{"id":8994,"date":"2019-07-27T10:29:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gallerymc.org\/h\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2019-07-28T21:25:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T02:25:02","slug":"concert-by-nikoska-duo-on-piano-and-violin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gallerymc.org\/h\/concert-by-nikoska-duo-on-piano-and-violin\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert by Sofija Nikoska on Violin & Hristina Nikoska on Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Concert to be held on Sunday, August 4th at 6 pm at Klavierhaus at 790 11th Avenue. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sponsored by Gallery MC. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Very special thanks to Klavierhaus for their <\/strong>continuing support. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Concert Program:  <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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-T. Vitali \u2013 Chaconne in G minor for violin and piano<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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-F. Schubert \u2013 Rondo in A \u2013 major D438<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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-H. Wieniawski \u2013 Fantasy on themes from Gounod\u2019s opera \u201cFaust\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Sofija Nikoska \u2013 violin <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Hristina Nikoska – piano<\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sofija Nikoska<\/strong> was born in Prilep, Macedonia in 1991, where she began her musical education in the primary school working with prof. Vesna Stankoska and prof. Vancho Stoilkov. Later she continued her musical training at the school of music \u201cIlija Nikolovski-Luj\u201d in Skopje. She entered the Faculty of Music in Skopje at the age of 15, becoming the youngest student in the Faculty ever, and in 2010 graduated with the highest grade \u201cCum Laude\u201d in the class of prof. Oleg Kondatenko, where she also finished her master studies in 2013.<\/p>\n

From 2011-2017, she was a student of prof. Zakhar Bron at the \u201cQueen Sofia College of Music\u201d in Madrid, reciving full scholarship from the \u201cAlbeniz Fondation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sofija Nikoska has participated in numerous masterclasses and seminars working with: Zakhar Bron, Yuri Voulgin, Vadim Gluzman, Gerard Poulet, Eduard Grach, Alexander Bonduriansky, Ferenc Rados, Blagoja Dimceski, Isabela Sergeevna Golovina, Petar Sheppard, Bartosz Bryla, Valentin Erben, Ivo Mirkovic.<\/p>\n

She has won first prizes in the international violin competitions as: \u201cCornelia Bronzetti\u201d \u2013 Campina, Romania 2000; \u201cEtude and Scale\u201d \u2013 Zagreb, Croatia 2002; \u201cOhrid Pearls\u201d \u2013 Ohrid, Macedonia 2006 and 2008 \u2013 when she won the Grand Prix of the competition; \u201cMozartiana-M\u201d-Skopje, Macedonia 2006 \u2013 when she won the Grand Prix of the competition. She won second prize  in \u201cViolines Por La Paz\u201d \u2013 Malaga, Spain 2015; she won third prize in \u201cMusicians of the New Millenium\u201d- Skopje, Macedonia and \u201cNadjalka Simeonova\u201d- Haskovo, Bulgaria 2006. She won first prizes in the \u201cNational Violin Competition\u201d in Skopje in 2001 and 2004, and in 2008 won the first prize in the \u201cNational Competition for Chamber Music\u201d, together with the pianist Hristina Nikoska. In 2018 duo \u201cNikoski\u201d won the first prize in the international chamber music competition \u201cSvirel\u201d – Nova Gorica, Slovenia.<\/p>\n

During her musical career, Sofija has given numerous concerts, recitals in Macedonia, Germany and Spain, and has performed as a soloist with the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Macedonian Youth Chamber Orchestra, the AGBU Sofia Chamber Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of the Faculty of Music in Skopje. In june and december of 2007 she played with the eminent macedonian pianist Simon Trp\u010deski, as a guest on his \u201cConcert Marathon\u201d in Skopje and Prilep.<\/p>\n

Sofija was part of the Macedonian Youth Chamber Orchestra for many years, with whom played as a solist in the \u201cOhrid Summer Festival\u201d. And in 2010 as a Grand Prix winner of an \u201cEMCY\u201d competition, played in the opening of the international violin competition \u201cPetar Konjovic\u201d- Belgrade, Serbia. The same year participated in a tour with the \u201cYoung Euro Classic Orchestra\u201d. In 2011, as a Grand Prix winner, was on the tour \u201cThe Stars of Tomorrow\u201d by the \u201cEMCY\u201d organization, giving concerts in Starnberg, Bad Ischl, Eggenfelden, Passau and Seefeld. <\/p>\n

As a student at the \u201cQueen Sofia School of Music\u201d Sofija Nikoska was a member of the piano quintet \u201cArriaga\u201d, under the mentorship of prof. Marta Gulyas. And later on, from 2013-2015, she was a member of the \u201cMendelssohn BP\u201d quartet; in 2016-2017 was part of the \u201cDuo Prokofiev\u201d  under the mentorship of prof. Heime Muller. As a part of these chamber groups, she had many concerts in Madrid, Malaga, Bilbao, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Ibiza, El Escorial. <\/p>\n

From 2018 Sofija Nikoska is teaching in the Faculty of Music in Shtip, Macedonia.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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The pianist Hristina Nikoska<\/strong> was born in 1989 in Prilep, Macedonia, where she began her musical education at the music school in the class of prof. Violeta Kocoska. During her musical education she attended classes with more prominent piano teachers, among which: prof. Meri Kavkalevska \u2013 Stoilkova, prof. Nadezda Pejsahova and prof. Gligor Gelebesev. She studied secondary music education in Skopje, in the class of prof. Ljudmila Romanova, and she graduated on the Faculty of Music in Skopje in the class of prof. Marija Gosevska.<\/p>\n

Nikoska participates in many national and international piano competitions, of which stand out significant awards: first prize at the national piano competition in Skopje in 2010; first prize at the national competiton of chamber music in Skopje in 2008; second prize at the national piano competiton in Skopje in 2006; third prize at the international competiton  Mocartijana M in Skopje in 2006; second and third prize at the competition of polyphonic music at FMU-Skopje; first prize at the international chamber music competition \u201cSvirel\u201d in Nova Gorica, Slovenia.<\/p>\n

Beside these awards, Hristina Nikoska made many recitals, concerts and also solo performances as a soloist with the Macedonian Philharmonc Orchestra. She also plays the harpsichord and marked couple appearances as a soloist, with the chamber orchestra \u201c Soloists of FMU\u201d. With her performaces she participated in number of festivals, among which: Golden Lyre, Prilep Summer Festival, Skopje Summer Festival, Bitola Cultural Summer, Days of Macedonian Music, Autumn Music Festival, Autumn Music Festival Gevgelija, Musica Viva and others. At 2016, she had her concert debut in China, where beside the concert activities, she held a masterclass in the city of Weifang. Besides here solo performances, she often performes in chamer ensembles, but is most known for being a part of the duo with her sister – the violinist Sofija Nikoska.<\/p>\n

Hristina participate in several seminars with reputable educators as prof. Boris Romanov, prof. Antonio Soria, from the Musical Conservatorium in Barcelona, Spain, prof. Yuri Kot from Kiev, Ukraine, and at the seminar within the intensive master classes in Novi Sad , Serbia ,with prof. Miroslav Krasovski from Tel Aviv, Israel. She also participated in the European Summer Music Academy in Kosovo, where she worked with Lejla Pula (Kosovo) and Jaromir Klepac (Czech Republic). <\/p>\n

Hristina Nikoska is very well known for her pedagogical work, and in her teaching experience has won over 35 awards on national and international piano competitions with her students. From 2012, she works as a professor of piano and piano accompaniment at the OOUM Ordan Mihajloski \u2013 Oska in Prilep.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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