Madrid
October 11-14 2018
V SPANISH COMPETITION FOR CHAMBER MUSIC WITH HARP
Milda Agazarian
Milda Agazarian, is one of the most prominent teachers, artist and public figures in the world of music in Russia, eminent Worker Culture of Russia Milda Agazarian is the harp teacher at the Russian Academy of Music and the Gnessin School of Moscow Special ( Сollege).
Ms. Agazarian is a founding member and President of the International Association of Teachers of the Harp in Russia and the founder and artistic director of the International Harp Festival in Moscow. He has been a jury of numerous national and international harp competitions and 36 of his students have won prizes at international harp competitions in Russia, France, USA, Bulgaria, Wales, Serbia, Hungary, Spain.
Ms. Agazarian has given Masterclasses in Japan, Great Britain, France, Hungary, Lithuania and Switzerland. She has been the guest of honor of the VI International Bloom Harp Contest in Bloomington, USA, where she presented a program composed of masterpieces from the Russian Music for Harp in the Harpist Masters concert series.
Since 2006 Milda Agazarian is the Teacher-in-Residence of the International Arpa Academy "Arpa Masters" in Switzerland and since 2009 she is the visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Professor Agazarian is a member of the Board of Directors of the Arpa World Congress since 2011 and is the founder and artistic director of the "Arpa Ksenia Erdely International Competition
Ms. Agazarian was born in Yerevan, Armenia. He graduated from the Gnessin Special School in Moscow with a gold medal and a Prize at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. She has worked with a number of orchestras, including the State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra.
Since she was a student she has been and continues to be the successor of legendary Russian harpists and pedagogues such as Mark Rubin, Ksenia Erdely and Vera Dulova. Professor Agazarian keeps, continues and develops the traditions of the famous harp technique of the Russian school.
MERCEDES GÓMEZ
Born in Mexico D.F. Graduated from the National Conservatory of Music, she studied arpists with Judith Flores Alatorre (Mex), Ursula Mazurek (Poland), Marian Shaffer (USA), Marjorie Tire (USA) and Nicanor Zabaleta (Spain). He has been a harpist of the State Orchestra of Mexico, the Symphony Orchestra of the Mining Palace and the Philharmonic Orchestra of the UNAM, and soloist of the main Mexican orchestras, besides having represented Mexico in international festivals in the USA, Canada, Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Poland, Sweden and France.
In 1994, he directed a project of compilation of traditional sonos jarochos, supported by the Trust for Mexico-USA Culture, and published by International Music Service under the title CHILPACHOLE DE ARPA.
He has premiered numerous contemporary Latin American works. Some of them are found in their albums ZARPA AL AZAR (URTEXT 1998), RAMAS (Quindecim 2006) and 3 CONCERTS BY SAMUEL ZYMAN (Urtext 2013).
He has participated in interdisciplinary shows with directors such as Luis Martín Solís, Alberto Lomnitz, Aracelia Guerrero, Bertha Hiriart and Emmanuel Márquez. He was an artist in residence at the University of California (UC Davis, USA) during 1999.
From 1999, he joined, together with Janet Paulus, SONDOS, duet of harps, with whom he recorded ALMÍBAR (Mexican music of the XIX century), CARNIVAL (works for two harps by Armando Luna);
ARPEO (works of contemporary Latin American composers) and DOS DALIAS.
In 2005 he received support from FONCA for an artistic residency at Banff Center for the Arts.
He is a member of the ASSEMBLE TIERRA MESTIZA, directed by Gerardo Tamez, with whom he has recorded IDA Y VUELTA and FOLÍA Y SON.
He studied the MA in Arpa at the Royal Conservatory of Stockholm in Sweden and teaches the harp at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico.
Beatriz Millán has premiered numerous works for harp of Spanish composers including the quartet "Römerglas " by Ramón Barce, "Haikus of the Moon" for flute in sun and harp of Mercedes Zavala and "infinite limit " for flute and harp of Teresa Catalán. Born in Madrid, she studied with the eminent harpist Susann McDonald in Indiana University (USA), winning the outstanding Contest "IU Concerto competition". She is a teacher of harp and chamber music of the Professional Conservatory Arturo Soria of Madrid
Beatriz millán
mendmaa dorzhin
Mendmaa begins to study piano at age five and at seven she enters the Central School of Music of Mongolia (Ulan Bator) At the age of fifteen, she is selected to continue her musical studies in Moscow and enters the Music Academy attached to PI Conservatory Tchaikovsky, where he studied with the great pedagogue Galina Eguiazarova (now a professor at the Reina Sofía School of Music), finishing her studies with an Honor Award.
In 1985, he entered the Higher State Conservatory P.I. Tchaikovsky from Moscow, continuing his studies with A. Ignatieva, I. Smorodinova and E. Kuznetzova. He graduated with high qualifications and received the title of "Master of Fine Arts" in 1990.
During his stay in Moscow, he offers concerts in different rooms and participates in commemorative concerts such as the "150th Anniversary of P.I. Tchaikovsky "," Mozartian Week, "etc.
