Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Arard Winning Pianist To Perform At Pikeville College.
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – At the piano, Irina Voro brings music to life, delighting audiences with her powerful, breathtaking performances. An award-winning teacher and pianist, Voro has performed in Holland, China, Canada, Costa Rica, Slovakia, the U.S. and her native Russia. Dr. Voro, as she is known to her students, has a gift for uncovering the drama of the music and telling the world something new that is touching and wonderful.
Voro will be performing at Pikeville College on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Chrisman Auditorium, located in Armington Learning Center, second floor. The concert is free and the community is cordially invited. She will give a master class prior to the concert at 5 p.m. in Chrisman Auditorium that is also free and open to the public.
An innovative performer, Voro is committed to bringing new audiences to classical music. In 2000 at Carnegie Hall, she unveiled “l’Excital” – a form of classical piano recital where listeners first hear the story of the performer’s vision of the piece and then “see” the story take musical form. Some performances are accompanied by lighting, video and even sound effects, making it an almost theatrical show. Voro has performed l’Excitals at more than 50 venues across North America, Europe and Russia, and always to the most enthusiastic audience response.
When not on stage, Voro teaches piano at the UK School of Music, guiding talented students from Kentucky and around the globe. Among her doctorate students are graduates of Oberlin College and Indiana University, as well as the celebrated Moscow and St. Petersburg Conservatories of Russia. Her students have won numerous state and national competitions and she is frequently invited to adjudicate in the state, regional and international contests. Voro’s teaching methods are built upon the Russian and French traditions of her own teachers and reflect her philosophy of seeking poetry in music and making music that is to be “seen.”
Voro has been invited to present at prestigious national and international conferences of the College Music Society, the Music Teachers National Association (USA) and the European Piano Teachers’ Association. She has served on the faculty of 2007 Prague International Piano Master Classes and was a guest artist for Indiana University’s School of Music Summer Music Academy in 2006.
A graduate of the Saratov Conservatoire in Russia and l’Universite de Montreal in Canada, Voro was a soloist with Tianjin Philharmonic Orchestra (China), L’Orchestre Philharmonique du Grand Montréal and Montreal Chamber Orchestra (Canada), Kislovodsk Symphony Orchestra (Russia) and Lawton Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. Her CD, “Ah! Practicing! My shortcut to Carnegie Hall,” was released in 2004 on the Classical Records label of Moscow.Voro’s Nov. 4 performance is presented by the Pikeville College Special Events Committee. For more information, contact the Public Affairs office at 606-218-5270.
Voro will be performing at Pikeville College on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Chrisman Auditorium, located in Armington Learning Center, second floor. The concert is free and the community is cordially invited. She will give a master class prior to the concert at 5 p.m. in Chrisman Auditorium that is also free and open to the public.
An innovative performer, Voro is committed to bringing new audiences to classical music. In 2000 at Carnegie Hall, she unveiled “l’Excital” – a form of classical piano recital where listeners first hear the story of the performer’s vision of the piece and then “see” the story take musical form. Some performances are accompanied by lighting, video and even sound effects, making it an almost theatrical show. Voro has performed l’Excitals at more than 50 venues across North America, Europe and Russia, and always to the most enthusiastic audience response.
When not on stage, Voro teaches piano at the UK School of Music, guiding talented students from Kentucky and around the globe. Among her doctorate students are graduates of Oberlin College and Indiana University, as well as the celebrated Moscow and St. Petersburg Conservatories of Russia. Her students have won numerous state and national competitions and she is frequently invited to adjudicate in the state, regional and international contests. Voro’s teaching methods are built upon the Russian and French traditions of her own teachers and reflect her philosophy of seeking poetry in music and making music that is to be “seen.”
Voro has been invited to present at prestigious national and international conferences of the College Music Society, the Music Teachers National Association (USA) and the European Piano Teachers’ Association. She has served on the faculty of 2007 Prague International Piano Master Classes and was a guest artist for Indiana University’s School of Music Summer Music Academy in 2006.
A graduate of the Saratov Conservatoire in Russia and l’Universite de Montreal in Canada, Voro was a soloist with Tianjin Philharmonic Orchestra (China), L’Orchestre Philharmonique du Grand Montréal and Montreal Chamber Orchestra (Canada), Kislovodsk Symphony Orchestra (Russia) and Lawton Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. Her CD, “Ah! Practicing! My shortcut to Carnegie Hall,” was released in 2004 on the Classical Records label of Moscow.Voro’s Nov. 4 performance is presented by the Pikeville College Special Events Committee. For more information, contact the Public Affairs office at 606-218-5270.
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