Sunday School • 9:45am
13100 Warwick Blvd • Newport News • VA 23602
Tel: 757.249.0374
Marcolivia, violin/viola Duo
with Oksana lutsyshyn on piano
Sunday, March 15, 2009, 4 p.m.
Violinists Marc Ramirez and Olivia Hajioff, who together form the violin and violin/viola duo marcolivia, have concertized extensively throughout the United States, Russia, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, England, Canada, Mexico and Japan. They have performed in many of the world's cultural centers, including New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles, Moscow, London, Tokyo, and Mexico City. Their performances have been featured on radio and television broadcasts, seen and heard throughout North America, Europe and Asia. They have performed chamber music at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, and with chamber music notables including Leon Fleisher, Awadagin Pratt and Edgar Meyer.
Marc and Olivia have been recipients of a Fulbright fellowship, and prizes from competitions including the BBC Young Musician of the Year, the European Violin Competition, and the Henryk Szerying Violin Competition, among others. In addition, they were the only chamber music finalists in the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, 2000. marcolivia presents masterclasses worldwide and are artists-in-residence at the Tokyo College of Music. The duo is on the faculty of Shenandoah University, Las Vegas Summer Music Festival and Dartington International Summer Festival, and are on the roster of the Millenium Stage at the Kennedy Center and the Touring Artists for the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
Oksana Lutsyshyn received her Masters and Doctorate in Piano from Moscow State, Russia. She is a world renowned performer including performances at Carnegie Hall, soloist with the Virginia Symphony, Second Prize winner at the 1997 International Vienna Modern Masters Performers Recording Awards Competition, and Third Prize at Rome International Piano Competition among many other international accolades. After moving to the U.S., she was a Visiting Scholar at Indiana University in Bloomington. She teaches at the Governor's School for the Arts, Old Dominion University Community Music Academy and serves as a music director and church organist. She regularly performs with Invencia Piano Duo and Creo Modern Music Ensemble. She is fluent in three languages—Ukrainian, Russian, and English.
The concert is open to the public. A free-will offering will be received and a reception will follow.
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