Wibi Soerjadi is an internationally-recognized concert pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 who has performed with several veteran conductors, including Evgeny Svetlanov

Evgeny Svetlanov

Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov was a Russian conductor, composer, and though less well-known, a pianist.Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1955 he conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre, being appointed principal conductor there in 1962...

, Vassili Sinaisky and Sergiu Comissiona

Sergiu Comissiona

Sergiu Comissiona was a Romanian conductor and violinist.-Early life:...

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Collaborations

Soerjadi has performed with many leading orchestras, including:

• Residence Orchestra,
• Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
  Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
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• Radio Philharmonic Orchestra,
• Orquesta de Valencia,
• Orquesta Sinfonica Ciudad de Oviedo,
• Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow,
• Leipzig Gewandhaus Orkest, and
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
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In 2005 he performed with Dutch rock band Di-rect

Di-rect

Di-rect is a rock band from The Hague, The Netherlands, which was formed in 1999. The current line-up consists of Jamie Westland , Frans "Spike" van Zoest , Bas van Wageningen , Vince van Reeken and Marcel Veenendaal .-1999-2000: Formation:Di-rect began in October 1999 when 15 year old Jamie...

 on their top 10 single "Blind for You" .

Discography

• 1989 Live at Vredenburg (Erasmus)
• 1996 A Touch of Romance (Philips)
• 1997 Live at Carnegie Hall
• 1997 Liszt for Lovers: Piano Dreams of Love and Passion(Philips)
• 1998 Plays Chopin (Philips)
• 2000 Rachmaninov Pianoconcerts Nrs. 2 & 3
• 2003 Pieces of a Dream
• 2004 Encore (Soerjadi Records)
• 2006 All-Time Classics

Soerjadi's recordings have attained either gold

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

 or platinum

Platinum

Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...

 status — a rare feat in classical music.

Awards/Competitions

• 1985 - First prize at the Princess Christina Concours in The Hague
  The Hague
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• 1988 - First prize at the National Eurovision Competition for young musicians
• 1989 - Third prize at the International Franz Liszt Piano competition in Utrecht
  Utrecht (city)
  Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
  
  
• 1990 - Elisabeth Evertsprijs prize for extremely talented musicians
• 1998 - Echo Klassik Award from the Deutsche Phonoakademie in Hamburg
• 1999 - Edison Classical Music Award recipient

Notable appearances

• November 22, 1996: Debut recital at Carnegie Hall
  Carnegie Hall
  Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
  
   in New York
  New York
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• September 24, 2005: Concert at Disneyland Resort Paris
  Disneyland Resort Paris
  Disneyland Paris is a holiday and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. The complex is located from the centre of Paris and lies for the most part within the commune of Chessy, Seine-et-Marne....
  
   to commemorate the golden jubilee
  Golden Jubilee
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   of Disneyland.

External links

• Wibi Soerjadi Official site