Elena Nesterenko Public Masterclasses

4th Piano Island Festival Online edition

Latest update on Programme Rundown:

7pm - 8pm: Ayla Takeda Moreno (USA/Japan)

- Liszt Gnomenreigen

8pm to 9pm: Chanya Bayla Somboonvechakarn (Thailand)

- Tchaikovsky November - Troika Op.37 No.11

- Prokofiev Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet Op.75 No.8

9pm to 10pm: Thawin Vanitchyangkul (Thailand)

-Liszt Valse Impromptu

Featuring masterclasses by Elena Nesterenko, Congyu Wang, Eliane Reyes and Pascal Roge.

The masterclasses will feature students of the 4th edition, as well as prize winners of the 4th Piano Island Festival Competition.

• The piano art of Elena Nesterenko absorbed the best traditions of Russian and German performing schools. Captivating expressiveness, the depth of penetration into the very core of composer's emotional content, huge range of subtlest nuances, a brilliant musical energy, the beautifully deliniated phrasing, the richness of the color palette, combined with flawless technique and refined virtuosity: all these characterize Elena Nesterenko’s playing.

Elena was born in Moscow in a family of engineers and mathematicians. The first 10 years of her life were devoted to the intensive instruction in figure skating. Soon a Candidate master of sports, Elena was dreaming about the career of an Olympic Champion. Listening to Elena’s early childhood singing, however, parents were convinced that their daughter is also gifted musically. Soon, parents took Elena to take piano lessons at the local music school. A few years later, Elena could not imagine living her life without music.   In 1985, Helen entered the Ippolitov-Ivanov Music Academy in the studio of famous musician O.A.Pavlova. it was Pavlova, who instilled in Elena’s heart a deep love for classical music and laid the solid foundation for her later technical vituosity. Upon graduating with honors from the Ippolitov-Ivanov Music Academy in 1989, Elena entered the Moscow State Conservatory in the studio of Eugene Mogilevsky, and then transferred to the studio of Professor Elena Richter - both great musicians who studies with the legendary Heinrich Neuhaus. After her brilliant graduation from the Moscow State Conservatory in 1995, Elena received the top prize at the International Piano Competition in the Italian city of Mazzarò del Vallo and entered the post-graduate studies in Groningen (The Netherlands) with Professor A.B.Makarov-Goldfeder. In Groningen, Elena indulged herself into a tireless search for unconventional interpretation solutions, "beautiful overtones", and the rich sound palitra at the piano.

Do not miss this chance to watch these live masterclasses on Zoom.

There will be a 15mins Q & A