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Award-winning Percussionist's October 9 Recital at Reinhardt

REINHARDT COLLEGE
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

 

Stoyanov appearing Reinhardt Oct 9

International award-winning percussionist Svet Stoyanov will present a recital at Reinhardt College’s Falany Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Praised by The New York Times for his “understated but unmistakable virtuosity” on the marimba and a wide variety of percussion instruments, Bulgarian-born Svet Stoyanov is a winner of the 2003 Concert Artists Guild International Competition.  He captivates audiences with his dynamic concerto performances, his riveting recital presentations and the elegance of his chamber music collaborations.

Featured on the cover of SYMPHONY Magazine’s annual “emerging Artists” issue in January 2006, Mr. Stoyanov returned to Carnegie Hall in 2007-2008 for a performance of Phillip Glass’ Concerto Fantasy for Two timpanists and Orchestra with the New York Youth Symphony (and fellow timpanist) James Dietz. 

He has also performed this work with timpanist Jonathan Haas and the following orchestras:  the Chicago Symphony led by James Conlon at the Ravinia Festival; the American Symphony Orchestra and Leon Botstein at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center; the Seattle Symphony with music director Gerald Schwarz; and the New York Pops with Skitch Henderson at Carnegie Hall. 

In the fall of 2006, Mr. Stoyanov was engaged for a week-long educational residency and concerto performance with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, where his performance of the Schwantner Percussion Concerto was hailed as “spectacular” (The Capital).

Stoyanov was also invited to perform as part of a select group called the Zankel Band, for the opening of Carnegie Hall’s newest space, Zankel Hall.  He has also appeared at Carnegie Hall in Pierre Boulez’s Le Marteau sans maître with the composer conducting and the Professional Training Workshop Reich on Reich: Steve Reich @ 70.

Admission to the October 9 recital is $20 for adults and $16 for seniors (55 and older) and children age 12 and younger. 

For ticket information, call the Falany Performing Arts Center box office at (770) 720-9167, or go on-line at http://www.reinhardt.edu/fpac, and click on "Enjoy an Event."