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Korea, Reichert also has performed in
the Far East and Europe. A recipient
of a scholarship provided by the
American Israel Cultural Foundation,
he has played at some of the organiza-
tion's fund-raising events.
"I went through a phase when I
played a lot of music by Scriabin
because I liked its passion," says

viram Reichert launched his
piano career in Israel and is
expanding it — and the
piano careers of others —
in the United States. Besides continu-
ing with his concert tours, he has
joined the faculty of Grand
Valley State University in
Allendale, near Grand Rapids,
and is teaching and coaching
instrumental students.
This season already has found
Reichert performing at the
school to preview a series of
concerts by winners in this
year's Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition, and he is
moving ahead to perform Nov.
Aviram Reichert: "The Van Cliburn is
3 with the Traverse Symphony
like no other competition. You really are
Orchestra and at a still-to-be-
treated like a star"
decided date at the Gilmore
International Keyboard Festival
in Battle Creek.
Reichert, whose music can be heard
The November concert, to be held
on a Harmonia Mundi CD featuring
at the Corson Auditorium at
his Cliburn competition performance
Interlochen, will feature Reichert play-
and on a self-titled Jerusalem Music
ing the Concerto for Piano and
Center CD highlighting two Schubert
Orchestra by Brahms.
sonatas. "Then I moved on to
"I was born in Tel Aviv and never
Schubert, and now I'm into a Brahms
left the country until I was 19 and
phase."
went to an international competition
in Taiwan, where I made fourth
place," says Reichert, 30. "After I got
Aviram Reichert will perform 8
the bronze medal at the 10th Van
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the
Cliburn Competition in 1997, I had
Corson Auditorium at Interlochen.
lots of engagements in the U.S. —
$10-$25. (231) 947-7120. The
we're talking about 100 concerts per
11th annual Van Cliburn piano
year. This place I remembered very,
competition can be sampled in the
very well. It was a very good audience,
Peter Rosen-directed documentary
very appreciative and warm. I decided
The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge,
to stay in this country."
4:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
Reichert, who began playing the
on Detroit Public Television-
piano at 5, bolstered his musical skills
Channel 56. This year's two gold
in an arts-oriented high school. At 18,
and two silver medalists, intro-
he was invited to audition for a special
duced by Reichert, will perform at
program that allows exceptional young
GVSU's Louis Armstrong Theatre
musicians to continue their studies
of the Performing Arts Centre. -
while serving in the army.
They include silver medalists
Reichert entered the Tel Aviv Rubin
Antonio Poma-Baldi (8 p.m.
Academy of Music, where he studied
Tuesday, Oct. 30) and Maxim
with Arie Vardi, and became a fre-
Philippov (Feb. 12) and gold
quent soloist with leading Israeli
medalists Stanislav Ioudenitch and
orchestras.
Olga Kern (dates TBA). $30/$10
A first place winner in the Dong-A
students. (616) 895-3484.
International Piano Competition in

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