VIRTUOSO Sergei Pospelov and Margarita Pospelova

VIRTUOSO

Sergei Pospelov (violin) and Margarita Pospelova (piano)

Sergei Pospelov -

One of the most promising young musicians of his generation. Virtuoso violinist, artistic director and soloist of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, winner of the Gnessin Piano and Violin Competition in Moscow (2003), the David Oistrakh Violin Competition (2006), the 41st Concertino Praga Competition (2007), the XV Alberto Curci International Violin Competition (Naples, 2008), VI Yampolsky Violin Competition (Moscow, 2012). Sergei is also a laureate of the Novaya Rossiya Orchestra Award established by the Yuri Bashmet Foundation (2006). His achievements have been recognized with scholarships from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Russian Performing Arts Foundation. Since 2006, he has been a participant in the programs of the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation.

Sergei has been playing the violin since the age of three, and has been performing on stage since the age of five. The geography of his tours is immense. He gives concerts at the Grand Theatre of Bordeaux (France), the Tel Aviv Opera, San Carlo Opera House (Naples, Italy), Teatro Massimo of Palermo (Italy), China National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing) and the Seoul Arts Centre (South Korea).

The musician performs a lot in the cities of Russia, in the largest concert halls, including the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, the Great Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg State Academic Chapel.

Sergei Pospelov plays the 19th century French master Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume's violin, provided to him by the State Collection of Unique Musical Instruments of Russia.

Margarita Pospelova -

Talented pianist. Laureate of international competitions:

1st prize at the International Scriabin Piano Competition (Paris, France);

III Prize at the F. Liszt Competition (Moscow, Russia);

Diploma of the International Piano Competition (Enschede, the Netherlands). In 2009 she was awarded the Prize of the President of Russian Federation.

Margarita Pospelova conducts concert solo and chamber activities in Russia and abroad. She performed in such halls as the Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, the Moscow International House of Music, the Glinka Museum of Musical Culture, the Concert Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Hall of the State Academic Chapel (St. Petersburg), Peter J-Sharp Theatre and Alice Tully Hall (New York, USA), Library of Congress (Washington , USA), etc.

Program:

F. Kreisler. Prelude and allegro "In the style of Pugnani..."

E.Elgar. Capriccioso

H. Wieniawski. "Legende"

H. Wieniawski. Polonaise in D major

H. Wieniawski.Variations on an Original Theme

F. Poulenc. Bagatelle

F. Poulenc. "Cantilene" from flute Sonata

F. Poulenc. Presto

C. Saint-Saens. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

Orchestrion Concert Hall

September 24, 2021