December 11, 2020 National Tango Day
The embassy of Argentina to Canada selected a recording of me performing and conducting Piazzolla’s Oblivion to celebrate it virtually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zapy2N1g3z0&list=LLbOC5-tN3wsSbC0u05jotBw&index=9&t=0s&fbclid=IwAR16Vw5oJ_K4LLHHuWxahVTPbuAEH86qLRGg9408VwNOm8lWEi1D9hVz5I8
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Bojidar Simov- guitar
Ralitsa Tcholakova - violin, Frederic Lacroix - piano
Music by Women Composers
Friday, 21 June 2019
7:00 PM
Tickets: $25
via Eventbrite or at the door
Ralitsa Tcholakova - violin
Frederic Lacroix - piano
Program: Lili Boulange, Gena Branscombe, Dora Draganova, Larysa Kuzmenko, Isabella Leonarda, Emilie Mayer, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Clara Schumann
Alpha Art Gallery
531 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1N 5S6
http://caledonchamberconcerts.com/schedule/
Thursday, November 29
co-hosted by Senator Yonah Martin, Senator Rene Cormier, Senator Patricia Bovey, Jamie Schmale MP and Bruce Stanton MP
In collaboration with the Embassies of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Poland and Slovakia. Supported by the Embassies of Croatia and Slovenia
Parliament Hill
by invitation only
Nosferatu
Friday, October 26, 2018; 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 27, 2018; 7:30 p.m.
St. Matthew’s Anglican Church
Adults: $30.00; Students: $20.00
https://www.seventeenvoyces.ca/concerts/
Shenkman Arts Centre
Address: 245 Centrum Blvd, Orléans, ON K1E 0A1
Exhibit: The Power of Free Spirit - The rescue of the Bulgarian during Hollocaust
Presentation & Reception at 6pm
at LaLande + Doyle Exhibition Space, lower lobby of Shenkman Arts Centre
Free admission
Concert at 7:30pm " Hebrew Melody"
at Richcraft Theater
Performers: Ralitsa Tcholakova - violin, Amelie Langlois - piano, Floralove Katz - vocals, Natasha Guiller - piano
Program: Ernst Bloch, Josef Achron, John Williams, Srul Irving Glick, Pantcho Vladiguerov & Klezmer music
Concert Tickets: $10
With the support of ARTicipate and the Embassy of Bulgaria. In collaboration with CIJA, Jewish Federation of Ottawa, Wallenberg Citation initiative, B'Nai Brith and Shenkman Arts Centre.
Sunday, June 17 at 12:30pm at Horticuture Building, address: 1525 Princess Patricia Day
Free admission
Let’s celebrate the 100th anniversary of regaining of the independence by Poland! This free and open event will emphasize friendly
relations between Poland and Canada, historical, cultural, people-to-people ties and the contribution of Polish-Canadians to the diverse Canadian society.
Music by European Women Composers
Wednesday, March 28 at 7:30pm
MacKay United Church
Address: 39 Dufferin Rd, Ottawa, ON K1M 2H3
Tickets: General Admission $10
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/women-of-note-music-by-european-women-composers-tickets-43482518383
Performers:
Ralitsa Tcholakova – violin
Dobrochna Zubek - cello
Frederic Lacroix - piano
Composers:
Liana Alexandra, Vera Baeva, Lili Boulanger, Joanna Bruzdowicz, Dora Draganova, Emilie Mayer, Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar, Dobrinka Tabakova, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Iris Szeghy, Anne Victorino d'Almeida
* The concert is organized by the Embassies of the Republic of Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal and Slovak Republic. Supported by the Embassies of the Republic of France, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Romania and the the Delegation of the European Union to Canada. Sponsored by Star Motors.
There will be a broadcast on CKCU FM 93.1 on Wednesday, January 31 of the Holocaust remembrance event featuring my performance between 12-1pm.
https://www.ckcufm.com/
Senate of Canada
Hosted by The Honourable Yonah Martin
Parliament Hill, Centre Block
Thursday, November 23, 12pm
The concert is organized in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to Canada and the Embassies of Bulgaria, Federal Republic of Germany, Latvia, the Republic of Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic
by Invitation only
Concert, Solo violin
Sunday, April 2, 2:30pm
Glebe St.James
"A Winter Night"
First Annual Evening of Music and Poetry Readings Dedicated to
Robert Burns, the Scottish Bard
Burns Nicht
Wednesday, January 25, 7:30~9:30 pm
at Ottawa Pianos
1412 Bank Street, Ottawa (Free parking at rear of Ottawa Pianos)
JOHN IVISON ~ READER
John came to Canada from Burns country in the Scottish Borders. Not only will he regale us with readings of the great
man’s poetry but he will talk as well about how his own thinking about Burns has evolved over the years.
