THE CONFRATERNITY OF POLISH ARTISTS IN GREAT BRITAIN & POSK PRESENT is inviting to a Violin & Piano concert with:
Irmina Trynkos VIOLIN
& Pavel Timofeyevsky PIANO
Irmina Trynkos – VIOLIN
Irmina Trynkos has been hailed by BBC Music Magazine as “an intense and charismatic new star” and “a phenomenal talent”. Gramophone calls her simply “excellent” and The Strad praises her for being “an agile and expressive soloist (…whose) poise never falters and matches her sense of power and conviction”.
Her recording with Maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy, conducting the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for Chandos Records, features Nimrod Borenstein’s Violin Concerto and earned her the coveted 5* BBC Music Magazine “Concerto Choice”. BBC Music Magazine states that her “intensity recalls Isaac Stern’s golden period”.
Since her breakthrough performance conducted by Neeme Järvi, Irmina’s highlights include performances at the Berliner Philharmonie, Slovak Philharmonic, Cadogan Hall, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Toronto Centre for Arts, Shanghai Concert Hall and the debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, which received no less than 6 standing ovations.
Her debut CD with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra became NAXOS’ best-seller and reached the Top 20 Specialist Classical Charts. Luxembourg’s Pizzicato awarded Irmina with its coveted Supersonic Award, calling her interpretation “engaging and eloquent”. As Fanfare reveals, “musical intelligence and emotional depth are hallmarks of Trynkos” and it is her curiosity that was the leading force behind the Waghalter Project and subsequently her debut CD with all of Ignatz Waghalter’s premiere violin works.
Following this success, Irmina was invited to give an extensive tour of China which included debuts at Shanghai Oriental Art Centre, Chongqing Guotai Arts Centre and Guangzhou Opera House.
Her recordings are broadcasted on international radios including BBC3, Radio 4 Netherlands, Kol Ha Musica, Polish Radio 2, Concertzender, KulturRadio, Radio New Zealand and more. Jewish Renaissance Magazine made Irmina “Artist of the Year” and she was featured on BBC Xtra, where she was interviewed and played live to an audience of more than 36 million worldwide.
“Irmina is a very natural performer, always giving her utmost and impressing the audience with her interpretation, warmth and sensitivity. She loves being on the stage, which comes through in her playing and communication with the listeners” said acclaimed violinist Lydia Mordkovitch.
Irmina’s British-Greek-Polish background, leaving bravely home at an early age and her troubled youth have made her an unrivalled communicator and champion of classical music to the young and new audiences. She is a strong advocate of reviving unknown violin compositions and loves working with living composers. Irmina plays on Jakob Stainer Violin from 1670 and Antonio Stradivarius Violin from 1728.
Pavel Timofeyevsky – PIANO
Pianist and composer Pavel Timofeyevsky, winner of the prestigious BBC/Guardian Young Composer of the Year Award, is praised for his “shimmering undertones, transient reality and sunlit rays full of rapturous colours” (Pulse UK). Pavel has performed at major concert venues worldwide such as Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Shanghai Oriental Centre for Arts, Fred Kavli Theatre Los Angeles, Mumbai National Centre for Performing Arts and Guangzhou Opera.
His recent sold-out New York debut at the famous Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Center has received standing ovations and brought him invitations to debut in Paris and Venice. Timofeyevsky’s tour in Kenya “moved hundreds of music lovers” (The Star Kenya) and his debut in Florence made him an overnight local celebrity. This success led to a feature in the Celebrity Calendar of renowned photographer Gianni Ugolini and an interview on France’s biggest TV channel TF1. La Repubblica called him later ”one of the most versatile pianists”.
Timofeyevsky is recognised for creating the Kensington Music Society Series of lecture-concerts. As a devoted supporter of connecting with new audiences, Pavel has extensively performed for Yehudi Menuhin’s Live Music Now.
Pavel is highly sought after as a solo performer and a chamber music partnered his performances and interviews have been broadcasted on major radio and television stations such as BBC Radio 3, SWLondon Show “Passport”, Radio Liberty, CyBC Radio and TF1 TV. A fervent advocate of contemporary music, was featured on the album ISLAS by British composer Ian Stewart for the MUSIC CHAMBER label, as well as in the recording of music of Hans Gal, for Toccata Classics label.
Timofeyevsky is a sought-after composer and critics hail him for being able to “switch the audience to a completely different world” (Pulse UK). He has composed music for several films including the critically acclaimed “Le fin de la belle époque” documentary for Russian television & soundtrack for Russia’s oldest animated film studio, Soyuzmultfilm. He has recorded as well a soundtrack & starred in the US documentary “Tchaikovsky”.
Pavel is the founder and Artistic Director of London concert series Philomel Creative Circle at the Francis Crick Institute and of Philomel Music Academy, a summer course at The Yehudi Menuhin School. In 2023 Pavel was appointed Music Director of Devon Opera, UK.
WHEN: Sunday, 1 December 2024 at 4.00 pm
WHERE: POSK, Atrium, III floor, 238-246 King Street, London W6 0RF
TICKETS: Tickets: £15 to buy here, also available on the door
