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Duo Vivo
Saturday 31 May

Miranda Adams, violin

Tatiana Lanchtchikova, piano/accordion

 

Duo Vivo formed in 2003 and immediately found popularity through their CD "Jealousy, tango music". They were invited to perform at the Wellington Arts Festival, Auckland Arts Festival and toured with Arts on Tour New Zealand. Their programme provides a colourful contrast of classical, tango and gypsy music, plus a NZ composition written for them by John Elmsly. 

 

Programme

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Ludwig van Beethoven | Spring Sonata No.5 in F major

John Elmsley | Three Evocations

Johannes Brahms | Hungarian Dances selection

 

-Interval-

 

Heinrich Biber | Mystery Sonata no. 4

Astor Piazzolla | Collection of tangos with accordion

Fritz Kreisler | Hora Staccato, Leibesleid, Schon Rosmarin

Their story

​Miranda Adams was born in Dunedin and has been Assistant Concertmaster with the Auckland Philharmonia since 1994. She has performed concertos with the Auckland Philharmonia, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (1986 finalist in the TVNZ Young Musicians Competition) , Manukau Symphony, St Matthews in the City and many Regional NZ orchestras. She studied violin with Harvey Strang, Pamela Bryce, Elsa Jensen, Charmian Gadd, and also Karin Adam (in Vienna 2014 through an APO study grant). She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in violin and conducting from Otago University, also winning a scholarship to study Javanese Gamelan in Surakarta in 1985. Miranda has vast chamber music experience within NZ, most recently leading the Jade String Quartet since 2003, and also was a member of the world music group Bravura from 1999 til 2009, with several CDs of both these groups on Rattle Records. Miranda has commissioned over 20 works, mostly string quartets by NZ’s best known composers including David Hamilton, Ross Harris, Eve de Castro, John Elmsly, Leonie Holmes and Jonathan Besser. As a conductor Miranda has performed with the Auckland Philharmonia, St Matthew Chamber Orchestra and the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra. She plays a Nicolo Politi violin. 

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Tatiana Lanchtchikova was born in Russia and developed a passion for music from an early age. She began playing the piano and accordion at the age of 6, and graduated from the prestigious Novosibirsk State Conservatory in Novosibirsk, Russia.

In 1996 Tatiana moved to Auckland where she has made significant contributions to the local music scene. Alongside her full-time teaching role at Epsom Music School, she is an accomplished chamber music musician, having performed as a member of notable groups such as Vivo and Bravura.  Tatiana also serves as a piano accompanist and is an associate player with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Her extensive performance experience, combined with her dedication to music education, has made Tatiana a respected figure in both the classical and contemporary music communities.

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