Alexander Djordjevic Performs At Nichols Concert Hall 4/16
By: Gabrielle Sierra Feb. 23, 2011
Award-winning pianist and Music Institute of Chicago faculty member Alexander Djordjevic performs a program of 19th and 20th century music Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.
The program includes:
Arabeske, Op. 18 by Robert Schumann
Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 by Franz Liszt
Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119 and Impromptu No. 5 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 102 by Gabriel Fauré
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16, No. 2 in E-flat Minor and No. 3 in B Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 1 and Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin
About Alexander Djordjevic
Pianist Alexander Djordjevic is known for his "formidable talent and technique," "profound poetic sensitivity" and "elegant, expressive, yet powerful and electrifying playing." The Washington Post has declared him "a constant infusion of original insight." In addition to being named a Fulbright Scholar, Djordjevic was a prize winner in numerous piano competitions including First Prize, Grace Welsh Prize for Piano; First Prize, Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra's Young Artists Piano Competition; First Prize, Chicago Artists Association Competition; and more. He has performed with the Central Oregon Symphony, New Philharmonic, Symphony of Oak Park River Forest, DuPage Symphony, Kankakee Valley Symphony and Danville Symphony. Solo recital performances have included the Academy of Arts and Sciences, Belgrade, Yugoslavia; the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC; the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, Chicago, Illinois; PianoForte Chicago including Schubertiade Chicago; and various performances in Germany. He has released two CDs: Gray Clouds: Piano Music of Franz Liszt (2009), which features rarely performed late piano works of Franz Liszt; and Alexander Djordjevic Plays Scarlatti - Beethoven - Chopin - Rachmaninov - Liebermann (2000). He is currently on the piano faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago and at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
About the Music Institute of Chicago
The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) believes that music has the power to sustain and nourish the human spirit; therefore, our mission is to provide the foundation for lifelong engagement with music. As one of the three largest and most respected community music schools in the nation, MIC's musical excellence is built on the strength of our distinguished faculty, commitment to quality, and breadth of programs and services. Founded in 1931, MIC is one of the oldest community music schools in Illinois. MIC is a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Each year, our world-class music teachers and arts therapists provide the highest quality arts education to more than 5,000 students of all ability levels, from birth to 100 years of age at campuses in Evanston, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, and Winnetka. MIC also offers lessons and programs at Steinway of Chicago stores in Northbrook and Downers Grove and early childhood and community engagement programs throughout the Chicago area and the North Shore. MIC's Nichols Concert Hall education/performance center, located in downtown Evanston, reaches approximately 14,000 people each year. MIC community engagement and partnership programs reach an additional 6,500 Chicago Public School students annually.
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