Olga SOLOVIEVA
Russian Pianist
On 12 July the event dedicated to Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer and Russian composer Vissarion Shebalin took place at the old country-side
village Nikolina Gora (Moscow Region), famous for their summer-houses (dacha) where lived such great composers as Nikolay Miaskovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Vissarion Shebalin. At the concert
Olga Solovieva played Violin Sonata by Vissarion Shebalin (with Sergey Kostylev), and the piano pieces by Anatoly
Lyadov.
Tue
18
Jun
2019
Russian Public Award to Olga Solovieva
Olga Solovieva was awarded by the Russian public award "For the Contribution to the Musical Art" and received the Glinka medal.
Ольга Соловьёва награждена общественной медалью "За вклад в развитие музыкального искусства" имени М.И. Глинки. Эта медаль вручается за выдающиеся заслуги перед государством и обществом, высокий профессионализм, многолетнюю плодотворную деятельность на благо Отечества.
Fri
14
Jun
2019
New CD with 19th century Russian cello music
The unique collection of Russian 19th Century music for cello and piano was issued by Naxos (8.573951), recorded by Olga Solovieva with the cellist Dmitrii
Khrychev.
This CD includes two cycles of pieces by Anton Arensky and several World premiere recordings: Tchaikovsky’s own original version for cello and piano of the Variations on a Rococo Theme,
Konstantin Liadov’s Fantasy on Gipsy Songs, Karl Davidov’s Fantasy on Russian Songs, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s original version for cello and piano of Serenade.
The CD was called as the "Best Bargain" of the week by famous British critic David Mellor: "...For anyone who loves Russian romantic
music as much as I do, this is quite a discovery" (David Mellor, ClassicFM)
The CD is the Winner (Silver medal - outstanding achievement) of the Global Music Awards ('duo' and 'album' nominations).
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