SILVAN NEGRUȚIU Masterclass: Flagstaff Piano Festival

Join us for a master class in piano with NAU’s own, Professor Silvan Negruţiu

What is a masterclass?

In a piano masterclass a renowned expert performer and a student join each other in front of an audience. The student performs a selected solo piece from memory, and the professional performer listens. Then the master musician gives feedback and advice to the student while the audience observes and learns vicariously. The expert musician may have the student repeat various sections of the music as they work on tone , color, mood, movement or other high level performance skills until that section has gotten even better than it was before. If you play piano, or played in the past, observing a masterclass can be a low key way to revisit that experience and might even encourage you to sit down at the piano again! For current students, involvement in masterclasses is seen as one of the most effective experiences for leveling up into more serious musicianship!

Who is Silvan Negruţiu?

Silvan Negruţiu has performed on major international stages, from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC to Ireland's National Concert Hall, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, the Xi’an Concert Hall in China, the Showa Recital Hall in Tokyo, and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

A laureate of numerous international piano competitions, including the Rome and Salerno (Italy), the Seiler (Bulgaria), the Feis Ceoil (Ireland), and the Konzerteum (Greece), Silvan Negruțiu has appeared as soloist with prestigious orchestras, such as the Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra, Alicante Philharmonic, George Enescu Philharmonic, and Dublin Symphony Orchestra. He is the recipient of the 2016 Rising Star Award from Shenandoah Conservatory, the 2009 Gaiety Award in Ireland, the Romanian Government Fellowship in 2007, the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research Award of Excellence in 2002, and the 2001 Eugen Barbu Award for excellence in performing activity.

Silvan Negruțiu serves as the Michael and Karen Kitt Endowed Professor in Piano, Associate Professor, and Director of Piano Studies in the Kitt School of Music at Northern Arizona University. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Flagstaff Piano Festival and Northern Arizona Piano Competition. Prior to joining the NAU faculty, he was Chair of Keyboard & Instrumental Studies at Millikin University. He also taught at Shenandoah Conservatory and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

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