Thursday, June 3, 2021 8 pm. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. West
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NURHAN ARMAN Conductor
Maestro Arman conducts Sinfonia Toronto in a program of virtuoso works by four brilliant composers: the world premiere of Vania Angelova’s Polyphonic Miniatures, Mozart's beautiful second string quartet, Janacek's romantic Suite, and rarely heard Hungarian Folk Melodies by Leo Weiner.
Program
Dazzling displays for the entire orchestra by four brilliant composers
ANGELOVA Polyphonic Miniatures world premiere
MOZART String Quartet No. 2 in D Major K 155
JANACEK Suite
WEINER Divertimento No. 2 'Hungarian Folk Melodies'
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Program Notes
Polyphonic Miniatures by Vania Angelova (born 1954)
World Premiere
Composer, pianist and conductor Vania Angelova obtained a doctorate in composition at the University of Montreal after completing a masters in piano with Professor Regina Horowitz, sister of the great Russian pianist Vladimir Horowitz, as well as a masters in composition with Professor Igor Kovach in the former USSR.
Angelova’s oeuvre includes compositions for symphony and chamber orchestras, a wide range of chamber music, two oratorios, several orchestral suites, a capella and orchestral-accompaniment arrangements of ancient and modern choir music. Her works have been performed in Canada, Eastern and Western Europe. She has composed music for seven movies.
Polyphonic Miniatures is Angelova’s most recent suite for string orchestra. This evening’s premiere will be Sinfonia Toronto’s second performance of her work, following a warm reception for another suite in a previous season, her dramatic Pagan Dances.
Sinfonia Toronto
now in its 22nd season, has toured twice in Europe, in the US, South America and China, receiving glowing reviews. It has released four CD’s, including a JUNO Award winner, and performs in many Ontario cities. Its extensive repertoire includes all the major string orchestra works of the 18th through 21st centuries, and it has premiered many new works. Under the baton of Nurhan Arman the orchestra’s performances present outstanding international guest artists and prominent Canadian musicians.
Maestro Nurhan Arman has conducted throughout Europe, Asia, South America, Canada and the US, returning regularly to many orchestras in Europe. Among the orchestras Maestro Arman has conducted are the Moscow Philharmonic, Deutsches Kammerorchester Frankfurt, Filarmonica Italiana, St. Petersburg State Hermitage Orchestra, Orchestre Regional d’Ile de France, Hungarian Symphony, Arpeggione Kammerorchester, Milano Classica and Belgrade Philharmonic.
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