PLACE
Kefalonia Philharmonic, Argostoli
PERFORMER
Marina Krilovici: Voice . . . . Vasillis Varvaresos: Piano
Free music classes open to the music-loving community of Kefalonia:
- Voice classes will be taught by internationally-renown soprano Marina Krilovici, head professor of vocal training at the Maria Callas Athenaeum Conservatory (piano accompaniment K. Valianatos).
- Piano classes will be taught by an exceptional pianist and exciting young artist, Vassilis Varvaresos.
“Music is a way of life which brings us together! With song, you can express your emotions freely! We will be expecting you, along with pianist Vassilis Varvaresos and our students, at the Kefalonia Philharmonic, to help lead you on this magical journey.”
Marina Krilovici, Artistic Director.
BIOGRAPHY
Marina Krilovici
Born in Romania, the brilliant soprano Marina Krilovici can claim a remarkable series of triumph on the international musical score. Her spectacularly beautiful voice, musicality and technic was heard and appreciated in the biggest lyric theatres of the world (Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Hamburg, Paris, Firenze, Venice, Vienna etc), singing principal roles next to the greatest conductors, singers and directors of the opera world (Domingo, Pavarotti, Carerras, Scotto, Verett, Bumbray, Brusson, Gobbi, Ghiaurov, Santi, Maazel, Solti, Abbado, Muti, Stein, Ponell, Ustinov, Menotti, Sanjust etc).
She graduated from the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory of Bucharest and continued her studies in the Santa Cecilia Academy in Italy. As a young student she won many first prizes in vocal international competitions like Holland’s Hertogenbusch, Canada, Montreal, Brussels and most importantly the George Enescu competition in her home country.
She was applauded by the critics and the public, singing roles like Aida, Tosca, Manon Lescaut, Andriana Lecouvreur, Carmen, Lady Macbeth, Madama Butterfly, Elisabetta (Don Carlos), Santuzza (Cavaleria Rusticana), Mini (Fanciulla del west), Desdaimona (Otello), Amelia (Simon Boccanegra), Leonora (Trovatore) and many more.
During the last few years she has been living in Greece, her mother’s home country, where she also introduced her art at the Greek National Opera, the Athens Concert Hall and many Greek Festivals. Lately she is devoting herself and her art in teaching many young talented singers. She is the head singing professor at the “Maria Callas Athenaeum Conservatory” of Athens. Many of her students are making international careers and have received prizes in several international competitions. She won a title of permanently honorable singer from Athens’ Municipality in 2003.
Marina Krilovici has received many honorable distinctions internationally, but the most important title is “Citizen of Honor” in Romania. She has also been a member of the jury in many international competitions all over the world: Athens (Maria Callas Grand Prix), Canada, America etc. She is still an active singer now. Marina Krilovici’s next appearance will be at the famous concert hall, Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, a concert which will also take place in Athens in December 2011, and several other countries as well.
A very prominent artist and sought-after teacher, Marina Krilovici has been invited to many master classes around the world, as her greatest love is to give her profound knowledge to the young generation of singers, and share with them her great artistry.
Vassilis Varvaresos
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1983, Vassilis Varvaresos started studying music at the age of five, and received a scholarship to the Conservatory of Northern Greece. He continued his studies at the Conservatory with Milena Mollova. At the age of 12, he won First Prize in the 1995 Petar Konjovic International Competition in Belgrade. He won First Prize again in the 1996 Pan-Hellenic Young Artist Competition in Athens, and was chosen as one of eleven young musicians from around the world to perform in Monte Carlo in a special “little Mozarts” concert organized by Italy’s RAI TV.
Vassilis holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. His paper on Claude Debussy, which won the Scholastic Distinction Award from The Juilliard School, was published in Greece by Kodikas Publications. Vassilis continued his studies at The Juilliard School with Jerome Lowenthal, Yoheved Kaplinsky, and Robert MacDonald, and in May 2011 received his Doctorate in Piano Performance.
Vassilis is currently pursuing the prestigious Diplôme d’Artiste-Interprète degree at the Conservatoire Nationale et Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris, France. He studies with Michel Dalberto.
He has been recipient of Musical Studies Grants from the Bagby Foundation and George & Marie Vergottis Scholarships at The Juilliard School. Since 2008, he has also been the recipient of the Gina Bachauer Foundation Grant for Outstanding Talent in Music and Onassis Foundation Grant.