THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION“HEIRS OF ORPHEUS”

2016

Union of Concert Performers of RussiaLong Island Conservatory of Music

Piano Global FoundationAlbena Resort

MP Music Competitions

PRESENT

“Heirs of Orpheus”IV

International Music Competition

September 2-8, 2016

www.heirsoforpheus.org

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IV INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

“HEIRS OF ORPHEUS” ALBENA, BULGARIA 2 – 8 September 2016

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02.09.2016 (Friday) Albena 04.00 p.m. Atlantic Hall

O P E N I N G CONCERT OF JURY MEMBERS

Germany, USA 03.09.2016 (Saturday) Albena 04.00 p.m. Atlantic Hall COMPETITION PROGRAM Section "Classical Music"

Accordion I & III, Piano III, 1st round Piano IV, 1st round Violin IV, Trumpet II, Instrumental ensemble I, Piano duo II, ‘Teacher & Student” II a. g.

Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey

04.09.2016 (Sunday) Albena 04.00 p.m. Atlantic Hall COMPETITION PROGRAM Section "Classical Music"

Accordion II, Violoncello II, Piano III, 2nd round Piano IV, 2nd round Violin IV,

1st round Classic singing III, 1st round Chamber ensemble III a. g.

Armenia, Bulgaria, Chile, Germany, Italy, Russian Federation, Switzerland, South Korea, Turkey,

05.09.2016 (Monday) Albena 04.00 p.m. Atlantic Hall

COMPETITION PROGRAM Section "Classical Music"

Flute I & III, Violoncello III, Piano II,

1st round Piano V, Piano duo IV a. g.

Austria, Bulgaria, Moldova, Russian Federation, The Netherlands, Turkey

06.09.2016 (Tuesday) Albena 04.00 p.m. Atlantic Hall COMPETITION PROGRAM Section "Classical Music"

Piano I, 2nd round Piano V, Clarinet III, 2nd round Classic singing III, 2nd round Chamber ensemble III a. g.

Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Germany, Moldova,

Russian Federation, South Korea, The Netherlands, Turkey

07.09.2016 (Wednesday) Albena 04.00 p.m. Atlantic Hall COMPETITION PROGRAM

Section “Pop-Rock & Jazz” Soloist-Singer IV a. g. Russian Federation

04.30 p.m. Atlantic Hall

CONTEST “GRAND PRIX”

08.09.2016 (Thursday) Albena 04.00 p.m. Atlantic Hall

AWARD CEREMONY and

WINNERS GALA CONCERT OF IV INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

“HEIRS OF ORPHEUS” 2016 ALBENA BULGARIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 – 9 September 2016 Albena

MASTER CLASSES Piano, Piano duo (duet), Flute,

Chamber Music, Accompaniment

Jury

Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov (Germany)Prof. Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov was born in Sofa, Bulgaria into a family of musicians. Since 1982 he was a teacher in a number of music institutions in Germany and in 1999 was appointed Professor at the National Music Academy in Trossingen, Germany. He has been a jury member of many international competitions in Italy, Canada, Germany, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, USA, etc. In 2002 the University Quing Dao, China awarded him the title of Honorary Professor. Prof. Baynov is the founder and the head of the unique Baynov-Piano-Ensemble, which is performing a wide repertoire of piano ensemble music throughout the world. His successful concert activity (with a repertoire of more than 40 piano concertos) includes performances in many countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Australia and Africa, as well as 20 CD recordings.

Tamara Poddubnaya (U.S.A.)Tamara Poddubnaya holds a PhD in Piano Performance from Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, St. Petersburg. She is a Professor and a Dean of Music Department at Long Island Conservatory of Music, Albertson, New York. Dr. Poddubnaya has adjudicated as a chairperson numerous international competitions and festivals and held master classes all over the world, in Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, England, Italy, Israel, Russia, France, USA, Belgium, Bulgaria, Turkey, Spain etc.. She has performed in Russia, Georgia, USA, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Korea etc. Dr. Poddubnaya has received numerous frst prizes and Grand Prix'es for solo and chamber music performances and had appeared in TV and radio programs throughout Europe and US. She was a co-founder of "Peter the Great Festival" in Netherlands, Portland(ME) International Piano Festival, "Music without Borders" International Piano Festival at Gould Academy, Bethel, ME. She is a holder of the Golden Muse and Si. Sophia Awards in Bulgaria.

Georgi Spasov (Bulgaria)Professor at National Academy of Music «Pancho Vladigerov», Sofa. Holder of the Golden Muse Award. Georgi Spasov performs and gives master classes all over the world. He adjudicates at numerous international competitions and festivals in Europe, U.S.A., South Korea etc.

