David Saliamonas
PIano
About
Hi! I'm based in Paris, but I spend a good amount of time in the U.S.
I have a lot of experience playing classical music for people who don't necessarily listen to it. Inspired by my teachers in conservatory, in my recitals I try to give helpful clues – playing melodies, giving an idea of the structure, whatever – that can help the listener appreciate and enjoy the music. A little help can go a long way. My proudest moment was getting the German audience at a pre-concert Q and A to sing the main theme of the Korngold Concerto before my performance.
I love playing not just in concert halls but also in more intimate settings. I've played many concerts in private homes – houses, apartments,
castles (that's a perk of living in France!). It's great to meet people afterwards, usually eating and drinking.....
In my playing I try to be generous, very expressive, and unfettered by the often deadening ideas that have influenced too many classical musicians. I also am not just a classical pianist – I've improvised and played by ear since I was 5, and this certainly has a large influence on my playing.
Music
Bach: Partitas
Mozart: Fantasy
Beethoven: Sonatas
Schubert: Impromptus, Moments Musicals, Sonata
Chopin: Preludes, Ballades, Scherzos, Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Polonaise, Waltzes, Mazurkas
Brahms: miscellaneous short pieces, Waltzes, Hungarian Dances, Third Sonata
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Arabesque, Carnival, Symphonic Etudes
Liszt: miscellaneous short pieces, Méphisto Waltz, Sonata, Hungarian Rhapsodies
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Janacek: Sonata, On An Overgrown Path
Scriabin: Fourth Sonata, miscellaneous short pieces
Debussy: Preludes, Etudes, Estampes, Clair de Lune
Ravel: Sonatine, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Rachmaninoff: Preludes, Second Sonata
Copland: Four Piano Blues
Bartok: Romanian Dances
Ginastera: Argentine Dances, First Sonata
Gershwin: Preludes, Rhapsody in Blue
Videos
Audio
Programs
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- Musician profile: David Saliamonas
- Instruments: Solo piano
Past groupmuses (7)
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Piano on Ashby: Mussorgsky, Schumann, and Gershwin
Saturday, Aug 31, 2019 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Southwest Berkeley, Berkeley
- Composers: Mussorgsky, Schumann, Gershwin
- Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Musical Flight from Paris! Ann's second groupmuse
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2019 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Rancho Area of Los Altos
- Composers: Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff
- Instruments: Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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Pianist David Saliamonas -- Return Performance
Friday, Jan 11, 2019 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Inverness
- Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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Friday, Dec 14, 2018 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Sunset Park, Santa Monica
- Composers: Schumann, Brahms, niwhsreGinastera
- Instruments: Solo piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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Sunday, Jun 24, 2018 3:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Inverness
- Composers: Chopin, Rachmaninoff, maybe Gershwin
- Instruments: Piano, and only piano.
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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Rhapsodic Childhood Pictures --An Indulgence in Piano Artistry!
Friday, May 25, 2018 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Kensington, CA
- Composers: Mussorgsky, Schumann, Gershwin
- Instruments: Solo Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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An American in Paris: Solo Piano Recital of Schuman, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Ravel and Gershwin
Friday, Feb 17, 2017 6:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Upper Civic Center, SF
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 7 years ago