Artist description Olga Harris specializes in Chamber Music. She has composed two symphonies, an opera, two quartets, sonatas for piano, two cantatas, seven vocal cycles, preludes for piano, and music for children. She has written music for two animated movies and music for Drama Theater and TV in Russia. Olga Harris specializes in Chamber Music. She has composed two symphonies, an opera, two quartets, sonatas for piano, two cantatas, seven vocal cycles, preludes for piano, and music for children. She has written music for two animated movies and music for Drama Theater and TV in Russia. Her music has been performed at many festivals and concerts, such as the International Festival, "Moscow Autumn", "Russian Avangarde" in Heildelburg, Germany. She has had many concerts in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Kiev, Riga, Germany, Spain and France. Irina Krivtchenko graduated from the Russian Academy of Music in 1985. She studied with Bashnyakoviche and Alexsandrov. She successfully maintains her solo career as well as her duties as Concertmaster. She has received awards as the best pianist in International Chamber Music Competitions. Irina Krivtchenko appears with ensembles throughout the world. She had performed in Germany, Holland, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, France, and in the USA.Sergui Gontcharov received first place in the Nickolay Rubinstein international Competition in 1997. He is the pupil of A. Fedorov. He graduated from the Russian Academy of Music in 1999, where he received a scholarship as Best Clarinetist in the Academy. He has preformed in Russia, Spain, Germany, Italy and France. Irina and Sergui presented their first duet concert in 1995, and since then they have performed in many cities in Russia and made a concert tour in France. In 1997, the duet received first prize for performance at the International Chamber Music Competition in Moscow.

Music Style Modern Classical Russian

Musical Influences Aram Khachaturian

Artist History Olga Harris was born in Moscow, Russia. She began to write music when she was a child. She graduated from Kocenko Ukraine College with a degree as a Pianist and a Musicologist. In 1980 she graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with a degree as a composer. In conservatory, she studied composing for 5 years with Aram Khachaturian and Kiril Volkov. She is a member of the Russian Union of Composers. The Russian Ministry of Culture and the Russian Union of Composers certified her as a Concert Pianist.In 1993, Olga married an American citizen and now lives in Gaffney, SC with her husband Roger, daughter Julia and mother Jane.

Group Members Olga Harris, Irina Krivtchenko, Sergui Gontcharov

Instruments Piano, Clarinet

Albums Music for Clarinet and Piano

Press Reviews "Olga is a very gifted composer. Her music reflects her personality, which is deeply spiritual and romantic at the same time. I believe in her future." - Aram Khachaturian

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Location Nashville, Tennessee - USA

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