Overtones Chamber Music Summer Series featuring Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo


When:
July 21, 2019 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm America/New York Timezone
2019-07-21T15:00:00-04:00
2019-07-21T17:00:00-04:00
Where:
Ruggero Piano
4720 HARGROVE ROAD
SUITE 120
Cost:
20
Contact:
Ruggero Piano
9198392040

Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo

Sunday, July 21st, at 3:00PM

Doors open at 2:30PM
Bösendorfer Hall, Ruggero Piano

Program

Dumka for Cello and Piano, Op. 1 (1988) Roman Placzek
Sonata for violoncello and piano No. 3, H.340 Bohuslav Martinu
Siciliene, Op. 78
Pavane, Op. 50 Gabriel Urbain Faure
Sonata for violoncello and piano (1915) Claude Debussy
Prologue
Serenade et Finale
Roman Placzek, Cello
Elena Nezhdanova, Piano
Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo was formed in the Spring of 2016 as the result of the invitation to perform at the North Carolina Bach Festival in February 2016. Russian pianist and Czech cellist met at UNC-Greensboro, NC during their doctoral studies. The mutual artistic and personal agreement, and the success of their collaboration meant the beginning of the newly established ensemble. It is the mission of the Duo to honor and to sustain the great tradition of the outstanding performing heritage of their homelands.
Executive Director of The North Carolina Bach Festival, Inc. and published composer Dr. Roman Placzek is an internationally recognized soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player as well as a sought-after cello teacher and music educator. He has performed for and with many distinguished artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, James Buswel, Konstantin Lifschitz, Corin Redgrave, Roberta Flack, Jose Lezcano, John Salmon, and numerous ensembles and orchestras across Europe and the East Coast of the United States. Roman’s performances are highly praised for their ingenuity, stylistic authenticity, crystal clear intonation, and the beauty of his sound. He was the founding member of Golden Mountain Chamber Ensemble.
Dr. Placzek is also a founder and former Artistic and Executive Director of Golden Mountain Summer International Chamber Music Festival in Zlate Hory, Czech Republic. During its existence, the festival welcomed students and distinguished performing artists from all around the world including South Korea, Iran, Great Britain, USA, Czech Republic.
Roman received his musical education from Janáček State Conservatory in Ostrava of Czech Republic, Mozarteum Salzburg in Austria, The Boston Conservatory, and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In May 2014, Roman received his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Cello Performance with cognate in Music History and Literature degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His dissertation theses Importance and pedagogical value of three sonatas for two cellos, Op. 43 by Bernhard Romberg is available for academic purposes at ProQuest, or in a book form for purchase at  www.amazon.com.
Before music, Roman’s greatest love and passion is his beautiful daughter Ella. Born in Czech Republic, Dr. Placzek now lives with Brownie, his beloved yellow Labrador Retriever in Raleigh, NC. He is teaching, composing, and performing as a soloist, a chamber musician with his newly established piano and cello duo with pianist Elena Nezhdanova.
Born into a musical family in Kazan, Russia, Elena Nezhdanova made a debut with an orchestra at the age of eight and is a recipient of several prizes and awards. Since finishing her Doctorate in Piano Performance and Collaborative Arts from UNC Greensboro, she continues professional activities in United States and abroad. In October 2015, Elena performed Peter Tchaikovsky’s 1st piano concerto in B-flat minor with Sichuan Symphony Orchestra in Chengdu, China. Passionate advocate of new music, Elena’s Doctoral dissertation thesis is a performance guide to 24 Preludes for Piano, Op. 41 by Lera Auerbach. Her recent solo appearances include an invitation to participate in the Lives of the Piano concert series in the program “The Piano and Claude Debussy: Celebrating the Centennial of His Death,” held at Manhattan School of Music on February 8th, 2018. Her future projects include solo appearances in Prague, Czech Republic, and Dresden, Germany in Summer 2018.
An avid chamber musician, Elena is a co-founding member of the Nezhdanova-Placzek (piano/cello) Duo. The Duo’s recent professional engagements include performances across North Carolina, the East Coast, and a scheduled tour of Central Europe for Summer 2018. The Nezhdanova-Placzek duo were featured artists at the North Carolina Bach Festival (2016) and in 2017 they performed alongside with distinguished pianist, Bach & jazz expert, Dr. John Salmon. As a sought-after collaborative pianist, Elena was invited to collaborate with a guest virtuoso Morin Khuur (Horsehead fiddle) player from Inner Mongolia on his North Carolina tour, worked with students at the Richard Luby International Violin Symposium in Chapel Hill, and is currently an Adjunct collaborative pianist at Campbell University, NC since 2017.
A dedicated pedagogue, Dr. Nezhdanova’s many years of interest in and research on the physiology of piano playing gave her the opportunity of being commissioned to write a review of Irina Gorin’s piano method, “Tales of a Musical Journey” published by the Clavier Companion magazine in November 2017. Among her many pedagogic activities, Elena served as a vice-president of MTNA collegiate chapter at UNCG, presented at the Greensboro Music Teachers Association, and at the NCMTA conference at Meredith College. She is frequently invited to judge for the NC music organizations, such as Chapel Hill Music Association Piano Festival, NC Federation of Music Clubs Piano Competition, the RPTA Federation Contests and the Young Artist Auditions. She is currently the Program Director of the North Carolina Bach Festival in charge of its Annual Youth Concert, among others.
Elena Nezhdanova has participated in master classes with distinguished artists such as William Wolfram, Dmitri Shteinberg, John Perry, Natalia Antonova, Nelita True, Ann Schein, Jacques Ogg, Gilbert Kalish, Claude Frank, Joel Krosnick (Juilliard String Quartet). She attended University of Florida International Piano Festival and Aspen Music Festival and School. She received her DMA degree at UNC Greensboro, her Master of Music degree at Ithaca College, and her Bachelor of Music degree at Syracuse University.

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