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Mariangela Vacatello Piano Recital
2019-01-29

…dazzling, virtuosic Italian pianist in concert…

Mariangela Vacatello 
PIANO RECITAL 
8 February 2019 
Odeion 
19:30

"... and even when Ginastera gives you one piece with a close family likeness to another, you listen with a sense of renewal thanks to performances by Mariangela Vacatello of a superb zest, brio and imaginative scope... she has technique in spades, making her a front-runner with Argerich's legendary live Three Argentinian Dances... no praise could be high enough for Vacatello's achievement." (Gramophone 2016)

Mariangela Vacatello is recognised worldwide as an exceptionally gifted artist, reflected in the numerous awards and effusive reviews she received. Her performances have regularly been broadcasted by prestigious radio stations worldwide. The Second Prize at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in 1999, at the age of 17, catapulted her towards an international career as a soloist, performing at Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), Walt Disney Hall, Montpellier Festival, Weill Hall (NYC) and the Oriental Centre (Shanghaj). She has appeared with such prominent orchestras as the Philharmonic of Teatro alla Scala, National Orchestra Santa Cecilia (Rome), RAI in Turin, Lithuanian Symphony, Stuttgarter Philharmonics, Prague Chamber Orchestra and has performed with renowned conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Krystof Penderecky, Andrès Orozco-Estrada, Gábor Takács-Nagy and Alain Lombard. Amongst her numerous top awards the following deserve special mention: the Solti Foundation Award, XVII Venice Prize, Finalist and Worldwide Audience Award at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, 1st Prize Top of the World International Piano Competition 2009 and the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in 2005. Mariangela Vacatello was born in Naples (Italy) and studied at the Imola Piano Academy, Milan Conservatory and Royal Academy of Music (London).

ADMISSION

  • R150 (adults)
  • *R80 (pensioners)
  • *R80 (UFS staff)
  • *R60 (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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UFS Department of Music presents - Russian soprano EVGENIA GREKOVA and IRINA PURYSHINSKAJA (piano)



UFS Department of Music presents
Russian soprano EVGENIA GREKOVA and IRINA PURYSHINSKAJA (piano)
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Odeion
19:30

The Russian soprano Evgenia Grekova, born in Kurgan, visited South Africa for the first time in 2006 to compete in the Unisa Vodacom International Singing Competition in Pretoria. She won the concert category and four prizes in total.

Grekova studied music in Moscow and Karlsruhe in Germany, and attended master classes by some of the world"s most famous singers, including Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Edith Mathis, Mirella Freni and Marilyn Horne.

While still a student she made her professional debut with the Stuttgart State Opera. In 2001 she joined the ensemble of the Nürnberg Opera for four years, and built a substantial repertoire in German opera houses, including operas by Bizet, Gluck, Humperdinck, Mozart, Nicolai, Offenbach, Nino Rota and Richard Strauss.

It was during this period, in 2002, that she was invited to make her debut in two Wagner roles (in The Ring and in Tannhauser) at the Bayreuth Festival, which prompted the Neue Zürcher Zeitung to praise her performance as “the vocal miracle of the evening”.

From 2001 she entered several international competitions and won numerous prizes – most recently in the Bido Sayao Competition in Sao Paulo (2009).

She has already sung under the direction of well-known conductors such as Philippe Auguin, Adam Fischer, Antonio Pappano, Helmuth Rilling, Wolfgang Sawallisch and Christian Thielemann. Grekova appeared in concert with top European orchestras, including the WD Rundfunk- and SW Rundfunk Symphonie Orchester, Nürnberger Symphoniker and the Bayrische Kammerorchester.

As a concert artist she was invited to the Richard Strauss Lieder Festival, and was immediately hailed by the press: “An important singer has arrived, in concert and opera.”

With this concert Evgenia will be accompanied by renowned solo and chamber pianist, Irina Puryshinskaja. After her studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and in Germany, Irina gave several solo and chamber music concerts in Germany, Munich, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and China. In 1996 she received a special prize as best Lied pianist at the XII International Robert Schumann Competition (Zwickau) and also took several prizes in other international competitions. Irina has been professor of piano at the Conservatory of Vorarlberg (Austria) since 2000. She is currently professor in piano at the Landeskonservatorium Feldkirch (Austria).

PROGRAMME:
RICHARD STRAUSS
Stänchen
Traum durch die Dämmerung
Die Nacht
Hat gesagt – bleibt’s nicht dabei
Meinem Kinder
Schlechtes Wetter
Morgen!

LEONARD BERNSTEIN
“I hate music!”

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Suleika 1
Der Fluss
Auf dem Wasser zu singen
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Nach und Träume
Im Abendrot

SERGEI RACHMANINOV
U moego okna
Ne poj krasawitza pri mne
Siren’
Vocalise
Sdes horosho
Wesennie wody

ADMISSION:
R100 (adults)
R60 (pensioners, students and learners)
Tickets available at Computicket (at all Shoprite / Checkers shops, Mimosa Mall information desk) and at the doors.

ENQUIRIES:
Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 - 401 2504)




 

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