Matej Dzido & Daniel Semmelrock - Classical Music in Havana

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Matej Dzido PianoDaniel Semmelrock Drums / PercussionClassical Music in HavanaMatej Dzido. Pianist and accompanist, born in Ljubljana (Slovenia) in 1993, began his piano studies at the age of 13 at the Mozarteum University Salzburg with Lucy Revers-Chin. At the same time, he received music theory and composition lessons from Franz Zaunschirm and Reinhard Febel. Matej also took harpsichord lessons from Wolfgang Brunner and jazz piano lessons from Oliver Kent. He completed his master's degree in piano in 2021, also at the Mozarteum University Salzburg with Stan Ford, with unanimous distinction. He is a laureate of numerous national and international awards as a pianist, répétiteur, and composer, including: 2014 1st prize at the "6th International Competition Svirel" together with the Austrian recorder player Manuela Mitterer; 2010 1st prize solo piano in the highest category at "Prima La Musica" with a special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music in cooperation with OE1 and Steinway & Sons. In 2014, he also received the 3rd prize in the composition competition "10 Jahre Österreichische Blasmusikjugend" for his work Une Voyage A Paris for symphonic wind orchestra, which was premiered with the Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum under the direction of Martin Fuchsberger in the Great Hall of the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg. Matej wrote the film music for the Austrian documentary Wellentäler (redwire Production), released in 2015.Classical Music in Havana - Matej Dzido exudes pure joie de vivre as his nimble fingers fly across the keys, blending familiar classical melodies with fiery Latin American rhythms and jazzy variations. In his virtuosic original arrangements, Beethoven's "Für Elise," Mozart's "Alla Turca," and other famous pieces of classical piano literature awaken in a spirited Latin-Jazz guise. The unique concert program of the young artist living in Salzburg is also peppered with original piano pieces by Latin American composers that are rarely heard on stage. An evening full of musical surprises!