在2003年大放异彩备受瞩目的古典跨类明星，用一张专辑横扫日本、台湾、香港等东南亚国家，弹指之间在全球掀起钢琴狂热、造成一股黑色旋风的“钢琴玩家”Maksim Mrvica，在2003年大放异彩备受瞩目的古典跨类明星，克罗地亚的年轻钢琴家迈可森(Maksim)2004年9月29日发行自己的第二张全新专辑《变奏者Variations Part I&II》，这张唱片将延续第一张的风格，选曲依旧是古典和跨界相结合，专辑在英国和克罗地亚两地录制。与多位国际知名制作人与创作者共同录制，其中包括：Youth、Tonji Huljic以及Tolga Kashif等，且包含了这位年轻的克罗埃西亚钢琴家自己的创作，他所创作的这首曲子，主要是以帕格尼尼的主题旋律作依据，与其他共同收录在这张专辑中的热门古典曲目相伴，包括：李斯特的“死之舞”、穆索斯基的“展览会之画”、以及史克里亚宾的“升D 小调钢琴练习曲”等。Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica makes his second album for EMI Classics. Entitled Variations Part I & II, it includes a collection of classical and pop themes, recorded in the UK and Croatia with a variety of internationally renowned producers and writers including Youth, Tonci Huljic and Tolga Kashif. The young Croatian pianist has also written his own composition for this album, based on a theme by Paganini, which features alongside other popular classical works including Liszt's Totentanz, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Scriabin's Etude in D sharp minor.Maksim trained as a classical pianist for many years in his home country and gave his first public performance at the age of nine. War broke out in Croatia in 1990 but Maksim was determined to continue his musical studies. He spent five years at the Music Academy in Zagreb studying with Professor Vladimir Krpan (a pupil of Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli) followed by a year at the Ferenc Liszt Conservatoire in Budapest. During this time, he won first prize in the Nicolai Rubinstein International Piano Competition in 1999 and the following year he moved to Paris to study with Igor Lazko, and in 2001 he gained first prize in the Pontoise Piano Competition.Maksim's first disc Gestures featured contemporary Croatian piano pieces and this became one of the fastest-selling recordings ever to be released in his home country, winning four Porin (Croatian Grammies), including one for Best Classical album. He went on to make his debut album The Piano Player on EMI Classics, released world-wide in June 2003. The Piano Player has achieved Double Platinum status in Hong Kong, Platinum in Taiwan, Singapore and Croatia and Gold status in Malaysia, Indonesia and China. Maksim's increasing international popularity led to an extensive tour during 2003\u002F4, particularly throughout Asia.Maksim said I've been completely taken aback by how younger international audiences have responded so enthusiastically to my music. My ambition was always to bring my love of classical music to others through both live performances and recordings and does suddenly feel as if my dream is coming true.Theo Lap, Vice-President of International Marketing at EMI Classics said Maksim is a dynamic and inventive musical personality. We respect the commitment and dedication he has brought to both 'The Piano Player' and 'Variations' and look forward to continued success with his forthcoming release.