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IVAN PIRES
contact for concerts: [email protected]
Ivan Pires graduated in Piano Performance from the School of Music and Fine Arts of Paraná, Brazil. He performs regularly in Brazil and Europe, both solo and with other musicians. He has performed in well-known Brazilian venues such as the Cecilia Meireles Hall in Rio de Janeiro, and the Amazonas Theatre in Manaus.
During the 500-year-discovery celebrations of Brazil, he performed at the Brazilian Embassy in Rome. In France, he has performed frequently, including at the Amphitheatre Richelieu at the Sorbonne, the "Maison du Brésil". He also had a recital at the Museum of the Discovery in Santarém, Portugal.
He has recorded interviews and recitals for several Brazilian television and radio programs, taking part in the "Programa do Jô", the principal talk-show programme in Brazil. Ivan was the director of the "Pianoforte Series", featuring local musicians as well as national and international artists in Curitiba.
Currently, he splits his professional life teaching pupils in London and Paris, also working as a recitalist and collaborative artist.
PRIVATE PERFORMANCES
You have a piano, you love music and you want to have an enjoyable ambiance for a reception or among friends, I can offer a recital where you can discover South American classical music, by composers such as Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alberto Ginastera.
Ivan Pires: Old World, New World - Review, Map and Local Information
Elena koynova, violonist & Ivan Pires, "Programa do Jo" interview
TEACHING
Contact : [email protected]
* More than 15 years teaching experience (piano tutor at university and several conservatories in Brazil)
* Currently splits teaching time between pupils in London and Paris
* Classical, Brazilian and ’show tunes’ repertoire
* Beginners and advanced level
* Technique
* Development of interpretation in the classical repertoire