He records for the RTV of Mongolia, together with the state orchestra of his country.
Already in Spain he quickly joined the Spanish musical world, his activity being very intense and varied. As a concert performer, he offers concerts in different cities and participates in concerts with several chamber groups and accompanies singers in lyrical recitals.
In 1999, he collaborated as a pianist with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. In July 2000, he collaborated with Professor Galina Egiazarova, giving master classes organized by the Department of Culture of the Provincial Council of Vizcaya, at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao. She has taught at the Superior Conservatory Jesus Guridi of Vitoria and has been invited as a member of the jury of the International Piano Competition "City of San Sebastian".
In 2005, he formed a duet with the Ukrainian pianist Vadim Gladkov and in March the presentation concert took place at the Ateneo de Madrid. Over time, the duo will be renamed "Duo Grieg." In September 2006, they participated in the "7th International Grieg Competition" in Oslo, where they were awarded four-handed piano modalities (Second Prize and Special Prize for " Liebeslieder Walzer "by J. Brahms) and in the program with two pianos (First Prize and a special mention for the Vivaldi - Bach Concert)
In April 2006, both were part of the jury of the I International Piano Competition "Chuluun" held in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), where they also gave master classes and offered two concerts in the modalities of four hands and two pianos recorded by the National Television of Mongolia. In July 2006, they participated in the International Competition "T.I.M" held in Rome where they obtained the Diploma of finalists. In December 2006, "Duo Grieg" was invited to play the concert for two pianos with orchestra by F. Mendelssohn, at the Kiev Philharmonic.
During 2007 the duo performed at the II International Festival of Piano Duets "Baltic Duos" (St. Petersburg) and at the Oslo Griegfestival (2007).
Last December they performed in the chamber hall of the National Auditorium with a program for two pianos. So far this year, they have offered different concerts, both four hands and two pianos, highlighting the one offered at the beginning of March at the National Auditorium.
In 2008, Mendmaa performed the concert of E. Grieg in A minor with the symphonic orchestra of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) under the direction of Tuulaikhuu. In the framework of this concert, he was awarded the medal and the mention of Outstanding Artist of the Mongolian culture.
In 2009 she was invited by the Mongolian embassy in Germany where she offered a piano recital in Berlin.
In the years 2011 and 2012, together with the pianist Vadim Gladkov, he gave master classes in the framework of the summer courses of the UIMP in Santander.
In 2013, he taught piano master classes at the Ulaanbaatar State Conservatory.
She currently lives in Madrid where she is a piano teacher at the Alcalá de Henares Conservatory in Madrid. At the same time he is taking a Doctorate course at the Complutense University of Madrid.
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Born in Kaunas (Lithuania). He studied music in Batumi (Georgia) and later in Russia, at the Glinka Higher Conservatory in Nizhny Novgorod. He has received master classes from Dimitri Bashkirov, Eliso Virsaladze and Yacob Milstein at the Tchaikovsky Higher Conservatory in Moscow. He expanded his postgraduate studies specializing in chamber music. Diploma in the Music Festival of the Caucasus Countries. He is also a PhD in philosophy.
He has been Professor of Piano and Vice Chancellor of Art Research and International Relations at the Glinka Higher Conservatory of Nizhny Novgorod, as well as Professor of History of Culture at the University of Architecture of the same city. He has extensive professional, pedagogical and artistic experience. He is the author of three books and multiple articles on world culture, as well as theatrical criticism. Among his numerous tours, the ones made by Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Utzbekia, Turkmenia, Cyprus, France, Italy, Portugalia and Spain, where he lives since 1997, stand out.
He teaches master classes in Spain, Portugal, Russia. It combines teaching with concert activity. It has recordings for TV of Spain. He is currently a piano teacher at the Katarina Gurska Higher Center.
YURI ANANIEV
CONCHI VACAS SIMÓN
Cristina santacatalina
Madrileña Bachelor in Transverse Flute by the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid, obtaining the End of Career Award, in 1988. Receives master classes from Antonio Arias, Trevor Wye, Philip Pierlot, Raymond Guiot, Magdalena Martínez and Mª Antonia Rodríguez. It is Diplomada by the "Associated Board of Royal School of Music", of London in 1996.
Passionate about chamber music, she develops this facet by participating in numerous groups of diverse backgrounds: Chamber Group "Magister" (baroque chamber orchestra), "SIRINGA" (flute trio), "ARCA MUSICAE" (voice and string quartet) with flute), "NOTAS FALSAS" (flute and guitar) and ISOLDA Camerística Group, of which he is a founding member since 1988.
He has premiered works by Spanish composers, where it is worth mentioning the acceptance by the public and critics of the premiere of Juan Méndez's "Concierto para fluuta y orquesta", in 1997, offered at the National Auditorium in Madrid, with the Orchestra of 21st Century Chamber.
