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RTN TV and a visit to Washington
April 17, 2012 | 
Author We are pleased to tell you that Rimma was a guest on RTN TV in New York on the 5th of April. During this hour-long programme Rimma talked about her life and recordings of some of the highlights of her career as a virtuoso violinist and conductor were broadcast. Rimma has a very good story to tell and a vibrant way of getting it across to any listener! We are pleased to say that much of her story can be found on this website and you can get a good glimpse into her journey from Russia to the ‘here and now‘.
Following this event Rimma travelled to Washington where her son, Leonid Sushansky, was performing in the Rosslyn Spectrum Concert Hall, Arlington. He gave a ‘wonderful. exciting and mature performance’ of three Brahms Sonatas with the excellent pianist Carlos Rodriguez. This event was very special as Leonid dedicated it to his mother. How lovely!
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Happy Birthday Samuel Barber!
It is Samuel Barber’s Birthday and he would have been 102 today.
Happy Birthday Samuel!
This is Barber’s Adagio for Strings performed by the Stratford Virtuosi Orchestra and conducted by Rimma Sushanskaya.
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New Video! Dvorak Symphony No 8, 3rd mvt
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Pleven Philharmonic, Bulgaria
Photograph taken from one of the publications in Bulgaria
Rimma has been Conducting in a number of places over the last few months including Poland, USA and Bulgaria. It was in January that she had the great pleasure of working with the Pleven Philharmonic in Northern Bulgaria. The programme included Beethoven – Leonore 3, Overture, Ravel – Piano Concerto in G (Vesko Stambolov on Piano) and Dvorak – Symphony No 8. Rimma received a very warm welcome and a lot of press coverage. No doubt she will be back!
When Rimma was asked by a reporter who was the composers she most liked she is quoted as saying 'Bach, Bach and and more Bach'
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Virtuoso Violin Festival 2012
Final festival Concert 2011
This year the Virtuso Violin Festival will take place between Sunday the 5th and Tuesday 14th of August. Further information is available on the Virtuoso Violin Festival Page. You may want to make a note of the Festival Concerts dates as these are enjoyable events of a very high standard – perfect for those of you who love music and an evening out in the beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon. Combine a concert with a dinner in one of the many restaurants of Stratford and the evening will be perfect!
Concerts dates are:
- Sunday 5th August
- The Levi Fox Hall, King Edwards School, Stratford-upon-Avon,
- 7.30pm
- Featuring ‘Rimma Sushanskaya and friends‘
- Admission free.
- Saturday 11th August
- The Levi Fox Hall, King Edwards School, Stratford-upon-Avon,
- 7.30pm
- Featuring Student Recitals
- Admission free.
- Monday 13th August
- The Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon-Avon
- 8.00pm.
- Tickets £10/£7.
- Stratford Virtuosi Orchestra will perform the
- Bach Concerto for 3 violins in D major BMV 1064,
- Vaughan Williams Concerto Grosso,
- Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C major Op.48.
We hope to see some of you there.
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Musical Opinion, Review September 2011
Musical Opinion, Sept – Oct 2011, page 52
By Robert Matthew-Walker
Musical Opinion, Classic Music Magazine, can be found on-line at http://www.musicalopinion.com
Festival Images
Here are some pictures taken during the week at the Virtuoso Violin Festival. Mostly these are at work or performing – but there was a lot of fun taking place as well!
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The 2011 Festival closed with a bang!
What a Concert!
This was a truly amazing finale to the 10th Bach & Paganini Festival! The festival students made up the violin section of the Stratford Virtuosi Orchestra while professional musicians were brought in complete the ensemble. They started with Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G and this was followed by the Concerto for 4 violins, Op 3, No 10 in B Minor by Vivaldi. The four violin soloists were Joo Yeon Sir (Korea), Francois Pineau-Benois (France), Charlotte Beresford (UK) and John Garner (UK). The next piece was Rounds by David Diamond before an interval which gave the audience time to mingle, and absorb the atmosphere of the lovely Holy Trinity Church which is the parish church of Stratford-upon-Avon and the burial place of William Shakespeare.
During the second half of the concert the orchestra performed Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 in A major. The Mayor Elect, Stratford-upon-Avon, Councillor Edward Keith Ward (seen above) gave a speech thanking the international students, music and festival director, teachers and professional musicians for such a wonderful performance.
This is a good opportunity to thank Charlotte Beresford for all her hard work leading up to, and during the festival. She is the quiet but busy Festival Administrator (seen on the left) behind the scenes who makes sure everyone is OK, people are in the right place at the right time, music is available, accommodation comfortable, programmes get printed etc. etc. Charlotte you are a star! We would also like to thanks others as well who quietly work behind the scenes including Lesley, Etta and David.
Watch out for further information on the 11th Bach & Paganini Festival in August 2012!
Festival Participants performed a final recital
Festival Participants performed a final recital unaccompanied and with piano last night (Saturday 6th August).
This was a really exciting concert performed by young people from Sweden, France, UK, Russia, Taiwan and Korea.
Councillor Eric Payne, Chair of the Stratford District Council expressed his pleasure at being in the audience for this event and thanked all the participants, accompanists and tutors for their hard work culminating in such a wonderful recital.
We hope you will be able to join us for our final concert on Monday 8th August in the Holy Trinity Church at 8 p.m.
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