The World Piano Day concert
in Amuz was masterful!
Thank you for your massive presence. So grateful for everyone who made this grandiose concert possible.
PROGRAM
Support act:
Laureates audition World Piano Day
Main program:
Music by Dirk Brossé
Music by Johan Famaey
Performers:
Johan Famaey - piano
Dirk Brosse - conductor
Marina Martin Maldonado - solo violinist
Prima La Musica - symphonic orchestra
National Children's Choir of Belgium - children's choir
Origin
World Piano Day, an annual global event, takes place on the 88th day of the year - in 2023 it will be March 29 - due to the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated.
This holiday aims to bring together piano lovers from all over the world.
Why does the world need a piano day?
For many reasons. But mainly because it can do no harm to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and the listeners.
World Piano Day AMUZ Antwerp
Composer, pianist and yangqin player Johan Famaey colors the World Piano Day 2023 with a cinematically inspired program in which the piano is central. The main roles are played by pianist Johan Famaey, conductor Dirk Brosse, symphonic orchestra Prima La Musica solo violinist Marina Martin Maldonado and National Children's Choir of Belgium.
Meet the Team
We believe in providing pure and real entertainment to our audience. Our goal is to bring people together for a show of a level they have never seen before.
Let yourself be carried away by Johan Famaey, Dirk Brossé and Marina Martín Maldonado with the expert guidance of the symphonic orchestra Prima La Musica.
pianist
Johan Famaey
Johan Famaey played and composed numerous works with and for various ensembles and orchestras in Europe and China.
He is known for his piano and film scores, including 'Moon Touch', 'Moon Wish', 'Back to Selene' and 'Time Passenger'.
In 2020, his musical opera 'Hors' was performed in Dendermonde by a 150-piece orchestra and choir.
conductor
Dirk Brosse
Dirk Brossé, an internationally acclaimed conductor and award-winning composer, is currently music director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and music director of the Ghent Film Festival.
He is also a professor of composition and conducting at the School of Arts / Royal Conservatory of Music in his native city of Ghent, Belgium.
solo violinist
Marina Martín Maldonado
Marina Martín Maldonado, born in Madrid in 1995, is a classical violinist praised by the public for her finesse and musical sensitivity.
Her virtuosity and musical passion have already brought her to important stages in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the UK.
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symphonic orchestra
Excellent La Musica
This Belgian orchestra conducted by Dirk Brossé has a variable line-up. The highly trained, carefully selected musicians have a broad view of music & culture. Prima La Musica wants to fulfill a unique role in the international concert landscape with its original approach and multidisciplinary projects.
children's choir
National Children's Choir
of Belgium
The choir gave prestigious performances to, among others: H.M. King Albert II, H.M. Queen Mathilde and in the Palace of Fine Arts for the American ambassador as a farewell gift to then president Barack Obama.
Experience
World Piano Day
Amuz
Antwerp
Winners 2023
World Piano Day Awards
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
The World Piano Day Award is the Belgian Music Prize for Piano.
Hijack 4 extraordinary artistic talents
Belgian Music Prize for Piano World Piano Day Award
10 years - winner
Eva Alekseeva
At the age of five, Eva started her musical journey not only on the piano, but also on the violin. In addition to creating her own musical compositions, she is also passionate about drawing and climbing.
12 years
Andreas Van Overbeke
Piano is Andreas' greatest passion in which he can completely lose himself."What I like most is that I can touch people with what I play."
16 years
Nand Selleslagh
Under the creative wings of his piano teacher Geert Synnave, Nand plays countless concerts in which he makes his craziest dreams come true. Keep an eye on him: he's not done dreaming yet!
18 years
Yaroslav Maksymets
This virtuoso pianist won countless piano competitions in Kiev (Ukraine). In 2022 he moved with his mother to Brussels, where he now teaches at the Kunsthumaniora Brussels.