Sasha Boldachev is a an internationally recognized Russian-Swiss musician, harpist, composer, improviser and teacher
Date/Time: Feb 3 2018, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, Roy Barnett Recital HallCost: $25.00
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Official Artist of Salvi Harps, invited soloist of Bolshoi Theatre, soloist in Game of Tones. Graduated from Special Lyceum for talented musicians in St. Petersburg (Russia) and Zurich University of the Arts (Switzerland) with main emphasis in Harp, Composition, Piano and Conducting, received Bachelor's, Master's and Specialist's degree. Holder of the Prize for Culture by the European Cultural Foundation "Pro Europa", and
Laureat title of more than 10 international competitions both as a Harpist and Composer. Held a fellowship of Foundation Banque Populaire (France) and Lyra Stiftung (Switzerland).
Winner of Swiss TV-Award Prix-Walo. Discography includes two solo albums („Harp as an Orchestra“ and „From Russia with Harp“), several chamber music albums and music videos in crossover style, Radio (France Musique, Imagine Rock Radio) and TV live-streams. As a Composer, transcribed over 150 compositions for the Harp (Fantasie “Scheherazade” and “Petrushka” became world famous in the Harp society) and composed more than 30 original pieces including 3 compositions for Harp and Orchestra, mystical opus "Verbum" for Harp, Organ, Choir and Reciter after Vladimir Nabokov text (premiered on the Historic Stage of Bolshoi Theatre). Became a composer and musical director of the theatre piece "Poem without a Hero" and short film "The Taste of Pomegranates" under direction of Kirill Serebrennikov.
Currently touring with a solo and chamber program in more than 30 countries. Participated in the Festivals: "Burning man" (USA), Gstaad and Davos (Switzerland), Ameropa (Czech Republic), New Names, Musical olympus (Russia) Mozart+ (Germany), Bagatelle (France), Virtuozok (Hungary), Sony Music Festival (Japan) and others.
Performing on Concert Grand Harp and Electric "Delta" Harp various repertoire including own arrangements of Pop, Film and Game Music, improvisations, songs and other original compositions.
Star Wars Music Video (produced and arranged by Sasha Boldachev)
Johann Bach on Electric “Delta” Harp (from the Jubilee of Russian House of Actor)
Joe Hisaishi Spirited Away OST (from the Solo Concert in St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall)
Delta Harp Official Promo (played non-stop on the Harp expositions worldwide)
Petr Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker with Ballet (with Ballet Class of Bolshoi Theatre)
Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka (Live Performance on Radio France Musique)
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango (with Veronika Kozhukharova - one of the leading Russian Saxophone players)
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication (winner of American Academia Award)
Rimsky-Korsakov - Fantasia on Themes from Scheherazade (known as one of the most difficult Harp pieces)
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