Dejan Lazic is also a composer, with works including piano compositions, chamber music, orchestral works, and cadenzas for concertos by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven.
Performer Biography
Dejan Lazic, the pianist and composer on this album, grew up in Salzburg, Austria, and is establishing a worldwide reputation as a brilliant pianist.
Recording & Production
The recording of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 was a live performance from the final concert of a one-month tour of Australia, which included twelve performances of the work.
Composition History
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 was first performed in March 1807 with Beethoven himself at the piano, at the Viennese palace of Prince Lobkowitz.
Performer Biography
Dejan Lazic has performed Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto at the Great Hall of People in Beijing in a televised pre-olympic gala concert for an audience of 7,000.
Performer Biography
Richard Tognetti, the Artistic Director and Leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, is an award-winning violinist and conductor who performs on period, modern, and electric instruments.
Instruments
Richard Tognetti, the leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performs on a 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin, made available to him by an anonymous Australian benefactor.
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