Viviana Sofronitsky

Viviana Sofronitsky (Russian Вивиана Владимировна Софроницкая, Wiwijana Vladimirovna Sofronizkaja; * in Moscow) is a Russian -Canadian pianist.

Life

Viviana Sofronitsky was born in Moscow, the daughter of Russian pianist Vladimir Vladimirovich Sofronizki. She began studying music at the Central Music School in Moscow and received a Ph.D. at the Moscow Conservatory. In the Soviet Union, she worked together with the ensemble " Madrigal " and the " Chamber Music Academy " under the direction of Alexei Lubimow, and entered at the same time as a solo pianist in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk, Sverdlovsk on.

In 1989 she went to the U.S. to work at Oberlin College in Ohio. In 1990 she moved to Canada, where in Toronto she continued her work with performances and recordings and worked with various members of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. They founded the concert series of the " Academy Concerts" with in Toronto and was its first artistic director.

Since 1994, Viviana Sofronitsky is a Canadian citizen.

In the Netherlands, she continued her musical studies in 1999 and made statements in historical performance practice in the areas of harpsichord, fortepiano and teaching early music at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.

Since 2001 she has lived in the Czech Republic and is married to Paul McNulty fortepiano builder. She plays mostly on the instruments built by him. Her repertoire in concerts and recordings ranging from CPE Bach to Liszt.

Sofronitsky stepped et al on the " Utrecht Early Music Festival " and the " Muziek Netwerk ' in the Netherlands, the " Leipzig Bach Festival "," The Sound & Space Music Festival "in Irsee Monastery, the " Berlin Festival of Early Music "and the " days of Ancient Music in the Osnabrück country " in Germany. She played the " Festival van Vlaanderen ", "The Bruges Early Music Festival " and the " Midis - Minimes " in Belgium, the " Bratislava Hammer Piano Festival " in Slovakia, the " Chopin Festival " in Poland, the " Oslo Chamber Music Festival » in Norway, the " Vendsyssel Festival " in Denmark as well as the " Piano Folia Festival " and the " Printemps des Arts " in France.

Discography

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: complete works for piano and orchestra. Viviana Sofronitsky ( fortepiano), Collegium Musicae Antiquae Varsoviense. Pro Musica Camerata, Poland ( 11 CDs, First complete recording played on original instruments. )
  • Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Works for cello and fortepiano. Sergei Istomin (cello ), Viviana Sofronitsky ( fortepiano). Passacaille Musica Vera, Belgium.
  • Franciszek Lessel: Pieces for Piano and Orchestra. Viviana Sofronitsky, Collegium Musicae Antiquae Varsoviense. Pro Musica Camerata, Poland.
  • Beethoven, Hummel, Newcomer: Pieces for Fortepiano and mandolin. With Richard Walz. Globe, The Netherlands.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for clarinet, cello and pianoforte, opus 11 and opus 38 Viviana Sofronitsky and the popular song (clarinet: Susanne Ehrhard, cello Pavel Serbin ). Suoni e colori, France.
  • Frederic Chopin: Complete Works for Cello and Piano. With Sergei Istomin. Passacaille Musica Vera, Belgium.
  • Franz Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie op 15, Impromptus Op 142 and 90th AVI Music, Germany.
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