Press information
March 2008

Piano aces in Tivoli

This summer The Tivoli Concert Hall offers a unique opportunity to hear some of the world's greatest pianists. The Pianoforte! concert series presents five evenings featuring Maurizio Pollini, Marc-André Hamelin, Boris Berman, Krystian Zimerman and András Schiff. The complete summer programme of the Tivoli Concert Hall will be published in mid-March 2008.

For inveterate piano lovers who are into sublime piano music as well as those who may be going to a classical concert for the very first time, Pianoforte! is a unique opportunity to hear some of the world's greatest pianists.

Maurizio Pollini 26 April 2008
The highly esteemed pianist Maurizio Pollini will be the first of the five stars to perform at the Concert Hall. It is his first visit to Denmark for 25 years. Maurizio Pollini, who is indisputably among the world's greatest classical pianists, gives a maximum of 40 performances a year - at astronomic fees, which he insists on sharing on a fifty-fifty basis with his piano tuner!

Marc-André Hamelin 11 June 2008
The second Pianoforte! star of the summer is French-Canadian Marc-André Hamelin, who is known far and wide for his brilliant and fearless playing. "No living pianist is as capable of playing more notes more clearly in a shorter space of time. Hamelin's legend will grow - right now there is no one like him," The New Yorker wrote. Marc-André Hamelin plays - for the first time in Denmark.

Boris Berman 25 July 2008
Boris Berman from the US is internationally recognised for his Prokofiev recordings and visits the Concert Hall with a grandiose all-Prokofiev programme. "The most remarkable aspect of Mr. Berman's playing is its poetical refinement and intense musicality. His technical resources appear virtually limitless," The New York Times wrote. Berman will also act as a judge at Tivoli's International Piano Competition taking place in late July.

Krystian Zimerman 5 August 2008
With his personal charisma, soaring artistic standards and not least his noble, lyrical touch, Krystian Zimerman keeps spellbinding his audiences around the globe. Zimerman is an extremely exclusive pianist who is in great demand but gives very few performances every year.

András Schiff 25 August 2008
András Schiff had the audience at the Tivoli Concert Hall in the palm of his hands and bowled over reviewers who gave him top marks for his completion of the cycle of Beethoven sonatas last season. Those fortunate enough to attend the concerts in 2007 will undoubtedly go to great lengths to be present again when Schiff returns with an all-Schubert programme this summer.

Tickets for the concerts are available from the Tivoli Ticket Centre, tel.: +45 3315 1012 or Billetnet, tel.: +45 7015 6565, www.billetnet.dk 

Further information
Tatjana Vang, Tivoli Communications, tel.: + 45 3375 0711, email: tv@tivoli.dk
www.tivoligardens.com