POPULAR CLASSICAL MUSIC CHRISTMAS CONCERT

ANNA GORBACHYOVA-OGILVIE, soprano

RUSSIAN OPERA STAR

accompanied by MIKHAIL SHYLIAEV, piano

A special opportunity to hear two amazing musicians who will perform at our fundraising concert in support of young talented musicians to perform

Siberian born soprano Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie graduated with distinction from the Royal Academy Opera of the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2012. Anna also studied at the Royal College of Music in London Anna’s most recent engagements (September, October 2018) include Alcina in Handel’s “Alcina” in Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and Cleopatra in Handel's “Giulio Cesare in Egypt” in Teatr Wielki Stanisława Moniuszki Opera Poznań. Earlier this year Anna sang the title role in Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” with the Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn in Switzerland. ANNA performed as a soloist with wide-ranging repertoire at such international venues and festivals as Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow and many others.

Mikhail Shilyaev was born in Izhevsk, Russia. He started learning piano at the age of six and won several regional piano competitions at a young age. He studied in Russia, Germany and in the UK. As a soloist with orchestra, he has recently performed with Musikkollegium Winterthur, the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, RNCM Concert Orchestra, the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Gulbenkian Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with leading conductors including Christopher Warren-Green, Pascal Rophé and Nikoloz Rachveli. In July 2010 Mikhail won the Bronze Medal at the prestigious Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition in Lisbon.