We are proud to be an early presenter of G-Phil, an exciting new technology designed by Moscow Conservatory trained pianist, composer and teacher Vyacheslav Gryaznov. The technology is incorporated into the live piano, all-Rachmaninoff, program on November 16, 2024. A pre-concert lecture by the pianist is included in the ticket at 6:45 during which both the music and how G-Phil helps create an immersive experience will be presented by Gryaznov.
G-Phil for Artists – and Audiences
If you’r
e not familiar with this full orchestration for soloist, join us in November to hear it live. Designed originally to help soloists rehearse orchestral pieces at home, to the delight of early audiences, it also is becoming a way to enhance the audience experience. G-Phil is the first technology to bring full instrumentation to soloists and while only rough beta videos are currently available, you can check it out here
Gryaznov says of G-Phil: “I have always been passionate about the piano concerto genre, playing lots of them as a soloist and many as an orchestra substitute on the second piano. The idea behind the app was to create a realistic, powerful, and emotionally rich orchestral track that will be in sync with my taste and ideas….it turns out that the app intended to be used mostly at home for personal training can be used in a live concert environment. Recently I performed Rachmaninoff 3 twice, back to back, with a really wonderful orchestra in New London (Maestro Toshi Shimada was the conductor), and with the app in Boise, Idaho, people loved it!”
Critics Agree: G-Phil is extraordinary
Kresimir Starcevic, a concert pianist and writer wrote his impressions after hearing Gryaznov utilize G-Phil in Zagreb at the Blagoje Bersa Concert Hall of the Zagreb Music Academy.
“… it was so well balanced, so well suited with the piano that I could just feel very free with my ears to enjoy in this glorious performance, which of course showed that Gryaznov is not just a fantastic pianist, mesmerizing transcriber, but also a great composer…[This will] help many pianists [and] it is also an extraordinary thing to hear it live. “
