Verdi Club Presents: Rami Bar-Niv Performs Gershwin

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 Ron Conservatory and 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. Rami’s recordings for CBS and other labels in Israel and abroad have met with praise and popularity.

His recordings and videos have 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. Rami Bar-Niv offers music of great variety and contrast in style, and is an extremely
versatile performer.

Rami’s master classes, workshops, and private teaching are loved worldwide and he is constantly invited to teach in five continents while on concert tours.

Verdi Club is delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed pianist and composer, Rami Bar-Niv for a special solo performance of Gershwin and more. Cocktails and appetizers will be served 7pm and the show will begin at 8pm.

Program:
Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
Anton Rubinstein: Melody in F
Antonín Dvořák: Humoresque
George Gershwin: Rialto Ripples
Stephan Foster: Swanee River
George Gershwin: Medley of 10 songs
Summertime
Three Preludes
Concerto in F – First Movement
Intermission
George Gershwin: Blues Melody from An American In Paris
Rhapsody In Blue – a complete piano solo version by Rami Bar-Niv