Bogomil Bonev (Bulgaria)The artistic director and co-founder of the International Music Festivals-Competitions «Hopes, Talents, Masters» (1996-2012), «Folklore Without Borders» (2001-2012), Bogomil Bonev studied in Sofa at National Academy of Music «Pancho Vladigerov» both as a pianist and musicologist, also graduated from Leningrad Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory. His teaching experience includes St. Petersburg Musical Pedagogical College and Krupskaya Institute of Culture. He is an author of numerous articles about musician's educational and professional problems, published in mass media. He translated works of his teacher — Michael Druskin from Russian into Bulgarian, as well as other important musical literature, published in «Musical Horizons» Bulgarian magazine.He is a member of Union of Concert Workers of Russia (Leningrad district division) and Union of Bulgarian Composers.

Piano

Patrick MeierMusic & Arts school “Glock”, Muhlacker, Germany Teacher Margarete Glock - R. Schumann – Wilder Reiter - R. Krentzlin – Ein Tanzchen - A. Loeschhorn – Etude op.65 No.40 - F. Kuhlau – 6 small variations

Mert Hakan SekerEskishehir Anatolian University State Conservatory, Turkey Teacher Prof. Serla Balkarli - F. Schubert – Scherzo - I. Baran – Soylesi (“Dialogue”) - A. Diabelli – Rondo - D. Kabalevsky – Song of Cavalry

Mayya Saburbaeva Lycee francais Pierre Loti, Istanbul, Turkey / Russian Federation Teacher Ofelia Alasgarova - F. Burgmuller – Arabesque - R. Schumann – Sicilienne - M. Clementi – Sonatina op.36 No.4 - Turkish folk music “Halay”

Ayse Cemre AgirgolMimar Sinan Fine Arts University Conservatory, Istanbul Turkey Teacher Assoc. Prof. Ayca Aytug - J. S. Bach- Small prelude d minor - R. Schumann – “The happy Farmer” - M. Clementi – Sonatina - A. Saygun – “African kedi” (“African cat”)

Miguel SteinlechnerMusic school, Wattens Austria Teacher Elina Steinlechner-Glock - C. A. Loeschhorn – Etude d minor No. 25 - C. Ph.-E. Bach – Solfeggio Wq 117 No. 2 - P. I. Tschaikowsky – “Sweet Dreams”

Radoslav ChikolovNSMDA “Dobrin Petkov” Plovdiv, Bulgaria Teacher Svetla Koseva- R. Glier – Rondo op. 43 No. 6 - F.-E. Bach – Fantasia - D. Shostakovich – Romance - F. Schubert – Landler D 366

Aleksandr KniazevChCSM Samara, Russian Federation Teacher Larisa Illarionova - J. S. Bach - Three part invention No 11 g minor - F. Chopin – Nocturne No. 20 c-sharp minor, Posthume - F. Liszt – Etude op. 1 No. 4 d minor

Viktoria VlahovaArt school “Emanuil Manolov”, Kazanlak, Bulgaria Teacher Elena Yulianova- G. F. Telemann – Fantasy in g minor - B. Martinu – “Colombina sings” - V. Stoyanov – Horovodno

Piano

Georgi ChikolovNSMDA “Dobrin Petkov” Plovdiv, Bulgaria Teacher Svetla Koseva- S. Rachmaninoff – Elegie op. 3 No. 1 - F. Chopin – Mazurka op.68 No. 2 - I. Albeniz – Asturias

Lev DavydovBuzuluk music college, Orenburg district, Russian Federation Teacher Natalia Kondrashova- L. van Beethoven – Sonata op.13 No. 8 “Pathetique” I mov. - F. Liszt – Cocert etude “Gnommenreigen” (Dance of the Dwarves) - F. Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11

Seyyah TatlidedeAkademix Fine arts center Bursa, Turkey Teacher Elena Cekic- F. Chopin – Waltz op. 64 No. 1 - I. Baran – Soylesi (“Dialogue”)

Yoanna IvanovaNSA “Prof. Veselin Stoyanov” Ruse, Bulgaria Teacher Krasimira Ivanova- J. S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue No.6 in d minor from WTC b. 1 - F. Mendelssohn – Fantasy op.28 in f sharp minor

Yoana GeorgievaVeliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Teacher Prof. Liliya Naumova- F. Chopin – Polonaise op. 26 No. 1 - D. Milhaud – “Brazilian dance”

Damla KosarIstanbul University State Conservatory Istanbul,Turkey Teacher Eser SakirAkademix Fine arts center Bursa, Turkey Teacher Elena Cekic- R. Schumann – “Faschingsschwank aus Wien” op. 26 Allegro - A. Saygun – Etude op. 38 No. 1

Yoana RaychevaNSA “Dobri Hristov” Varna, Bulgaria Teacher Maria Gineva- W. A. Mozart – Fantasia K. 396 in c minor - C. Debussy – “La Soiree dans Grenade”, “Jardins sous la pluie” from “Estampes”

