A. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 - Petar Klasan, piano

Alexander Scriabin / Aleksandar Skrjabin:
Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 / Klavirska sonata br. 6, op. 62

Petar Klasan, piano / klavir

Piano: / Klavir:
Pleyel, 1911.


Live recording from a concert held at the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb, Croatia, on 7th of May, 2018 / Snimka s koncerta održanog u Hrvatskom državnom arhivu u Zagreb, Hrvatska, 7. svibnja 2018.

Concert was part of "Svetislav Stančić’s Pleyel" Piano Series, organized by Artistic Organization Cristoforium / Koncert je ostvaren u sklopu pijanističkog ciklusa "Pleyel Svetislava Stančića", u organizaciji Umjetničke organizacije Cristoforium
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About piano:
For many years, French company Pleyel was among the most respected piano builders in the world, next to Steinway&Sons, Bösendorfer and Bechstein. The Pleyel concert grand used in this recital formerly belonged to the legendary pianist and pedagogue Svetislav Stančić (1895–1970), who acquired it in 1924 from Paris. Pleyel piano stayed at his home and many of famous pianists use to play on it while in Zagreb. It is an example of rare instrument from that time, in both visual and acoustic terms. Ljubomir Gašparović completely restored the piano so now it is used for Svetislav Stančić’s Pleyel Piano Series, organized by Artistic Organization Cristoforium. Piano is now part of the Danijel and Ljubomir Gašparović Piano Collection, largest private collection of pianos in Croatia and Balkan area.


About Petar Klasan:

Petar Klasan (Zagreb, 1992) is one of the most promising Croatian young artists. After finishing his primary music education in his homeland, in year 2007 he moved to Vienna to study at the The University of Music and Performing Arts with Noel Flores, Oleg Maisenberg and Stefan Vladar. He graduated with highest marks in October 2017.

After finishing the studies he continuously develops his pianistic and interpretational artistry with pianists Jasminka Stancul and Stefan Mendl. He often participates in masterclasses of world renowned pianists such as Dmitry Bashkirov, Arie Vardi, Epifanio Comis, Stephen Bishop Kovachevich, Naum Grubert and Pavel Gililov. At the moment he works as a Piano Professor at the Barenboim-Said Foundation in Ramallah, Palestine.

Petar Klasan has won numerous prizes at national and international piano competitions, most notably first prize at the Papandopulo Competition, as well as third prizes at the EPTA - Svetislav Stancic International Piano Competition and Elena Rombro-Stepanow Klavierwettbewerb.

In addition to regularly holding piano recitals and playing chamber music, he has appeared as a soloist with National Russian Youth Orchestra, Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra, Mostar Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists and Zagreb Youth Orchestra. He has collaborated with conductors such as Uros Lajovic, Vasily Valitov, Robert Lehrbaumer, Vladimir Kranjcevic and Igor Tatarevic.

Petar Klasan found his artistic home in "Con Brio" - very successful concert series in Vienna, which he founded in 2018. There he regularly performs both as a soloist and in diverse chamber music settings with his long time musical partners - flutist Marija Viktorija Barac, cellist Liina Leijala, violinist Cristian Ruscior, pianist Dusan Sretovic and conductor Igor Tatarević.

For his contributions in the field of culture, he has received a special prizes from te City of Novska, Sisak- Moslavina Region and Ministry of Culture, Science and Sports of Republic Croatia. He published two CD recordings with works from Mozart, Schumann, Chopin and Bjelinski.

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