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Galina Vale

Thursday, 24 August, 2006

ARTIST PROFILE

GALINA VALE

http://www.galinavale.com
http://www.myspace.com/galinavale

The British guitarist Galina Vale is of Ukrainian origin, born from a family of musicians. She began studying guitar and made her first public performance at the age of eight. Four years later she performed guitar concertos with the Kharkov Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. From 1985 to 1991 she studied at the Moscow Gnesiny Music College while also employed as principal guitarist with the Kharkov State Philharmonia from 1986 to 1997. In 1995 she won a scholarship from the Rotary Club Ukraine to pursue her master degree at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK.

Galina Vale won numerous prizes at international music competitions in Poland, Italy, Hungary, Spain, the United Kingdom, and has performed over 2.000 concerts across West and Eastern Europe. In 1996 the British Ambassador and High Commissioner to Kenya invited her to Africa for a concert tour and television appearance.

Her repertoire ranges from ‘orthodox’ classical guitar (Sor, Villa-Lobos, Bach) through arrangements of classical instrumental, orchestral works and opera (Liszt, Paganini, Dvorzak, de Falla, Rossini), the modern guitar (Walton, Rodrigo, Dyens), to flamenco (Escudero, Sabicas, Pena) and arrangements of South American and East European folk music (Cardoso, Ramirez, Shevchenko).

In 1996 Gendai Guitar Foundation of Japan (Masaru Kohno) sponsored Galina to release her first CD - ´The Legend´ under her maiden name Galina Vernigora. It featured on US FM radio in the network program edition of 'Great Women Guitarists' produced by 'Classical Guitar Alive!' in 1997 and later with Maltese National Radio on the program 'Cantabile'. The CD includes works by Salvador, De Falla, Sabicas, Rodriguez, Sainz de la Maza, Dyens, Cardoso, Escudero, Tirao, Ramirez, Mertz, Barrios, Shevchenko and Rak.

After her album of ´The Legend´ (1996), and after moving to Manchester in 1997, Galina released two more CDs - ´Hungarian Rhapsody´ (1999) and ´The Great Gates of Kiev´ (2002). The ´Hungarian Rhapsody´ includes works by Liszt, Paganini, Rossini, Barrios, de Falla, Sainz de la Mazza and Rachmaninov. ´The Great Gates Of Kiev´ includes works by Mussorgsky, Piazzolla, Albeniz, Llobet, Brahms, Barrios, Dyens, Fampas, Rak, Sabicas, Batista, Steidl and Kozlov. Instrumental Guitar.

The Album - 'Hungarian Rhapsody' was featured on BBC World Service radio and described by the World of Guitar magazine (Poland) as 'an unbelievable performance... a disc which deserves world-wide recognition'.

Her performances includes very technically demanding works, such as Modest Mussorgsky's, Pictures from an Exhibition arranged by Japanese virtuoso Kazuhito Yamashita which is impossible for guitar- Goniez Pomorsky Newspaper, Poland 1993. Her skill in managing the pieces of the legendary guitarist Stepan Rak has brought him to express his praise loudly before a huge audience in the 1987 Esztergom International Guitar Festival – ´finally I have found a musician who can perform my music!´

Her Orchestral repertoire includes works of :

1. Joaquin Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
2. Antonio Vivaldi Concierto in D major (originally for Lute and chamber orchestra)
3. Antonio Vivaldi Conciero in A major ( for Lute and chamber orchestra)
4. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Concierto in D opus 99
5. Joaquin Rodrigo Fantasia para un Gentilhombre
6. Moris Ravel Bolero (arranged version with solo guitar)
7. I. S Bach Badinerie from Sonata for flute and piano (arranged orchestral version with solo guitar)

Ukrainian Radio and Television has produced 3 music films covering her creative activities which have been broadcast throughout the country: 'Portrait with Guitar' (1987), ' Strings and Sails' (1991), 'Spirit of Spain' (1996).

'fairy of crystal stings'- Molod Ukrainy Newspaper

'Beautiful like Venus, plays like Paco de Lucia...'- Goniez Pomorsky, Poland

'A dazzling performance from Galina Vale'- Musical Opinion, U.K.

'Hard to believe that there was just one woman and her guitar on stage because Galina had the whole orchestra at her fingertips'- Chesterfield Advertiser, U.K.

'Her playing is almost indescribable with a lot of volume, and repertoire that few would choose to attempt.

´A breath of fresh air, she is a musical actress...' - Classical Guitar Magazine, U.K.

´……………. the ending with the Mussorgsky was truly staggering, an awesome orchestral tour de force but here played on a solo guitar with such brilliance, such ferocity and passion. In this piece alone the sheer technical brilliance perfectly suited the majesty of the mighty Mussorgsky´.
Graham Benge, West Sussex Guitar Club, 14 October 2003

On June, July and August Galina just finished her tour to Spain, Portugal and Turkey.

For 2007, Galina was invited to appear in several international festivals in several countries either as performer as well as member juri and teach master classes in:

- 5th Moisycos International Guitarra Festival, Italy, 25th May – 3rd June 2007
- 7th Thailand International Guitar Festival 2007.
- Tijuana, Mexico Guitar Festival
- San Diego, USA.

