Farewell concert to say goodbye to H.E. Ambassador Ishii and Sachiko, his wife, who are leaving Bucharest given the completion of his distinctive ambassadorial office in Romania.
The concert, a 45 minute piano and cello recital with no interlude, is taking place on Tuesday, 25th of September at 19:30h at our The Neo-Bohema Art & Social Lab (photo), as usual. It is the loft of Palatul Universul, the new artistic bohemian pole of Bucharest in Strada Ion Brezoianu 23-25, 5th floor, entrance the main, front door.
Program:
- Schumann – Adagio and Allegro op. 70 for cello and piano
- Brahms – Selections from Intermezzi op. 118 for piano
- Brahms – Sonata op. 38 in e minor for cello and piano
Iulian Ochescu began studying piano at the George EnescuNational College of Music in Bucharest, graduating Professor’s Gabriela Enăşescu class. He is currently a student of the National University of Music Bucharest.
Iulian is the winner of over twenty awards at national and international competitions, among which: 1st Prize, J.S.Bach Special Prize and Grand Prize at Millenium Piano International Competition, 1st Prize at Pro Piano-Romania International Competition, 2nd Prize at Vienna International Piano Competition – Panmusica Austria, 3rd Prize at San Sebastian City International Piano Competition and 2nd Prize at Chamber Music Competition Plovdiv with Ludens Piano Trio.
He attended various masterclasses held by internationally praised pianists and professors: Justus Frantz, Andrei Gavrilov, Dan Grigore, Petras Geniušas, Martin Hughes, Diana Ketler, Janis Maleckis, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Marietta Orlov, Imre Rohmann, Matti Raekallio, Markus Schirmer, Mihaela Ursuleasa, Gottlieb Wallisch.
His artistic activity includes appearances as soloist with the Romanian National Radio Chamber Orchestra and Ion Dumitrescu Philharmonic Orchestra. Iulian Ochescu is a scholar of SoNoRo Interferențe project, having worked and performed alongside various musicians such as Alexander Bouzlov, Boris Brovtsyn, Corinne Chapelle, Alissa Margulis and Răzvan Popovici. He performed in Aurora Chamber Music Festival in Sweden together with Alexander Zemtsov, ISA Festival of Austria together with violinist Peter Schuhmayer and cellist Othmar Müller (members of the Artis Quartet), George Enescu International Festival, SoNoRo International Chamber Music Festival, Romanian Cultural Institute of Vienna, Romanian Athenaeum and many more. He recorded performances for the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company and the Romanian Television and is currently a member of Ludens Piano Trio, Violoncelissimo ensemble and Romanian Youth Orchestra. In 2016 Iulian Ochescu was assigned as official accompanist of the George Enescu International Competition and also held a series of concerts and masterclasses at the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Music Universities.
Constantin Borodin s-a nascut la Chisinau, Republica Moldova si studiaza violoncelul de la varsta de 6 ani. In prezent este student la Universitatea Nationala de Muzica Bucuresti, la clasa profesorului Marin Cazacu.
Pe parcursul anilor de conservator, violoncelistul a participat la cursuri si masterclassuri de muzica de camera ca : “Sonoro Interferente” (2015 ; 2018) , “ISA 18”. De asemenea, a participat la cursuri de maestrie cu profesorii : Judith Ermert, Mirel Iancovici, Stefan Popov, Frans Helmerson, Justus Grimm, etc.
Castigator a mai multor premii ca membru intr-o formatie camerala (“M ist fur Mozart”, concursul “Emanuel Elenescu”, “Ada Ulubeanu”,etc. ), castigator a peste 15 premii la concursuri nationale si internationale ( “Eugen Coca”, “Paul Constantinescu”, “Mihail Jora”, “Alexandru Morosanu”, “Zlata Tkaci”, “Drumul spre celebritate”, etc.), violoncelistul este prezent la competitii internationale si participa cu regularitate in concerte de muzica de camera.
Incepand cu octombrie 2018, Constantin va fi student la prestigioasa universitate de arte (UdK) din Berlin.
neoBoema, neoBohema sau neoBohema Art & Social Lab
este atelierul artistului Dani Gherca,
un spatiu de expunere, de lucru, de intalniri, de reflectie, de concerte si de altele
in mansarda Palatului Universul.
Photo & video from the Farewel Concert to Kisaburo & Sachiko Ishii, Ambassador of Japan in Romania
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