Piano Duet “Troika”: Vladislava Henderson and Ludmila Syabrenko.
Their piano duet formed on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in the Far East of Russia. In Russia they played concert series’ as soloists of the Kamchatka State Philharmonic. In 1998 V. Henderson moved to the USA, and L. Syabrenko remained in Russia. In the 2011-2012 concert season they celebrated the piano duet reunion with a new program -”Black, White and Red Classica” along with multiple concerts in Wisconsin, USA. For the 2012-2013 concert season Vladislava and Ludmila performed as Piano Duet “Troika” and presented the programs “Piano Theatre”, “Famous and Favorite”, and “Maestro Jazz”. During the 2013-2014 Season Piano Duet “Troika” performs with their three new programs: “All year with Rachmaninov”, “Piano Ball”, and “From Baroque to Avant-garde”. In the future, Piano Duet “Troika” would like to prepare and perform a series of programs “From Baroque to Avant-garde”, where each period will be presented with multiple programs.
The 2014-2015 concert season began with a Russian tour. “Troika” performed in three major cities of southern Russia – in the Grand Hall of the Krasnodar Music college of Rimsky-Korsakov (the capitol of Krasnodar krai), in the Chamber Concert Hall of the Rostov-on-Don Music Conservatory of Rachmaninov (the capitol of the South region of Russia) and in the Winter Olympic city, – Sochi, in the Grand Hall of the Sochi College of Arts. “he impeccable sense of style…subtle nuances and phrasing…captivating storyline…a brilliant virtuosity…” – is how Krasnodar music critic Zinaida Chernyak describes their performance in an article. The audience favorites were the programs “Famous and Favorite ”, “Maestro Jazz ” and “From Baroque to Avant-garde ”. For the 2015-2016 concert season Piano Duet “Troika” is scheduled in Europe – Prague, Lausanne, Brussels, and in the European part of Russia – Moscow, S. Petersburg and Saratov.
Vladislava Henderson (piano) is described by scholars and critics as “…an interesting musician with a wide repertoire and distinct style”, “…an original brilliant musician”, “…fearless in performing new music styles to the audience”.
Vladislava was born to a family of professional musicians in Krasnodar, South Russia – the capital of the Black Sea region. Vladislava is a graduate of Saratov State Music Conservatory which is named after L.V. Sobinov. There she earned her Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. In Russia she worked as a piano instructor and faculty head, recorded on State TV and Radio, participated in the international festival “Kamchatskaya musikal’naya Vesna” (“Musical Spring in Kamchatka”) and other concert series through the Kamchatka Philharmonic (Far East of Russia). Vladislava has over 20 years of teaching experience and has her private studio for lessons and Master’s classes geared towards professional piano technique and performance preparation for all age levels.
Ludmila Nickolaevna Syabrenko (piano) is a graduate of Saratov State Music Conservatory which is named after L.V. Sobinov, where she has earned a Master Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. She performed and taught in USSR and in Russia for over 30 years. During these years Ms. Syabrenko has organized and was a director of chamber performing group “Renaissance”. In the same time she was hired as a soloist by the Kamchatka Philharmonic (Far East of Russia). Ms. Syabrenko participated multiple times in International Music Festivals. She has TV and Radio appearances and recordings. In 1998 Ms. Syabrenko moved to Krasnodar (the capital of the Black Sea region), where she performed as a soloist in Concert Organization “Premier”. Many of her students have won prizes at Piano competitions nationwide, continued their professional music careers, and now work as teachers brining up new a musical generation. Presently, her performing plans are to explore more, and play piano ensemble repertoires.
