Welcome Concert to the newly arrived Ambassadors
Welcome Concert in honour of the newly arrived Ambassadors: Fusun Aramaz (Turkey), Huseyn Oglu Najafov (Azerbaijan), Dang Tran Phong (VietNam), Omar Nestor Mesa Gonzales (Uruguay), David Saranga (Israel) and Annamammet Annayev (Turkmenistan).
The Cerchez Concert Hall of The Cotroceni Palace, Thursday 21st of February at 16:30h.
Recital:
- Nina Achilov (contralto)
- Ella Bokor (cello)
- Mircea Marian (cello)
- Iulian Ochescu (piano)
Program: 60 minutes (no interlude)
- Ombra mai fu – Opera ‘Serse’ – G.F. Haendel
- Che faro senza Euridice – Opera ,,Orfeu si Euridice’’ – C.W. Gluck
- Serenata – E. Toselli
- Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix – Opera ,,Samson si Dalila’’ – C. Saint-Saens
- El Vito – F. Obradors
- Cinci preludii – F. Chopin
- Balada Op. 118 – J. Brahms
- Mazurka op. 7, nr. 1 – F. Chopin
- Cinci piese pentru doua viori (aranj. pentru doua violoncele si pian) – D. Shostakovich
- Lebada – C. Saint-Saens
- Sectiuni din Suita pentru doua violoncele, op. 42 – J. B. Gross
Nina Achilov – contralto
Young graduate of the National University of Music, Nina is a soloist at the Comic Opera House for Children in Bucharest, with roles in The Magic Flute, The Sound of Music and King’s Daughter. Other roles: “La Sphinge” (National Opera Bucharest), Dido, in Purcell’s masterpiece “Dido & Aeneas” (Iasi Athenaeum) and Olga, in “Eugene Onegin” (National University of Music).
Recitals in Greece (Thessaloniki Conservatory), Italy (Athenaeum Hall in Barletta), Bulgaria (Vidin Philharmonic), Lauder-Reut Gala at the Parliament, “George Enescu” Festival Square, “Ion Dumitrescu” Philharmonic in Ramnicu Valcea, “Paul Constantinescu” Philharmonic in Ploiesti, The Art Museum in Constanta, Old Music Festival in Miercurea Ciuc, “George Enescu” Museum in Bucharest, Cultural Centre Arcub, Palace of the National Military Circle, etc.
Vocal-symphonic music: “Stabat Mater” by G. B. Pergolesi, at the Romanian Athenaeum and the “Paul Constantinescu” Philharmonic in Ploiesti. Soloist with “Alexandrov Ensemble”
Tudor Scripcariu – pianist
Tudor Scripcariu was born in 1987 in Bucharest, Romania. He attended the “George Enesco” Musical High School at teacher Mihaela Zamfirescu’s class. During the high school he obtained over 25 national and international prizes including 3 grand prizes at the “Sigismund Toduta”, “Carl Czerny” and “W.A.Mozart” Competitions.
Some of the top prizes achieved were the 2nd prize with silver medal at the “Maryse Cheilan” international Competition- Hyeres – France and the 1st prize with gold medal at the “San Bartolomeo al Mare” international Competition- Italy.
In Romania, Tudor has given many recitals at the Romanian Athenaeum, National Opera – Bucharest, National Opera – Constanta, at the “George Enesco” National Museum, Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca Radio Studios. He has appeared on Romanian Television and at the “Mariana” Academy from Lleida – Spain.
Tudor has been concerto soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestras from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Satu-Mare, Rm. Valcea and Manchester Camerata.
Betw
een 2007-2010, Tudor studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where his teacher was Helen Krizos. During the first year of study he obtained many prizes. These include 2nd prize with silver medal at the “Moray” Piano Competition – Scotland, together with two major awards for piano accompaniment. In August 2009 Tudor won the Manchester International Concerto Competition.
Tudor has performed in many master classes, including: Andras Schiff, Ian Brown, Stefano Fiuzzi, Nelson Goerner, Alexander Melnikov, Martino Tirimo, Philippe Cassard, Antoin Voigt, Richard Goode, and Graham Scott.
