Prokofiev - Sonata No 3 in a Minor

Kemal Gekic teaching Profokiev's sonata in a minor no 3 in Banja Luka, 2019

7 episodes 55:52 Advanced Finished

Episodes

1 Prokofiev is Polyphony We are kicking off this series with a performance and a little discussion on musical character and polyphony in Prokofiev's works 11:03
2 That One Melodic Line Accompaniment needs to stay below and the piece needs to have some character 05:49
3 Singing Thumb We are still working on the theme and the hidden voice in the middle 05:17
4 Quiet as Cinderella Kemal focuses on explaining how different sounds can bring out a variety of different characters 08:53
5 Hands differentiation and atmosphere 05:55
6 In the valley of the shadows 09:23
7 Pace your self with complicated passages or jumps We have to make sure we can make it and that the music "breathes" 09:32

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Kemal Gekic

Flamboyant, daring, provocative, exciting, seductive and sensitive are some of the words used to describe one of today’s most formidable pianists, Kemal Gekic, whose playing has been acclaimed worldwide by public and critics alike. His daring approach to tone and form, marked him as a maverick in the musical world, a distinction he welcomes: the very strength of his artistry challenges, provokes, intrigues. “Gekic rides the charismatic edge of genious” R. Dyer, Boston Globe “He is something like a general who has learned all the rules in the book and is therefore free to ignore them in the time of war” James Roos, Miami Herald “His playing is transcendental as well as incandescent” John Ardoin, Dallas Morning News Performing worldwide from a vast repertoire, Kemal Gekic presents fascinating, uncompromising and ever-changing interpretations , always generating frenzied audience enthusiasm. As a recording artist, Kemal Gekic has won accolades in Europe, America and Japan for insightful, original views of the music. His outstanding Rossini-Liszt transcriptions (Naxos) won “The Rosette” of The Penguin Guide for Music, while his recording of Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes (JVC) is generally considered to be the best recording of a set in history. Born is Split, Croatia, Kemal Gekic got his early training from Prof. Lorenza Baturina. He graduated the class of Prof.Jokuthon Mihailovic at the Art Academy of Novi Sad and was immediately given a faculty appointment by the piano department which he eventually directed until 1999. Since 1999 he has been Artist in Residence at the Florida International University in Miami, Florida.