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York Frstival of Ideas presents Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Galina Vale .Galina returns to St Helen’s Church for a fifth time. Her individualistic performances combine a charismatic stage presence in costume and a dynamic powerful playing style with an unusually wide ranging and technically demanding repertoire.
Praised in reviews for her "deep fiery performance" and exuberant style, critics have styled her "La Diva de la Guitarra".
Come along and enjoy an eclectic programme including flamenco, arrangements of Latin American and East European world music and jazz/flamenco/classical crossover.
No booking required, but come early to avoid disappointment as we have had a full house for Galina’s previous visits..
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Galina Vale Biography
A breath of fresh air, she is a musical actress…’ -Classical Guitar Magazine, 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
‘Beautiful like Venus, plays like Paco de Lucia…’- Goniez Pomorsky, Poland
‘A dazzling performance from Galina Vale’- Musical Opinion, U.K.
Guitarist Galina Vale (Vernigora) also known under nickname Maestra was born in the Ukraine and comes from a family of musicians. She began studying the guitar and made her first public appearance on state television at the age of eight, from twelve she was performing major guitar concertos with the Kharkov Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Galina has won prizes at international guitar and music competitions in Poland, Italy, Hungary, Spain, the United Kingdom, and has performed over 2000 concerts across West and Eastern Europe . . Her recitals have included very technically demanding works, such as the arrangement by Japanese virtuoso guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita of The Bogatyr Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky), considered impossible for guitar (Goniezc Pomorsky) alongside her own arrangements of works like Rachmaninovs Prelude no.5 in G-minor and Hungarian Dance no.5 by Brahms Her repertoire has ranged from orthodox classical guitar (Sor, Mertz, Tarrega, Villa-Lobos), music from the renaissance and baroque (Galilei, Bach, Dowland, Scarlatti) through arrangements of classical instrumental,orchestral works and opera (Liszt, Paganini, Sarasate, de Falla, Gimenez, Bizet, Rossini…) the modern guitar (Walton, Dyens, Rak…) to flamenco (Escudero, Sabicas, Peña…) and arrangements of South American and East European folk music (Cardoso, Ramirez, Shevchenko…). Her interpretation of pieces by the famous guitarist-composer tepan Rák inspired his praise before a huge audience at the Esztergom International Guitar Festival (Hungary)… finally I have found a guitarist who can perform my music! She has also starred in three music films produced by Ukrainian State Television: “Portrait with guitar “, “Strings and Sails “, ” Spirit of Spain”
Her first CD The Legend was released in 1996 (under her maiden name Galina Vernigora) with the support of Gendai Guitar Foundation of Japan and Masaru Kohno. It featured on US FM radio in the network programme edition of Great Women Guitarists produced by Classical Guitar Alive in 1997 and later with the Maltese National Radio on the programme Cantabile. Galina now lives in England and continues with her career as a concert performer .
During 2008-2013 , Galina has performed in Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Thailand, South Korea, Mexico and United States.
Read More‘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
‘Beautiful like Venus, plays like Paco de Lucia…’- Goniez Pomorsky, Poland
‘A dazzling performance from Galina Vale’- Musical Opinion, U.K.
Guitarist Galina Vale (Vernigora) also known under nickname Maestra was born in the Ukraine and comes from a family of musicians. She began studying the guitar and made her first public appearance on state television at the age of eight, from twelve she was performing major guitar concertos with the Kharkov Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Galina has won prizes at international guitar and music competitions in Poland, Italy, Hungary, Spain, the United Kingdom, and has performed over 2000 concerts across West and Eastern Europe . . Her recitals have included very technically demanding works, such as the arrangement by Japanese virtuoso guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita of The Bogatyr Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky), considered impossible for guitar (Goniezc Pomorsky) alongside her own arrangements of works like Rachmaninovs Prelude no.5 in G-minor and Hungarian Dance no.5 by Brahms Her repertoire has ranged from orthodox classical guitar (Sor, Mertz, Tarrega, Villa-Lobos), music from the renaissance and baroque (Galilei, Bach, Dowland, Scarlatti) through arrangements of classical instrumental,orchestral works and opera (Liszt, Paganini, Sarasate, de Falla, Gimenez, Bizet, Rossini…) the modern guitar (Walton, Dyens, Rak…) to flamenco (Escudero, Sabicas, Peña…) and arrangements of South American and East European folk music (Cardoso, Ramirez, Shevchenko…). Her interpretation of pieces by the famous guitarist-composer tepan Rák inspired his praise before a huge audience at the Esztergom International Guitar Festival (Hungary)… finally I have found a guitarist who can perform my music! She has also starred in three music films produced by Ukrainian State Television: “Portrait with guitar “, “Strings and Sails “, ” Spirit of Spain”
Her first CD The Legend was released in 1996 (under her maiden name Galina Vernigora) with the support of Gendai Guitar Foundation of Japan and Masaru Kohno. It featured on US FM radio in the network programme edition of Great Women Guitarists produced by Classical Guitar Alive in 1997 and later with the Maltese National Radio on the programme Cantabile. Galina now lives in England and continues with her career as a concert performer .
During 2008-2013 , Galina has performed in Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Thailand, South Korea, Mexico and United States.
Crossover Jazz
Flamenco
Latin
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