MARTIN MAJKUT
NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNING!
Liszt's Les Préludes - New Beginnings - gives our first concerts of 2026 a celebratory feel. May it be a good omen for everyone!
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Edward MacDowell, an American Romantic composer and a protégé of Franz List, wrote a fabulous piano concerto. Michael Stephen Brown advocates for it and makes a very strong case for it. I am happy to have Michael back with the RVS!
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In the second half, the poetry in motion, and quite literally: selections from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleepy Beauty. The musical beauty is not asleep in this one! Rather, it is one of those examples of divine inspiration that we all go to see concerts for. Check out the program and find link for tickets here.
LATEST NEWS
MEDIA APPEARANCES IN SLOVAKIA, OREGON; NEW PIANO FOR THE RVS... AND SOMETHING PERSONAL.
I was interviewed for the “Guest of Radio Slovakia” show. 150,000 listeners tune in for this segment - very cool! Here is the podcast link.
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I also did a video interview for TA3 TV. A thoroughly enjoyable half an hour! The interview was accompanied by an article in the newspaper Pravda. You can find it here.
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Later, the TV interview got transcribed in its entirety and published in the Pravda magazine under the heading: When you don't take money from politicians, you don't depend on them.
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Lastly, my concert with the Slovak Sinfonietta received a terrific review.
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The review as well as the interviews are in Slovak.
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The Rogue Valley Symphony acquired a very special concert grand piano that I found in New York. We are so excited! Read about it here!
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To hear what is cooking at the Rogue Valley Symphony and the Oregon Coast Music Festival, take a listen to the Jefferson Public Radio interview here.
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And finally, our family life is entering a new chapter.