
Astonishing Pianist Aristo Sham
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Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 NE 188th St
Aventura, FL 33180
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Pianist Aristo Sham performs a unique recital at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center.
*About this event*
The Miami International Piano Festival showcases some of the most astonishing artists on the global stage through its AVENTURA SERIES. In this upcoming event, Aristo Sham from Hong Kong will present a curated selection of solo piano pieces the enchanting backdrop of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center in Aventura, Florida.
“This young artist’s potential is boundless.” – THE WASHINGTON POST
PROGRAM:
G.F HANDEL / Suite in E major
R. SCHUMANN / Three Fantasiestücke, Op. 111
L. V. BEETHOVEN / Sonata No. 21 in C major "Waldstein", Op. 53
H. VILLA – LOBOS / Suíte Floral, W117
CHU WANGHUA / Jasmine Flower Fantasia (2003)
M. RAVEL / Gaspard de la nuit
BIOGRAPHY · ARISTO SHAM
Hailed by the New York Times as a pianist “whose playing combines clarity, elegance and abundant technique,” and by the Washington Post as a young artist with “boundless potential” who can “already hold his own with the best,” pianist Aristo Sham has dazzled audiences on five continents. In 2009, Aristo was featured in the documentary ‘The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies’, broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK.
Aristo has also performed for royalty and dignitaries such as Prince Charles, the Queen of Belgium, and ex-President Hu of China, and collaborated with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under Edo de Waart, English Chamber Orchestra under the late Sir Raymond Leppard, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and the Minnesota Orchestra.
Aristo first came under international recognition when he won First Prize in the Ettlingen International Piano Competition in Germany in 2006, and First Prize in the Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition in 2008. More recently, he has also won prizes in the Vendome Prize at Verbier Festival, Gina Bachauer, Dublin, Clara Haskil, New York, Saint-Priest and Viotti International Piano Competitions. In 2019, he was First Prize winner of the Casagrande International Piano Competition.
Aristo holds a Bachelors in Economics from Harvard University and a Masters in Piano Performance at New England Conservatory. His principle teachers include Eleanor Wong, Colin Stone, Victor Rosenbaum, and Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist, and is currently in a mentorship programme with Gabriela Montero. In his free time, Aristo enjoys travelling, languages, gastronomy and oenology.
