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SUMMARY: Sinfonia Toronto Masterpiece concert
LOCATION:George Weston Recital Hall
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/57025
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:PIANO PRODIGY PLAYS CHOPIN WITH SINFONIA TORONTO

Pianist Anastasia Rizikov=E2=80=99s youth and virtuosity will both amaze in=
 Chopin=E2=80=99s Piano Concerto No. 2 at Sinfonia Toronto=E2=80=99s next M=
asterpiece Series concert on November 16. The performance at 8 pm in Glenn =
Gould Studio wil also feature guest conductor Berislav Skenderovic leading =
the orchestra in Tchaikovsky=E2=80=99s beloved Serenade for Strings.

Canadian pianist Anastasia Rizikov is a remarkably poised and precocious 14=
-year-old who is already achieving remarkable acclaim. At age 11, she was F=
irst Prize winner of the Rotary International Piano Competition in Palma de=
 Mallorca, Spain, in the category for competitors up to 28 year old! She wa=
s the youngest winner in the competition=E2=80=99s 18 year history, and won=
 over other pianists more than twice her age. Nationally, Anastasia is also=
 a First Prize winner in both the Canadian Music Competition (CMC) and the =
Canadian Chopin Competition.=20

Guest Conductor Berislav Skenderovic, has studied at the Hochschule fur Mus=
ik in Munich under Wolfgang Sawalisch and Sergiu Celibidache. He has served=
 as Ballet Conductor at the Bavarian Opera Studio, as Resident Conductor of=
 the Croatian National Theatre, as Chief Conductor of the Sarajevo Radio Sy=
mphony and the Capetown Philharmonic in South Africa, and has conducted thr=
oughout Europe, South America and Asia.

Now entering its 14th season, Sinfonia Toronto has toured in Europe twice, =
receiving glowing reviews. It has released four CD=E2=80=99s including a JU=
NO winner, and performs in many Ontario cities. Its rich repertoire include=
s the string orchestra music of the 19th and 20th century, and it has premi=
ered many new works. Under the baton of Nurhan Arman the orchestra=E2=80=99=
s performances feature outstanding international artists and some of the mo=
st sought-after Canadian musicians.=20

Tickets are $39 adult; $32 senior and $12 student. They can be purchased fr=
om 416-
872-4255 or online at http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com

Subscriptions to the remaining Masterpiece Series are available from http:/=
/www.sinfoniatoronto.com/ or by phone at 416-499-0403=20

Details at a glance:
Nov 16 2012  Glenn Gould Studio
SINFONIA TORONTO / BERISLAV SKENDEROVIC Guest Conductor=20
ANASTASIA RIZIKOV Pianist=20
Program
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade
Tickets $39 adult; $32 senior; $12 student
416-872-4255 or  http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com

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