Maxim was the most famous crossover pianist in 2003! Maxim was born in 1975 West Benic, a small town on the Croatian Adriatic coast. He began to learn piano at the age of nine, and immediately showed his extraordinary piano playing talent. Maxim won the piano competition prize in the Zagreb Music Competition in 1993. In the next five years, he studied piano performance at Zagreb Conservatory of Music, and then went to Liszt Conservatory of Music in Budapest for further study. At this time (1999), Maxim won the first prize of Rubinstein Piano Competition. Maxim settled in Paris in 2000 and studied under Igor Lasko. 00 1 year, won the first prize in the Puntos Piano Competition. Variations on Maxim Part 1. Two. The Croatian pianist Michelson released his second solo work under EMI Classics, and the album titled "Variations" includes a selection of classical and popular melodies. It was recorded in Britain and Croatia with many internationally renowned producers and creators, including young people, Tonji Huljic and tolga Kasif. It also includes the creation of the young pianist Rosia himself. This piece of music composed by him is mainly based on the theme melody of Paganini, accompanied by other popular classical tracks included in this album, including Liszt's Dance of Death, Mussochi's Painting of Exhibition and scriabin's Piano Etudes in D minor. Many years ago, Michael trained himself to be a classical pianist in his hometown and gave his first public performance when he was nine years old. 1990 War broke out in Croatia, but despite this, Michelson made up his mind to continue his music training. He studied under Vladimir Krpan (a student of Michelangeli) in Zagreb (the capital of Croatia) for five years, and continued to study at Liszt Music School in Budapest for one year. During this period, 1999 won the first prize of Rubinstein International Piano Competition. The following year, the teacher who moved to Paris won the first prize of Puntos Piano Competition in Paris from Igor Lazko, 200 1. His first solo album "Gesture" is a modern piano sketch with Croatian style, which is the fastest-selling work in the history of Croatian classical music, and won him four awards, including the best classical album award, which is called the Grammy Award in Croatia. In June 2003, EMI Classic released his first official album "Piano Player" around the world. "The Pianist" has broken through the sales of golden songs in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Chinese mainland, while Croatian won platinum records, especially in Hongkong. Its high international popularity has created numerous tour itineraries for him, especially in Asia in 2003/4, which can be said to be unprecedented. Michaelson said: I have fully felt how enthusiastic young listeners all over the world are about my music. What I used to pursue was to project my feelings into classical music and convey them to the audience through music, whether through live performances or albums. But suddenly I found it, as if my dream had come true. Theo Lap, vice president of EMI Global Classics, said: Michael is characterized by strong motivation and musical creativity. We respect the entrustment and contribution of Michael's two albums, Pianist and Variations, and look forward to the continued success of his upcoming new album! What did Michelson say? The cover of the new album is unique! The new album Variations includes Michelson's first creation, and then shows his amazing performance!