Patrick Dheur has an extensive international career, including over 20 tours in the USA and an emblematic concert at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2016.
Instruments
The work 'Visions of Souls' was an original commission to highlight the qualities of an 1869 Henri Herz concert piano, owned by the Castle of Modave in Belgium.
Performer Biography
Patrick Dheur studied with renowned pianist Leon Fleisher in Baltimore, after being selected by him.
Composition History
The Rhapsody for piano 'La Salazarienne' was written by Patrick Dheur for a retrospective exhibition of its dedicatee, the painter Luis Salazar, at the Musée de la Boverie in Liège, Belgium.
Performer Biography
Patrick Dheur, the concert pianist and composer on this album, won various international awards including first prize in the Szymanowski Competition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Patrick Dheur's music is characterized by a strong melodic sense and forms derived from romantic models, often linked to concrete or pictorial ideas.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Patrick Dheur has written a book titled 'Composing with the World. Seven notes to understand each other' which details his vision of musical composition.
