FERDY TALAN

AGE 38  I  WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY  I  INDONESIA
REALTOR

Music changed Ferdy Talan’s life when he was growing up in Jakarta; it led him to New York, where he’s embarked on a decade-long journey of self-discovery, breaking through societal and self-imposed boundaries and limitations. While working fulltime as an agent for Alf Naman Real Estate Advisors, he’s developing his artistic craft, taking regular lessons with Prof. Zitta Zohar and competing in amateur piano competitions: in 2017, he won in St. Petersburg and Boston, and placed second in Washington, D.C. As to why he’s entered the 2022 Cliburn: “Music is my inner language that I deeply understood from a very young age. A bridge for my soul and spirit to the world. Today, more than ever before, we are in dire need for Artists to connect to humanity at large.” His interests outside of real estate and the piano include International cuisine, architecture, and interior design.

Repertoire

Preliminary Round

GUBAIDULINA Chaconne
MOSZKOVSKI Étincelles, op. 36, no. 6

Semifinal Round 

BOWEN Toccata, op. 155
SCARLATTI Sonata in F Minor, K. 466
JANÁČEK Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 “From the Street”
RACHMANINOV Moment musicaux in E Minor, op. 16, no. 4

Final Round 

SAINT-SAËNS Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 22 (I)