Olga SOLOVIEVA
Russian Pianist
September, 2016:
June 27, 2016:
Volumes Three & Four of Complete Anatoly Lyadov Piano Works are released by Northern Flowers label (distributed by Alto). Volume 4 contains few pieces and sketches, never recorded before.
Thus, Olga Solovieva completed the project started in far 2004.
Now the series is the mostly complete set of Anatoly Lyadov's works composed for one pianist.
And very important is that Olga Solovieva is the pianist of Russian piano school tradition: her Professor at the Gnessins Academy was Leonid Blok, the pupil of Alexander Goldenweiser (who was the pupil of Alexander Ziloti, close friend of Lyadov).
May 4 & 11, 2016:
In May 2016 Olga Solovieva participated at the 27th Lyadov Festival in Borovichi.
On May 4th she played the programme with outstanding cellist Alexander Rudin: Cello Sonata by Sergey Rachmaninov, Cello Sonata No.1 by Nikolay Myaskovsky, and pieces by Anatoly Lydov and his father, Konstantin Lyadov.
On May 11th there was a meeting at Borovich Museum, to commemorate Lyadov's 161st anniversary. Olga played few piano pieces by Anatoly Lyadov on the Lyadov's piano from toft Polynovka [At the toft Polynovka - which now is a part of Borovichi city - the major part of Lyadov's legacy was created. Here he spent all summers, and here he died on August 1914].
March 28, 2016:
On 28th of March 2016 Olga Solovieva played the recital at the Grand Hall of the Gnessin College to commemorate 135th anniversary of great Russian composer Nikolay Myaskovsky. Olga played two Myaskovsky's works: Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 (with Fyodor Amosov) and "Twelve Poems of Mikhail Lermontov" (with mezzo-soprano Natalia Zimina), the soloist of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater). Also Cello Sonata of Sergey Rachmaninov was performed.
March 13, 2016:
On 13 March 2016 Olga Solovieva particiapated at the concert to the memory of outstanding composer Karen Khachaturian (1920-2011). Olga played the pieces of his teachers: "Four Pieces" for violin and piano of Vissarion Shebalin (with Sergey Kostylev), and Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 of Nikolay Myaskovsky (with Fyodor Amosov). Also the Fourth String Quartet by Shostakovich and Sonata for Violin and Piano by Karen Khachaturian were played by other musicians.
February 2016:
New CD with the music of Boris Tchaikovsky is issued on the label Grand Piano. There are two pieces in Olga Solovieva's performance - Sonata for Two Pianos (with Dmitry Korostelyov) and Violin Sonata (with Marina Dichenko).
Fri
01
Dec
2017
Concert in St.Petersburg
Olga Solovieva played the charity concert at the library "Staraya Kolomna" in St. Petersburg. Her partners were Mila Shkirtill (mezzo-soprano) and Dmitry Khrychov (cello). The songs by Nikolay Myaskovsky were performed, as well as the pieces by Konstantin Lyadov and Alexey Stanchinsky.
Sun
28
May
2017
Letter of Thanks from Borovichi Committee of Culture
Olga Solovieva received a letter of thanks from the Borovichi Committee of Culture for her great contribution to the development of the culture of Borovichi Municipal District.
Ольга Соловьева получила Благодарственное письмо от Комитета культуры и туризма города Боровичи за большой вклад в развитие культуры Боровичского муниципального района.