Evento

SCARFF

Israeli pianist Rami Bar-Niv performs American ragtime and his own original ragtime pieces on piano, Friday, April 5, 8:00 pm at Sierraville Cabin Artists Retreat for Food and Fun (SCARFF) located at 432 West Willow in Sierraville, California. A wine and cheese reception will be held after the concert to meet and greet the artist.

RAMI BAR-NIV is one of Israel's most acclaimed and sought after pianists. He travels extensively and has become an international citizen, concertizing all over the world. Born in Tel-Aviv, he graduated with honors from the Rubin Academy of Music, and was the recipient of many prizes and scholarships. He won the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Competition and was awarded a scholarship to further his studies in the United States. After graduating from Mannes College of Music in New York, where he studied with the renowned Mme. Nadia Reisenberg, he won numerous competitions and embarked on a highly successful concert career. He performs regularly in North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and of course Israel, where he received the "Best Performer Award" from the Israeli government. He appears on TV and radio, in chamber ensembles, solo recitals, and as soloist with orchestras; he is always received with great enthusiasm. Often sent abroad by the Foreign Ministry to represent Israel in concerts, he has become an ambassador of goodwill for Israel. Rami Bar-Niv made history by being the first, and so far the only, Israeli artist to perform in Egypt following the Begin/Sadat Peace Treaty. Ramis recordings for CBS and other labels in Israel and abroad have met with praise and popularity. His recordings have also been very successful on the Internet and he has often been at the top of the charts. His compositions are published, recorded and performed all over the world.