Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pagès, 28 December 1953) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint,
instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie
soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular
works of classical music.
Early life
Clayderman was born in Paris, France, and learned piano from his father, a piano teacher.
At the age of twelve, he was accepted into the Conservatoire de Paris,
where he won great acclaim in his later adolescent years. Financial
difficulties, precipitated by his father's illness, forestalled a
promising career as a classical pianist. So in order to earn a living,
he found work as a bank clerk and as an accompanist to contemporary
bands. He accompanied French singers such as Johnny Hallyday, Thierry Le Luron, and Michel Sardou.
Clayderman has recorded over 1,300 melodies, and has created a new
romantic style through a repertoire which combines his trademark
originals with classics and pop standards. He has devoted much of his
time to performing concerts, going as far as playing 200 shows in 250
days.
He has clocked up worldwide record sales of approximately 70 million, as of 2006, and has 267 gold and 70 platinum discs to his credit. He is popular in Asia and is noted by the
Guinness Book of World Records as being "the most successful pianist in the world".
He lives in Saint-Ouen (near Paris) with his wife Christine, his son Peter, and his daughter Maud.
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The best part is, he is coming to Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia!!
World-famous pianist Richard Clayderman will be performing his enchanting tunes in his first concert here on Nov 7 2013.
Held
in conjunction with his latest album, Romantique, the 60-year-old piano
maestro, who is known for his remarkably distinctive reinterpretations
of classical and popular tunes, will be performing music from the album
as well as his popular musical numbers.
Clayderman will be accompanied by his percussionist and 12-piece string orchestra in the concert to be held at Pullman Kuching. This is going to be a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for music lovers who have grown up
listening to Richard Clayderman’s music to catch the world’s most
successful pianist live.
Beside
Kuching, the acclaimed pianist will also be performing in Kuala Lumpur
on Nov 4, George Town, Penang on Nov 5 and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on Nov 8
as part of his tour in Malaysia in addition to touring Singapore,
Thailand and the Philippines.
The concert in Kuching is
the only venue with a VIP ticket category where it is inclusive of a
dinner after the concert as well as a ‘Meet & Greet’ session with
Richard Clayderman. Each VIP tickets are
priced at RM1,500.
Other tickets available are priced at
RM118 for students, RM218 (Silver), RM418 (Gold), and RM618 (Platinum)
and they can be purchased through the Ticket Charge hotline at
03-92228811 or via its website at www.ticketcharge.com.my.
A
roadshow for the concert from today until Oct 20 will be held at The
Spring Shopping Mall, Plaza Merdeka and City One Megamall.
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