Florian Palier (A)
The Austrian guitarist and composer Florian Palier discovered his love for music at an early age. He studied with his father Johann Palier and later with Marco Diaz Tamayo. He completed his studies with distinction in the class of Álvaro Pierri at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
As a composer, performer and improviser, Florian Palier attaches particular importance to uniting different musical worlds. His greatest influences are Olivier Messiaen, Toru Takemitsu and Allan Holdsworth.
He is regularly invited to perform as a soloist and chamber musician all over the world - he has thrilled audiences with his interpretation of the "Concierto de Aranjuez" (e.g. Luxembourg Philharmonic), his solo program “Poetry and Colours” (consisting of music in a wide range of styles, from Dowland to Berkeley, original compositions and improvisations) or his program “Bach and I” (consisting of works by Bach, original compositions and improvisations).
In the field of contemporary music, he has played with ensembles such as Klangforum Wien, Ensemble XXI and the RSO Vienna.
His compositions, which have been performed and recorded from Japan to the Netherlands, have received excellent reviews. Palier leads a guitar class at the Gustav Mahler Private University in Klagenfurt and is a regular guest lecturer at master classes at renowned institutions and at music festivals worldwide. He was assistant to Álvaro Pierri at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna for many years. Palier has won numerous competitions in Austria and abroad, winning over 20 first prizes. Concerts, radio and television recordings (ORF, BBC, Classic Fm, etc.) have taken him all over Europe, Russia, the Middle East, the USA, Japan and Taiwan.