Duo Timoshenko & Desseva won the 1st prize in the category „Duo for Voice and Piano (Lied)“ at the 2018 FS&MM. In conversation with Christian Utz and Thomas Glaser, the Russian-Bulgarian duo talks about their program composition, the musical language of our and the Schubert’s era and how to recognize yourself as a musician in your own interpretation. Interviewers: Christian Utz is a Professor of Music Theory and Music Analysis at the University of Music and Performing Music Graz (KUG) & Thomas Glaser is a musicologist and works as academic staff (postdoctoral) at the KUG.
In partnership with the Musée d’Orsay, Royaumont Abbey welcomes duos of young singers and pianists who have come to study art song and Lied. In this very unusual year...
Dès les premières notes de Ravel, fascinante figuration pianistique d’une guitare rêvée, on est captivé par le jeu d’Elitsa Desseva et on le restera jusqu’à la fin du concert. La jeune pianiste nous fait entrer dans la profondeur du son des harmonies ravéliennes...
The outstanding bass-baritone Mikhail Timoshenko from Russia and Bulgarian pianist Elitsa Desseva were the winners of the competition. These two exceptional artists harmonised together in a real duo...
Bass baritone Mikhail Timoshenko and pianist Elitsa Desseva set as a duo standards on the international stage...