Masterclass with Maxim Vengerov (Violin)

Join us for a masterclass with Maxim Vengerov (Violin) and two students of the 2020 Mastercourse.
Program:
J. Sibelius - Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47
I. Allegro moderato
Edward Walton (Australia), Violin
Laurence Matheson (Australia), Piano


E. Ysaÿe - Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in e minor, Op. 27 No. 4
I. Allemande
Victoria Gelman (Israel), Violin
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Edward Walton (Australia)
Violin
Edward Walton, studies with Dr. Robin Wilson, Head of Violin at the Australian National Academy of Music. Edward has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras internationally and has given recitals throughout Europe. In 2019 Edward was the first prize winner in several international competitions; the Il Piccolo Violino Magico Competition in Italy, where he was also awarded the audience prize, the Medallion International Concerto Competition in the USA, the London Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition and the Jeunes Artistes Musicales du Centre in France. Edward is playing on a Gennaro Gagliano violin kindly loaned to him by a generous sponsor through the Beare’s International Violin Society.

Victoria Gelman (Israel)
Violin
Victoria Gelman born in Tiberias, Israel, began studying the violin at age of 5. Among her teachers were prof. Irina Etigon, Mila Feldman and Haim Taub. She Finished her bachelor with prof. Hagai Shaham at Buchman-Mehta School of Music in Tel-Aviv. Currently studies Masters degree with prof. Mark Gothoni in Berlin and also COP in Vienna with Julian Rachlin. Victoria took the III prize of the international contest for young musicians in Lithuania in 2004, First Prize in “Maestro” Israel National Competition for Young Musicians in 2008\2013, also received 2nd place in the Tel AvivAcademy solo competition 2015 and 1st prize in the Clairmont competition in 2018. In 2019 she Won a prize in the Ibolyka-Gyarfs-Stiftung competition in Berlin. Victoria is supported by the America-Israel cultural foundation since2005 and playing on a french Violin and Bow donated by ”Wizo”.