Currently, Tudor is doing his Phd in Music Performance at the National University of Music in Bucharest and is a teacher assistant in the Singing Department of the same university. Since 2015, Tudor is the accompanist pianist of the Comic Opera for Children in Bucharest.
VALENTIN SERBAN is a laureate of The „Mihail Jora” National Contest. He was born in 1990, in Brasov. He studied with many appreciated proffesors, including with the renowned Ilarion Ionescu-Galati. He attends masterclasses with proffessors like Alexandru Tomescu, Arlette Bonamy, Mihai Craioveanu, Remus Azoitei, Adam Han-Gorski, Mihaela Martin, Silvia Marcovici, Ivry Gitlis, Diego Pagin and more. Valentin graduated the University of Music from Brasov. There he also finished the master studies. Afterwards, Valentin continued to study violin in Graz, at Kunst Universität. There, he studied with Mrs. Silvia Marcovici, PhD. He is constantly playing in Brasov, Satu-Mare, Oradea, Botosani, Suceava, Ramnicu-Valcea, Bacau, Ploiesti, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Bucuresti (Romanian Atheneum, „George Enescu” National Museum), Sinaia; Vaison la Romaine, Strasbourg – France; Viena, Graz – Austria; Gyor – Ungaria, Copenhagen-Denmark. Valentin Serban’s repertoire includes chamber music and virtuosity works. But he also approached the grand concertos for violin, many of them successfully being interpreted with the philharmonics’ orchestras.
ELLA BOKOR is currently a PhD student at the National University of Music in Bucharest. She is a member of Duo Cello Jaya, Ludens Piano Trio, 4Cellos, Romanian Youth Orchestra, Violoncellissimo Ensemble and I Ludici Ensemble. In 2009 she Ella Bokor was granted the Erasmus Scholarship which offers her the opportunity of studying at “Hochschule für Music und Darstellende Kunst” in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Ella Bokor attended various masterclasses and festivals, such as: SoNoRo Interferențe, ISA16, Villa Musica, Cello Akademie Rutesheim, SoNoRo International Chamber Music Festival, SoNoRo Conac, International Chamber Music Festival Plovdiv 2016, ICon Arts, George Enescu International Festival, Bucharest Music Film Festival, Young Euro Classic, Enescu and the world’s music Festival, SIMN and Meridian Festivals. Along her musical and artistic development she studied and performed with prestigious musicians, such as: Alexander Bouzlov, Marin Cazacu, David Grimal, Jan-Erik Gustaffson, Alexandra Guțu, Diana Ketler, Fenyo Laszlo, Sergey Malov, Adrian Mantu, Alissa Margulis, Marie Luise Neunecker, Răzvan Popovici, Răzvan Suma, Marcin Sieniawsk; but also other artists/actors, as: Ion Caramitru, Maia Morgenstern, Virgil Ogășanu, Alexandru Repan și Valeria Seciu. Ella Bokorwon various prizes, such as: Isa16 Just Composed Prize with Duo Cello Jaya, Second Prize at Plovdiv International Chamber Music Competition 2015 with Ludens Piano Trio and Best Performance Prize at ICon Arts Festival. In 2016 she released the CD – Tales of Duo Cello Jaya and held the Tales National Tour, The Three Cellists Irish Tour and Duo Cello Jaya Vietnam Tour. In 2017 Ella held the Ludens Piano Trio on Tour. Ella Bokor collaborated with various institutions and orchestras, namely: George Enescu Philarmonic, Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company Chamber Orchestra, Romanian Television, Les Dissonances Ensemble, Camerata Regala and Richard Wagner International Orchestra.