Anahit ArushanyanYerevan State Conservatory, Armenia Teacher Dr. Margar Sedrakyan - F. Chopin – Etude g sharp minor op. 25 No. 6 - F. Mendelssohn – “Serious variations” - Bizet-Horowitz – “Carmen fantasy”

Piano

Kerem ErnurBilkent Conservatory, Turkey Teacher Irina Kherj- L. van Beethoven – Sonata op. 10 No. 3 I mov. - C. Debussy – “Fireworks” - S. Rachmaninoff – Etude tableaux op. 33 No. 4 in d minor

Angela PeriniConservatory of Italian Switzerland Lugano, Switzerland / Italy Teacher Prof. Mauro HarschI round - F.Chopin -Etude op.25 No. 1 - J. S. Bach – Prelude, Allemande, Minuet I, Minuet II, Gigue from Partita I - W. A. Mozart – Variations Dupart KV 573 II round - F. Chopin – Scherzo op. 31 No. 2 - C. Debussy – “Les colmes di Anacapri” from Preludes b. I

Christian SandersNetherlands/U.S.A./AustriaPrivat Universität Konservatorium WienTeacher Prof. Johannes KropftschI round - D. Scarlatti – Sonata K24 A major - C. Debussy – Etude No. 7 - F. Chopin – Etude op. 25 No. 12 - F. Schubert – Sonata D 850 I mov. II round - F. Schubert – Sonata D 960 B fat major

Olga RotariIstanbul University State Conservatory, Turkey / Moldova Teacher Prof. Cana GurmenI round - J. S. Bach – Partita No. 2 c minor BWV 826, Sinfonia - W. A. Mozart – “Unser dummer Pobel meint” KV 455 - A. Saygun – Etudes on Aksak rythms, op 38 No. 9 II round - S. Rachmaninoff – Etude tableau op. 33 No. 6 in e fat minor - C. Debussy – Toccata from “Pour le piano”

String Instruments

Stefan SamardzhievNAM “Prof. Pancho Wladigerov” Sofa, Bulgaria Teacher Prof. Stoyka MilanovaI round- J. S. Bach – Adagio and Presto from Sonata No.1 - N. Paganini – Caprice No.23 - P. Hindemith – Sonata in C I mov. II round- C. Saint-Saens – Introduction and Rondo capriccioso - P. Hristoskov – Tezhka Rachenitsa

Georgi MikheevNSA “Dobri Hristov” Varna, Bulgaria / Russian FederationTeacher Vanya Nikolcheva- D. Shostakovich – Romance from “The Gadely” - A. Arutunian – Impromptu

Ipek ErsezTrakiya University State Conservatory, Edirne TurkeyTeacher Tanju Araboglu- J. B. Breval – Sonata in C major, Allegro, Rondo gracioso - C. Webster – Scherzo

Handan KaanTrakiya University State Conservatory, Edirne TurkeyTeacher Tanju Araboglu- Piatti – Caprice No. 7 - A. Saygun – Partita - J. Haydn – Concerto for Violincello C major I mov.

Wind instruments

Beloslava KaratodorovaNSA “Prof. Veselin Stoyanov”, Ruse, BulgariaTeacher Krasimira Velikova - Fr.-Joseph Gossec – Tambourin - Parashkev Hadzhiev – Rondino - Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti – Minuet

Elitsa Kremen MitovaNSM “Lubomir Pipkov” Sofa, BulgariaTeacher Iva Lubomirova- M. Goleminov – “Harwest time” - Jean-Philippe Rameau – Tambourine

Kristina KirilovaNSM “Lubomir Pipkov” Sofa, BulgariaTeacher Prof. Georgi Spasov - Sigfrid Karg-Elert - Chaconne–Caprice No. 30 op. 107- G. Zlatev-Cherkin – Pastoral - Henri Busser – Prelude et Scherzo op. 35

Maria-Tereza KarageorgievaNSM “Lubomir Pipkov” Sofa, BulgariaTeacher Iva Lubomirova - W. A. Mozart – Rondo - G. F. Telemann – No. 3 from 12 Fantasias for solo Flute

Antonia MirchevaNSM “Lubomir Pipkov” Sofa, BulgariaTeacher Iva Lubomirova- Sigfrid Karg-Ebert – Chaconne - Pietro Morlocchi –Ie Pastore svizzero

Berk GasparTrakiya University State Conservatory Edirne, Turkey Teacher Prof. Dr. Ali Akbarov- C.-M. von Weber – Concertino E fat major

Hristiyan DimitrovCSM of House of Culture “Nauka – 1870” Troyan, BulgariaTeacher Boyko Kovachev - Vyacheslav Shchelokov – Concerto for Trumpet No. 3 - Julien Pore – Concertino No. 19

