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Mira Yevtich
was born in Belgrade and started playing the piano at a very young
age. From 1971 to 1976 Ms. Yevtich studied and graduated her
Bachelor of Music degree as Concert Pianist and Chamber Musician at
the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory. In 1978 to 1980 she was
awarded the Doctorate, piano performance at Moscow State
Conservatory and in 1987 to 1990 she was appointed for the Doctorate
in musical teaching at the Gnessin State Institute. At the
International Festival of Modern Music, St. Petersburg in 1988, Ms.
Yevtich was chosen among over 300 performers by the German record
company Col Legno to make a live recording of Piano Concerto no. 2
written by Ivan Jevtic. She is also a winner of an International
Piano Competition in former Yugoslavia.International concert
engagement world wide followed and during the period 1995 to 1997
Ms. Yevtich held the appointment as professor for piano at the
Australian Institute of Music, Sydney; in between having held the
position of visiting professor for piano at the St. Petersburg
Conservatory.
Holding Australian nationality, Mira Yevtich is often invited as
guest performer at the Sydney Opera House, Liszt Society, and Sydney
Radio and at the Sydney University AIM, AICM New South Wales,
Adelaide and Canberra. Ms. Yevtich continue to perform
internationally as soloist and recitals in the Great Philharmonic
Hall, St. Petersburg at the ‘White Nights Festival’, in Finland,
Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Russia and
America. Ms. Yevtich has regularly performed as soloist with
internationally renowned conductors such as Gergiev, Svetlanov,
Katz, Gerg, Rat, Yuri Bashmet, Dmitry Yablonsky, Akiro Naito, Andre
Pereigne and others. She has recorded several CD’s for various
labels including 3 CD’s for Bel Air Music.
After the St. Petersburg World Festival for Contemporary Music,
Mikhail Bialik wrote: “The renowned Mira Yevtich gave a
brilliant performance and made us listen to the 2nd
concerto for piano and orchestra by the composer Ivan Yevtic and the
1st concerto for piano and orchestra by Brahms. Mira
Yevtich did not only demonstrate a technical brilliance but also a
moving interpretation, without reserve, that one finds only in the
rarest of talents. An exceptional interpretation of composers
including Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Scriabin by a musician
that evidently knows the soul of the music”.
The Sydney Morning Herald,
Australia wrote: “With the passing of years it is not often that one
has the opportunity to listen to the sublime performances of Mira
Yevtich. Her virtuosity and education reveal a rare talent, energy
and love for music. Her repertoire includes a vast program of
classic and modern composers such as Haydn, Beethoven, Mussorgsky,
Prokofiev and Rachmaninov to mention a few. We are proud and
delighted with the opportunity to ‘steal’ this exceptional artist
from the European concert halls and wish it will be possible to
listen to her again in the years to come”.
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Ksenia
Bashmet
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Ksenia Bashmet
was born in Moscow in 1980. Ksenia graduated from the Gnessins`
Special Music School under Professor Elena Efrussi and Tatiana
Zelikman, and later from the Moscow State Conservatory where she
studied under professor Lev Naumov. Ksenia is now a postgraduate at
the Moscow Conservatory studying chamber music with Tigran Alikhanov,
and accompaniment with Irina Kirillova. She was awarded a diploma at
the International Festival “Virtuosi 2000”, the 3rd prize
on the First Taneyev International Chamber Music
Competition, Kaluga, 2002 and 2nd prize in the 18th
International Chamber Music Competition, Caltanissetta 2003.
Ksenia is a laureate of a youth award “Triumph”, 2004 and she has
also taken part in the following international festivals: Verbier,
Switzerland 1999, Tanglewood, USA 1999, Elba Island, Italy
1997-2003, “December Evenings”, Moscow 1999, “Homecoming”, Moscow
1999-2004, ”Ars Longa”, Moscow, 2002-2004, ”Young Stars of 21
century”, Samara, 2004. She has performed as a soloist throughout
Europe, the USA, Japan, Israel, at venues such as “New Tokyo Opera
City Hall”, the Vienna ”Musikverein”, “Beethoven Halle” and the
Great Hall of Moscow State Conservatory.
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