Famous songs by Italian composers
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On January 11 at the old Ottensen printing plant, we cordially invite you to escape the Hamburg winter. Irina Bogdanova and Daria Parkhomenko, longtime friends not only in real life but also on stage, will perform songs by Italy’s most famous opera composers—Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini. You can look forward to an evening filled with passionate, operatic melodies and unbridled, joyful joie de vivre with an Italian flair. Let yourself be swept away into the world of Italian song!
About the Artists:
Irina Bogdanova, Soprano: Praised for her “voice of extraordinary persuasiveness and a beautiful, warm timbre” (www.operaclick.com), Irina Bogdanova is establishing herself as a rising young singer. Irina completed her studies at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama under Prof. Carolyn G. James and earned her master’s degree at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin under Prof. Anna Samuil. As a student at the “Rodolfo Celletti” Accademia di Belcanto in Martina Franca, she worked with Sherman Lowe, Vivica Genaux, and Renata Lamanda. Master classes with renowned singers such as KS Brigitte Fassbaender, Lisette Oropesa, Saioa Hernandez, Anna Pirozzi, and Jennifer Larmore rounded out her training. As a member of the ensemble at the “Teatro Regio” in Turin, she made her debut in numerous roles, including Berta (The Barber of Seville), Sacerdotessa (Aida), The Duchess (Powder Her Face), Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Bianca (La Rondine), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), and most recently as Laurie Moss in the Italian premiere of Aaron Copland’s opera “The Tender Land.” Further engagements have taken her to venues including the Kiel Opera and the Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca (Italy). She has collaborated with conductors such as Riccardo Frizza, Michele Gamba, Diego Fasolis, Valentin Uryupin, Francesco Lanzillotta, Alessandro Palumbo, and Pinchas Steinberg. As an accomplished concert and oratorio singer, Irina has also performed as a soloist in churches and venues such as the Laeiszhalle and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, as well as internationally in Italy, Poland, Norway, Russia, and China. Irina has been honored with numerous awards. She won second prize at the “Concours International Léopold Bellan” in Paris, the Grand Prix at the “Triomphe de l’Art Competition” in Brussels; received the “Giovanni Turcotti” Prize at the “Valsesia Musica International Competition” in Varallo; first prize at the “Gustav Mahler Competition” in Hamburg; first prize at the “Mozart Competition of the Absalom Foundation” in Hamburg; and first prize at the “Maritim Music Prize” in Timmendorf. In addition, she received scholarships from the “Berenberg Cultural Foundation,” the “Giovanni-Omodeo Foundation,” “Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now e.V.,” the “Deutschlandstipendium,” and the “Johannes Brahms Foundation Hamburg.”
Daria Parkhomenko: The young Russian pianist of Romanian descent is considered one of the most promising talents of her generation. With her expressive, heartfelt playing, the fascinating warmth of her tone, and her magnetic charm, she captivates audiences around the world. “Leading Lady”—that was how the press reacted after Daria’s overwhelming and magnificent victory at the world-famous George Enescu Piano Competition in Bucharest in 2018, where she performed Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in the final. The pianist is a multiple prize winner at numerous national and international piano competitions, including the 2019 Sendai Piano Competition in Japan (3rd Prize and Audience Prize), the 2015 Čiurlionis Piano Competition in Lithuania (2nd prize), the 2019 Сlavicologne Piano Competition in Germany (2nd prize), the 2018 “In musica” Piano Competition in Rome (2nd prize), the 2017 Pietro Iadeluca Piano Competition in Carsoli (1st prize), the 2016 “Nuova Coppa Pianisti” Competition in Osimo (2nd prize), the 2016 Tallinn Piano Competition in Estonia (3rd prize), ICOM “Hamburg Composers” Piano Competition 2016 in Hamburg (1st Prize), and many others. Her successes and competition wins have brought Daria to the major international stage in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., where she has performed both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. Daria Parkhomenko has appeared as a guest artist at renowned international music festivals such as the International Festival “The Faces of Modern Pianism” in St. Petersburg, the George Enescu Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, and the Gezeitenkonzerte. Among the concert halls where the pianist has made her debut are the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle, the Sendesaal in Bremen, the Tainan Municipal Concert Hall, the Hong Kong City Concert Hall, the Romanian Athenaeum, the Teatro Palladium in Rome, the National Philharmonic in Vilnius, the Estonia Concert Hall, and many more.
She has also been heard live on Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Deutschlandradio Kultur, Radio NDR, TVR, LRT Klasika, and Delfi on multiple occasions. Since 2019, Daria has been performing in John Neumeier’s ballet production *The Glass Menagerie* and in Cathy Marston’s ballet production *Jane Eyre* at the Hamburg State Opera. Daria Parkhomenko was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and began playing the piano at the age of 4. Her mentor in Rostov was Prof. Sergei Osipenko of the Rostov State Rachmaninov Conservatory, with whom Daria studied for 12 years. She is currently continuing her studies with Prof. Stepan Simonian at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg. As part of her musical training, Daria Parkhomenko has participated in various master classes with renowned musicians such as Alfred Brendel, Philippe Entremont, Severin von Eckardstein, Eliso Virsaladze, Balazs Szokolay, Pavel Nersessian, Henry Sigfridsson, Michel Beroff, Grigory Gruzman, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Anna Vinnitskaya, Lev Natochenny, Matthias Kirschnereit, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Hans-Peter Stenzl & Volker Stenzl, Hamish Milne, and Janina Fialkowska. Daria Parkhomenko released her debut album of piano works by the Romanian composer George Enescu to great acclaim in October 2022. The debut album was very well received, garnering excellent international reviews, and was nominated for the Opus Klassik and the German Record Critics’ Award in 2023.
Featuring
, Irina Bogdanova,
, Daria Parkhomenko
Eintritt: 20,00 EUR
Tickets are available from the Alte Druckerei Ottensen to purchase.