Season's Greetings
2019
С наступающими
праздниками!
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
In memory of my Omsk teacher
Larisa Gritsai (1947-1990), my piano prof at the Shebalin
Music College in Omsk (1985-1989), brought up quite a few good musicians.
Among them Kirill Petrenko, the
Chief Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic and General
Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera.
Today Larisa would have been 71 years old.
Памяти учителя
Лариса
Александровна Грицай (1947-1990), мой педагог по фортепиано в Омском
музыкальном училище Им. Шебалина (1985-1889гг.), воспитала много достойных музыкантов. В их числе Кирилл Петренко – главный дирижёр Берлинского
симфонического оркестра и музыкальный директор Баварской государственной оперы.
Сегодня Ларисе
Александровне исполнился бы 71 год.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Antoine's Opus 8 wins B.C. & National awards
On Tchaikovsky's birthday
we received news that Antoine Villéger composition Opus 8 "The Story of a Theme"
had been awarded First Place in division A of the 2018 B.C. Music Writing Competition,
and
Second Place overall!
And on August 11, 2018
we were informed Antoine's composition placed second
at the National Competition - Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association Student Composer Competition (Category A1)!
we were informed Antoine's composition placed second
at the National Competition - Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association Student Composer Competition (Category A1)!
Here it is
Finally, this year the book of Antoine’s eight first
compositions was published, including “The Story of a Theme”!
Антуан Виллеже «История одной темы» (ор. 8)
В мае 2018 сочинение Антуана для фортепиано «История
одной темы» заняло первое место в конкурсе юных композиторов Британской
Колумбии и было отправлено на национальный конкурс.
В августе 2018 на национальном конкурсе юных композиторов
Канады пьеса взяла второе место.
И наконец, в этом году отдельным сборником опубликованы
первые восемь пьес Антуана, включая «Историю одной темы» (ор. 8).
Желаем «Истории» и её автору большого плаванья!
Sunday, April 22, 2018
"Song without Words" Op.6 orchestral premiere!
As a unique partnership between the North Shore branch of the BCRMTA and the Lions Gate Sinfonia, every two years or so, young soloists are offered a chance to perform with the orchestra under the direction of Maestro Clyde Mitchell. In preparation to the event, they all played two solo recitals, one recital with string quartet, and two full orchestra rehearsals over two weeks!
Just like in 2015, for this year's 2018 Pianos Galore concert, soon 12 y old Antoine Villéger played his own composition "Song without Words" Opus 6 which he also orchestrated in full.
Here is the official video of their performance with the Lions Gate Sinfonia:
The second part of the concert featured young up and coming virtuoso Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko who deliciously played Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor Op. 25
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| Antoine, Clyde Mitchell & Svetlana |
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| Antoine and Jaeden Izik-Dzurko |
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Friday, January 19, 2018
Our first recital of 2018!
Our first recital of 2018
at the Silk Purse Gallery in West Vancouver!
It was the occasion for Antoine's most recent composition
"The Story of a Theme" Opus 8 to be premiered.