She was founder of the Symphonic Orchestra of Chamartín, in 1994. She was soloist flute of the Symphony Orchestra of the College of Physicians, from 2001 to 2006, and has collaborated with the National Orchestra of Spain (OCNE) in numerous symphonic programs.
She is the author of musical theater works such as "El Molino", "Afinando", "The music of words", "Azul", "Marie", "All the Beauty of the World", "Music for a dream", specially created to be performed by music students.
Member of the General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE), ORFF Spain Association, the Association of Municipal Schools of Music of Madrid (ADEMUM), the Institute for Modern Music Education (IMME) and the Gordon Spain Institute (IGEME).
In love with teaching, she has developed an intense pedagogical work in the Municipal School of Music of Pinto since 1994.
Under the title "THE MUSIC OF MY CHILDREN", she teaches Creative Music Training Courses aimed at educators of nursery schools and families. Through the pedagogical project "I HAVE A SONG" (Ed. If flat), he maintains his constant interest in the creation of original musical works for children and young people, thus promoting educational research and innovation.
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He studied at the Superior Conservatory of Music of Badajoz with Professor Juan José Hernández. Later, he expanded his training in the Music Classroom of the University of Alcalá de Henares with Magdalena Martínez. She has been a student of the Academy of Orchestral Studies of the Barenboim-Said foundation with Professor Thomas Beyer, and has collaborated with the Orchestra of Extremadura under the baton of Álvaro Albiach, Enrique García Asensio, José Luis Estellés and Miguel Romea. He has done numerous courses of interpretation, chamber music and pedagogy with professors such as Mónica Raga, Salvador Martínez, Claudia Walker, Cristina Ánchel, Álvaro Octavio, Márta Gulyás, Alexander Kandelaki, Jordi Mora and Lucjan Luc.
In the field of teaching, he has worked in various music schools in Extremadura and in the Community of Madrid. He is a member of didactic musical groups that combine music and theater in an informative work through schools and libraries of the Community of Madrid.
Complementarily, when looking for new horizons to his musical training, he performs in the Autonomous University of Madrid the Master of Advanced Music Therapy and Applications. She is currently a transverse flute teacher in the Municipal Schools of Music and Dance of the Community of Madrid and the Higher Center for Musical Teaching KATARINA GURSKA.
Graduated from the Higher Conservatory of State of Kazan, where she studied with professors G.Serebryakova, Vadim Afanaciev, G.Khodzhaev, B.Kaplun. He has received prizes in competitions and international festivals such as the Regional Contest of Violinists (1982) and the First Prize "Salikh Saidashev" of Música Camara (1984). Since 1988 - Concertino of Symphonic Academic Orchestra of Volgograd, at the same time he is Concertino de Opera, Violin Professor of the Higher Conservatory of Volgograd.
He participated in numerous tours and festivals for the best venues in Denmark, Finland, Netherland, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Belgium, England, Germany, Poland, Cheqia, Slovakia, Slovenia ...
In those countries he has played recordings for radio and television: "Composers of France" (Lakhty, Finland 1990), P.Tchaikovsky, "Symphonies 4,5,6", M.Glinka, N.Rimsky-Korsakov, etc. ("Es-Dur", Germany 1992).
In Spain she has joined the cultural activity, being a concertmaster of different orchestras (symphony orchestra of Madrid) and is a violin teacher at the Katarina Gurska Center in Madrid.
NAILIA SAVROVA
He studied at the Conservatory of Music of El Escorial with Professor Dimitri Furnadjiev, finishing them at the Superior Conservatory of Music of Madrid with Professor Rafael Ramos, where he obtained the diplomas of the highest degree of cello and chamber music.
He has received master classes from teachers Franz Helmerson, Popov and Janos Starker.
Various orchestral and chamber music groups have collaborated, among them the Chamartín Symphony Orchestra, La Camerata Eduard Toldrá and the City of Granada Orchestra.
He has made recordings for RNE, for various musical groups and for film productions.
Currently he collaborates with various chamber groups in Madrid, among which is Quadrivium, a string quartet, of which he is the founder.
He also works as a professor of cello in the Municipal Schools of Music of the City of Madrid and Majadahonda.
MIGUEL ROSELL
Isabel Moretón is a German-born harpist of Spanish descent. She studied harp with Professor Ruth Konhäuser in Hannover, Germany, and Distinguished Professor Susann McDonald in Bloomington, Indiana. She teaches at Hannover School of music and has joined the faculty of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg in 2009, where she teaches harp and harp pedagogy.
She has worked with major orchestras in Germany and has given numerous solo and chamber recitals in Europe and Middle East. She is sought after for major national and international competitions and masterclasses. Mrs. Moretón performed at the World Harp Congresses in Dublin, Vancouver, Hong Kong, and Sydney, and has released several solo and chamber music CDs. In 2014 she was appointed Editor of the World Harp Congress Review and President of the German Harp Association (VDH).
Isabel Moretón has published several harp related articles in journals, such as the WHC Review, and more recently, has edited harp music for the gender specialized Furore-Edition, Kassel.
ISABEL MORETÓN