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January 29 • 2009
ngrid Fliter, an Argentinian who
studied piano in South America
and Europe, reached a turning
point in her career with recognition in
Kalamazoo.
After becoming only the fifth
pianist to receive the Gilmore Artist
Award, associated with the Gilmore
International Keyboard Festival, she
watched her concert bookings sky-
rocket.
This critical connection with the
state makes her very happy to return
Jan. 30-31 to work with the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra at the Max M.
Fisher Music Center.
Fliter will play Beethoven's Piano
Concerto No. 2 in a concert conducted
by Peter Oundjian. Also on the pro-
gram will be Mozart's Marriage of
Figaro "Overture" and Bruckner's
Symphony No. 8.
"The Gilmore Artist Award in 2006
opened doors to work in the United
States," says Fliter, soon moving from
Milan to New York. "I got wonderful
management in America and Europe,
and I finally could start concentrating
on just playing the concerts without
being so aware of [business] demands.
"I love to go back to Michigan. I feel
very welcome and like it's my second
home. Kalamazoo has a lovely com-
munity and my heart is connected to
the area!"
Fliter, 35, also a winner in Italy's
Cantu International Competition and
Poland's Frederic Chopin Competition,
has special feelings for the piece she
will perform in Detroit.
"This concerto shows a side of
Beethoven's personality which may
not be very familiar to the public," she
explains. "It shows the wit and happi-
ness he had when he was young.
At the early stages of his life,
Beethoven was very optimistic and
social. Little by little, he became more
dark and inner-directed because of his
life and disease. He was forced to close
himself off into his own world."
Fliter's interest in the piano came
from hearing music at home. Her dad, a
naval architect, played by ear, while her
mom liked to sing. Lessons were given
Ingrid Fliter
by private teachers before she moved on
to schools in Germany and Italy.
"When I was 16 and made my
debut with an orchestra in Argentina,
I played a Beethoven piece; and the
feeling was wonderful;' she recalls. "I
knew I wanted to dedicate my life to
the piano and tried to take the best
advice from every teacher."
With bookings placing her in pres-
tigious halls in distant cities interna-
tionally, she felt particularly moved
four years ago in Israel, where she
presented 14 concerts in 15 days.
"To play with the Israel
Philharmonic was a dream come true
because I'm Jewish," explains Fliter,
who grew up hearing her mother and
grandmother speak fluent Yiddish. "I
have a deep bond to my Jewish origins
and I feel that I belong to Israel in
many ways!'
Fliter, moving to the United States
with her boyfriend, clarinetist Anton
Dressler, has recorded many works by
Chopin. Later this year, she will record
Chopin waltzes.
"I'm so grateful for what the United
States has given me:' says the pianist,
whose free time is often spent hanging
out with friends and biking. "I love the
country and the people." 7_
Ingrid Fliter performs 10:45 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 30, and 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Max
M. Fisher Music Center, 3711
Woodward, in Detroit. $19-$123.
(313) 576-5111. See the Web site
www.detroitsymphony.com.