DUO KUŠČER – DEL VALLE (Slovenia/USA, Spain/Austria)

Lana Kuščer, flute
Paula Garcia del Valle, piano

Programe:
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, Op. 79
Otar Taktakishvili (1924–1989), Sonata for Flute and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Rondo in D Major for Flute and Piano, K.184
Anže Rozman (1989), Pripoved gozdne nimfe
François Borne (1840–1920), Carmen Fantasy for Flute and Piano

Renowned Slovenian flautist Lana Kuščer lives and works in the United States, where she is a frequent guest on prestigious stages at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and the Kennedy Center in Washington. Her solo concerts delight audiences throughout Europe, the USA, and Asia. She performs at topmost festivals, such as the Artis Festival, the London August Music Festival, and the Shanghai Conservatory Jazz Music Season Festival. Her performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto at the recent edition of the prestigious Sarasota Music Festival left a lasting impression. She also enjoys performing as a chamber musician, e.g. at the Opus XXI Festival in France and Germany. She co-founded the concert series Live! Again in Dallas, Texas, where she is a professor of flute at Sam Houston State University.

Born in Seville, Spain, pianist, accompanist and pedagogue Paula Garcia del Valle has achieved top placements at numerous international competitions such as the Maria Yudina International Piano Competition in St. Petersburg, at the Competition SCAEM in Granada, at the Ricard Viñes International Piano Competition in Lérida and at the International Piano Competition in The Hague, Netherlands, to name but a few. She is frequently invited to play concerts all over the world, having appeared in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Russia, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil. She currently lives and works in Vienna as a pianist, organist, répétiteur, and piano teacher.

Admission free.

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