IULIAN OCHESCU began studying piano at the George Enescu National College of Music in Bucharest, graduating Professor’s Gabriela Enăşescu class. He is currently a student of the National University of Music Bucharest. Iulian Ochescu is the winner of over twenty awards at national and international competitions, among which: 1st Prize, “J.S.Bach” Prize and Grand Prize at Millenium Piano International Competition, 1st Prize at Pro Piano-Romania International Competition, 2nd Prize at Vienna International Piano Competition-Panmusica Austria, 3rd Prize at San Sebastian City International Piano Competition, 3rd Prize at Drumul spre celebritate Competition, 1st Prize at Lira de aur International Competition, 1st Prize at George Georgescu International Competition, 1st Prize at Tudor Dumitrescu International Competition, Grand Prize at Victor Giuleanu International Competition, 2nd prize at Suzana Szörenyi International Duo Competition alongside pianist Daniel Dascălu and 2nd Prize at Chamber Music Competition Plovdiv with Ludens Piano Trio. Iulian attended various masterclasses held by internationally praised pianists and professors: Justus Frantz, Andrei Gavrilov, Dan Grigore, Petras Geniušas, Martin Hughes, Diana Ketler, Eduard Kunz, Tünde Kurucz, Janis Maleckis, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Marietta Orlov, Alicja Paleta-Bugaj, Imre Rohmann, Matti Raekallio, Markus Schirmer, Mihaela Ursuleasa, Gottlieb Wallisch. Iulian Ochescu’s artistic activity includes appearances as soloist with the Romanian National Radio Chamber Orchestra and Ion Dumitrescu Philharmonic Orchestra. Iulian Ochescu is a scholar of SoNoRo Interferențe project, having worked and performed alongside various musicians such as Alexander Bouzlov, Boris Brovtsyn, Corinne Chapelle, Alissa Margulis and Răzvan Popovici. He performed in the George Enescu International Festival together with violonist Erzhan Kulibaev, Aurora Chamber Music Festival in Sweden together with Alexander Zemtsov, ISA Festival of Austria together with violinist Peter Schuhmayer and cellist Othmar Müller (members of the Artis Quartet), SoNoRo International Chamber Music Festival, Romanian Cultural Institute of Vienna, Romanian Athenaeum, Radio Hall in Bucharest and many more. He recorded performances for the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company and the Romanian Television and is currently a member of Ludens Piano Trio, Violoncelissimo ensemble and Romanian Youth Orchestra. In 2016 Iulian Ochescu was assigned as official accompanist of the George Enescu International Competition and also held a series of concerts and masterclasses at the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Music Universities.
Muzician de varf al tinerei generatii, are deja o bogata activitate, aparitiile pe scenele importante din tara fiind completate de putin timp de cooptarea sa ca solist al Orchestrei de Camera Radio.
Nascut la 8 noiembrie 1987 la Alba Iulia, tanarul violoncelist Mircea Marian a urmat cursurile Universitatii Nationale de Muzica din Bucuresti la clasa profesorului Marin Cazacu.
Laureat al unor cunoscute concursuri nationale – “Mihail Jora”, “Paul Constantinescu” sau “Garabet Avakian” – Mircea Marian este si detinatorul a doua premii I la concursurile internationale de la Chisinau si Liezen, aceste reusite contribuind la startul carierei sale. De asemenea, in luna martie 2011 a interpretat cu mare success concertul pentru violoncel si orchestra de A. Dvorak la Graz – Austria , in compania Orchestrei Academiei de muzica din Graz.
Activitatea sa este una variata, remarcandu-se atat ca solist, fiind colaborator al Orchestrei de Camera Radio, Orchestrei Filarmonicii George Enescu si al Orchestrei Romane de Tineret, cat si in recitaluri camerale in cadrul duo-ului Cello Jaya. De asemenea, a fost solist membru al “Orchestrei Internationale Animat” si activeaza in cadrul ansamblului “Camerata Lanto Arte”.
Welcome Concert in honour of the newly arrived Ambassadors: Fusun Aramaz (Turkey), Huseyn Oglu Najafov (Azerbaijan), Dang Tran Phong (VietNam), Omar Nestor Mesa Gonzales (Uruguay), David Saranga (Israel) and Annamammet Annayev (Turkmenistan).
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