Nadia Shpachenko, the pianist on this album, won a GRAMMY® Award for 'Best Classical Compendium' and has given world premieres of over 70 works.
Composer Biography
José Serebrier, the composer, made his conducting debut at age eleven and organized Uruguay's first youth orchestra while in high school.
Compositional Technique
José Serebrier's harp concerto, Colores Mágicos, was designed for a 'Synchroma' machine that transformed musical sounds into colorful images, combining light and sound.
Composer Biography
José Serebrier is the youngest person ever to receive Guggenheim Fellowships in any field, obtaining them at age nineteen.
Composition History
Leopold Stokowski, a renowned conductor, premiered José Serebrier's First Symphony as a last-minute replacement for an 'unplayable' Ives Symphony No. 4.
Composer Biography
At 15, José Serebrier won a composition contest with an 18-minute overture written in four days, with the last page composed in a taxi.
Recording & Production
The Gnessin Percussion Ensemble, featured on this album, performs entirely from memory, a feat that can be seen in their YouTube performances.
