Olga Arribas Quintana, violin with Miroslav Sekera, piano
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024
7:30pm to 10:00pm
22
In celebration of National Czech Day
— <p><strong>Olga Arribas Quintana</strong>, hailing from a family of Czech violinists, is one of the most interesting young violinists of her generation. She has won first prizes at the Rodolfo Lipizer Award and the Prague Spring, and secured second prize at the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition in China in 2018, where she also received the award for the best interpretation of a contemporary Chinese concerto. She and Sekera perform together often and she released her debut CD in 2022.</p><p><strong>Miroslav Sekera </strong>is a distinguished Czech pianist who has garnered numerous accolades, including first prizes at the Chopin Competition in Mariánské Lázné, the Johannes Brahms International Competition in Pörtschach, Austria, and from the Prague Academy of Music. In 2006, he released a solo CD with Multisonic, and has also recorded three CDs of the works of contemporary Boston composer Joseph Summer.</p>
MacEwan University Conservatory of Music
10050 MacDonald Dr NW
Edmonton, AB, T5J 2B7
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