Would like to be in sunny Spain in no time? Easy! We will immerse ourselves in the world of Spanish vocal and instrumental music, accompanied by the beats of castanets and heels in a whirlwind of incredible Spanish rhythms! You will hear arrangements of old Spanish folk songs, romances, and arias from famous zarzuelas, and discover what the Spanish people sang and sing about, what makes them cry, and what brings them joy.
Special guest of the evening: flamenco choreographer and dancer Maria Rääk.
Let's light it up in Spanish style!
Participants:
Elena Bebekh, soprano. Elena graduated with honors from the Moscow Pedagogical University in 2013 with a Master’s degree in “Classical Singing”.
She is a diploma holder and laureate of international competitions:
-Winner of the vocal competition “Sõprus 2020,” dedicated to Georg Ots, in category 23+, Tallinn, 2020.
-“International Forum of Opera Music” in Moscow, 2015.
-“Musica Classica” classical music festival-competition, in Ruza, 2011.
She performed the role of Snegurochka (Snow Maiden) in V.l. Ignatov’s children’s opera “Winter Tale” in 2022/23 seasons.
She has been a soloist with the Russian Philharmonic Society since 2016.
She graduated from the Philology Faculty of Moscow State University (Moscow) in 1999, Master’s degree in Romance-Germanic philology.
She has actively performed in concerts, organised concert and educational events, and works as a vocal and English language teacher as well as a marketer, web designer and promoter.
Pianist is talented Mari Visnapuumägi ,
graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EMTA) with a master's degree in vocal chamber music and accompaniment, earning Cum Laude in 2018 under the guidance of Professor Helin Kapten. She also received a master's degree in piano performance in 2016 under Lauri Väinmaa.
As an accompanist, she worked at EMTA in 2017 in Raivo and Mihkel Peäske’s flute classes, at Hanna-Liina Võsa Music School from 2016-2021, and has been working at Pärnu Järvi Academy since 2018, and as a choir accompanist and orchestra pianist at the German-Scandinavian Music Week in Scheersberg since 2016. She is also involved in the organizational team of the Pärnu Music Festival and the Estonian Festival Orchestra.
In 2022, she recorded Joosep Trumm's solo album “24 Colorful Preludes for Piano.”
Mari is also active as a teacher in both classical piano and free accompaniment, and since 2022 she has run her own piano studio in the Old Town.
Maria Rääk - Maria graduated Tallinn University, the department of choreography, professor Mait Agu’s course (choreographer, dancer, dance teacher), studied flamenco in Amor de Dios flamenco academy in Madrid (AEF and Eesti Kultuurkapital grants) and in other dance studios in Seville and Jerez.
Maria discovered flamenco while learning Spanish language (started learning the language at the age of 9; besides dance Maria worked as a teacher of Spanish language, translator and guide).
Maria taught and performed flamenco in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Germany and Spain. Since 2001 she has been closely cooperating with the principal dancer and choreographer of Ballet Flamenco de Madrid Ivan Gallego.
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