More information about her performances can be found at www.youtube.com/user/LudmilaSyabrenko
Piano Duets
Works for one piano, four hands
Brahms, Johannes
Hungarian Dances
Dvorak, Antonin
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, №№ 2, 5; op. 72, № 10
De Falla, Manuel
Spanish Dance
Gavrilin, Valery Alexadnrovich
“Sketches”
Gliere, Reinhold Moritsievich
Two Pieces (Etude and Scherzo), op. 48, №№ 5, 11
Khachaturian, Aram Il’ich
Waltz from the music to M. Lermontov’s drama “Masquerade”
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix
Andante con Variazioni, op. 83a
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Sonata, composed at the age of nine, K. 19D
Sonata in C major, KV 521
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Sonata, 1860
Rachmaninov, Sergei Vasil’evich
Six Pieces, op. 11
Waltz for one piano (6 hands)
Romance for one piano (6 hands)
Italian Polka
Saint-Saens, Camille
Pas Redouble, op. 86
Schubert, Franz
Characteristic Allegro in A minor, “Lebensstürme”, op. 144
Fantasia in F minor, op. 103
Sonata in C major (“Grand Duo”), op. 140
Schumann, Robert
Andante and Variations, op. 46
Tchaikovsky, Pieter Il’ich
Nutcracker Suite, op. 71 (arranged for Piano Duet by William M. Felton)
50 Russian Folk Songs
Works for two pianos, four hands
Anisimov, Igor’
Rhapsody on three Gershwin’s songs: “The Man I Love”, “Soon”, “Strike up the Band”
Arutiunian Alexander and Arno Babadjanian
Armenian Rhapsody
Bartok, Bela
Suite, op.4b
Beach, Amy
Suite for two pianos founded upon old Irish melodies,
op. 104
Clementi, Muzio Philippus
Sonata in B flat major
Ibragimov, Alexander
Concert Fantasy “Queen Czardas” on the themes from operetta “Silva” by Imre Kalman
Gershwin, George
Fantasy on “Porgy and Bess” for two pianos (4 hands), arranged by Percy Aldridge Grainger
“I Got Rhythm”. Variations for Piano and Orchestra (G. Gershwin – I. Gershwin)
2nd Rhapsody, 1932
Grieg, Edvard
Romance, op. 51
Handel, George Friedrich
Suite a deux clavesins, HWV 446
Liszt, Franz Grobes Konzertstück über Themen aus Mendelssohns “Lieder ohne Worte”
Concerto Pathetique in E minor
Lutoslawski, Witold
Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Milhaud, Darius
Scaramouche, Suite for two pianos, op. 165b
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Sonata in D major, KV 448
Moszkovski, Moritz
Mazurka, Caprice von M. Moszkovski, Sarabande, Passepied, Scherzetto, Mazurka von M. Moszkovski, Etude
Piazzolla, Astor
Fuga y Misterio
Libertango
Soledad
Poulenc, Francis
Sonata for two pianos
Ravel, Maurice
La Valse
Rachmaninov, Sergei Vasil’evich
Fantasia (Suite 1), op. 3
Russian Rhapsody
Suite № 2, op. 17
Symphonic Dances, op. 45
Schnittke, Alfred Garrievich “Revizskaya Skazka” Suite (“The Inspector’s Tale”). Based on the music to N. Gogol’s play “Revizskaya Skazka”. Arrangement for Two Pianos by V. Borovikov.
Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitrievich
Tarantella
Concertino for Two Pianos
Suite for two pianos, op. 6, 1922
Stravinsky, Igor
Three movements from Petrouchka (Russian dance, Petrouchka, The shrove-tide fair)
Sviridov, Georgy Vasil’evich
Musical illustrations for the A.S. Pushkin’s story “Snowstorm”
Tariverdiev, Michael Leonovich
Intermezzo from the TV film “Seventeen Moments of Spring”. Transcription for two pianos by G. Korchmar
Waltz from the TV film “Irony of Fate”. Transcription for two pianos by G. Korchmar
Works for two pianos and orchestra
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix
Сoncerto in A flat major
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix and Moscheles, Ignaz
Duo Concertante and brilliant variations (on the Gypsy March from Weber’s music for the drama “Preciosa”), op. 87b:
- Introduction
- Allegretto and 4 variations
- Finale
Poulenc, Francis
Concerto in D minor
Schnittke, Alfred Garrievich
Сoncerto “Double Piano”
Schubert, Franz
Fantasy “Wanderer”, op. 15 (orchestrated by Franz Liszt (1851), arrangement for two pianos by I.Tsygankov (1995))