Accordion

Patrick MeierMusic & Arts school “Glock”, Muhlacker, GermanyTeacher Margarete Glock - A. Ivanov – Tiroler Walzer - H.-G. Koltz – Blues variations - A. Ivanov – Pretty Minka

Judith BoolMusic & Arts school “Glock”, Muhlacker, GermanyTeacher Margarete Glock - Gunter Ketzschler – from “Folkdances”: Paydushka (Bg) & Kaukas Dance-song - R. Schimtschik – Variations on a minor Caprice of N. Paganini

Angelika VogelMusic & Arts school “Glock”, Muhlacker, GermanyTeacher Margarete Glock - G. Barton – Toccata and Fugue in d minor - P. Deiro – Fantasy-Rhapsody

John JaufmannMusic & Arts school “Glock”, Muhlacker, GermanyTeacher Margarete Glock - JM. Seiber – Prelude - P. Pizzigoni - Lights and shadows - Ch. Manjante – Accordion Boogie

Karina LikaiMusic & Arts school “Glock”, Muhlacker, GermanyTeacher Margarete Glock - A. Volpi – Prelude - D. Scarlatti – Sonata pastoral - R. Bagilin – Caramel Auction

Florian BoolMusic & Arts school “Glock”, Muhlacker, GermanyTeacher Margarete Glock - A. Oginsky – Polonaise - A. Vossen – Flick-fack - B. Klur – Rain

Ensembles

Piano duо Andrey Andreev & Georgi BelchevNAM “Prof. Pancho Wladigerov” Sofa / NSMSA “Hristina Morfova” Stara Zagora, BulgariaTeacher Pavlina Kangalova- L. van Beethoven – 8 variations for piano 4 hands on a theme by Count Waldstein № 67 - M. de Falla – Spanish dance №2 from “La vida breve”- transcri. for piano 4 hands - M. Goleminov – “Firedancing woman” – transcription for piano 4 hands P.Petrov

Piano duо Velislava Stoyanova & Martin DafnovAcademy of music, dance & fne arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Teacher Prof. D. Romeo Smilkov- W. A. Mozart – Variations in G major - F. Poulenc – Sonata for 4 hands - Nikolay Stoykov – Two Bulgarian dances: “A Butterfy walked”, “A dance on embers”

Duo Clarinet & Piano Julia Guhl & Ye-Ran KimState University of Music in Trossingen, Germany / South KoreaTeacher Prof. Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov I round- J. Brahms – Sonata for Clarinet & Piano No. 1 Op. 120 I mov. Allegro appassionato- W. Lutoslawski – Dance Preludes: No. 1. Allegro molto, No. 2. Andantino- C.-M. von Weber - Grand Duo Concertant op. 48 I mov. Allegro con fuoco II round- C.-M. von Weber - Grand Duo Concertant op. 48 III mov. Rondo. Allegro - W. Lutoslawski – Dance Preludes: No. 3 Allegro giocoso, No. 4 Andante- J. Brahms – Sonata for Clarinet & Piano No. 1 Op. 120 IV mov. Vivace

Trio Accordions John Jaufmann, Karina Likai, Angelika VogelMusic & Arts school “Glock”, Muhlacker, GermanyTeacher Margarete Glock- Janusz Wojtarosicz – “Proms” - L. Derbenko – Carneval - A. Polonsky – “Flowering May”

Piano duo Seyyah Tatlidede & Elena CekicAkademix Fine arts center Bursa, TurkeyTeacher Elena Cekic- V. Sapozhnikov - "Journey to heaven"- R. Eilenberg - Gallop "Farewell to Petersburg"

Singing

Celine Maya WalkleyState Conservatory Wiesbaden, Germany / Municipal theatre Santiago, Chile Teacher Prof. Andrew Reid I round- G. F. Handel – Aria of Ariodante “Dopo notte” from Ariodante - G. Bizet – Seguidilla from Opera “Carmen” - W. A. Mozart – Aria of Sextus “Parto, parto” from Opera “La Clemanza di Tito” II round- G. Rossini – Aria “Ah! Quel giorno” from Opera “Semiramida” - J. Strauss – Prince Orlofsky`s Song from Opera “Die Federmaus” - G. F. Handel – Aria of Dejanira “Where shall I fy?” from Opera “Hercules”

Tatyana SirotinaRussia I Tour- K. Gyulmezov, J, Kirin - “For You I Was”- V. Klimenkov – “Fly, My Soul” - P. Yermishev, M. Suvorov – “Bloom, My Earth”II Tour- I. Reznik, A. Gargov - “Forget Your Way Back”- Y. Saul'sky, L.Zaval'nyuk - “I Wish For You, My Earth”