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Saturday 3 May 1.10pm
Simo Šiševic is a distinguished Montenegrin pianist a Master degree student at the Royal Academy of Music in the class of the renowned Tatiana Sarkissova.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
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Free admission | Donations welcome
Programme
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) – Theme and Variations op. 18b (11’)
Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886) – Legende no. 2 ‘St. Francis of Paola walking on the waves’
Vasilije Mokranjac (1923-1984) – Theme and Variations
Arvo Pärt (1935) – For Alina
Ljubica Marić (1909-2003) – Branko’s round dance
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bio
Šišević graduated from the Royal College of Music with First Class Honours where he studied with Gordon Fergus-Thompson and John Byrne. Furthermore, he currently studies with Boris Berman at the Accademia del Riddoto here he undertakes his master’s degree. During his undergraduate studies he studied the harpsichord with Jane Chapman and fortepiano with Geoffrey Govier.
His recent concerts with Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra and the Festival Orchestra of KotorArt with whom he performed Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto have had great reviews and standing ovations.
Šišević performs extensively in the UK and Europe. He gave recitals at festivals such as KotorArt, Grad Teatar Budva, Barski Ljetopis, Dani muzike Herceg Novi, Skopsko leto, and halls such as Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Europe House, Duke’s Hall, St James’s Church Piccadilly, St Mary’s Perivale Church, St Mary Abbots Church, University Women’s Club, English-Speaking Union, Austrian Cultural Forum, Museum of Macedonian Struggle, KIC Budo Tomovic. In 2016, Šišević represented his country and its musical heritage in the “Monténégro au coeur de l’Europe” concert at the Festival ‘Weekend de Clavier Contemporain’ at the Frédéric Chopin Conservatoire in Paris. At the age of 17, he had his debut with an orchestra when he played Mozart’s D-major concerto.
Presented in association with Talent Unlimited
