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Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square
Camden
London
WC1R 4RL
England
Tickets
Programme
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade no.1 in G minor, Op.23
Maurice Ravel – Sonatine
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Sonata no.2 The Fire Sermon'
~ Interval ~
Ashley Solano Hernández – Character Selection Screen
Ashley Solano Hernández – Sonata no.1 'Echoes of Dreams'
Ashley Solano Hernández – Sonata no.2 'Shadows of the Soul'
Performers
Ashley Solano Hernández – Piano
Cristina Ortiz – Piano
Programme Note
Join us for the grand finale of the Echoes of Dreams Tour – a celebration of bold new music and timeless classics in one of London’s most elegant and acoustically acclaimed venues.
Ashley Solano Hernández - Performer/Composer
Colombian and British pianist Ashley Solano Hernádez is an outstanding and talented young performer/composer who plays with character, energy, and bounce, complemented with lovely shading and sensitivity. His repertoire includes works from the traditional classical repertoire, Latin American art music as well as his own compositions.
He has performed in venues across the UK, including Southbank Centre (with the Arts Trains Ensemble), Wigmore Hall (with his piano trio as part of Trinity Laban’s chamber festival), All Saints Church in Orpington and St. George’s Church Beckenham, among others.
Ashley studies piano with Penelope Roskell and composition with Gwyn Pritchard at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where he was awarded the Trinity College Scholarship. He has participated in masterclasses with renowned musicians: Pascal Roge, Cristina Ortiz, Murray McLachlan, Joanna MacGregor, Peter Donahoe, Noriko Ogawa.
Ashley has been a first prize winner at various festivals: Maria João Pires Scholarship at BYMT, Beckenham Festival, Bromley Festival, Kent International piano course (KIPC), Dulwich Music Festival and Maidstone festival.
Cristina Ortiz’ natural musicality, masterful craftsmanship and commitment to refined playing have ensured her a place among the most respected pianists in the world. Throughout her extensive career she has performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, and the Chicago Symphony, Philharmonia and Royal Concertgebouw orchestras amongst many others. She has collaborated with conductors such as Neeme Järvi, Mariss Jansons, Kurt Masur, André Previn and David Zinman.
Ortiz’ remarkable technique and acute sense of musical adventure is particularly evident in her wide-ranging repertoire. A popular artist with promoters and audiences around the world, she has recently worked with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de Sâo Paulo, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Haydn Orchestra Bolzano and Trento.
Beyond the concert platform, Cristina Ortiz has recorded some thirty albums for EMI Classics, Decca, Collins Classics and, most recently, Intrada, Naxos and BIS. Between recitals and concerto performances, Ortiz is a passionate and committed teacher, giving masterclasses worldwide as well as private peripatetic lessons.
Cristina Ortiz began her studies in her native Brazil before moving to Paris with a scholarship, where she worked with Magda Tagliaferro. After winning a Gold Medal at the third Van Cliburn Competition in Texas, she went on to complete an invaluable period of tuition under the guidance of Rudolf Serkin at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, before choosing to settle in London.
Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Hosted by Apatito Records.
