Miami International Piano Festival Unveils 2025 Season: Opening Night Features Igor Gruppman and World-Class Pianists
- wgclients01
- Sep 17, 2024
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The Miami International Piano Festival (MIPF) is thrilled to present an international showcase of THREE impressive pianists in an unusual repertoire, under the leadership of Concertmaster and Conductor Igor Gruppman. Mr. Gruppman returns to Miami after 20 years. He was the Associate Conductor and Concertmaster of the Florida Philharmonic from 1997 to 2003.
Igor Gruppman an artist with a multi-faceted career as conductor, violin soloist, and orchestra leader has a close relationship with the Miami International Piano Festival and has collaborated in several important projects as a violinist and conductor since 1999. He is one of those special artists whose career successfully spans several artistic fields.
As the Leader of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and a frequent guest Leader of orchestras such as the London Symphony, London’s Royal Philharmonic, and St. Martin in the Fields, Mr. Gruppman has collaborated with and was influenced by some of the most esteemed conductors of his generation including Solti, Gergiev, Rostropovich, Colin Davis, Rattle, Haitink and Yannick Nézet Séguin.
Igor Gruppman made his conducting debut with the Mariinsky Orchestra during the 2008 Easter Festival in St. Petersburg replacing at the last moment ailing Valery Gergiev and has appeared regularly with the orchestra ever since. In January of 2010, Mr. Gruppman was honored as the Artist-of-the-Month by the Mariinsky Theater. Mr. Gruppman conducts orchestras on four continents.
Inspired by the triumphant beginning of our “Concerto Evening” in 2022 it will continue this new tradition with a celebration: three beloved concertos featuring marvelous pianists Vyacheslav Gryasnov from Russia, Florian Noack from Belgium and Albert Cano Smit from Spain.
CLASSICAL SUNDAYS AT 5 PM, AVENTURA ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER
3385 NE 188th St. Aventura, FL
All concerts at 5:00 PM
FESTIVAL SEASON 2024 - 2025
Aventura Cultural Series / “Classical Sundays at FIVE”
October 20, 2024
CONCERTO NIGHT: Miami International Piano Festival Orchestra
IGOR GRUPPMAN Conductor Featured Pianists:
VYACHESLAV GRYASNOV (Russia)
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
FLORIAN NOACK (Belgium)
Mendelssohn Concerto No. 2 in D minor
ALBERT CANO SMIT (Spain)
Hummel's Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 85
For more information visit www.miamipianofest.com.