Audiences across five continents – North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa — recognize the pianism of Daniel Pollack for its signature colors in sound, coupled with over-the-edge thrilling virtuosity, giving his performances an electrifying element that catches the imagination of concert audiences. Critics speak about “his astonishing pianism,” Washington Post; “his dramatic tension, poignant lyricism,” Diapason Magazine, Paris, France; and “his torrents of sound that turned feathery flurries of delicate sounds,” Los Angeles Times.
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Soloist With Such Orchestras As: Mariinsky Orchestra, St. Petersburg, Russia Kiev Philharmonic, Ukraine Cairo Symphony, Egypt National Orchestra of Colombia, Bogota San Francisco Symphony, California Moscow State Philharmonic, Russia Royal Philharmonic, London Los Angeles Philharmonic Minnesota Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Russia National Philharmonic, Vilnius, Lithuania Seoul Philharmonic, Korea Vienna Symphoniker, Vienna, Austria Montevideo Symphony, Uruguay Bergen Symphony, Norway Sofia Philharmonic, Bulgaria Baltimore Symphony Solo Recitals, In Such Concert Halls As: Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria Carnegie Hall, New York City Bolshoi Zal, Moscow, Russia Royce Hall, Los Angeles UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City Vilnius Philharmonic Hall, Lithuania Musikverien — Vienna, Austria Riga Philharmonic Hall, Latvia Jones Hall, Houston, Texas National Theater, Shanghai, China Davies Hall, San Francisco Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, Russia Seoul Arts Center, Korea Bolshoi Zal, St. Petersburg Russia Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands Kiev Philharmonic Hall, Ukraine Sofia Philharmonic Hall, Bulgaria Grace-Rainey Rogers Concert...
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“A performer of elegance, sensitivity and taste, with a resonant singing tone that can provoke calm and warmth as well as thunder on high.” –San Francisco...
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Did you know that Daniel… — was a child prodigy, performing Chopin’s Concerto #1 with the NY Philharmonic at the age of 9 — watched in amazement during a concert in Popayan, Colombia, when the piano started to roll away because of the slippery marble floor, then several ivory piano keys split and fell to the floor and finally the pedal lyre fell off — all while playing Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz — was playing Prokofiev’s 3rd piano concerto in South Carolina, when the power shut down because a squirrel electrocuted itself on the electrical grid – and continued playing in the dark — thought it amusing when a Steinway was delivered to his concert in Alexandria, Egypt, without the pedal lyre (not so funny, really) – it was delivered on a later truck — arrived at his concert at the Bolshoi Zal in St, Petersburg, Russia during a blizzard, only to realize that he had brought no shoes and was still wearing heavy snow boots (he later borrowed a pair) —...
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More InformationDaniel Pollack delivers a dazzling performance, reconciling dramatic tension, poignant lyricism and perfect clarity of the architecture.
Pollack’s palette of sound is significant…to hear his pianissimos live is something one should strive to do at least once.
Pollack brings out enough fantasy in Schumann’s famous suite Carnaval, to renew the piece in the listener’s ear.
Prodigious pianism of fiery energy, of dynamic articulation and fullness that towers over the competition.
Pollack embraces the Barber sonata wholeheartedly, using deep resources and myriad details.
Refined, amorous, and infused with the spirit of Chopin, the Nocturne had the imprimatur of Horowitz at Pollack’s fingertips.
Once again Pollack showed himself to be a player of exceptional virtuosity with rare interpretive insights.
Beautiful and natural fluidity, tonal elegance and unostentatious facility.
Pollack became the great name in the Chopin Concerto.
Fascinating was the quality of his (Pollack’s) sound… gentle trills revealed magical sounds.
Pollack’s playing had bravura, profound penetrating feeling and a natural gift for dramatic contrasts and colors.
He possesses a formidable range in tone – from the very powerful to a melting pianissimo.
Once again Pollack showed himself to be a player of exceptional virtuosity with rare interpretive insights.
An interpretation of great scope and abandon.
Astonishing pianism.
His star has ascended. Pollack is having the last laugh on the piano celebrities to whom fame came almost as quickly as it left.
One of the most gifted pianists around with a definite flair for the romantics…
A performer of elegance, sensitivity and taste, with a resonant singing tone that can provoke calm and warmth as well as thunder on high.
Splendid drive and virility.
Pollack’s pliant, powerful fingers unleashed torrents of sound that turned feathery flurries of delicate detachment.
