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Coventry Telegraph
October 19, 2012 Friday
Edition 1; National Edition
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE;
Violin ace Mikhail's bringing Eastern promise ; Classical
by PATSY FULLER
RUSSIAN-born violinist Mikhail Simonyan will be delving into the
folklore of his homeland when he plays in Coventry next week.
The 26-year-old was born in Novosibirsk of Russian/Armenian
extraction, but he has lived in America since 1999.
His recent CD, aptly named Two Souls, features violin concertos from
both cultures - one by Armenian composer Khachaturian and the other by
the American Samuel Barber.
And it is the sizzling, vibrant, Khachaturian concerto which he will
be playing on Wednesday when he teams up with the Dresden Philharmonic
Orchestra for a concert at Warwick Arts Centre.
The concert will open on a Russian note with Excerpts From Cinderella
Suite by Prokofiev but will straddle the Atlantic for its finale -
Dvorak's Symphony No 9 (From the New World), much loved for its
beautiful melodies.
The conductor will be Berlinborn Michael Sanderling, who became
principal conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic at the beginning of
the 2011/12 season.
Tickets 024 7652 4524.
TALENTED young musicians from Coventry will be joined by city academic
and pianist Julian Hellaby for their autumn concert.
Julian will be the soloist for Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No.1 when
the orchestra gives a concert at Guy Nelson Hall, Myton Road, Warwick,
on October 28.
He studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music and has performed as a
soloist, accompanist and chamber musician in Europe, the Middle East,
South Africa and throughout the UK, including recitals in the Wigmore
Hall and Purcell Room.
He is an examiner, trainer and moderator for the Associated Board of
the Royal School of Music and is Associate Research Fellow at Coventry
University. The programme will also include Mendelssohn's War of the
Priests; German's Three Dances from Henry VIII and Bizet's
L'Arlesienne Suite No 2. Tickets £8 (£5 concessions) at the door.
THE singers of the Coventry Male Voice Choir are preparing for a big
night at London's Royal Albert Hall.
The choir is taking part in a Festival of Brass and Voices in aid of
Cancer Research on November 3. The concert will feature 58 choirs and
two brass brands from all over the country.
Some 1,800 singers and musicians will be involved but the Coventry
choir will be the only choir from the West Midlands taking part.
The choir rehearses at Foleshill Community Centre and is always on the
lookout for new members of all ages. Call the choir secretary David
Howlin on 079 4638 4942 for details.
October 19, 2012 Friday
Edition 1; National Edition
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE;
Violin ace Mikhail's bringing Eastern promise ; Classical
by PATSY FULLER
RUSSIAN-born violinist Mikhail Simonyan will be delving into the
folklore of his homeland when he plays in Coventry next week.
The 26-year-old was born in Novosibirsk of Russian/Armenian
extraction, but he has lived in America since 1999.
His recent CD, aptly named Two Souls, features violin concertos from
both cultures - one by Armenian composer Khachaturian and the other by
the American Samuel Barber.
And it is the sizzling, vibrant, Khachaturian concerto which he will
be playing on Wednesday when he teams up with the Dresden Philharmonic
Orchestra for a concert at Warwick Arts Centre.
The concert will open on a Russian note with Excerpts From Cinderella
Suite by Prokofiev but will straddle the Atlantic for its finale -
Dvorak's Symphony No 9 (From the New World), much loved for its
beautiful melodies.
The conductor will be Berlinborn Michael Sanderling, who became
principal conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic at the beginning of
the 2011/12 season.
Tickets 024 7652 4524.
TALENTED young musicians from Coventry will be joined by city academic
and pianist Julian Hellaby for their autumn concert.
Julian will be the soloist for Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No.1 when
the orchestra gives a concert at Guy Nelson Hall, Myton Road, Warwick,
on October 28.
He studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music and has performed as a
soloist, accompanist and chamber musician in Europe, the Middle East,
South Africa and throughout the UK, including recitals in the Wigmore
Hall and Purcell Room.
He is an examiner, trainer and moderator for the Associated Board of
the Royal School of Music and is Associate Research Fellow at Coventry
University. The programme will also include Mendelssohn's War of the
Priests; German's Three Dances from Henry VIII and Bizet's
L'Arlesienne Suite No 2. Tickets £8 (£5 concessions) at the door.
THE singers of the Coventry Male Voice Choir are preparing for a big
night at London's Royal Albert Hall.
The choir is taking part in a Festival of Brass and Voices in aid of
Cancer Research on November 3. The concert will feature 58 choirs and
two brass brands from all over the country.
Some 1,800 singers and musicians will be involved but the Coventry
choir will be the only choir from the West Midlands taking part.
The choir rehearses at Foleshill Community Centre and is always on the
lookout for new members of all ages. Call the choir secretary David
Howlin on 079 4638 4942 for details.