Strand International Piano Series | Florian Mitrea at St Mary Le Strand Church, London on Friday 28th April 2023

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Strand International Piano Series | Florian Mitrea

Part of the Strand International Piano Series 2023

Add to my Calendar 28-04-2023 18:00 28-04-2023 20:00 36 Strand International Piano Series | Florian Mitrea St Mary le Strand (The "Jewel" of the Strand) plays host to The Strand International Concert Series.  The 24 Preludes and Fugues of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book One will be performed across twelve concerts with twelve concert pianists from January to July 2023.  London's most intimate concert venue boasts stunning architecture, beautiful acoustics and a brand new Steinway concert grand piano.Florian Mitrea  (piano)**tickets include complimentary glass of wine** £20 / £30 Full details of the Strand International Piano Series available via following link https://sips.org.uk/ About Florian MitreaDescribed by Martha Argerich as ‘an outstanding young pianist’, British-Romanian pianist Florian Mitrea was a double-laureate at the 2017 Glasgow, 2015 Hamamatsu, and 2014 Munich International Piano Competitions. He was also a major prize-winner at Harbin in China and at the New York Piano Festival, where he was invited to give his debut recital at Carnegie Hall. In the UK, Florian has given concerts at the Usher Hall – Edinburgh, Royal Concert Hall – Glasgow, Bridgewater Hall – Manchester, King’s Place and St Martin in the Fields – London, and reviewers have praised his playing as ‘absorbing and masterly’ (Edinburgh Music Review 2020), having ‘stupendous virtuosity’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2017), ‘phenomenal precision throughout’ (The Herald, 2017), and presenting ‘a mixture of phenomenal technique and ravishing musical intelligence’ (The Cambridge Independent, 2018). His solo debut CD has received a 5-star review by the Piano News Magazine in Düsseldorf and was featured on BBC Radio 3 multiple times. He recorded and performed live for numerous broadcasters, including the BBC, SWR, BR, Radio France Musique, Radio Télévision Suisse and Radio Romania Muzical. Florian was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated with DipRAM, the highest distinction, and is now a piano professor there. He has been appointed an Associate of the RAM and an examiner for the ABRSM. He also teaches at the Purcell School and curates his own festival in Bucharest. St Mary Le Strand Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary Le Strand Church
Strand
The Strand
London
WC2R 1ES
England

Friday 28th April 2023
6:00 PM

Programme

Frédéric Chopin – Scherzo no.1 in B minor, Op.20
Franz Liszt – Ballade no.2 in B minor, S.171
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in B flat major, BWV 866
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.3 in C major, Op.2 no.3

Performers

Florian Mitrea – piano

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Programme Note

St Mary le Strand (The "Jewel" of the Strand) plays host to The Strand International Concert Series. The 24 Preludes and Fugues of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book One will be performed across twelve concerts with twelve concert pianists from January to July 2023. London's most intimate concert venue boasts stunning architecture, beautiful acoustics and a brand new Steinway concert grand piano.

Florian Mitrea (piano)

**tickets include complimentary glass of wine**

£20 / £30

Full details of the Strand International Piano Series available via following link https://sips.org.uk/

About Florian Mitrea

Described by Martha Argerich as ‘an outstanding young pianist’, British-Romanian pianist Florian Mitrea was a double-laureate at the 2017 Glasgow, 2015 Hamamatsu, and 2014 Munich International Piano Competitions. He was also a major prize-winner at Harbin in China and at the New York Piano Festival, where he was invited to give his debut recital at Carnegie Hall. In the UK, Florian has given concerts at the Usher Hall – Edinburgh, Royal Concert Hall – Glasgow, Bridgewater Hall – Manchester, King’s Place and St Martin in the Fields – London, and reviewers have praised his playing as ‘absorbing and masterly’ (Edinburgh Music Review 2020), having ‘stupendous virtuosity’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2017), ‘phenomenal precision throughout’ (The Herald, 2017), and presenting ‘a mixture of phenomenal technique and ravishing musical intelligence’ (The Cambridge Independent, 2018).

His solo debut CD has received a 5-star review by the Piano News Magazine in Düsseldorf and was featured on BBC Radio 3 multiple times. He recorded and performed live for numerous broadcasters, including the BBC, SWR, BR, Radio France Musique, Radio Télévision Suisse and Radio Romania Muzical. Florian was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated with DipRAM, the highest distinction, and is now a piano professor there. He has been appointed an Associate of the RAM and an examiner for the ABRSM. He also teaches at the Purcell School and curates his own festival in Bucharest.

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