Artist description Among instrumental music written by the Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), 22 operas and more than 76 sonates for various instruments are known about 500 concerts for various instruments, 40 cantates. All life A.Vivaldi has lived in Venice. Early having become famous by masterly playing on a violin he at first taught (maestro di violino), and later conducted and supervised over a female conservatory � Ospedalle della Pietra �. His duties also included the composition of music for fashionable and spiritual concerts. The greatest popularity and historical value is represented by concerts A.Vivaldi for various instruments, in creation of this genre the composer as though has summed up long process of formation of a genre at 17-18 centuries. Violine sonates A.Vivaldi are less known, than his concerts. The majority of sonates are undoubtedly written for � Ospedalle della Pietra �. However, it is authentically known, that Sonates Opus2 (1709) for a violin and continuo in style А.Corelli were devoted to the Danish king Frederick IV during his visit on the Venetian carnival, and Sonates Opus 5, written later in 1716, at all do not carry dedication. Initially in sonates Vivaldi prefers a genre sonate da camera, with free treatment sonates form.In sonates the beauty of the Venetian carnival and soft lyricithm of slow parts is combined with virtuosity. The creativity Vivaldi was exposed to criticism at the end of his life, and after death of Vivaldi in Vienna in 1745 was forgotten more than for 200 years. The revival of interest to music Vivaldi is connected to opening in 1920 Italian musicologist А.Jentile of the manuscripts A.Vivaldi.

Music Style Baroque

Musical Influences Classical music

Artist History Daria Gorban is the representative of young generation of the Russian musicians. In D. Gorban interpritations the classical traditions Russian violine school and European baroque interpretation traditions are successfully combined. D. Gorban has graduated State college named after Gnessins. There is enough early having shown interest to play chamber music, she became the winner of competitions � Young talent � (1993) and � Our heritage � (1996). The further education she continues in the Moscow state conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky at faculty historical and modern performing art under the direction of the professor А.Lubimov. D. Gorban repeatedly accepted and takes part in the international master - classes in Austria (professor G.Letsborn), in Каrlsruhe (professor А.Stekk), in Маnnhaime and in Weinhaimе (professor R.Nodel). D.Gorban played in such ensembles of baroque music like “Pocket symphony”, “Lad” (under the direction of A.Semenov) and took part in festival “December’s Evenings” (2000), “Moscow show” (2001), in series of the concerts of baroque music in museum of N.Rerich. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugenia Krivitskaia belongs to the younger generation of Russian organists more and more actively and brightly manifesting their talent not only in Russia but also abroad. her interpretation successfully combines European traditions with romantic lyricism and expression characteristic for the Russian performing school. In 1994 Eugenia Krivitskaia got a French government's grant and was trained in Paris at the National Superior Conservatory (CNSMD) where she studied French baroque organ music and the history of organ building in France, as well as attended an organ class by professor M.Chapuis. After a postgraduate course at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow (prof.A.Parshin) Ms. Krivitskaia defended in 1997 a doctorate thesis on the history of French organ music. She took part in international master classes given in Z�rich (prof. Jean Guillou), Toulouse (prof. Kees van Houten), Moscow (prof. M.Chapuis). In present she is a stager in Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in the class of prof. Oleg Yanchenko. --------Artistic Activity-------- Eugenia Krivitskaia started her solo artistic activity while a student of the Moscow Conservatory. In 1991 she toured in Bulgarua and Poland where participated in Russian cultural festivals. In 1999 Ms. Krivitskaia took part in the May festival of Ancient Music in Moscow where she played French and Italian music of the beginning of the XVIII century. In December of 1999 Eugenia Krivitskaia participated in a series of concerts "The Oldest Organ in Russia" held at the Glinka Museum of Music Culture. She regularly gives concerts in Moscow and such other Russian cities, as Arkhangelsk, Yaroslavl, Krasnodar, Kaliningrad, Saratov, etc. Ms. Krivitskaia aspires to make original concert programs based on a united concept. In the concert program "Hommage a BACH" she presented organ music pieces including the symbolic motive BACH. The program "Chaconnes and Passacaglias for Organ" reflected a panorama of these genres from the XVII to the XX century. Eugenia Krivitskaia often plays in various instrumental ensembles, in a duet with viola, oboe, flute, trombone, etc. She has mastered a vast chamber repertory from Frescobaldi, Bach, Vivaldi to modern Russian composers. At present, Ms.Krivitskaia luckily combines her music research with organ playing activity. She teaches history of foreign music at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow and gives there a special course "History of Musical Practice" on the music culture and instruments of Renaissance and baroque. Eugenia Krivitskaia also has an organ class at the Bach College in Moscow. "Eugenia Krivitskaia belongs to the serious and thinking performers. Everything, beginning from the very trifle things, is pondered and measured. In her interpretation she in many aspects goes from the particularities, details to the general "building" of the form, patiently constructing it from the little bricks of phrases and motifs." "Culture, №35, 1998" "Having superb technique, possessing all the secrets of her instrument, Eugenia Krivitskaia temperamentally and passionately plumbs the deep philosophic contents in the compositions..." "The double reed, №4, 1999"

Group Members Daria Gorban - violin, Eugenia Krivitskaia - organ

Instruments Baroque violin (Italian unknown master of 18 th century), Baroque bow of Russian master E. Ivanov (2000), organ (Copie of italian organ of 17 th century by S. Petersburg's organ builder P. Chilin (1999)

Albums Antonio Vivaldi. Violin sonatas

Location Moscow, n/a - Russia

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