World renowned pianist, Richard Clayderman,
is coming to Manila for his very first concert! MCA Music (Universal MusicPhilippines) proudly presents Richard Clayderman: The Romantique Concert Live! In Manila on November 16,
Saturday, 8 in the evening at the PICC Plenary Hall.
Tickets are available at www.smtickets.com.
Richard Clayderman hopes to see you all in his Concert!
Richard
Clayderman’s latest album “Romantique” NOW OUT!
CDs are available at:
Download the album via:
Adagio from Spartacus
Les Misérables Medley
Ballade Pour Adeline
The Flower Duet
West Side Story Medley
Someone Like You
Montague & Capulets
Schindler’s List
Hallelujah
Le Onde
O Mio Babbino Caro
You Raise Me Up
Nessun Dorma
In 1976, Olivier Toussaint wrote a piece of music for his daughter Adeline and held an audition to find the perfect person to play it. That’s when he discovered Richard Clayderman.
With 80 million records sold (that’s more than Coldplay, Adele, Jay Z, Lady Gaga and even Bob Dylan!) and one of the biggest single hits of all time (Ballade Pour Adeline with 22 million sales – even more than It’s Now or Never by Elvis Presley!), Richard is officially the world’s best-selling pianist. Dubbed “The Prince of Romance” by Nancy Reagan, he’s back with a new album Romantique --- a gorgeous collection of everyone’s favourite hits brought to you by the most popular pianist in the world.
More about Richard Clayderman ...
PhilippePagès' name was changed to Richard Clayderman (he adopted his
great-grandmother's last name to avoid mispronunciation of his real name
outside France), and the single took off, selling an astonishing 22 million
copies in 38 countries. It was called "Ballade pourAdeline".
"When
I signed him", says Olivier Toussaint, "I told him that if we sell
10,000 singles it will be marvelous because it was disco at that time and we
could not bet on such a ballad being a winner..... We could not imagine that it
would be so big".
Watch Ballade Pour Adeline's music video below:
Prolific Artist
It
was the start of what has become an outstanding success story, and since that
time, Richard Clayderman's distinctive piano style has earned him superstar
status all over the world. Today he has recorded over 1, 200 melodies and, in the
words of a German journalist, "he has arguably done more to popularise the
piano around the world than anyone since Beethoven".
Richard Clayderman has created a "New Romantic" style through a
repertoire which combines his 'trademark' originals with classics and pop
standards. He has clocked up massive worldwide record sales of approximately 90
million, at the last count, and an incredible 267 Gold and 70 Platinum discs to
his credit.
However, "The Prince of Romance" (as he was dubbed by Nancy
Reagan) is not simply a recording artist. In fact, despite his natural shyness
and reserve, he is completely in his element on stage ; a Richard Clayderman
concert is a real 'Spectacular'.
World Tours
"I
love performing live on stage", he says, "because I have direct contact
with my audience. In concert, with my 10 musicians or a symphony orchestra, I
like to mix different tempos, rhythms and styles to evoke all kinds of
emotion".
Clayderman's
international success has resulted in a punishing itinerary which, in the past,
has seen him play as many as 200 concerts in just 250 days spent outside
France. In spite of this, he remains very much a family man.
Family
Richard Clayderman likes to spend as much time as he can with his wife Typhaine.
Married in May 2010, the wedding was kept a total secret from everyone – except
their dog, Cookie. “Richard and I did not wish a large, traditional wedding”,
explains Typhaine. “We just wanted the wedding to be the two of us”. “The day
could not have more wonderful. When we left City Hall with our rings on
our fingers, the sun was shining and the birds were singing – it was the
happiest day of our lives!”
The
biggest price Richard Clayderman feels he has to pay for his international
stardom is the time he spends away from his family - a sacrifice he
acknowledges they all suffer but accept as part of his duty to his millions of
fans. "My family is extremely important to me", he often says,
"they are what keep me going - my reason for living, apart from my music,
of course".
In 33 years, Richard Clayderman...
has performed more than 2,000 concerts in
the world.
has recorded more than 1,200 titles.
has sold more than 85 million albums
has won more than 340 gold and
platinum records.
has performed more than 850 concerts in Japan
has stayed abroad more than 21 years
has
spent more than 2 years in Japan
has been offered, on stage,
more than 50,000
bunches of flowers.
has offered to his audience
more than 3,000
roses
has flown more than 3 million kms. i.e
70 times around
the globe i.e. 9 times the distance between Earth and Moon!
has flown on more than 5,000
different planes.
has travelled in more than 30,000
different cars
has boarded 10 different ships.
has boarded 4 different
helicopters
has boarded more than 400 different
trains
has travelled to Japan more than 50 times.
has travelled more than 60 times in South
America
has travelled to China more than
30 times
has travelled to Australia more than
10 times
has travelled to North America more than
20 times.
has played 4,000
different pianos
has been guessed in more than 700 TV appearances.
has been accommodated in pore
than 5,000
different hotels
has performed in concert in
front of more than 6 million spectators.
has signed more than 70,000
autographs
has performed Ballade pourAdeline more than 8,000 times.
has performed with:
The
Beijing Radio Symphony Orchestra
During Richard Clayderman ’s
concert held at the Korakuen Baseball Stadium of Tokyo and in the Kunming
football stadium of China, more than 40,000 spectators gathered at each concert.
In 33 years, it is estimated
that 35 million
of pirated Richard Clayderman albums have been illegally sold.
