Marcel Zidani / About

Marcel Zidani was born in London in 1973. He grew up in Banbury and studied Piano, under the direction of the renowned teacher Mark Racz, at the Birmingham Conservatoire where he graduated with Honours in 1995. Marcel has performed extensively as a soloist in Europe, as well as giving concerts locally and in the Midlands. cator for music festivals and is a devoted piano teacher.

Marcel is also heavily involved in chamber music and regularly tours as ‘The Rose Duet’ cello/piano duo with world class cellist Nella Hunkins, whose orchestral background includes performances with the Berlin Philharmonic and Principal Cellist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The Rose Duet tours all over the country performing music from the romantic period.

http://theroseduet.blogspot.com/

Marcel music has been played on BBC Radio 3 and he has recently received glowing reviews in international press, describing the performance of compositions from his new CD titled ‘A New Renaissance’ as ‘an explosion of expressive tonal colours’. His performance of Beethoven Sonata ‘The Tempest’ and Liszts ‘Un Sospiro’ received equal acclaim.

Marcel also plays piano in the English Concertante Jazz Ensemble who have recently performed the World Premier of Professor Ian Higginsons masterpiece 'Shades of Jazz' at Cheltenham Town Hall Presented by BBC presenter Vernon Harwood. A tour of the work is set for next year.

Marcel Zidani has been a long time supporter of Evesham based ‘The Tracy Sollis Leukaemia Trust’ and is donating a third of the profits of each 'Piano in the Small Hours' CD sold, to the charity. www.tracysollistrust.co.uk

A selection of performed concerto repetoire

Litolf Scherzo, Rachmaninov piano concerto no.2, Warsaw Concerto, Liszt Hungarian Fantasy, Liszt piano concerto no.1, Carnival of Animals Saint-Saens , Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1, Shostocovich Piano Concerto No.2