Elvira Bekova

Elvira is the Artistic Director of the Music at Felcino Bianco Masterclasses/Summer School and Chamber Music Festival in Tuscany, Iatly (featured in the "Italy" magazine, January 07 issue). Next year's dates are 15th to 28th July. Please see the website felcinobianco.comMusic@ Felcino Bianco provides opportunities for advanced individual professional training, masterclasses in chamber music and concerts for both professional and gifted amateur musicians: violinists, cellists and pianists as well as chamber groups (string quartets, piano trios, duos) all set in glorious countryside on the Tuscan/Umbrian border in Italy. Latest addition: We have again been in discussion with our friends at the Comune regarding a fourth season in 2008 and we are delighted to be able to say that agreement has been reached to hold the MasterClass Music Citerna festival from 13th - 26th July with the same artists as in 2007 in residence. In addition we are very pleased to say that we will be joined by master classical guitarist Reinbert Evers, Professor and Dean at the University of Munster, Germany. Accordingly applications to attend the 2008 course are very welcome from stringed instrument players including classical guitar, and pianists. As 2008 is also the anniversary of Messaien we plan to perform some of his works "in omaggio" during MasterClass Music Citerna. . Felcino Bianco is a wonderful old Tuscan farmhouse situated some five hundred metres up a mountainous hillside in an area known as the Valtiberina, famous for its food and wines. Close by are the ancient hill-top towns of Anghiari, Monterchi, Sansepolcro and Citerna. Performance at the Felcino Bianco Festival July 2007. Ravel Sonata for violin and piano. "Blues" Elvira Bekova/ Povilas Stravinsky Bartok "Contrasts" Elvira Bekova, Josef Rosen, Povilas StravinskyFelcino Bianco 2005. Rebecca Clarke - Lullaby. Students Concert (with Alfia Nakipbekova - cello).Ravel Piano Trio - The Bekova TrioJames Hesford 'Highway of Abandon" for piano trio and percussion. The Bekova Trio with Marc Layton-Bennett