Internationally acclaimed Russian concert pianist Violetta Egorova is a dedicated and deeply committed musician who is well known as an ambassador of her country’s classical music tradition. She began playing the piano at the age of four and entered Moscow’s Central Special Music School for Gifted Children at the age of six. She gave her first solo recital at the age of twelve. She developed her matchless piano technique and poetic expressiveness at Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Conservatory under the guidance of Lev Naumov, the “godfather of the Russian piano school”. While still a student she made recordings for various classical labels and won prizes at competitions such as the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah (USA) and the Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition in Vercelli (Italy). She will begin her Ljubljana Festival appearance with a performance of Beethoven’s Andate favori, originally intended to be the second, slow movement of the composer’s Waldstein piano sonata (Op. 53). Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major (Op. 110), one of his last works in this genre, is an absolute masterpiece of piano music that makes enormous technical demands of the pianist. The five Morceaux de fantaisie are a set of solo piano pieces composed by Rachmaninov at the beginning of his mature period, while his Piano Sonata No. 2 was mostly composed in the summer of 1913, the year he turned 40, at his Ivanovka estate in southern Russia.

Dear visitors to the Ljubljana Festival,

Please be advised that in accordance with the Ordinance on temporary measures to reduce the risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and contain the spread of infection, the use of a protective face mask or other form of protection for the mouth and nose area (scarf, bandana or similar form of protection covering the nose and mouth) and the disinfection of hands are compulsory in enclosed public spaces.
In view of the prescribed compulsory preventive measures, we invite all those attending Festival events to bring with them their own suitable protective covering for the mouth and nose. In order to avoid complications, we recommend bringing a protective face mask.
In order to safeguard the health of other festivalgoers and performers, we reserve the right to refuse entry to the venue to anyone arriving at the venue without a suitable protective covering for the mouth and nose or refusing to disinfect their hands. Please note that in such circumstances, we will not refund the cost of the ticket to the event.
Festivalgoers are further advised that anyone not using a suitable protective covering for their mouth and nose during an event (for example by removing the mask or other covering from their face), or who through any other action presents a risk to the health of other festivalgoers or performers, will not be allowed to remain in the venue and will be ejected with the help of the venue’s security personnel.
Please note that in the event of the introduction of additional restrictive measures (including, but not limited to, the measuring of an individual’s temperature), we reserve the right to refuse admission to the venue to any individual should we have any concerns of a medical nature.
All festivalgoers are requested to consistently observe the compulsory and recommended preventive measures to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and in this way ensure the protection of their own health and that of others.

Thank you for your understanding.