Maksim Mrvica (pronounced ‘Máravitsa’ with a rolled ‘r’) was proud of Gestures, his disc of contemporary Croatian piano pieces, he was realistic. He expected it to shift a handful of copies and languish on the shelves like so many other experimental CDs. But he was wrong. It became one of the fastest-selling classical recordings ever to be released in Croatia, and ended up winning four Porin (Croatian Grammies) including one for Best Classical Album.

• Date: 13 November 2011
• Venue: Kaohsiung Cultural Center
• Country: Taiwan

Maksim was even invited to open the Porin award ceremony – an honour not usually granted to a classical artist and caused a sensation with his performance of The Dance of the Baroness.

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