| |
 |
|
| Chris Huntley |
Pianist and Musical Director Chris Huntley is currently studying at Trinity College of Music, Greenwich, London. He studies piano with Mikhail Kazekavich and saxophone with Melanie Henry. Born in 1983 he began playing the piano at the age of 9. Aged 12 he began to study with Nigel Pitceathley, (former head of keyboard at Chethams School of Music in Manchester) and then during his first year at TCM he studied with the late John Bingham.
Before beginning his studies at TCM Chris was Assistant Repetiteur to Halifax Young Singers and a member of "Nova" - a new music group. During his time with Nova, as a percussionist and pianist, Chris was involved in performances of: Charles Ives' Country Band March, Steve Reich's Eight Lines, and Webern's Concerto for nine instruments. In 2000 he gave his first solo concerto performance of Bach's keyboard concerto No.1.
Since then he has been an Assistant Musical Director to the National Young Music Theatre (NYMT), performed and devised compositions for dance with students from LABAN in Greenwich, and has been orchestral pianist and official accompanist for both Menotti's "The Saint of Bleeker Street" and Sondheim's "Into the Woods" conducted by Gregory Rose. In 2003 he was invited to become an official accompanist to "Junior Trinity" (TCM's junior department).
Chris regularly featrues in chamber music concerts and gives recitals in and around London. His recent performances have included: "New Quays", an improvisation concert led by Douglas Finch, (Head of keyboard at TCM), participation in the complete performance of Bach's "Well Tempered Clavier", and a world premier performance at Blackheath Halls of "Breathe", a composition by Edmund Joliffe, written for saxophone, choir and piano. In September 2003, Chris played with NYMT for Tony Blair at the TUC conference in Brighton.
In 2004/5 Chris directed "Born of Glass" the musical, at the Albany Theatre in South London for the Y-Touring Company. This projest was developed over a year with composer and director Grant Olding and writer Rhiannon Tise. In March 2005 he was chosen by TCM to represent the college with Prokofiev's Piano concerto No.2 at the first ever "Classicalive" event held at Olympia in March 2005, which was sponsored by Classic FM. Chris has performed in masterclasses given by Genia, William Aide, Dan Laurin, Derek Han and Massimo Gon. In October 2005 Chris directed Howard Goodall's Musical "The Dreaming" at the Hazlitt Theatre in Kent.
|
|
| |
 |
|
| Angelina Koprinya |
Angelina started to play the piano at the age of five. At the age of seven she entered the Central Special Music School of the Moscow State Conservatoire under Professor Valeriy Piasetsky. She first performed in public at the age of six. In April 1999 she gained second prize at the 4th International Piano Competition named after A. Rubenstein (Paris). In the summer she took part in the 2nd International Festival of "Gifted Children". In November that same year she received a Diploma at the International Piano Competition in Usti on Labi (Czechoslovakia). She has regularly performed at the Concert Hall of the Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatoire as well as concerts in many cities of Russia and Europe, which were sponsored by the Charitable fund "New Names", Vladimir Krainev's Fund and Vladimir Spivakov's Foundation, which included solo recitals and chamber works.
In November 2004 she gained second prize at the Moray Piano Competition (Scotland) and in April 2005 she received second prize at th Hastings Musical Festival Piano Concerto Competition.
She has won an inter college competition to perform Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto at the Barbican Concert Hall with EC4 Music Orchestra after which she was invited to perform the Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto at the Duke's Hall with the same orchestra.
At the end of her first year at Trinity she has been awarded with an Anthony Lindsay Piano Prize. Since 2004 she has been a scholarship student at Trinity College of Music studying under Professor Nina Sereda.
|
|
| |
 |
|
| Varvara Doletskaia |
Varvara Doletskaia was born in 1985. She started learning the piano at the age of six. In 2000, after completing her studies at Moscow School of Music and Arts she came to England to continue her higher secondary education at Christ's Hospital boarding school in West Sussex.
At Christ's Hospital she studies the piano under the former head of keyboard John Thwaites, the former professor of Royal College of Music John Forster and with Tim Horton; she has also studied singing with Sophie Grimmer whom she carried on studying with at TCM.
Varia has performed in many concert halls around Russia and given many solo and chamebr music concerts in England including the Purcell Room, St Martin in the Fields, St Paul's Cathedral, and the Barbican Hall as part of Christ's Hospital's 450th Anniversary celebrations.
Since she came to TCM she has played in master classes given by Stephen Kovasevich, Julian Jacobson, Paul smith, John Henry, Genia, Massimo Gon. She has been acknowledged as a well-established accompanist after having participated in many Duo and Chamber Music Competitions such as the Lieder Duo Competition.
Varvara is also highly enthusiastic in playing Chamber works; her recent performance include participation in the series of concerts dedicated to the performance of Beethoven's complete piano trios with 214 variations" Op. 44 in E flat. In January 2006 she received a high commendation for her performance of Mozart's piano concerto in A minor No. 23 K 488 in a college competition.
Varia is currently a third year undergraducate scholarship student at Trinity College of Music studying piano with the Head of keyboard Douglas Finch and is also a choral scholar in the choir of the Old Royal Naval College.
|
|
| |
| back to events page > |
|
|
|
