Mendelssohn-Rachmaninov: Scherzo “Midsummer night’s Dream“(Maria Vlasova, Concert AKORDEON ART 2017)

AKORDEON ART 2017 Concert: Maria Vlasova (Russia) 03. Felix Mendelssohn - Sergei Rachmaninov: Scherzo from the music by ’s play “Midsummer night’s Dream“ (trans. by Alexander Sevastian) Biography: Maria Vlasova – one of the talented performers – an accordionist – represents the young generation of Russian musicians – virtuosos, who brilliantly declared about themselves at the beginning of the XXI-th century. Her style of performance is distinguished with deep pithiness and richness, philosophical meditation and unity; the brilliant origin of her performance is always full of spirituality. Maria Vlasova was born in Vladimir (Russia). She finished the Russian Gnessins Academy of music in Moscow and post-graduate assistant trainee in the accordion class of the people’s artist of Russia, prof. F. Lips. Maria Vlasova is a laureate of many prestigious international contests. Among them: International accordion competition in Klingental (Germany), Arrasate Hiria (Spain), Tyanzhing great cup (China), Moscow international accordion competition (Russia), The North Cup of Russia. Maria’s repertoire includes two volumes of Well Temperate Clavier, Six French Suits and Goldberg-variations by I. S. Bach, a polyphone cycle “Ludus tonalis” by P. Hindemith, an organ cycle by O. Messiaen “La Nativite du Seigneur” and many other compositions of large musical forms and concert miniatures by Russian and foreign composers, such are “Pictures from the Exibition” by and “The Seasons” by . In addition, M. Vlasova is the first performer of a number of works by contemporary composers – E. Podgaits, M. Bronner, T. Sergeeva, M. Shmotova, D. Zakharov, T. Shatkovskaya, A. Navetnaya, N. Mndoyants, A. Vasiliev, N. Popov, A. Nizhnik, E. Zhiko, A. Koppel, M. Romberg. Maria Vlasova toured with solo concerts Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland, England, USA, Germany, China and many cities of Russia. She is a constant participant of many international festivals of the contemporary and chamber music, such as the „Moscow autumn“ (Russia, Moscow), „Bayan and bayanisty“ (Russia – Moscow), „Return“ (Russia – Moscow), „Transfiguration“ (Russia, Yaroslavl), „Accordion days“ (Serbia, Kragujevac), „Days of the accordion“ (Germany, Klingenthal), „Touraine’s music hours “ (France, Touraine), „Days of the accordion“ (Latvia, Riga), “Pond of Alexandre III” (France, Paris), “Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Grave” (Franse, Bordeaux), and so on. In 2021 were recorded and released 8 solo CD: „The Birth of the Lord“ by , the album of classical miniatures „Silhouette“, „The Seasons“ by and the „Pictures at an Exhibition“ by M. Mussorgsky. Four of her albums include works by Russian contemporary composers dedicated to her –„Waiting for Tenderness“,“Dreams garden”, “Serious variations”, “Emergense”. Maria is a soloist of the Moscow philharmonic society and the organizer and art-director of the International chamber musical festivals “Rendez-vous” (Russia, Moscow). In 2014 she defended her thesis and received the academic degree of candidate of art and now she teaches in the Russian Gnessins Academy of music in Moscow. Academy of Music, University of East Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)