NOAM SIVAN: IMPROVISING THE FUTURE (Israel/Germany)

Noam Sivan, piano

Programme:
Noam Sivan (1978), Improvizing the Future, solo improvisational piano recital

Pianist Noam Sivan is the world’s leading pioneer of classical improvisation and a highly productive composer. He improvises entire recitals, including fugues, four-movement sonatas, and numerous classical and contemporary genres. His solo album “Ambiro’s Journey”, the first ever piano improvisation studio album featuring more than 70 minutes of continuous music recorded in a single unedited take, has been described as “a new marker in the evolution of improvisation”.  Noam Sivan was Director of Improvisation at the Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia) and a faculty member at the Juilliard School (New York). Employed as Professor of Piano Improvisation at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (HMDK Stuttgart) he launched one of the first Master’s degrees in classical piano improvisation in the world. He is currently serving as composer-in-residence, pianist, and improvisation mentor for the Stegreif Orchestra in Berlin, with whom he is developing new modes of orchestral improvisation.

In Noam Sivan’s solo improvisation piano recitals, each performance is a special event. The music can follow a narrative story, encompass a wide range of musical styles and languages, relate to visual arts or natural imagery, respond to known tunes or compositions, interact with the audience, or be entirely free-flowing and spontaneous. In all instances, the listening experience is of music created and communicated in real-time, a truly live performance.

The Festival Prečkanja – Sconfinamenti project is funded by the European Union from the Small Projects Fund GO! 2025 financed by the Interreg VI-A-Italy-Slovenian 2021–2027 programme, managed by EGTC GO.

Complimentary tickets, courtesy of Primorske novice, can be collected an hour before the concert at the venue. Reservations are not possible, spaces are limited.