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Read the
article Reflection
on Performance by Kemal Gekic
"..a
master of pianism at the highest level. He possesses
the greatest single interpretative talent."
 Frank
Cooper
"Gekic
rides the charismatic edge of genius," says The
Boston Globe about the pianist whose artistic
credo encompasses both a knowledge of all the
facts essential to reconstructing the musical
idea behind the works he plays and the power to
bring it alive for today's audiences. Performing
worldwide from a vast repertoire, Kemal Gekic
presents fascinating, uncompromising and ever-changing
interpretations of Baroque, Classic, Romantic
and Modern masterworks.
As a recording
artist, Kemal Gekic has won accolades in Europe,America
and Japan for insightful, original and sometimes
iconoclastic views of the music of Handel, Mozart,
Chopin, Scriabin and Liszt - a list that grows
with every season. His outstanding Naxos CD of
Rossini-Liszt transcriptions (including the phenomenal
William Tell Overture) has won "The Rosette" of
The Penguin Guide for Music, while his JVC CD
of Liszt's Twelve Transcendental Etudes is generally
considered to be the best recording of the set
in history.
Born in
Croatia (former Yugoslavia), Kemal Gekic (pronounced
geh-kitch) lives in the United States and he is
the Artist in Residence at The Florida International
University. He has been the subject of broadcasts
by the CBC (Canada), NKH (Japan), NDR (Germany),
RAI (Italy), TV Portugal, POLTEL (Poland) and
PBS (USA). Mr. Gekic appearance at the Second
Annual Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery
, marked his South Florida debut. His concerts
and recitals in North America are arranged through
Patrons of Exceptional Artists.
To contact
Kemal Gekic, e-mail: kemal@miamipianofest.com
Read
the review
of Kemal in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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