Faces of the 20th century
Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra

 Friday / Feb 17 / 7:30 p.m.
 60 min
 16 y 18€

A concert in which pieces by three key composers of the 20th century will be heard with Sofya Melikyan as piano soloist and the OSN conducted by Dmitri Loos.

Trisagion for string orchestra was composed by Arvo Pärt and is inspired by the opening prayer of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy which means Thrice Holy in Greek. Although it is an instrumental piece, the parameters of this text in Church Slavonic (number of syllables per word, accentuations, etc.) are the determining factor in the composition.

Tsfasman's Jazz Suite for piano and orchestra is a work that conveys pure joy barely punctuated by some more nostalgic notes.

Alfred Schnittke's Concerto for piano and orchestra is one of the dramas of the 20th century told by a composer whose writing is one of the most personal and recognizable of the last century.

ARTISTIC FILE

Symphony Orchestra of Navarra

Sofya Melikyan, piano

Dmitri Loos, management

Violin I
Yorrick Troman
Anna Siwek
Daniel Menéndez
Catalina García-Mina
Aratz Uria
David Perez

Violin II
Anna Radomska
Maite Ciriaco
Grazyna Romanczuk
Angelo Vieni
David Cabezón
Fermín Ansó

Viola
Carolina Uriz
Javier Gomez
Robert Pajewski
José Ramón Rodríguez

Cello
David Johnstone
Tomasz Przylecki
Dorota Pukownik
Carlos Frutuoso
Double Bass
Piotr Piotrowski
Gian Luca MangiarotI
Percussion
Santi Pizana
Javier Pelegrín

Sofya Melikyan

"Armenian pianist Sofya Melikyan proves to be a technically proficient performer, allowing her great sensitivity to guide her interpretations." Remy Franck, 4* Pizzicato.

Born in Yerevan, she began her training there at the Tchaikovsky School of Music with Anahit Shajbazyan. She continued her studies at the RCSM in Madrid with Joaquín Soriano, obtaining the Extraordinary Prize of Honor End of Career. Later she perfected her interpretation with Galina Eguiazarova in Madrid, Ramzi Yassa and Brigitte Engerer in Paris. She completed postgraduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York under the tutelage of Solomon Mikowsky. She currently resides in the south of France.

Sofya Melikyan has performed in prestigious venues in Europe, Asia, the United States, Australia and Canada with recitals at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, American Liszt Society, Kennedy Center, among others, and concerts with the Armenian National Symphony Orchestra, European Philharmonic Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Spain and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.

Passionate chamber musician, she has collaborated with Amaury Coeytaux, Gary Hoffman, Torleif Thedéen, Tanja Becker-Bender, Silvia Simionescu, Lise Berthaud, Kim Kashkashian, Karen Ouzounian and Philippe Graffin.

In his discography, two solo CDs obtained the highest praise from the specialized press: "Women", with works by Gubajdulina, Chitchyan, Saariaho and Quiaro and finalist for the MIN Awards and "Spanish Piano Music" dedicated to Granados and Mompou. In 2021 she recorded the first CD of "The Brahms Project". Sofya is also preparing a major recording project around Déodat de Séverac and Ricardo Viñes.

Dmitri Loos

He graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg with the highest university distinctions in Russia, and subsequently perfected his studies in Brussels, Madrid and Budapest.

He is considered a conductor who has never subordinated or adjusted his interpretative style to passing trends or fashions. He has conducted numerous tours throughout the old continent leading orchestras such as the Moscow Philharmonic, Bolshoi Theatre Chamber Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic, Budapest Strings, Solti Chamber Orchestra and many others. His repertoire includes works by Spanish composers such as Lebrero, del Puerto, García Abril, Martín y Soler, Toldrá, Turina and E. Halffter, among others.

Dmitri Loos is a Doctor of Music and as such teaches conducting courses in Spanish and foreign universities.

In 2015, Dmitri Loos already gave a successful concert as part of the MUN's Cartographies of Music series with works by Shostakovich, Denissov and Strawinsky.