This event is free but donations are greatly appreciated.
Event will take place in the Shamrock Hall.
Program
1) Maximo Diego Pujol Nubes de Buenos Aires
2) Astor Piazzolla Ave Maria ( arr. Cesar Chiacchiaretta & Giampaolo Bandini)
3) Manuel de Falla El pano moruno, Nana, Sequidilla, Asturiana, Cancion
4) Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
5) Charles Trenent Revoir Paris ( arr. Roland Dyens) Guitar solo
Marguerite Monnot L’hymne a l’Amour ( arr. Roland Dyens)
6) Astor Piazzolla Milonga del Ángel (opr. Thomas Müller Pering)
7) Astor Piazzolla Histoire du tango: Café 1930; Nightclub 1960
LARISA LEBEDA
Larisa studied violin at Moscow “Gnessin” Academy of music in both levels Bachelor and Master. One of her teachers was the prominent Russian violinist Gregory Zhislin. After moving to Poland she finished Wrocław “Lipinski”Academy of Music. Larisa has had a full career as orchestra musician and a teacher. She has performed as a soloist violin and viola player with orchestras in Russia, Poland, Tunisia, Germany, Columbia and Canada and has taught in conservatories in all those countries. Many of her former students have been accepted to renowned conservatories/ universities around the world and now play with professional orchestras. A resident in Canada since the end of 1999, Larisa now plays with various orchestras including Vancouver Symphony, Opera, Victoria Symphony,
Vancouver Island Symphony, Kamloops Symphony and others. Larisa enjoys being the part of our
vibrant community and often performs in small music groups all around our wonderful city.
You can book her groups like string quartet, trio, guitar/violin duo or even violin solo with
prerecorded accompaniment for your special event or celebration. Violincharmer@gmail.com
ANNA PIETRZAK
A multi-faceted musician, Anna is a versatile guitarist, recording artist, pedagogue, adjudicator and founder of the Vancouver Guitar Orchestra.
Anna is a laureate of over a dozen guitar competitions in Europe. She has performed in solo recitals and as soloist with chamber music ensembles and orchestras throughout Poland, Austria, China, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Spain, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, and Slovakia. In 2017 she made her Canadian debut with the Toronto Concert Orchestra under the baton of Kerry Stratton.
She received her PhD from the Academy of Music in Wroclaw in Poland, where she studied with Professor Piotr Zaleski and Marek Zieliński. Anna’s musical education also includes a graduate degree from the Conservatory of Music in Piraeus, Greece, in the guitar program of Costas Cotsiolis. She has released three albums, all of which received positive reviews from the press.
Anna Pietrzak teaches students of all ages, from beginner to university and postgraduate levels. Because of her vast experience and inspiration her students are laureates of national and international guitar competitions.