Simon Trpceski

While pianist Simon Trpceski gives a fair number of recitals and chamber music concerts, his touring schedule often favors concerto repertory, and usually of the challenging variety, with healthy portions by Liszt, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev. He seems fearless, though, whether in selecting difficult works for major debuts, like the Prokofiev Third for his 2010 Carnegie Hall debut or in championing little-known music by contemporary Macedonian composers like Pande Shahov and Zivojin Glisic. Besides relishing in the challenges and risks, Trpceski is an insightful interpreter, ab...