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Sharon & Slava Grigoryan

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Two of Australia's finest classical musicians performing works for cello and guitar.

The success of any collaboration is dependant on a myriad of factors, some obvious, others less tangible. Sharon & Slava Grigoryan are an example of such a synergy, resulting in music that connects deeply with the listener.  Perhaps it is their union professionally and in life that provides the intangible factor fuelling their passionate and sensitive performances.  Their repertoire spans cultures, generations and genres – from standard works for guitar and cello (Vivaldi, Granados, Piazzolla) to creations by contemporary composers, their own compositions and arrangements which shine a new light on familiar favourites.  Slava Grigoryan is an acknowledged guitar master on the world stage.  Sharon Grigoryan has forged a formidable career throughout Australia performing with all major symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles, including her seven-year tenure with the Australian String Quartet.  Sharon & Slava Grigoryan’s debut album ‘Our Place’ (ABC) was nominated for Best Classical Album at the 2020 ARIA Awards.

"Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel is a relatively well-known minimalist masterpiece which exists in several arrangements. The Grigoryans’ version is a gem. Sharon’s cello playing successfully negotiates the line between inward-focussed meditation and muted intensity that the score demands. Slava’s arrangement effectively translates the arpeggiated accompaniment, originally written for the piano, to the sound world of the classical guitar."
— Loud Mouth

Sharon Grigoryan, cello

Slava Grigoryan, guitar

 

Sharon Grigoryan 

Sharon’s position as cellist with the Australian String Quartet (2012 – 2020) was the most recent highlight in a career spanning 15 years.  From 2008 to 2012 Sharon was a member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Since then she has performed with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Spira Mirabilis Chamber Orchestra, as well as being a core member of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.  In 2015 Sharon performed as a guest with the Australia Ensemble and Australian World Orchestra.  She was Artistic Director of the Barossa, Baroque and Beyond Music Festival from 2016 to 2021.

 

Slava Grigoryan

Regarded as a wizard of the guitar, Slava has forged a prolific reputation as a classical guitar virtuoso.  Collaborations have played a huge part in Grigoryan’s career, most notable of these are in the trio with legendary USA guitarist Ralph Towner and Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel and the duo with brother Leonard Grigoryan.   He has received 4 ARIA awards and an incredible 24 ARIA Award nominations.  His international touring schedule has seen him perform throughout Europe, Asia, and the USA, as well as more exotic performances in Brazil, South Africa, India and the Middle East. Slava is the Artistic Director of the Adelaide Guitar Festival, a position he has held since 2009.

Two of Australia's finest classical musicians performing works for cello and guitar.

This program spans cultures, generations and genres – from standard works for guitar and cello (Vivaldi, Granados, Piazzolla) to creations by contemporary composers, their own compositions and arrangements which shine a new light on familiar favourites.

 

70-min Program:

Vivaldi Cello Sonata in A minor, RV 43

Piazzolla Histoire du Tango

Assad Jobiniana No. 4

Ravel arr. Grigoryan Pièce en forme de habanera

Cawrse Grounded

Pärt arr. Grigoryan Spiegel im Spiegel

Laginha arr. Grigoryan Tanto espaço

Granados arr. Grigoryan Five Tonadillas

Summer arr. Grigoryan Julie-O

 

90-min program:

Bach/Marcello Concerto in D minor BWV 974

Assad Jobiniana No. 4

Ravel arr. Grigoryan Pièce en forme de habanera

Cawrse Grounded

Interval

Zenamon Reflexões No. 6

Laginha arr. Grigoryan Tanto espaço

Piazzolla Histoire du Tango

Summer arr. Grigoryan Julie-O

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Dates & Times

Barragga Bay   23 August 2024 6pm
Nowra   24 August 2024 8pm
Yass   25 August 2024 2pm