MUSIC
The evening’s musical programme will include Scottish folk music, much of which would have been familiar to Burns,
as well as more classical compositions that celebrate the Scottish heritage, such as Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy.
MUSIC PERFORMED BY
Brian Lee Crowley ~ Scottish smallpipes, Elaine Keillor ~ piano, Ralitsa Tcholakova ~ violin
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-winter-night-tickets-30734891889
Fragment form "Serenade for Sonja" composed by the Hon.Ed Fast which we performed at inaugural concert under the auspices of the Hon.Yonah Martin in the Senate on November 17, 2016. (this video is courtesy of the ambassador of Azerbaijan)
Ciprian Porumbescu – Ballad
Ladislav Kupkovic – Souvenir
Frank Horvat- World Premiere “A Secret Streamlet”
Karol Szymanovski – Nocturne and Tarantella
Steinway Piano Gallery Ottawa
1481 Innes Road
Ottawa, ON K1B 1C5
Tickets: Regular $20, Students/Seniors $10
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/spirit-of-a-change-tickets-28789025751
Frank Horvat- World Premiere “A Secret Streamlet”
Karol Szymanovski – Nocturne and Tarantella
Dr.Elaine Keillor with whom I recorded two of my highly acclaimed CDs "Remembered Voices" and "Ballade of the North" was named to The Order of Canada.
In the picture concert and CD launch of the Ballade of the North in 2011 under the patronage of the Hon.Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons and Sponsored by the Bulgarian and Serbian embassies.
My review for the CD "Fancies and Interludes" was published in the Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres.
Christine Donkin
Evelyn Stroobach
Kevork Andonian
Daniel Mehdizadeh
Victor Herbiet
Ron Korb
Frank Horvat
Ralitsa Tcholakova - violin/viola
Victor Herbiet - Saxophone/Clarinet
Katarzyna Musial - Piano
Frederic Lacroix - Piano
Tickets: $10 general admission
Program: Alma Mahler, Pauline Viardot - Garcia, Maya Badian, Evelyn Stroobach, Anne Marie O'Farrell and others
In partnership with the following cultural institutions and embassies: EUNIC Ottawa,EU Delegarion, Austria, Bulgaria, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain
Performers:
Ralitsa Tcholakova - violin/viola
Amelie Langlois - piano
Program: Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, Fritz Kreisler, Kohen Dejonghe, Osvaldo Requena
Tickets: $20 general admission, children under 12 free
at the following link
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/classical-tango-and-something-more-tickets-1981181868
WHEN
WHERE
1481 Innes Rd - 1481 Innes Road Ottawa, ON K1B 4C4 CA - View Map
On Tuesady, October 27 I'll be performing the piece 'Fire Dance' composed by Evelyn Stroobach for my CD project 'Aboriginal Inspirations' at Wabano Center at the following fundraiser together with Jen McLachlen - flute, Melissa Hammel - native drum and the odawa/Ojibwe dancer Lisa Odjig.
JOIN SOPHIE GRÉGOIRE-TRUDEAU FOR WABANO'S HARVEST MOON EXTRAVAGANZA
Tuesday, October
27, 2015
5:30pm-8:30pm
Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS CUISINE · ABORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT
SILENT AUCTION · EXCLUSIVE ARTISAN
MARKET
With a welcome by Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, this dynamic social event will provide you with an Indigenous culinary experience and unique cultural entertainment. Start your holiday shopping at the exclusive artisan market and silent auction.
Tickets are $85 in advance, $95 at the door
$50 Charitable Tax Receipt available for all ticket purchases
http://www.wabano.com/…/wabano-e…/harvest-moon-registration/
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO WABANO'S INNOVATIVE HEALTH AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS
For more information, please contact:
Julie Bailey
Development Coordinator
jbailey@wabano.com
(613) 748-0657 ext 233
Practicing a piece by Peter-Paul Koprowski for CD recording with Maria Knapik and Michel Brousseau, based on the poem Elegy about Warsaw uprising by Baczynski.
