MUCH TO OUR DISAPPOINTMENT, THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Bosnian pianist Damir Durmanovic presents 24 preludes by neglected Russian composer Felix Blumenfeld (1863-1931). Most famous as a Horowitz’s piano teacher, Blumenfeld was also a prominent conductor. As a composer he was close to the ‘Belyayev Circle’ and influenced by Chopin.

Programme:

F. Blumenfeld (1863-1931):                   24 Preludes, Op.17

S. Rachmaninov (1873-1943):                Moment musicaux, Op. 16 no. 5

Prelude in B-flat, Op. 23 no. 2

THE CONCERT WILL BE 60 MINUTES LONG, WITHOUT AN INTERVAL AND THE AUDIENCE WILL BE LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE TO COMPLY WITH COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES. 

Biography:

As an internationally sought-after performer, Damir Durmanovic has performed in venues and festivals including the Wigmore Hall, Champs Hill Studios, YPF Festival Amsterdam, Wimbledon Music Festival, Renia Sofia Audotorium Madrid, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Derby Multifaith Center, Flusserei Flums, 'Ballenlager' Vaduz. He has won prizes in numerous international competitions including The Beethoven Intercollegiate Junior Competition in London, Adilia Alieva International Piano Competition in Geneva and Isidor Bajic International Piano Competition in Novi Sad.

He has performed in masterclasses with Claudio Martinez-Mehner, Dmitri Bashkirov, Pascal Devoyon, Jacques Rouvier, Robert Levin, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Tatyana Sarkisova, and chamber ensembles such as the Emerson Quartet. Damir is also a scholar at the ''Musikakademie Liechtestein'' and regularly participates in the courses organised by the academy.

Damir began his studies at age of eight in his home country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with  Maja Azabagic before continuing his studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School where he studied with professor Marcel Baudet. He is an ABRSM scholar and is kindly supported by the Talent Unlimited Scheme. He is currently studying at the Royal College of Music in London with professor Dmitri Alexeev.