2011 Cleveland International Piano Competition Winner to Perform at BIG ARTS Sunday Afternoon Series

Dec. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- BIG ARTS has announced the lineup for its Sunday classical afternoon series, beginning with the 2011 Cleveland International Piano Competition winner, Alexander Schimpf, who performs 3:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11. The classical afternoon concerts continue with Guitar and Cello musicians Moeller Duo Sunday, January 15, and the Adaskin String Trio Sunday, January 29.

Individual concert tickets are general admission $32, child free with paying adult. Classical Afternoon concert series is $82 for all three concerts. To reserve child ticket please call BIG ARTS Marks Box Office at (239) 395-0900. Schimpf will perform at BIG ARTS Center, located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel.

The first German winner of the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Competition, Alexander Schimpf triumphed over finalists from around the world in the August 2011 competition. His performance alongside the Cleveland Orchestra helped him to win the $50,000 cash prize, as well as 50 concert engagements throughout the U.S. over the next two years. Schimpf will perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall just one week before his BIG ARTS Classical Afternoon debut on Sanibel.

Schimpf’s BIG ARTS program includes Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin, Schubert’s Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960, and a new composition by Adrian Sieber titled Fantaise II … und schon verglüht (… and already in embers).

Since winning First Prize at the 2008 German Music Competition in the solo piano category and the 2009 Beethoven Competition in Vienna, Schimpf has made a particular name for himself as a promising young talent in concert appearances, which include performances in France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, England and South America. His first CD, released in 2010, was co-produced by classical music labels Deutschlandradio Kultur and GENUIN. Schimpf’s career has already taken him to many concert halls and festivals throughout Germany, including Gasteig, Munich’s Allerheiligen-Hofkirche, Musikund Kongresshalle Lübeck, Elmau Castle, and the Beethovenhaus Bonn. He has also performed in France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and England. His concert performances have also been recorded by the German broadcasters BR, NDR and SWR, Austria’s ORF and Radio France.

Classical Afternoons Grand Patron Series Sponsor is Deborah and John La Gorce.

Want to read more? Please visit us at www.BIGARTS.org for more event and performance information including links to performer’s sites. To purchase tickets, buy online, stop by BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel or call BIG ARTS Marks Box Office at (239) 395-0900.

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