Moisès Fernández Via

Praised by Gramophone as an “artist of coruscating verve and charm”, Catalan pianist Moisès Fernández Via is seen as a singular artist, voluntarly distanced from the virtuoso soloist figure: “Music never provoked in me a feeling of importance or exceptionality. I live music as awareness and commitment, as expression when words fail in front of a world threatened by human and ecological conflicts. Asides from ambition, only emotional and intellectual honesty guide me along my path through Music.”

Born in Barcelona on February 5, 1980. He began his musical education at the age of ten. Three years later he has lauded by the press as “un nom qu’il faudra retenir!” [a name to remember!], at his official début in the French city of Agen.

He is an acclaimed winner of the Scarlatti International Piano Competition in Naples (Italy) and the Richmond Piano Competition in Boston. as well as a finalist to the A. Foote Award from the Harvard Musical Association, the Kahn Career Award and the Pro Musicis International Award.

Since 1993 he has performed extensively throughout France, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Morocco, Cyprus, Israel, Greece, the United States, Canada and China.

His debut recording “From Silence” with the label Verso received unanimous acclaim by the international press, being considered among the finest recordings of 2012. Recently, Urtext Digital Classics published “Les mains nues / Bare Hands”––a fascinating fictitious dialogue between Lili Boulanger, Frederic Mompou and a commissioned work by David Chaillou.

He studied at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, the Buchmann-Metha School of Music in Tel Aviv and Boston University—his work with Josefina Rigolfas, Imre Rohmann, Maria João Pires and Robert Levin being especially significant.

A musician of inexhaustible creativity, Via has collaborated with relevant figures of the international arts scene––like Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, or French painter Daniel Enkaoua––conceiving innovative recital pieces. His performances contribute to a genuine critical review of the form and contents of the standard concert experience.

Since 2003 he promotes artistic initiatives in the clinical setting; first in Barcelona and since 2012 at Boston University, where he leads the Arts Lab @ Med Campus––a space for artistic social innovation at Boston Medical Center and nearby shelters.

www.moisesfernandezvia.com

@ViaMoises