*Elegy on . . . (a Polish boy)
They kept you, little son, from dreams like
trembling butterflies,
they wove you, little son, in dark red blood two mournful eyes,
they painted landscapes with the yellow stitch of conflagrations,
they decorated all with hangmen’s trees the flowing
oceans.
They taught you, little son, to know by heart your land of birth
as you were carving out with tears of iron its many paths.
They reared you in the darkness and fed you on terror’s bread;
you traveled gropingly that shamefulest of human roads.
And then you left, my lovely son, with your black gun at midnight,
and felt the evil prickling in the sound of each new minute.
Before you fell, over the land you raised your hand in
blessing.
Was it a bullet killed you, son, or was it your heart bursting?
March 20, 1944
From: Baczynski, Krzysztof Kamil. White Magic and Other Poems.
The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, I also draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of His Excellency Nikolay Milkov, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria. His Excellency is accompanied by Svetlana Stoycheva, Deputy Head of Mission of Bulgaria and the composers and musicians who performed "Reverberations of Aboriginal Inspirations", a concert given in room 256-S today. They are musicians: Ralitsa Tcholakova, Jen McLachlen, Dominic Moreau, Elaine Keillor and composers: Evelyn Strobach, Victor Herbiet, Kevork Andonian and Daniel Mehdizadeh. They are the guests of the Honourable Senator Martin.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/Sen/Chamber/412/Debates/145db_2015-05-28-e.htm#6
Thursday, May 28, 2015
by invitation only
Location
Parliament Hill Ottawa Canada
The Honourable Yonah Martin cordially
invites you to a classical music concert on Parliament Hill (Room 256-S, Centre Block):
Reverberations of Aboriginal Inspirations
Performers:
Ralitsa Tcholakova – violin & viola
Jen McLachlen – flute
Dominique Moreau – native drum
Elaine Keillor – piano
Composers:
Kevork Andonian
Victor Herbiet
Frank Horvat
Jen McLachlen
Daniel Mehdizadeh
Evelyn Stroobach
RSVP 613-947-4078
Sunday, April 26, 8pm
St.Luke`s church
Address: 760 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON K1R 6P9
Premiereing a piece composed for my next CD project `Aboriginal Inspirations`by Jen McLachlen - `Birds of Prince Albert`
Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:30pm
Shenkman Arts Centre
Richcraft Theater
For many centuries, women composers and performers were kept from public view. This is why the role of women composers in the evolution of classical music is often underappreciated. The reason is obvious: classical music spanned a period in history when women did not possess many rights and freedoms. In the week of Women’s International day this concert will celebrate the music of classical, romantic and contemporary Austrian and German female composers ; Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Marie Theresia von Paradis, Vally Weigl, Judit Varga and Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin performed by:
Ralitsa Tcholakova – violin/viola
Ruby Jin - piano
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Seniors, $10 Students, children 12 and under free of charge
http://shenkmanarts.ca/en/calendar_calendrier/march_mars_2015/women_composers/index.htm
February 8, 2015
1:30pm
St. John church
Address: 154 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON K2P 0H8
Reverberations of Aboriginal Inspirations
Ralitsa Tcholkaova - violin/viola
Jen McLachlen - flute
Dominique Moreau - aboriginal drums and vibraphone
Nick Rodgerson - piano
Premiere of music based on native myths, legends, music idioms composed by Evelyn Stroobach, Victor Herbiet, Victor Sanches, Frank Horvat, Daniel Mehdizadeh, Kevork Andonian, especially for my next CD project.
June 29, Concert at the Hall of the Union of the Architects in Sofia
June 24, Concert at Sofia Music Weeks Festival
June, Concert Embassy of Slovenia, Ottawa
June 7, Ottawa City
May 31, Milonga underground, Diefenbunker Museum
May 30, Fundraising Concert, Jamaica High commission
May 6, Fundraising concert at Southminster church Ottawa
May 3, Milonga Montreal
April 25, Museum of Nature
Ron Korb - flute
Frank Horvat - piano
World premiere of composition based on Ojibwe legend "The Hunter, the snake and the fox" written by Frank Horvat
Tickets: Adult $25, Student/Senior $15
January 4th, 2014
Chinese concert
Ottawa Tango Enselmble
Christmas Milonga
Friday, December 13, 2013
6:30pm St.Brigid Center for the Arts
Concert sponsored by the Argentinean Embassy
Free admission
Ralitsa Tcholakova - violin
Jean Desmarais - piano
Music by Ginastera, Guastavino, Adriana Isabel Figueroa Mañas, Gardel, Piazzolla
As well Tango music and dancers from Toronto ... and lots of wine :)
Ron Korb - Flute
Mark Ferguson - piano
Premiere of a piece based on First Nations Folklore written by composer Frank Horvat.
