Alexander Djordjevic
Alexander Djordjevic Plays Scarlatti - Beethoven - Chopin - Rachmaninov - Liebermann
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Characterized by elegant, expressive, yet powerful and electrifying playing when the music requires it, pianist Alexander Djordjevic's CD includes some of the great classical piano music gems from the 1700's to the present.
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- 1 Sonata in D major, K. 119
- 2 Sonata in B minor, K. 87
- 3 Sonata in F minor Appassionata, Op. 57: I. Allegro Assai
- 4 Sonata in F minor Appassionata, Op. 57: II. Andante con moto
- 5 Sonata in F minor Appassionata, Op. 57: III. Allegro ma non trop
- 6 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
- 7 Prelude in G minor, Op. 23: No. 5
- 8 Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32: No. 12
- 9 Etude Tableaux in A minor, Op. 39: No. 6
- 10 Gargoyles, Op. 29: I. Presto
- 11 Gargoyles, Op. 29: II. Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato
- 12 Gargoyles, Op. 29: III. Allegro moderato
- 13 Gargoyles, Op. 29: IV. Presto feroce
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Born in Chicago, Alexander Djordjevic began his piano studies at age three. His primary teacher before college was the late Sally Bauer of Glen Ellyn. Under her guidance, he earned prizes in area piano competitions, performed Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto at age twelve with the New Philharmonic (Glen Ellyn) and Mendelssohn’s Capriccio Brillante with the DuPage Symphony at age fifteen. As a senior in high school he was the First Prize winner of both the Illinois and Regional United States (Midwest) divisions of the Music Teachers National Association Piano Competitions.
As a recipient of a full tuition scholarship at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), Djordjevic began studying piano with Joel Shapiro. During his undergraduate years, Djordjevic was a semi-finalist in the Young Concert Artists International Auditions (New York, 1990) and won First Prizes in the Chicago Artists Association Competition (1990), the Grace Welsh Prize for Piano (1991), the Fern and John Armstrong Award for the Outstanding Undergraduate Performance (University of Illinois, 1991), and the Clara Rolland Piano Competition (University of Illinois, 1992).
Alexander Djordjevic was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship in 1992. As a Fulbright Scholar, he became a student of the Russian pianist and pedagogue Vitaly Margulis at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany. There, he was awarded the Aufbaustudium Diploma “With Distinction” in just one year and performed recitals in that country.
After returning to the United States the following year, Djordjevic pursued graduate studies at the University of Illinois where he received his Master’s degree and completed the coursework for the Doctor of Music degree. During this time, he received graduate teaching and accompanying assistantships, which helped further develop his love for these two disciplines. Other competition prizes won during this time include the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation (Chicago, 1995), Nena Wideman Piano Competition (Shreveport, Louisiana, 1998), First Prize in the University of Illinois Piano Concerto Competition (December, 2001), First Prize in the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra's Young Artists Piano Competition (March, 2002), and Semifinalist in the New Orleans International Piano Competition (July 2002).
Alexander Djordjevic’s recital performances have included: the Phillips Collection (Washington DC, 2003, 2001 and 2000), the Steinway Society Recital Series, Two-piano concerts with Dr. Mayumi Kikuchi and master class at University of Akron, Ohio, The 19th Century Club (Lake Forest), Wheaton-Fox Concert Series, Musica Viva Recital Series (Joliet Junior College), Arlington Heights Memorial Library Sunday Musicale Series, Academy of Arts and Sciences (Belgrade, Yugoslavia), and the Harold Washington Library.
Other concerto performances have included: DeFalla’s “Nights in the Gardens of Spain” with the DuPage Symphony; Liszt Concerto No. 1, Brahms Concerto No. 2 and Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 with the New Philharmonic (Glen Ellyn); DeFalla’s “Nights in the Gardens of Spain” with the Danville Symphony, Liszt Concerto No. 1 with the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra, and Liszt Concerto No. 1 with the University of Illinois Symphony.
Besides performing concerts, Djordjevic is highly regarded as a piano teacher. In addition to teaching at his private studio in Mount Prospect, he currently teaches at the College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn). His teachers have included Gustavo Romero, Joel Shapiro, Vitaly Margulis, William Heiles, John Wustman (accompanying), Ann Schein (Aspen Music Festival), Sally Bauer, and Gellert Modos.
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More than 5 stars!!!!!
author: Paul KaufmanThe CD is technically fantastic. You can hear every nuance!!! Alexander is not only a superb technician, but has a mystical/magical touch. He brings new meaning and emotion to every piece on this CD. When do we get more?????????????
Mr Alexander Djordjevic is a great performer and there is no musician with whom
author: Forum BhattI would give Mr.Alexander Djordjevic more than 5 stars because he is a great performer and there is no musician with whom we/I can compare him with. He has his own unique style of playing. His music are always so deep and emotional that I become engrossed in his beautiful way of playing. He plays his piece with so intensity that there is no way to ignore it and he has put a life in every music he has played. I think we are lucky and we should be proud to have such a brilliant musician between us! I wish he keeps of playing in the same way as he is and give us more opportunities of appreciating them GOOD LUCK TO YOU Mr.Alexander Djordjevic! WAY TO GO.....
- author: Ruth Vail White
As I was driving to do errands, I listened to this CD. Two stops were missed, because I became so engrossed in the beautiful sounds I was hearing. The Beethoven nearly brought me to tears! It is played with so much intensity and feeling. And then there were the other pieces to enjoy. Wonderful!
- author: Hal and Nancy Jensen
On this CD Alexander Djordjevic plays a well-varied program of classical favorites, from Late Baroque to Modern. All of the selections are played with emotion and precision. If you've not heard Lowell Liebermann's Gargoyles, Op. 29, this recording would be a great addition to your collection. It is a challenging piece which Djordjevic plays brilliantly. We highly recommend this CD.