Month: April 2008

It took Simon Trpceski three encores, but Tuesday’s Meany Hall audience finally got their fill of the young, Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski. Trpceski was in town as part of the President’s Piano Series. Seattle holds a special place for Trpceski, it was, after all, the location for his North American debut. His fondness for the city was evident in an interview I did with him for Seattle Sound Magazine. “Their [Seattle’s] appreciation and reaction for my art is certainly a great motivation for me.” Given the audience’s response last night, we should expect to see much more of Trpceski in the years to come.

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