthodox Church and Moscow
Government. This unique concert is being organized by a partnership of
the Lira Ltd. and Art-Brand Artist Management. Alexander Ghindin, Artist
of Merit of the Russian Federation, is the project's Artistic Director.
http://www.art-brand.ru/
Bruno Vlahek wins the Pnina Salzman
Award in Israel
Tel Aviv / August 19, 2011
Bruno Vlahek has won the 2011 Pnina
Salzman Memorial Prize which he received as an outstanding
participant of the 20th Tel-Hai International Piano
Master Classes in Israel. In three weeks of courses,
lectures and concerts which were held in Sde Boker in the south of the
country, 80 chosen young pianists from all around the world has worked
under guidance of today's leading pianists and pedagogues.
As a winner of this prestigeous award
which is named after the famous "First Lady of piano in Israel", Bruno
has performed at the course's Closing gala concert held in Tel Aviv
Museum of Art on August 18th.
http://www.masterclasses.org.il/
Queen Sofia of Spain awarded Bruno
Vlahek
Madrid / July 9, 2011
Bruno Vlahek is
announced the best student of the academic
year 2010/11 at
the Piano Catedra of the Queen Sofia
College of
Music in Madrid! He is currently
studying at
this prestigious institution in the class
of legendary
Russian pianist and pedagogue Dmitri Bashkirov.
This high award
was given to him at the ceremony in the
Royal Palace of
El Pardo in Madrid on June 22nd from
the hands of
Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain.
Messiaen Concert Review
Zagreb, Ljubljana / April 17, 2011
Odzven
"...Young
pianists Dubravka Vukalovic and Bruno Vlahek
devoted a
special attention to Messiaen's music,
both in the
coordinated motoric elements
as well as in
a beautiful exposure of thematic
phrases,
whereby the performance was boasted
by the
right colour and time sensitivity..."
Read more (in
Slovenian)
Bruno Vlahek wins the Yamaha
Scholarship Award
Madrid / March 29, 2011
Bruno Vlahek
won the YMFE's 2011
(Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe 2011) piano competition
held on March 29th in Madrid. Among the five finalists who have
been chosen
at the prequalifications to pass to the final round,
jury
unanimously awarded Bruno Vlahek with the prestigious
Yamaha
scholarship which is dedicated to support
of young
musicians in Europe.
http://www.yamaha.es
Score of Ave Verum Corpus published in
the UK
Somerset, UK / February 9, 2011
The published score edition of Bruno Vlahek's
Ave Verum Corpus
has just been released by British
music publishing firm Recital Music
as a part of their vocal music
catalogue. Except throughout United
Kingdom, scores are available for order to
international buyers
through several online distributors related
to Recital Music.
More infos and order details are
available here:
http://www.recitalmusic.net/spweb/details.php?catno=RM279
Bruno Vlahek proglašen Mladim
glazbenikom godine
Zagreb / December 30, 2010
Bruno Vlahek proglašen je
ovogodišnjim dobitnikom
najprestižnije nagrade za mlade
glazbenike u Hrvatskoj
- nagrade za "Mladog
glazbenika godine" koju dodjeljuju
Zagrebačka filharmonija i Hrvatska
poštanska banka.
Nagrada mu je svečano uručena 29.
prosinca na ceremoniji
u sklopu Filharmonijskog bala u
Koncertnoj dvorani
Vatroslava Lisinskog u Zagrebu.
Kako stoji u obrazloženju,
"...prestižni naslov
"Mladi glazbenik godine", prosudbeno
je povjerenstvo
– u vrlo jakoj konkurenciji –
jednoglasno dodijelilo
svestranom Bruni Vlaheku,
uvažavajući njegove evidentne
dosege tijekom nekoliko prethodnih
sezona i poglavito
– njegove iznimne umjetničke
rezultate
ostvarene u aktualnoj 2010. godini".
http://www.zgf.hr
Zagreb Recital Review
Zagreb / November 28, 2010
HR 3 - Croatian Radio
&
Kulisa
"Artistic maturity"
"The Haydn's Sonata was glittering
by energy and joy, with distinct
phrasing, accents, dynamics and ease
of performance..."
"...subtle and suggestive
performance with respect to each sound..."
"The program culminated by
performance of Brahms' Third Sonata."
"...technical and interpretative
qualities of the highest order..."
Read more (in Croatian)
Dubrovnik Concert Review
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Jutarnji list
"Pianist and composer Bruno Vlahek has
prepared with his colleagues
a fantastic closing of the Dubrovnik
Summer Festival."
Read more (in Croatian)
Beethoven Concerto Review
Zagreb / June 17, 2010
Vijenac
"...a full brilliance of pianistic
artistry
enriched by additional depth and
expressivity."
Read more (in Croatian)
Rhapsody for Bass-Clarinet published
in USA
Tacoma, WA / April 4, 2010
The published edition of Bruno
Vlahek's Rhapsody for Bass Clarinet and Piano has just been released by
Alea Publishing & Recording -
an independent firm specializing in music for the bass
clarinet, based in Tacoma (Washington, USA). The scores are available for
order from the following site:
http://www.bassclarinet.org/alea/ALEA1070.html
Studio I to be premiered in
Australia
Sydney / March 5, 2010
Bruno Vlahek's solo piano piece
"Studio I" is chosen
in a strong international
competition to be premiered
at the ISCM World New Music Days
2010 in Sydney (Australia).
It's performance will be a part of a
project
"Momentary pleasures" for which
more
than 200 works
from
39
countries were assessed with 22 works selected to make up the program for
the final concert on Tuesday 4 May at the Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre
Ultimo.
http://www.worldnewmusicdays.com.au/?page_id=456
Bruno Vlahek wins the Scriabin Competition
in Paris
Paris / February 26, 2010
At the 10th International Piano
Competition "A. Scriabin" (Concours International de Piano Alexandre
Scriabine)
which took place from 22th-26th
February this year in Paris,
Bruno Vlahek won the first prize. The jury of
which the chairman was Mikhail Voskresensky - one of the
greatest figures in
today's pianistic world, awarded him
also with
a special distinction "Avec félicitations".
Bruno Vlahek competed and won the first
prize in the
highest category of the competition -
Superieur II.
Interview for "El Librepensador"
Barcelona /
February 24, 2010
After a highly successful concerts in
Palau de la Musica
in Barcelona and Auditori Enric
Granados in Lleida
in January 2010, Bruno Vlahek gave an
interview to
Mr. Javier Montilla for the Spanish
newspaper
"El Librepensador".
Read the original version here
(in English)
Read the published version
here
(in Spanish)
Udine Recital Review
Udine / January 27, 2010
Messaggero Veneto
"a stunning versatility"
"...a depth of musical thought
bewitching the audiance..."
Read more (in Italian)
