Day 2: Amir Farid
An Evening Piano Recital from Persian Piano Repertoire, including renowned composer Javad Maroufi.
An Evening Piano Recital from Persian Piano Repertoire, including renowned composer Javad Maroufi.
Javād Maroufi was one of the first composers of piano music in Persia and is celebrated for his contribution to Persian classical music. He was born in Tehran to musician parents Musa Maroufi and Ezra Maroufi – both pupils of renowned master, Darvish Khan.
Winner of the 2006 Australian National Piano Award, US-born Iranian-Australian pianist Amir Farid has been described as “a highly creative musician – a pianist of great intelligence and integrity”. Residing in both Melbourne and New York City, Amir has performed as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist, and collaborative artist in concert halls and festivals internationally, including Carnegie Hall New York, St. Martin in the Fields London, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center New York, Al-Hashemi-II Kuwait, MONA FOMA Festival Hobart, Sidney Myer Music Bowl Melbourne, Coriole Festival SA, Huntington Festival NSW, as well as other venues in Canada, Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand and China. Recital collaborations include tenor Ian Bostridge, saxophonist Claude Delangle, violinists Arabella Steinbacher and Nikki Chooi, violist Lise Berthaud, cellists Mats Lidström, Alexander Baillie and Martin Loveday, sopranos Greta Bradman and Siobhan Stagg, baritone Wolfgang Holzmair, flautist Michel Bellavance and clarinetist Philippe Cuper. As a chamber musician, Amir is a pianist of the Benaud Trio, winning the Piano Trio prize at the 2005 Australian Chamber Music Competition. He is also a recorded artist on the Steinway & Sons Spirio catalogue, as part of the piano manufacturer’s revolutionary player-piano system. Amir has studied with Ronald Farren-Price, Andrew Ball, Geoffrey Tozer, Rita Reichman, and Timothy Young, studying at the Royal College of Music, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, and the Australian National Academy of Music. He continues to work with Farren-Price since beginning studies with him in the mid 90’s. While in NYC, Mr. Farid is a staff pianist at the Vocal Arts department of the Juilliard School, and has worked as a rehearsal pianist with the New York Philharmonic. Please visit www.amirfarid.com