Verustinya Schur-Ovchinnikova, Ilya Ovchinnikov-Koleda at the Opera
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Virtuosos Verustinia Schur-Ovchinnikova and Ilya Ovchinnikova are the soloists of "Christmas at the Opera"
Two of the most gifted and charismatic young Russian musicians - violinist Verustinya Schur-Ovchinnikova and pianist Ilya Ovchinnikov are the special guests in the Christmas concert on 23 December, at 19.00 at the Stara Zagora Opera House. They will perform "Winter" and "Spring" from Antonio Vivaldi's cycle "The Seasons". In the festive evening the orchestra and the choir of the Stara Zagora Opera under the baton of the Japanese conductor Shungo Moriyama will present to the Stara Zagora audience a rich program, which includes the overture to the opera "Wilhelm Tell" by Rossini, Waltz of the Flowers from the ballet "The Nutcracker" and Polonaise from the opera "Eugene Onegin" by P. И. Tchaikovsky, three dances from the ballet "Swan Lake" with soloist Zdravka Vassileva-trumpet, the traditional Christmas song "Christmas Bells" with soloist Philip Stavrev, "Nativity Song" by Peter Zhekov and orchestration by Peter Petrov, "Angel Bread" by Caesar Frank with soloist Prolet Pencheva. The finale of the concert will feature "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's 9th Symphony and "Hallelujah" from Handel's Messiah oratorio. Conductor of the choir Mladen Stanev, concertmaster Paulina Koleva.
A unique "Christmas at the Opera" with musical magic for young and old and with wishes for happy holidays and a happy New Year...
Verustinia Schur-Ovchinnikova is a bright representative of the famous Russian violin school of the virtuoso Yuri Yankelievich. She combines brilliant performance technique and depth of interpretation with a striking temperament and unique violin sound. With her remarkable artistic flexibility and versatility, Verustinia successfully combines performances with orchestras and recitals with chamber music. Her talent has been highly appreciated by Mstislav Rostropovich and Vladimir Spivakov and their foundations for gifted young musicians.
Verustinia Schur-Ovchinnikova was born in 1985. She initially received her musical education at the Central Music School of the P.I. Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory in the class of the noted artist and teacher Galina Turchaninova (the first teacher of Maxim Vengerov, considered the greatest living violinist). Her teachers at the P.I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatoire are famous musicians of the rank of Irina Bochkova, Alexander Bonduryansky, Marina Yashvili, Alexander Rudin.
Verustinia is a laureate of a number of international competitions, such as the Moscow International Glazunov Violin Competition, the 8th International Festival for Young Soloists, the 4th edition of the Moscow International Competition "Virtuosi of the XXI Century". Winner of the David Oistrakh Special Prize, as well as a member of the Rostropovich Foundation, the Vladimir Spivakov International Foundation, the New Names Foundation and the Russian Performing Arts Foundation.
Verustinia Schur-Ovchinnikova has had an active international concert career since her childhood years, touring constantly with recitals and orchestral concerts in many countries, such as Japan, Korea, Austria, Italy, Israel, Turkey, Lithuania, Estonia and others. The violinist's repertoire covers almost the entire violin literature, including early Baroque music, the latest contemporary styles and jazz compositions, as well as performances with various chamber ensembles, such as piano duos, trios and others.
Ilya Ovchinnikov is a brilliant and iconic representative of the Russian Heinrich Neuhaus School for pianists. He was born into a family of musicians. He started playing the piano under the influence of his father, the famous pianist, professor and director of the Central Music School of the P.I. Tchaikrvsky Moscow Conservatory Vladimir Ovchinnikov.
Ilya graduated from the P.I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory of Music with a gold medal, after which he defended his master's degree in Musical Arts. Among his teachers are world-renowned professors of the rank of A. Nasedkin, A. Rudin, A. Bonduryansky. During his studies at the Moscow Conservatory Ilya Ovchinnikov became a prize-winner of numerous international competitions, including the "Sendai International Music Competition" (SIMC, Japan, 2007), as well as the "Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe" (YMFE,2002).
In 2009, Ilya Ovchinnikov began teaching at the University of Music "Sakuyo" in Japan. Since 2012 he has combined his activities there with those at the Moscow Gnessin Music College.
Ilya Ovchinnikov is a member of music associations such as the Russian Performing Arts Foundation, the Association of the Winners of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. For many years Ilya Ovchinnikov has been actively performing in Russia, Japan, Korea, Austria and other countries, regularly giving recitals and concerts with various orchestras, conducting master classes and taking part in many international festivals. His repertoire encompasses all styles of piano literature, from 18th-century piano music to the most modern contemporary piano and jazz compositions. At the same time, Ilya Ovchinnikov prefers to combine his solo career with performances of various chamber formations such as piano duos and trios.