Maksim Mrvica
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A Quote from Maksim Mrvica:
"To play classical, one must love classical music itself to play it well."
Maksim_Mrvica (pronounced "Mrvitsa", born May 3, 1975) is a pianist who gained popularity with his uniqueness in terms of his own musical style, which is by fusing classical music with contemporary rock/pop, winning the hearts of many fans and music enthusiasts.
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[edit] About
Maksim was born is Sibenik, a small town in Croatia. His parents knew nothing about classical music, and they are confused by their son's passion, but still they were supportive and his lessons were arranged.
Later on, Maksim's rare talents became obvious to his instructors, and he was enrolled in Sibenik's state music school. From there Maksim harboured dreams of being a pianist, a concert pianist to be exact, and hard work made those dreams come true. The same year he gave his first public performance. A few years later, he gave his first concert performance of Haydn's Piano Concerto in C Major.
He went on to study at the Music Academy in Zagreb, then a year later, in the Franz Liszt Conservatoire in Budapest in which he won first prize at the Nicolai Rubinstein INternational Piano Competition. In 2000, he went to Paris to study with Igor Lazko and also he won first prize in the Pontoise Piano Competition a year later.
After returning to Croati he found himself as the center of media interest, making frequent television appearances and also giving a great number of interviews. Later on he recorded his first CD, Gestures, an album of Croatian piano pieces. It became one of the best-selling classical recordings to be released in that country, and Maksim was invited to officiate the award ceremony in Porin.
Maksim met Tonci Huljic, a musician and composer, in 2001. Huljic provided the young pianist some original pieces and introduced him to Mel Bush, a music impresario.
In 2006, made a tour in Japan and Asia with his third album, A New World, and was extremely delighted in playing on an outdoor homecoming show in Zagreb.
His fame is set to skyrocket upward with the release of Elektric and his forthcoming tour in Asia, where he is expected to perform in crossover concerts with his band and with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra.
Mrvica is married to Ana, his childhood sweetheart. The couple have a daughter named LeeLoo.
[edit] Awards
| Year | Category |
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| 1998 | Austrian Rotary Club Award |
| 2001 | International Piano Contest Nicolai Rubinstein |
| 2001 | Portoise Piano Competition First Prize |
| 2002 | Croatian Music Award |
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“They have to look good always. I have a few creams and when I practise, I put Band-aid on them because the piano keys are hard.”
Maksim practices his obsession (piano) with creams and Band-aid!
[edit] Announcements
- Watch Maksim_Mrvica's Music Videos at YouTube
[edit] Tours and Concerts
| Date | Location |
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| October 23, 2006 | Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space |
| October 25, 2006 | Aichi Prefectural Art Theater |
| October 27, 2006 | The Symphony Hall, Osaka |
| October 29, 2006 | Kyoto Concert Hall |
[edit] Discography
Maksim has currently released 5 albums. His first album, "Gestures", is the cause of his sudden skyrocket to fame.
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[edit] Trivia
- Maksim's mum is called 'Slavica' and his dad is 'Karmel'. Ana's sirname is Novak and her mum is called 'Zorka' and her dad is 'Dragan'.
- In the Variations I&II album, Maksim said that the 'Piano Concerto in Bb Minor' by Tchaikovsky was the most difficult to learn.
- When Maksim informed of his three professors about his new crossover classical project, 2 of them thought it was a great idea in promoting classical to the younger generation but the other thought that this was going to "ruin" classical music!
- When young, Maksim lovs to listen to techno music but was afraid of his music professors discovering this.
- Maksim loves his music job. He has two jobs (one is performing crossover classical music for the younger fans, the other is performing pure classical for the elder generation). He says that he loves travelling around the world and performing at the same time.
- Maksim loves the outdoors and he loves jungle trekking. An occasiconal stroll in the beach enlightens him.
- He is not a morning person and only functions in the afternoon!
- "Ball and me...no." Sports is just not for him.
- Maksim used to skateboard when he was younger - he said that he was a really WILD CHILD!
- Sex on the Beach is his favourite cocktail drink.
- Maksim owns for pianos - 3 in Croatia and 1 in the U.K which is a an acoustic and digital piano.
- He loves Christian Dior (who is his sponsor) as a fashion label. The armour outfit wchih he was wearing in the Exodus video, is designed by Christian Dior.
- His other hobbies include yoga (to reduce stress), cooking and clubbing!
- If Maksim did not play the piano, he would've chosen the violin.
- His favourite piano brand is Fazioli, followed by Steinway pianos. He prefers to perform on grand pianos and practise on upright ones.
- Maksim proposed to Ana on Millenium's Eve with a ring on a bunch of roses! They have been dating for 19 years.
- Maksim only wears black...his wife Ana, does too! But there are occasions where he wears other colours. He has a red shirt and a green shirt!
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