Internationally acclaimed, Eric Himy launches the 2009 concert series for the Washington International Piano Arts Council (WIPAC) with “A Prelude to Spring Concert” on February 20, under the sponsorship of Ivan Vujacic, the ambassador of Serbia, and his wife, Jelica Petrovic Vujacic.
Widely hailed—the Post describes him as “enchanting his audience with an inspiring recital,” the New York Times calls his playing “flawlessly poised, elegant, and brilliant,” and the Los Angeles Times has dubbed him “a keyboard poet”—he will play works by Debussy, Gershwin, and Liszt, performing on the Steinway seven-foot grand piano in the Great Hall of the Charles Sumner School Museum.
A reception precedes the concert. WIPAC, a nonprofit founded by Chateau and John Gardecki, will use the proceeds from the concert to benefit two musical events it will present later this year, the “Winners Grand Prix Concert” at the Mexican Cultural Institute in April and the 2009 Washington International Piano Artists Competition in July, held jointly with the institute, the embassies of Poland, Mexico, and France, and the music department at GW.
Widely hailed—the Post describes him as “enchanting his audience with an inspiring recital,” the New York Times calls his playing “flawlessly poised, elegant, and brilliant,” and the Los Angeles Times has dubbed him “a keyboard poet”—he will play works by Debussy, Gershwin, and Liszt, performing on the Steinway seven-foot grand piano in the Great Hall of the Charles Sumner School Museum.
A reception precedes the concert. WIPAC, a nonprofit founded by Chateau and John Gardecki, will use the proceeds from the concert to benefit two musical events it will present later this year, the “Winners Grand Prix Concert” at the Mexican Cultural Institute in April and the 2009 Washington International Piano Artists Competition in July, held jointly with the institute, the embassies of Poland, Mexico, and France, and the music department at GW.