This concert is possible thanks to a grant from SOCAN foundation.
On line ticket sale
Tickets: $20 adults $12 Students/Seniors
and can be purchased at:
Ottawa Folklore Center,1111 Bank St Ottawa, ON K1S 3X4
Leading Note, 370 Elgin St #2, Ottawa, ON K2P 1N1
Granata Music, 1558 Merivale Rd, Nepean, ON K2G 3J9
Saint Joseph's Parish Hall, 174 Wilbrod Street (parking side entrance), Ottawa 6:30-10:30pm
April 14-26, 2013
Classical Concert
April 26, 7pm
Ralitsa Tcholakova - violin
Jennifer loveless - piano
Program: Boris Karadimchev, Pantcho Vladigerov, Brahms, Schumann, Tango and more...
Tickets: $25 adults & $15 students/seniors, children under 12 free of charge
Tickets can be purchased at:
The Leadin Note
370 Elgin St #2
Ottawa Folklore
Center
1111 Bank St.
Tickets can be purchased on line at
Thursday, March 21st,
Music by Eugen Suchon, Ladislav Kupkovic, J.L Bella and Peter Martincek
by invitation only
Miroslawa Sojka Topor - mezzosoprano
Jennifer Loveless - organ
Program:
J.S. Bach, F. Schubert, C. Saint Saens,
J. Brahms, G Donizzeti, P. Tchaikovsky
Notre Dame Basilica
385 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1N 1J9
Retrospective of Theo Ushev's animation films
Documentary "People on Ice"
Домът на киното се намира на ул. "Екзарх Йосиф" 37.
Телефон: 02 980 78 38
http://kulturni-novini.info/news.php?page=news_show&nid=15929&sid=11
http://www.dnevnik.bg/razvlechenie/2012/11/28/1956853_dnite_na_kanadskata_kultura_predstaviat_neinata/
http://radiosofia.bnr.bg/Shows/Current/Sofia-dnes/Pages/281112_Canada-BG.aspx
http://www.kolonkata.info/2012/11/blog-post_1816.html
http://www.duma.bg/node/43776
http://svejo.net/1756936-dni-na-kanadskata-kultura-v-balgariya
http://www.classical-bg.com/news/C1208/
http://topbloglog.com/post/1202791
http://www.desant.net/show-news/26187/
http://planeta.bg/2012/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D1%88%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81-%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0/%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2/
http://www.newshub.bg/%D0%94%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0.1339607.html
http://www.novini-te.com/bg-1/%D0%94%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%91%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-28-%D0%B8-29-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B8-2012-%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%8F/2980712/
Sep. 28, 2012
Classical Concert
Ars Universalis present
Ralitsa Tcholakova - violin
Maria Knapik - soprano
Tea Mamaladze - piano
Peter Rapson - cello
Tickets; $20 adults, $12 students/seniors
Reception provided by the Bulgarian Embassy and private sponsors to follow.
MacKay United Church
39 Dufferin Road Ottawa, ON K1M 2H3
This concert is partially funded by SOCAN foundation and the purpose is to promote the music of Canadian/Bulgarian composers within the Bulgarian community and Canadian society.
In the program you will hear pieces by Evelyn Stroobach, Alexandra Fol, Blago Simeonov, Johan Strauss, Franz Schubert, Sergey Rachmaninov and Leo Delib.
http://culturedays.ca/en/2012-activities/view/5050c0a0-efd0-4fb2-be91-0c894c4a89be
Jul. 13, 2012
Premiere of a new piece written for me
On August 6th at 12pm at the National Art Gallery I will be performing a piece for solo violin composed by Evelyn Stroobach for me as part of the New Music Now series at the Ottawa ChamberFest.
http://www.ottawachamberfest.com/
Aug. 7, 2012
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/loneliness+female+composer/7045386/story.html