EDVINAS MINKSTIMAS, PIANO
EDVINAS MINKSTIMAS, PIANO
EMBASSY OF LITHUANIA
2632 16TH STREET, NW
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010 AT 7:30 PM
Edvinas Minkstimas is widely regarded as one of Europe’s top emerging young pianists, one whose extensive repertory, solid technique and musical expression have led him to performances through-out Europe and North America. Known especially for his repertory of romantic music by Liszt, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, and thrilling audiences with the Paris virtuosos music by Alkan, Thalberg and Herz, Minkstimas also pleases with Bach, Ligeti and Piazolla. Most recently, Minkstimas has won the Belz-Parker Young Artist Award in Memphis, Tennessee. He also won First Prize at the Fifth International Ciurlionis Piano Competition (2007, Vilnius, Lithuania) and has taken top honors at the First Tchaikovsky International Competition for Young Musicians (Moscow), the International Knezkova-Hussey Piano Competition (Canada) and European Piano Days (France), among others. His talent at the keyboard has been recognized as well through numerous scholarships and grants for his studies. Program: Chopin, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Piazzola, Liszt, Thalberg and Debussy. $75/reception
