Chamber Music Recital

Yulia Petkevich and Daria Kiseleva make an exceptional violin and piano duo, blending their individual skills and international experience to create a truly impressive and engaging musical partnership. Both artists have received extensive training from distinguished institutions and professors and have garnered prestigious accolades throughout their careers, making them a dynamic and accomplished duo.

Come and hear their recital on March 22. Free and open to the public.

Born in Moscow in 1990. Yulia Petkevich began receiving basic music education as a violinist at the Edvard Grieg Music School. From 2005 to 2009 she studied at the Gnesin College of Music with Professor Vladislav Igolinsky. In 2005 Yulia graduated from the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music in the class of Dean of the string department, Alexander Dogadaev.

During her studies, Yulia received inspiration from first-rate professors such as Dora Schwarzberg, Gerhard Schulz, Krzysztof Wegrzyn, Philippe Graffin, Anna Kandinskaya, Victor Tretyakov, Natalia Lihopoi and Yair Kless. She studied two years with Michael Vaiman, a professor of the Cologne High School of Music. Yulia has participated in many international festivals: Moscow Festival of Youth Soloists (2007), Polish International Festival of Chamber Music (2008), Festival of Romantic Music (2009 Moscow), and the chamber music festival “Musica Classica” (2012).

Yulia also participated in summer orchestra and chamber music courses in Germany (Ochsenhausen 2008-2012), Sweden (Aurora Chamber Music Festival, 2011, 2012, 2013), Italy (Scuola di Musica del Garda, 2015, and Talent Music Master Courses, Brescia 2016), and Berlin (Berlin Music Academy, Deutschland, 2017). Yulia was a prize-winning violinist in International Competitions in Russia: “International Romantic Music Competition for Young Performers” (2009, Moscow); “Musica Classica” (2012 Moscow); and Europe: 11th International Competition “Premio citta di Padova,” Italy, (2012); “1st International Competition for Performing Musicians,” Nottingham, UK (2013), 13th International Competition “Don Vincenzo Vitti” Italy, Castellana Grotte, (2014), 25th International Competition “Citta di Barletta,” Italy, (2015), and 7th International Competition, AMIGDALA Memorial Giuseppe Raciti “Sicilia” (2017).

Daria Kiseleva debuted as a soloist with orchestra at age ten. In 2014 she won first prize at the prestigious IV BNDES International Piano Competition in Brazil. Appearances with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra de Experimental de Repertório, and a recital series in Sala Sao Paolo and Theatre Municipal of Rio de Janeiro followed. The prize led to performances at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall as a Golden Key Music Festival Guest Artist and at the Salle Cortot in Paris.

In 2015 Daria became laureate of the Marguerite Long International Piano Competition, performing with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris. Other honors include first prize at the Rotary Club International Piano Competition in Mallorca (concert series in Spain, Germany and France), and performances in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Salle Gauveau (Paris), 35 Londrina Festival and Festival VII Virtuosi Gravata (Brazil), Schlern Festival (Italy), Museum of Modern Art and Foundation Oscar Americano (Sao Paolo), and Aptos Keyboard Series (Monterey Bay, California). Other achievements in 2014 include second prize at the International Rubinstein Chamber Competition and the Jean Francaix International Piano Competition (2014).

Daria graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in the studio of Andrei Diev and from TCU’s School of Music studying under Támas Ungár. She is a guest artist of the International Keyboard Odyssiad® and Festival in Fort Collins, Colorado and artist-in-residence of the Drozdoff Society in New York City.

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