World renowed pianist, Lilya Zilberstein, will be performing at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest
One of the world’s most renowned pianists and the Chair of the Piano Section Jury at the 19th edition of the George Enescu International Competition, Lilya Zilberstein, will give an exceptional recital on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM, on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum. The evening’s program will include Maurice Ravel’s suite Valses nobles et sentimentales, Ernest Chausson’s Quelques Danses op. 26, Carl Czerny’s Introduction, variations brillantes et rondeau de chasse op. 202, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 13 Preludes, Opus 32.
The George Enescu International Competition is held biennially in Bucharest under the High Patronage of the President of Romania. Organized by Artexim, the Enescu Competition is a cultural project funded by the Romanian Government through the Ministry of Culture.
Known, appreciated, and applauded by audiences worldwide, Lilya Zilberstein is an artist about whom pianist Martha Argerich, her duo concert partner, said in a 2011 interview with La Repubblica that she is “a flawless pianist, with a completely natural way of playing, simply world-class.”
Lilya Zilberstein first enjoyed international success in 1987 when she won the famous Busoni Competition in Bolzano, Italy. Her victory marked a key moment in the classical music world, as it took no less than five years before the first prize was awarded again. Regarding this historic success, Martha Argerich stated in the same interview, “fortunately, Lilya Zilberstein did not compete with me at the Busoni Competition in 1957 – that would have truly been a difficult situation for me.”
In 1991, Lilya Zilberstein debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Claudio Abbado, which laid the foundation for a long-term collaboration. Zilberstein has performed with many famous international orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra in Milan, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, and many others.
Her long-term collaboration with the great conductor Claudio Abbado was complemented by concerts conducted by renowned conductors such as Semyon Bychkov, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Paavo Berglund, Alun Francis, Leopold Hager, Dmitrij Kitajenko, James Levine, Vassily Sinaisky, Michael Tilson Thomas, Jean-Pascal Tortelier, Marcello Viotti, and Antoni Wit.
Lilya Zilberstein has recorded eight CDs for Deutsche Grammophon, including recital programs, Grieg’s Piano Concerto (conducted by Paavo Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra), and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concertos No. 2 and No. 3 (conducted by Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra). She also contributed to the first complete CD recording of Frédéric Chopin’s works, released by Deutsche Grammophon in 1999. Recently, several CDs have been released, including a recording of Brahms’ Sonata for Two Pianos with Martha Argerich, produced by EMI, and an album featuring Clementi, Mussorgsky, and Rachmaninoff, published by Hänssler Classic.
In August 1998, she received the “Accademia Musicale Chigiana” award from Siena, Italy. This distinction has been awarded to artists such as Gidon Kremer, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Krystian Zimerman.
The pianist regularly performs in major concert halls and at the most important festivals in Europe, the USA, Canada, Asia, South America, and the Middle East.
A few years ago, she undertook extensive world tours as a chamber music partner of Maxim Vengerov, and in 2019 she celebrated 20 years of duo piano performances with her stage partner, Martha Argerich.
Lilya Zilberstein is a member of the juries of major international piano competitions, dedicating a substantial part of her time to educating young musicians: Zilberstein conducts masterclasses at the Chigiana Academy in Siena (since 2011) and at universities worldwide during her travels.
From 2009 to 2013, she was a guest professor at the University of Music and Theater in Hamburg, and since 2014 she has been a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
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TICKET INFORMATION:
At this year’s edition of the George Enescu International Competition, an event held under the High Patronage of the President of Romania and funded by the Romanian Government through the Ministry of Culture, classical music enthusiasts can purchase both individual tickets for each concert and three types of subscriptions, with prices starting from 60 lei.
Tickets and subscriptions for the concerts and recitals organized within the George Enescu International Competition can be purchased from the ticketing platform www.eventim.ro, as well as in physical format from Cărturești Bookstores, Humanitas Bookstores, Carrefour, or Good2Go stores.
Subscription for symphonic concerts (5 concerts)
- Category 1 – 800 lei
- Category 2 – 640 lei
Subscription for recitals (6 recitals)
- Category 1 – 720 lei
- Category 2 – 576 lei
General Subscription for recitals and symphonic concerts (11 events)
- Category 1 – 1370 lei
- Category 2 – 1100 lei
- Category 2 with 50% discount for students, pupils, retirees – 550 lei
Individual tickets for symphonic concerts (price/concert)
- Category 1 – 200 lei
- Category 2 – 160 lei
- Category 2 with 50% discount for students, pupils, retirees – 80 lei
Individual tickets for recitals (price/recital)
- Category 1 – 150 lei
- Category 2 – 120 lei
- Category 2 with 50% discount for students, pupils, retirees – 60 lei
Students, pupils, and teachers of music schools and universities from all over the country benefit from free access based on their school and work ID, within the available seats.
Additionally, people with disabilities and their companions benefit from free access within the available seats, according to the law.
The organizers do not assume responsibility for tickets and subscriptions purchased from unofficial ticketing platforms.
The organizers of the George Enescu International Competition offer free access to the preliminary stages of all instrumental sections of the competition, which will take place at the National University of Music in Bucharest from September 1 to 18, 2024, and to their semi-finals, which will take place at the Romanian Athenaeum on September 8 (cello), September 14 (violin), and September 20 (piano), without prior registration.