Eric Himy

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Eric Himy is an American-born (August 16, 1958) classical pianist of French-Spanish-Moroccan descent.

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Life

Born in Brooklyn, NY, (August 16, 1958), Himy began piano studies at age six, giving his first concert at age 10. By age 7, he was accepted by master teacher Robert Vetlesen. At 12, he began his studies with Charles Crowder at the Preparatory Department of Music at American University. [1] By age 15, Himy was guest soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and at 19 he made his National Symphony Orchestra debut under Hugh Wolf

Education

Himy studied music at the University of Maryland with Thomas Schumacher. He received a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School in New York working with Adele Marcus (disciple of Arthur Schnabel and Josef Lhevinne) and Joseph Villa (disciple of Olga Barabini and Claudio Arrau). He has given master classes at Princeton University, The University of Texas, The University of San Francisco, Portland State University, The University of Virginia and The University of Utah, among others.

Piano playing

The New York Times described his playing as "flawlessly poised, elegant, and brilliant. Mr. Himy has a formidable technique, and he deploys a wide range of colorings." [2]

In 2003, Classics Today wrote, "Precision, beauty, and surface polish characterize Eric Himy’s superb way with Ravel’s piano music." [3] and the BBC Magazine wrote, "As for Miroirs, I have never heard the five pieces done better. The echo effects in ‘Oiseaux tristes’ are what you dream of, and the liquid quality of ‘Une barque sur l’océan’ invites you to listen over and over again. Even the passages of single-line melody in ‘Alborada’ have an indescribably exotic atmosphere in Himy's subtle moulding." [4]

In 2017 Mr. Himy performed with the Washington Ballet in Justin Peck choreography Suite for Two Pianos by Philip Glass with pianist Glenn Sales. [5]

In 2019, he performed the Guillaume Lekeu Violin Sonata in G with violinist Michael Guttman and trios with Jing Zhao cellist in Paris [6] and at the Pietrasanta Music Festival in Italy with violinist Gilles Appap. [7]

Selected discography

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References

  1. ↑ "Spotlight on Acclaimed Pianist Eric Himy". duluthreader.com. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (1996-07-20). "In Performance;CLASSICAL MUSIC". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  3. 1 2 "Ravel: Miroirs, Gaspard, etc./Eric Himy – Classics Today" . Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Ravel: Miroirs; Gaspard de la nuit; La valse … (Eric Himy)". Classical-music.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Washington Ballet pulls together in Justin Peck's 'In Creases' - the Washington Post". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  6. ↑ "ENTRE DEUX MONDES – MARDI 26 MARS – Le printemps du violon". Leprintempsduviolon.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  7. ↑ Concerto, Pietrasanta In. "Pietrasanta In Concerto". Pietrasanta In Concerto. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  8. ↑ Pollack, Howard (January 15, 2007). George Gershwin: His Life and Work. University of California Press. p. 310. ISBN   9780520933149.
  9. ↑ Pollack, Howard (January 15, 2007). George Gershwin: His Life and Work. University of California Press. p. 443. ISBN   9780520933149.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2017-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ Harrison, Peter T. (November 14, 2013). Singing: Personal and performance values in training. Dunedin Academic Press Ltd. p. 359. ISBN   9781780465036.
  12. ↑ "Earl Wild Booklet" (PDF). Ivoryclassics.com. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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