123 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
Following his hugely successful debut at the Sydney Opera House, the Barbican in London, and two sold-out Pure Piano performances at the Town Hall in October 2019, HAVASI returns to New York City with special Drum & Piano performances.
HAVASI is considered one of today’s most fascinating and versatile performers. The works presented in the program are 100% his original compositions. His innovative music is unlike anything you have heard before; fresh, passionate and entertaining at the same time. His unique musical style is blending the depth and discipline of classical music with the dazzling diversity of world music and the sheer power of rock.
In this special concert HAVASI will perform his latest and most loved pieces in their original form, as they were composed for solo piano. The show in New York will also feature a special guest artist: a rock drummer.
The highlight of the concert is the Drum & Piano block. Two great artists play to the same musical heartbeat. The conservatoire-trained classical pianist, and the rock drummer now appear together on the same stage, united in a shared desire to make great music across barriers of genre. Their performance is both a collaboration and a duel, a spellbinding clash that creates musical sparks while also revealing the unexpected: the delicacy of the drum kit, the percussive power of the piano.
HAVASI is a graduate of the world-renowned Franz Liszt Academy of Music, with a deep knowledge of classical tradition, who is also seeking to make classical instruments relevant to the modern age in a deeply moving yet entertaining way. He has performed his original compositions at some of the world's most prestigious concert halls, such as the Carnegie Hall in New York or the Sydney Opera House. Havasi is one of the rare contemporary composers with a rockstar-like charisma.