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Album launch concert with a reception after, for "Fairy Tales” - Music inspired by myths and legends.
ProgrammeOle Bull
A mountain vision Johan Halvorsen Norwegian dance Trygve Madsen A piece for peace Edvard Grieg Sonata No.2 for violin and piano Op.13 in G major Efrem Zimbalist “The Golden Cockerel” fantasy Interval Fritz Kreisler Chason arabe Nikolai Medtner Fairy tale Op.26 No.3 in F minor Anatoly Lyadov Prelude in B minor Igor Frolov Concert Fantasy on themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess |
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Elisabeth Turmo |
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Elisabeth Turmo is a Norwegian violinist who recently graduated from the Royal College of Music in London, where she gained her Master of Performance degree (MPerf). She is known for her stage presence, singing tone quality as well as the fiery temperament of a Northern Norwegian.
She received a 2nd prize at the Grand Virtuoso International Competition in Salzburg and a 1st prize at the Norwegian National Youth Competition. Elisabeth has performed as a soloist with numerous ensembles, such as the Arctic Philharmonic, the Oslo Chamber Orchestra, the Barratt Due Symphony Orchestra and the Toppen International Festival Orchestra. |
“Elisabeth Turmo is a young violinist who combines technical rock-solid perfection and enormous energy. Her own variant of the play between folk music, the Arctic primordial force and the classical, results in a rare volcanic-musical force.” |
Elena Toponogova |
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“Her performance was mesmerising!” |
Elena is a concert pianist and chamber musician based in London. Her repertoire is primarily comprised of Russian music, with a particular focus on the music of Nikolai Medtner.
She recently won the prize for the best performance of a Prelude and Fugue by J S Bach of the Nuova Coppa International Piano Competition, Italy. In 2017, Elena received a Master of Performance degree from the Royal College of Music, studying under Norma Fisher. Her studies were generously supported by the Norah Seary Trust, Altrusa Careers Trust, the Future of Russia Foundation and Tsukanov Family Foundation. She participated in numerous masterclasses of such world-renowned pianists as Dirk Mommertz (Faure Quartet), G.Gruzman, I.Chukovskaya and was selected to study at the Academie de Musique Riviera in Switzerland with Pavel Gililov with the support of the Help Musicians UK Transmission Fund grant. Elena has taken part in many international festivals including Blanc European Festival, Chichester Festival, Bloomsbury Festival among others. She has been performing as a soloist and chamber musician in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Russia and appeared at the prestigious Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Salzburg Wiener Saal, Amaryllis Fleming Hall, V&A Museum, St.Martin-in-the-Fields. Elena is proud to be a part of the Live Music Now initiative that brings live music to care settings and hospitals across the UK. |