Aryo Wicaksono - pianist, collaborator, arranger, composer

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Able and dynamic performance of Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto ... Wicaksono kept the dry and percussive quality, reminding us this is not a romantic work, but a modern work about Romanticism. Wicaksono was not permitted to depart before giving an encore... showed soul in his restrained and lush playing of Wagner's Liebestod, as arranged by Liszt. - Jakarta Post Concert Review (Nusantara Symphony Orchestra Concert - Prokofiev 3rd Concerto - October 5th, 2009)

A pianist with “technical prowess, balletic grace, warm tones, and unwavering devotion to the score” - Arizona Daily Star Review (Civic Orchestra of Tucson - Prokofiev 1st Concerto - February 14th, 2009)

Wicaksono demonstrated a technique that would rival that of the best-known piano soloists, a mastery that is nearly unique.... a noteworthy concert, a musical triumph of a young man of exceptional talent... - Sierra Vista Herald Review (Sierra Vista / Bisbee Solo Piano Recital, October 25th, 2008)

Hailed by the Arizona Daily Star as a pianist with “technical prowess, balletic grace, warm tones, and unwavering devotion to the score,” pianist Aryo Wicaksono has performed in many venues and festivals in Arizona, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., New York City, Texas, Las Vegas, St. Petersburg – Russia, throughout Indonesia, Dubai and Sharjah – United Arab Emirates, and Sonora, México. He has performed with the Nusantara Symphony Orchestra, United Arab Emirates Philharmonic Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Tucson, Tucson Symphony, Arizona Symphony Orchestra, Arizona Wind Ensemble, and Arizona Percussion Ensemble, performing concertos and new works ranging from Liszt, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky to Philip Glass. As a musical director and pianist for the musical “Elegies – Looking Up” by composer William Finn, he won the Arizona Daily Star’s “Mac Award” 2006 for Best Musical in Tucson, and the Tucson Weekly “Best of Awards” Best Musical in Tucson for 2006-2007.

Recent highlights of his performances are Prokofiev 3rd Piano Concerto with Nusantara Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Hikotaro Yazaki, Prokofiev 1st Piano Concerto with United Arab Emirates Philharmonic Orchestra under Philipp Maier, a solo recital debut at the prestigious Embassy Series in Washington D.C., and a sold-out orchestral debut with the St. Petersburg State Symphony in St.Petersburg, Russia, performing Prokofiev’s 1st Piano Concerto in D-flat major Op. 10. He is the first Western classical music artist to hold a visiting Artist-in-Residence position at the American University of Sharjah, in Sharjah, UAE during the first two weeks of November 2009, presenting his UAE solo recital debut, solo and chamber music master classes, workshops, and lectures. He worked as an Opera Teaching Artist for Tucson United School District's Opening Minds Through the Arts (OMA) program, a nationally recognized arts integration program from 2004 to 2010. He currently resides in New York City.