Jelena Makarova -Piano
Sunday June 5th, 4pm
Programme
Stravinsky - Sonata 1924
Satie - Trois Gymnopédies
Birtwistle - Ostinato with Melody; “Oockooing Bird”
Chopin - Polonaise in C sharp minor Op. 26 No.1
In Support of Ukraine:
Hang in There”: Three Ukrainian Folk Songs for piano (arr. A. Slobodyanyuk)
Čemerytė - “Still”
Ustvolskaya - Sonata No. 6
Satie - Trois Gymnopédies
Birtwistle - Ostinato with Melody; “Oockooing Bird”
Chopin - Polonaise in C sharp minor Op. 26 No.1
In Support of Ukraine:
Hang in There”: Three Ukrainian Folk Songs for piano (arr. A. Slobodyanyuk)
Čemerytė - “Still”
Ustvolskaya - Sonata No. 6
4pm-5pm. Tickets: adults £6.00, concessions £5.00, children £2.00. Tickets available at the door. Crèche facilities available.
Jelena Makarova is an award winning Russian-born Lithuanian pianist based in London. She received her initial piano training at the M.K.Čiurlionis School of Arts (specialist boarding music school) and continued her studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Drama, graduating with honours and obtaining a master's degree in Piano Performance, Accompaniment and Piano Teaching.
Jelena then moved to the UK and completed a Postgraduate Piano Performance Diploma course (PGDip) at the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied piano with Colin Stone and was supported by the Kathleen Trust.
During her studies at the Academy Jelena performed at a public masterclass with world-renowned French pianist Pierre Laurent-Aimard and participated at “Games, Signs and Messages" György Kurtág Music Festival, where she was coached by the composer and performed in Duke’s Hall at the festival's gala with guest appearance of Mitsuko Uchida.
Jelena has been performing in the world's finest concert venues which include Carnegie Hall, Mozart Konzerhaus in Vienna, London Southbank, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. James's Piccadilly, St. John's Smith Square, St. George's Hall in Bristol as well as numerous concert societies, music clubs and festivals such as London Contemporary Music Festival, Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Summer Festival and Lidköping Festival in Sweden.
She is in high demand as a soloist, chamber musician, accompanist and an educator, currently employed by the Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Educational Services (THAMES).
Jelena is a co-founding member of “Living Songs” project, with acclaimed soprano Jessica Summers, Trio Sonorité (clarinet, cello and piano) and Chromatikon art and music synthesis collective. Both were recently featured on Women's Radio Station as part of the Future Classic Awards. She also performs regular recitals with soprano Nina Kopparhed.
Jelena has collaborated with the New London Orchestra, National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain, Baltic Art Form and Royal Ballet School.
She has also been a pianist for Errollyn Wallen’ s opera ‘The Paradis Files’, touring UK with Graeae Theatre Company as part of BBC Concert Orchestra ensemble.
As well as performing traditional repertoire, Jelena actively promotes New Music. She premiered music by many established and emerging living composers which also includes works by female composers.
Just before Britain went into a full lockdown, Jelena played piano recital to a live audience for the “Illuminate Women's Music” concerts series, where she performed music by historic and living female composers, including Angela Elizabeth Slater, the founder of the series, Sarah Westwood and her native Lithuanian composer Zita Bružaitė.
During the lockdown period of covid restrictions Jelena performed for the “Bitesize Proms" online concert series run by Help Musicians UK, where she premiered set of piano miniatures entitled "Kindred", written and dedicated to her by Sara Westwood. She also recorded “Kindred” as well as piano music by Rameau for her upcoming album.
Jelena also been awarded prestigious individual scholarship from the Lithuanian Council for Culture and premiered piano works by Lithuanian composers Medekšaitė, Bružaitė and Vitkauskaite in the UK.
Jelena’ s future engagements include performances at Brunel University of London, Weymouth Concert Society and Kaunas 2022 European Capital of Culture Festival in Lithuania.
For more information about Jelena’ s upcoming performances and projects follow her on Facebook, Twitter (jelena_makarova) and Instagram (jelena.piano).
Jelena then moved to the UK and completed a Postgraduate Piano Performance Diploma course (PGDip) at the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied piano with Colin Stone and was supported by the Kathleen Trust.
During her studies at the Academy Jelena performed at a public masterclass with world-renowned French pianist Pierre Laurent-Aimard and participated at “Games, Signs and Messages" György Kurtág Music Festival, where she was coached by the composer and performed in Duke’s Hall at the festival's gala with guest appearance of Mitsuko Uchida.
Jelena has been performing in the world's finest concert venues which include Carnegie Hall, Mozart Konzerhaus in Vienna, London Southbank, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. James's Piccadilly, St. John's Smith Square, St. George's Hall in Bristol as well as numerous concert societies, music clubs and festivals such as London Contemporary Music Festival, Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Summer Festival and Lidköping Festival in Sweden.
She is in high demand as a soloist, chamber musician, accompanist and an educator, currently employed by the Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Educational Services (THAMES).
Jelena is a co-founding member of “Living Songs” project, with acclaimed soprano Jessica Summers, Trio Sonorité (clarinet, cello and piano) and Chromatikon art and music synthesis collective. Both were recently featured on Women's Radio Station as part of the Future Classic Awards. She also performs regular recitals with soprano Nina Kopparhed.
Jelena has collaborated with the New London Orchestra, National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain, Baltic Art Form and Royal Ballet School.
She has also been a pianist for Errollyn Wallen’ s opera ‘The Paradis Files’, touring UK with Graeae Theatre Company as part of BBC Concert Orchestra ensemble.
As well as performing traditional repertoire, Jelena actively promotes New Music. She premiered music by many established and emerging living composers which also includes works by female composers.
Just before Britain went into a full lockdown, Jelena played piano recital to a live audience for the “Illuminate Women's Music” concerts series, where she performed music by historic and living female composers, including Angela Elizabeth Slater, the founder of the series, Sarah Westwood and her native Lithuanian composer Zita Bružaitė.
During the lockdown period of covid restrictions Jelena performed for the “Bitesize Proms" online concert series run by Help Musicians UK, where she premiered set of piano miniatures entitled "Kindred", written and dedicated to her by Sara Westwood. She also recorded “Kindred” as well as piano music by Rameau for her upcoming album.
Jelena also been awarded prestigious individual scholarship from the Lithuanian Council for Culture and premiered piano works by Lithuanian composers Medekšaitė, Bružaitė and Vitkauskaite in the UK.
Jelena’ s future engagements include performances at Brunel University of London, Weymouth Concert Society and Kaunas 2022 European Capital of Culture Festival in Lithuania.
For more information about Jelena’ s upcoming performances and projects follow her on Facebook, Twitter (jelena_makarova) and Instagram (jelena.piano).
Location
Acton Hill Church
Corner of Woodland Avenue, High Street, Acton, Greater London, W3 9BU
Corner of Woodland Avenue, High Street, Acton, Greater London, W3 9BU
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We are on the corner of the Uxbridge Road and Gunnersbury Lane, W3, opposite Acton police station. Ten minutes walk form Acton Town tube station – District (Ealing Broadway) and Piccadilly lines. Front main entrance is on Gunnersbury Lane, turn right and walk down to the T-junction, turn right and the church is a twenty yards on your right.
Parking in Morrisons’ car park diagonally opposite (up to 1 hour before 4pm and unlimited thereafter). Street parking on Steyne Road (opposite), limited parking in Woodlands Avenue down the side of the church. Beware of the dropped curb at the end as parking tickets are issued on Sundays! |
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