Piano concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major (Plus two sonatas by Josef Haydn)

"The results are equally impressive technically and musically. I look forward to hearing more from this fine artist...Lovely, often daring and humorous virtuoso duo works."
(Fanfare)

Dejan Lazic Pianist, Clarinetist, Composer Dejan Lazic was born in Zagreb in 1977. He began his piano studies at the age of 7, at 9 he was already playing the clarinet, and a year later he wrote his first compositions. His career started with a successful debut in Zagreb. He participated in various competitions and won first prizes for both instruments. His meeting with Hungarian pianist Imre Rohmann at the Bartók Festival in Szombathely (Hungary) added a new dimension to his artistic development. Motivated by this positive collaboration, Dejan and his family decided to move to Salzburg, where he continued his studies at the Mozarteum. Dejan Lazic made recordings for radio and television at home and abroad (RTL, WDR, RAI, RTBF, ORF), and played with various symphony orchestras in the former Yugoslavia as well as with the St Petersburg Hermitage Orchestra, The Rhine Philharmonic, the Zilina Chamber Orchestra, the Walloon Chamber Orchestra, and the Camerata Academica Salzburg. He concertized in many of Europe's greatest halls, including the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and took part in a number of international festivals in Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Rumania, Slovakia, Germany, and Austria. He made his first CD with the world famous Solisti di Zagreb in 1991 (Mozart, Clarinet Concerto KV 622 and Piano Concerto KV 449). His double gift as an instrumental virtuoso is augmented by his remarkable composing talent. His works have already been performed in several concerts and festivals in Europe (e.g. Brussels and Salzburg).