Pianists
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“…Virsik has a touch of poet in her interpretations of music…
--Central Square Times, USA
“…magical sound of piano…an overwhelming impression.”
--Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Germany
“If her Ravel is colorful and sophisticated, her Rachmaninoff playing, exquisitely balanced, restrained, yet never less than poetic, is even more impressive.”
Fanfare Magazine, (2010/2011)
Eva Virsik has appeared internationally as an orchestra soloist and recitalist throughout Europe and the United States, highlighted by her Carnegie Hall debut in 2008 and her performances to sold-out houses with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Portland Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Lille, in addition to her success with many other distinguished orchestras and chamber ensembles. She was heard in solo performamces and with orchestras at festivals Berolina Concerts, the Russian Winter, BHS, and Arcady. In her native Slovakia, she was often soloist with the Slovak Philharmonic, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, State Chamber Orchestra of Bohdan Warchal, State Philharmonic Kosice and other orchestras, including those in Czech Republik. She appeared on radio and television networks in Europe, recorded for the Slovak and Czech Radio, German Radio SWR, and in the USA was featured live on Boston Radio and on the PBS Television network. Her latest CD album ‘Piano Encores’ received a rave review in the classical magazine Fanfare. Her current and next seasons include engagements with orchestras and recitals in the USA, Europe, and China.
Eva Virsik won several international competitions, notably the Smetana Competition (first prize), Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte (first prize), Maria Callas piano competition in Athens (silver medal). She also won competitions in her native Slovakia (first prize at Rubinstein Competition of Slovak Conservatories, second prize at the Contest of Slovak performing artists, finalist of Concertino Praga). To top the list, she recently performed as one of only four internationally selected finalists at the prestigious Simone Belsky competition in the USA.
Eva Virsik was born in Bratislava. Growing up as a child prodigy, she appeared on television and started piano lessons at age four. Since age five she composed her own music. She won her first competition at age six and performed a one-hour solo concert at age eight. She became a student of the Bratislava Conservatory at age eleven, and at fifteen she made her orchestra debut with the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, led by maestro Libor Pešek. She studied at the Moscow State Conservatory in Russia, where she received bachelor's, master's, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees.
“...intense emotional submerge, refined details, one of a kind creative atmosphere marked by technicalconfidence and ease, brilliance and poetry... ”Music Life’ Magazine, Slovakia
“...The same finesse of finger technique that makes her Scarlatti so fresh is also evident throughout the ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman’ Variations of Mozart, which showcases Virsik’s strong lyrical bent, as well as her keen intelligence and wit. ”
Fanfare Magazine, USA
“in Schumann’s ‘Kreisleriana’…she demonstrated extraordinary degree of control, imagination and immense manual power…Yet it was in the supremely difficult ‘Gaspard de la Nuit’ by Maurice Ravel, where she was able to show her true virtuosity…in spite of the innate difficulty of the work, Virsik was in her element, with alternating phrases of sparkling clarity interspersed with typical Ravel glazed, underwater-water-like passages. It was truly a superb piece of artistry. ”
Maine Times, USA
“once again she showed how flawlessly she can depict the haunting poignancy with her delicate touch…The piece held the audience spellbound with its rippling imagery.
Journal Tribune, USA