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Stefan Velkov Guitar Recital
2018-04-19

19 April 2018

Odeion

19:30

Bulgarian-born Stefan Velkov was introduced to music since earliest childhood. His official training in music theory, piano and guitar started at the age of seven.

Stefan received his first music degree as a guitar and light music performer from the Bulgarian State Conservatoire (later renamed to Bulgarian Academy of Music). At this stage (the late seventies of the 20th century) the guitar in Bulgaria was still regarded mostly as a light-music instrument. That is why it was included as a study subject only within the Light Music Department of the Conservatoire. The interest and the knowledge of the classical guitar was still at its infancy, but its popularity was growing fast. This made it necessary for the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture to make a historic decision: for the first time in Bulgarian music history, a decision was made to send a young Bulgarian guitarist to Germany to receive a proper music degree in classical guitar and to return to Bulgaria and introduce classical guitar as a subject at the Bulgarian Academy of Music.

After competing with all the most talented guitarists of the country, Stefan won the competition which enabled him to receive a master's degree in classical guitar from the Berliner Hochschule fur Musik Hanns Eisler. He completed his studies in guitar, piano and composition with a special reward of the Hochshule as one of the five best students. During his studies he also won the competition for the best guitar composition.

During his studies abroad (1981 - 1988) Stefan met and had masterclasses with most of the best guitar professors and guitar maestros of our time: Maria-Livia Sao Marcos (Switzerland/ Brazil), Costas Cotsiolis (Greece), Dieter Kreidler (Germany) and Leo Brouwer (Cuba).

In 1986 he was appointed as the first classical guitar lecturer at the Bulgarian Academy of Music and chairperson of the guitar festivals and competitions. This was the time when his own active concert career began. Stefan's repertoire includes most of the great masterpieces ever written for this instrument, but he became more and more known for his own compositions for guitar which, according to critics, outshine the best known masterpieces created for classical guitar.

Stefan’s arrival in SA (1991), coincided with the search of the Free State Musicon for a qualified guitar lecturer in order to introduce the subject classical guitar as part of its music training programme. He was offered the position of senior guitar lecturer at the Musicon which he holds until present day. During this time he also taught at the University of the Free State (1992 - 1999).

Stefan has given concerts in Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, England and South Africa.

PROGRAMME

  • Velkov: Summer Dream
    From the golden heritage of the classical guitar:
    • Villa-Lobos: Prelude
  • Two Magnificent Arpeggios
    • Giuliani
    • Brower
  • Two Romantic Pieces:
    • Velkov: Serenade
    • Velkov: Adagio (The Magic Of Love)
  • Velkov: Bulgarian Suite for Guitar
    • I Bulgarian folk dance
    • II Bulgarian folk-singing
    • III Bulgarian folk dance in 7/8
    • IV Bulgarian folk-song
    • V Bulgarian folk dance in 9/8
  • Velkov: Tango
  • Velkov: Two Modern Dances
  • Velkov: The Wild Horse

ADMISSION

  • R120 (adults)
  • *R80 (pensioners)
  • *R70 (UFS staff)
  • *R50 (students, learners and block bookings of 10+)

Tickets available at Computicket or online at http://online.computicket.com/web/

*Please note that tickets for pensioners, students, learners and UFS staff can only be purchased at a Computicket outlet (Shoprite Checkers) or at the doors since a valid card or ID has to be presented to qualify for the above mentioned discount.

ENQUIRIES
Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)


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Avigail Bushakevitz – Violin Recital with Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)

7 June 2012
Odeion
19:30

Avigail Bushakevitz was born in Jerusalem (Israel) in 1988. She is currently studying violin with Sylvia Rosenberg at the Juilliard School of Music. In South Africa she studied under the guidance of Prof. Jack de Wet in Stellenbosch and Cape Town. She is the winner of the first prize in the UNISA National Strings Competition 2009. She was the only South African in the semi-finals of the 2nd UNISA International String Competition. In 2001 she was a finalist and category winner at the Sanlam Music Competition for Primary School Pupils. She has appeared numerous times as soloist in symphony concerts with various orchestras in South Africa. In 2002, 2004 and 2005 she was a finalist and winner of the strings category in the ABSA National Youth Music Competition. At the age of 16 she was the overall winner and youngest participant of the Huguenot Music Competition. In October 2006 Avigail won five prizes including 1st prize at the Unisa South African Music Scholarship Competition. Later that month she won the Pick 'n Pay/FMR music travel award, which enabled her to audition at, among other music institutions, the Juilliard School of Music. She regularly performs in recitals all over the country - often with her brothers, Benjamin and Ammiel.

Ammiel Bushakevitz was born in Jerusalem (Israel) in 1986. As recipient of the DAAD International Scholarship for Artists, he is currently studying under Phillip Moll at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig (Germany). Ammiel has given performances as soloist and chamber musician in centres like London, Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Zurich, Bonn, Turin, Hamburg, Milan and Bayreuth. He has appeared as soloist with every professional orchestra in South Africa, including the Cape Town Philharmonic, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Durban Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa. In addition to his studies in Leipzig, he also furthered his studies at the Franz Schubert Institute in Baden bei Wien (Austria) and at the European Academy of Music and Arts in Montepulciano (Italy). He holds B.Mus. and M.Mus. degrees in solo piano from the University of Pretoria (where he studied under Prof. Joseph Stanford). In 2008 Ammiel won the Unisa Music Scholarship Competition for Performers. Other competitions he has won, include the Musicon National Piano Competition (1st prize), the Philip Moore National Music Competition (1st prize) and the Lionel Bowman Beethoven Competition (1st prize).

Programme:
Bartók – Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, Sz.76
Strauss - Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
Schubert - Sonata in A major, D.574
Lutoslawski - Partita
Wieniawski - Polonaise Brillante No. 2 in A major, Op. 21

Admission:
R120 (adults), R80 (pensioners, students and learners)
R50 (block booking of 10+)
Tickets available at Computicket.

Enquiries:
Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)
 

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