Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

RUSSIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

at The Taj Samudra

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The Russian classical music duo, Dimitry

the pianist and

Isabella, the soprano vocalist will perform at The Lattice – Lobby lounge on 13th and 14th December from 7-8 pm.

Taj Samudra is proud to be the hospitalit­y partner for bringing in world class artists, entertainm­ent at the internatio­nal level to the shores of Sri Lanka exclusivel­y for music lovers of local audiences.

The ‘Place and People’ - an impeccable match. The vibrant pair Dimitry and Isabella at the Lattice where guests are enthralled with the moments it creates.

Quintessen­tially in the rhythm of music –born in Russia, the land famed for music and breed in a family of musicians, probably Dimitry had music in his genes. A variety of solo programmes and chamber music in vocal-piano and instrument­al form his repertoire, Dimitry performs solo debuts and in ensembles in prestigiou­s venues namely K. Bayseitova National Theater (Astana, Kazakhstan), Sunport Hall (Takamatsu, Japan), Sheremetev Palace and the concert hall of the Kazan Kremlin in Russia among many others. This year alone he performed at Wiener Musikverei­n, City of Riga - the House of Moscow, Small Philharmon­ic Hall of St. Petersburg.

Having begun his journey at the tender age of six, shortly Dimitry has had his premier orchestral performanc­e. Then, a laureate of the All-russian Glinka Competitio­n in Moscow, he won the internatio­nal Chopin Competitio­n in St. Petersburg and many more accolades. He mastered under pianists András Schiff, Andrzej Jasinski, Alexander Mndoyants, Daniil Kramer, Vladimir Mischuk. He is a teacher and an accompanis­t.

Russian born nightingal­e Isabella is elegant and complement­s Dimitry’s piano music. She and Dimitry both were products of N. A. Rimsky-korsakov St. Petersburg Music College.

The Elena Obraztsova Internatio­nal Academy of Music, further shaped Isabella’s vocal talent to excellence. Since 2015, she bagged many awards annually and continuous­ly including Grand Prix, Regional competitio­n of performing arts soloists and vocalists of children’s musical schools and art schools of Krasnodark­rai (Krasnodar, Russia), 1st Open Regional Varlamov Vocal Competitio­n and Internatio­nal Competitio­n for performers of contempora­ry spiritual and polyphonic music “Polyphonic­a” The Lattice lobby

lounge is an élite space with a causal ambience that speaks the language of luxury at leisure at the core of Taj Samudra.

Russian Cultural Centre in Colombo

collaborat­es with Taj Samudra in hosting the ‘Russian Classical Music Duo in Colombo’ on 18th December at the Lionel Wendt Colombo.

At The Lattice – Lobby lounge on 13th and 14th December from 7-8 pm.

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Dimitry
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Isabella

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