Music Notes for June 5
We welcome guest cellist Olga Redkina who offers prelude music for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. Olga has performed in solo recitals and with orchestras in both western and eastern Europe as well as in the United States. Currently, she is the principal cellist for the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra. Olga has won many awards in solo competition including winner of the Duquesne University Soloist Competition 2002, Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Chamber Music Competition New York, NY 2000, Five Towns Music Soloist Competition New York, NY 1999, Kazan State Conservatory Soloist Competition Russia 199, St Petersburg Music Soloist Competition Russia 1996, Kazan State Conservatory Chamber Competition Russia 1995
Olga has a Masters in Music, Cello Performance, and her Artist Diploma from Duquesne University. She also earned her Undergraduate Degree, Cello Performance & Teaching from Kazan State Conservatory in Russia after completing Concentrated Music Study at this Kazan Special Music School.
On Wednesday, June 15 at 7:00 pm, The Friends of Music Guild Concert Series sponsors a special summer concert featuring Olga and her accompanist. This concert is a prelude to her cello camp she offers here at St. Paul’s, June 15 through 18. Among other works, her concert will feature “Variations on a Rococo Theme” by Tchaikovsky. To register for Olga’s cello camp at St. Paul’s and to receive further information, go to OlgaRedkina.com.
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