Famous songs by Italian composers
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On January 11 at the old Ottensen print shop, 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 the most famous Italian opera composers - Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini. You can expect an evening full of passionate, operatic melodies and an unbridled, pleasant art of living with Italian coloring. Let yourself be whisked away into the world of Italian song!
About the artists:
Irina Bogdanova, soprano: Praised for her "voice of exceptional persuasiveness and a beautiful warm timbre" (www.operaclick.com), Irina Bogdanova is establishing herself as an up-and-coming young singer. Irina completed her studies at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg with Prof. Carolyn G. James and completed her Master's degree at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin with Prof. Anna Samuil. As a student at the Accademia di Belcanto "Rodolfo Celletti" 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 complemented her training. As a member of the ensemble of the "Teatro Regio" in Turin, she made her debut in numerous roles, including Berta (Barbiere di Siviglia), 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 the Kiel Opera and the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca (Italy), among others. She has worked 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 awarded numerous prizes. She won second prize at the "Concours International Léopold Bellan" in Paris, the Grand Prix at the "Triomphe de l'Art Competition" in Brussels; was awarded 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. She has also 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 origin is regarded as one of the most promising talents of her generation. With her expressive, heartfelt playing, fascinating warmth of sound and magnetic, attractive power, she enchants audiences all over the world. "Leading Lady" - this is how the press reacted after Daria's overwhelming grand victory at the world-famous George Enescu Piano Competition in Bucharest in 2018, where she performed Rachmaninov's 3rd Concerto in the final. The pianist is a multiple prizewinner at numerous national and international piano competitions, including the Sendai Piano Competition 2019 in Japan (3rd prize and audience prize), the Čiurlionis Piano Competition 2015 in Lithuania (2nd prize), Сlavicologne Piano Competition 2019 in Germany (2nd prize), "In musica" (2nd prize), "In musica" (2nd prize), "In musica" (2nd prize) and "In musica" (2nd prize). Prize), "In musica" Piano Competition 2018 in Rome (2nd Prize), Pietro Iadeluca Piano Competition 2017 in Carsoli (1st Prize), "Nuova Coppa Pianisti" Competition 2016 in Osimo (2nd Prize), Tallinn Piano Competition 2016 in Estonia (3rd Prize), ICOM Piano Competition "Hamburg Composers" 2016 in Hamburg (1st Prize) and many others. Her successes and winnings at competitions brought Daria to the big world stage in Europe, Asia and the USA, where Daria performed both as a soloist and as a chamber artist. Daria Parkhomenko has performed at famous 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. Concert halls where the pianist has made her debut include the Elbphilharmonie, the Hamburg Laeiszhalle, the Bremen Broadcasting Hall, 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 appeared live several times on Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Deutschlandradio Kultur, Radio NDR, TVR, LRT Klasika and Delfi. Since 2019, Daria has performed in the ballet production "Glasmenagerie" by John Neumeier and in the ballet production "Jane Eyre" by Cathy Marston at the Hamburg State Opera. Daria Parkhomenko was born in Rostov-on-Don in Russia and began playing the piano at the age of 4. Her mentor in Rostov was Prof. Sergei Osipenko from the Rostov State Rachmaninov Conservatoire, 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 education, Daria Parkhomenko has participated in various master classes with famous 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 Vinnitskaja, Lev Natochenny, Matthias Kirschnereit, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Hans-Peter Stenzl & Volker Stenzl, Hamish Milne, Janina Fialkowska took part. Daria Parkhomenko released her debut album with piano works by Romanian composer George Enescu in October 2022 to great acclaim. The debut album received great acclaim and excellent international reviews and was nominated for the Opus Klassik and the German Record Critics' Award in 2023.
Contributors
Irina Bogdanova
Daria Parkhomenko
Eintritt: 20,00 EUR
Tickets are available from the Alte Druckerei Ottensen to purchase.