For 2008, Galina is scheduled to perform in Lisbon from 6th to 10th of February 2008 at the Salão de Espelhos, Palácio Foz, Restauradores, and at the 8th THAILAND INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION 2008 from 16 - 19 October 2008 at the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok

There are many references and video clips of Galina Vale on the internet namely in the http://http://www.youtube.com/user/victoriavernigora or
http://www.myspace.com/galinavale

Read more about Galina Vale at http://www.galinavale.com

Managed and Promoted by Aibali Potim, International, Lda, Portugal. For concerts and queries contact: temimanagement@hotmail.com

ARTIST PROFILE
(PORTUGUESE VERSION)

GALINA VALE

A guitarista clássica Galina Vale nasceu na Ucrânia e vem de uma família de músicos. Começou a estudar guitarra e tendo feito a sua primeira actuação pública com a idade de 8 anos. Quatro anos depois tocava concertos da guitarra com a Orquestra Filarmónica Sinfónica de Kharkov. De 1985 a 1991 estudou na faculdade da música Gnesiny, em Moscovo enquanto trabalhava também como guitarrista principal na Filarmónica Estatal de Kharkov de 1986 até 1997. Em 1995 ganhou uma bolsa de estudo da Rotary Club de Ucrânia para continuar o curso da guitarra clássica no colégio da Royal College of Music de Manchester, Reino Unido.

Galina Vale ganhou numerosos prémios em competições internacionais de música na Polónia, Itália, Hungria, Espanha, Reino Unido, tendo actuado em mais de 2.000 concertos por toda a Europa. Em 1996 o embaixador britânico e o Alto Comissário no Quénia convidaram-na a tocar em África para uma tournée de concertos e programas de televisão.

O seu repertório variou da guitarra clássica ‘ortodoxa’ (Sor, Villa-Lobos, Bach) até aos arranjos de trabalhos instrumentais clássicos, trabalhos orquestrais e ópera (Liszt, Paganini, Dvorjak, de Falla, Rossini), guitarra moderna (Walton, Rodrigo, Dyens), ao flamenco (Escudero, Sabicas, Pena) e aos arranjos de música popular leste-europeia e da América do Sul (Cardoso, Ramirez, Shevchenko).

Na sua carreira da música clássica, Galina Vale produziu três álbuns: “The Legend” (1996), ”Hungarian Rhapsody“ (1999) e “Great Gates of Kiev” (2002).

O primeiro CD de Galina, “The Legend” foi financiado pela impresa Gendai Guitarra do Japão, tendo sido editado em 1996 (sob seu nome de solteira, Galina Vernígora). Surgiu na rádio FM dos E.U.A. na edição do programa da rede “mulheres grandes guitarristas” produzidos por ‘guitarra clássica viva!' em 1997 e mais tarde com a rádio nacional de Malta, no programa “Cantabile”. O CD inclui obras de Salvador, De Falla, Sabicas, Rodriguez, Sainz de la Maza, Dyens, Cardoso, Escudero, Tirao, Ramirez, Mertz, Barrios, Shevchenko e Rak. O álbum “Hungarian Rhapsody” inclui obras de Liszt, Paganini, Rossini, Barrios, de Falla, Sainz de la Mazza e Rachmaninov e tocou na rádio BBC World Service, tendo sido descrito pela revista polaca Mundo da Guitarra como 'um desempenho inacreditável... um disco que merece reconhecimento mundial'. O último CD inclui obras de Mussorgsky, Piazzolla, Albeniz, Llobet, Brahms, Barrios, Dyens, Fampas, Rak, Sabicas, Batista, Steidl e Kozlov.

Os seus desempenhos incluem obras que exigem muita técnica, tais como os “Pinturas de uma Exposição” de Modest Mussorgsky, com arranjos do virtuoso japonês Kazuhito Yamashita, que é ‘impossível para guitarra’ - jornal polaco “Goniez Pomorsky”, 1993. A sua habilidade em controlar as peças do legendário guitarrista Stepan Rak levou-o a expressar grandes elogios perante uma audiência enorme no Festival Internacional de guitarra de Esztergom em 1987 – “finalmente encontrei um músico que pudesse executar minha música!”

O seu repertório Orquestral inclue:

1. Joaquin Rodrigo " Concierto de Aranjuez"
2. Antonio Vivaldi "Concierto in D major" (originally for Lute and chamber orchestra)
3. Antonio Vivaldi "Conciero in A major" ( for Lute and chamber orchestra)
4. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco "Concierto in D" opus 99
5. Joaquin Rodrigo "Fantasia para un Gentilhombre"
6. Moris Ravel "Bolero" (arranged version with solo guitar)
7. J. S. Bach "Badinerie" from Sonata for flute and piano (arranged orchestral version with solo guitar)

A rádio e televisão Ucraniana produziu 3 filmes de música que cobrem suas atividades criativas, tendo sido transmitidos para todo o país: “Retrato com guitarra” (1987), “Cordas e Sails” (1991), “Espírito de Espanha” (1996).

Uma brisa de ar fresco, uma actriz musical...' - Classical Guitar Magazine, 1996, Reino Unido.

No mês de Junho, Julho e Agosto de 2006, Galina acabou de concluir a sua viagem à Espanha, Portugal e Turkia.

Em 2007, Galina foi convidada para participar em varios concursos internacionais de guitarra como membro de juri, actua como artista e deu master classes:

- 5th Moisycos International Guitarra Festival, Italy, 25th May – 3rd June 2007
- 7th Thailand International Guitar Festival 2007.
- Mexico Guitar Festival (to be confirmed)

Em 2008, Galina vai actuar no em Lisboa no Salão de Espelhos, Palácio Foz e tambem ira actuar no 8º Concurso Internacional de Guitarra na Tailandia entre o dia 16-19 de Outobro de 2008.

Managed and Promoted by Aibali Potim, Internacional, Lda, Portugal. For concerts and queries contact: temimanagement@hotmail.com

Existe muitas referencias e videoclips da Galina Vale no internat nos sites de There are many references and video clips of Galina Vale on the internet namely in the http://http://www.youtube.com/user/victoriavernigora or
http://www.myspace.com/galinavale

Read more about Galina Vale at : http://www.galinavale.com

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