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