Opening of the Second International Student Festival of CLAVIER MUSIC in Belgrade taking place form 17th till 22nd September.
Program:
Zohrab Panakhov
Suite I in d*
I. Prelude
II. Ballata di Tristezza
III. Invention
Four Pieces from Renaissance**
I. Green sleeves
II. Tanzlein
III. Vaghe bellezze
IV. Canarios
Alfred Schnittke
Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80**
I. Pastorale
II. Ballet
III. Minuet
IV. Fugue
V. Pantomime
Ottorino Respighi
Canti all’antica, songs for voice and piano, P. 71
I. L`udir talvolta
II. Ma come potrei
III. Ballata
IV. Bella porta di rubini
V. Canzone nell`opera comica Re Enzo
Andrey Popov
Small suite in Antique Style, Op. 32***:
I. Prelude
II. Minuet
III. Invention
IV. Aria
V. Fugue
Vladislav Zolotaryov
Contemplating the Dionisius frescoes of St. Therapont’s monastery
Zohrab Panakhov
Suite II in a*
I. Prelude II
II. Largo
III. Passacaglia
Aleksandr Kazakov
In the Old Style*
I. Overture
II. Stretta
III. Minuet
IV. Adagio
V. Chorale
* – World premiere
** – World premiere of the version
*** – Serbian premiere
Lucis Art Ensemble:
Maria Simakova – soprano
Alexander Ozeritsky – flute
Spale Spasojevic – violin
Vasily Sokolovsky – cello
Aleksandr Kazakov – artistic director, piano
Biographies:
Maria Simakova, opera singer and actress, is laureate of international competitions (Russia, Poland, Serbia) and Russian Theatre Award “The golden mask” nominee for the best female role in the opera (Anne Frank – G. Frid’ s mono opera “The diary of Anne Frank”). Soloist in the contemporary opera projects “Modern Opera Lab” directed by Vasily Barkhatov and “CoOPERAtion” by Kate Vasileva (Moscow), Soloist of the festival “December Evenings of S. Richter” Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (2019), Soloist of the Chamber Musical Theatre by B.A. Pokrovsky (2011- 2016), Participant of the Youth Opera project in Nice (France), Lecturer at the Moscow State Conservatory by P.I. Tchaikovsky (2016-2021). Guest soloist of the Moscow New Opera Theatre by E.V. Kolobov and Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre.
Alexander Ozeritsky was born in Moscow. In 1998 he graduated from the Moscow Gnessin Secondary Special Music School and entered the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in the class of Associate Professor Vladimir Kudri. While studying at the academy, he became a laureate of the “Virtuosos of the 21st Century” competition and began his professional career as an orchestral musician in the Moscow Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Vladimir Ziva. After graduating from the academy in 2003, he entered graduate school at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky in the class of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, Professor Alexander Golyshev. He worked as a soloist in various Moscow groups. In 2005, he participated in the Russian- American Youth Orchestra tour as a soloist. In 2006, following a competitive selection, he was accepted into the flute group of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia under the direction of People’s Artist of the USSR Vladimir Spivakov. From 2012 to 2022 he worked as a soloist-regulator of the flute group of the Mariinsky Theater Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra. Alexander Ozeritsky is Yamaha Artist.
Spasoje Spasojević began his musical journey at the “Kosta Manojlović” music school in Zemun and continued his studies at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade before moving to Vienna in 2014. There, he studied with Prof. Tymur Melnyk and performed in esteemed venues such as Musikverein and Konzerthaus, collaborating with groups like the Freestyle Orchestra and Vienna Youth Philharmonic. In 2018, Spasoje earned a full scholarship to study at the University of Chengdu, China, completing his Master’s in 2020. Back in Serbia, he is passionate about introducing classical music to young audiences through projects like “Baby Artysh” and “Concerts for All Ages”. He performs with the Pandora String Quartet and the Lucis Art Ensemble, bringing innovative arrangements and bold projects to life. Spasoje teaches at the state music school “Kosta Manojlović” and the international “Yamaha” school, and is currently playing a violin “1627”, crafted by Charlilie Douriot from France.
Vasilii Sokolovsky was born in 2004 in Moscow in a musical family. From earlier years, he had the experience of performing with an orchestra as a soloist, he also played in the halls of the Moscow State Conservatory. He is now a student at FILUM in Kragujevac in the class of Professor Milutin Mladenović. Vasilii Sokolovsky is the winner of high awards in Russia and abroad. In 2023, he was the laureate of the 23rd “Dušan Protić” memorial in Belgrade, the winner of the special prize of the 2nd international music competition “Uroš Pešić” in Banja Luka, the 1st prize winner of the Republic Competition of Music and Ballet Schools in Serbia in the cello and chamber music categories, also he is a finalist of the 10th international competition “David Popper” in Varpalota, Hungary.
Aleksandr Kazakov – musician, composer, lecturer, organizer. Laureate of international and all-Russian competitions on various musical instruments (organ, harpsichord, piano, accordion), participant in festivals and master classes, among them Ars vivendi clavicembalum and Dies Organorum, Serbia, Aberdeen International Youth Festival, Scotland and Russian music concerts in Denmark. He was parto fo the projects by Minnus Trelligh, Vysoko, Kandinsky orchestra. Kazakov is founder and artistic director of the Lucis Art Ensemble. Also, he is active as organizer and artistic director of the Cinema//Theater group, as well as the International Student Festival of CLAVIER MUSIC in Belgrade.