Vasyl Zatsikha (Ukraine)

Year of birth: 1991

Started to play the violin in Lviv, in the classes of M. Sora at the Lviv Special Music School and of I. Pylatyuk at the Lviv National Music Academy (LNMA). Currently a student of O. Kaskiv at the International Menuhin Music Academy (IMMA). A laureate of over the twentieth international competitions, prize winner in the 2nd Yankelevych International Violin Competition (2011) and the 4th Lysenko International Violin Competition (2012). Has been a concertmaster of numerous ensembles, including: IMMA Soloists, “Perpetuum mobile” Chamber Orchestra, “Academia” Chamber orchestra, and others. Has performed alongside the greatest living musicians and conductors as: P. Falk, A. Soriano, Y. Bervetsky, and M. Vengerov. Performed as a solo artist during the recordings with IMMA, tours of Europe, Macedonia and Istanbul. Future plans in the 2016/2017 season include concerts with Lviv Philarmonic and Lviv Symphony Orchestra in Europe and South America.

Artist plays a Zygmundowicz violin, Stradivari ex-Kreutzer copy, 2010.

Program:

Stage 1

L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 for violin and piano in G major, Op. 30

H. Wieniawski: Capriccio no. 5 Alla Saltarella, Op. 10

H. Wieniawski: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 15

E. Ysaÿe: Sonata no. 6 for violin solo in E major, Op. 27

K. Szymanowski: Myths Op. 30 – The Fountain of Arethusa

Stage 2

F. Kreisler: Caprice viennois, Op. 2

H. Wieniawski: Legende, Op. 17

C. Franck: Sonata for violin and piano in A major

Stage 3

W. A. Mozart: Violin concerto D major, KV 218, first movement

W. A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, KV 364, first movement

J. S. Bach: Prelude from Partita No. 3 for violin solo in E major BWV 1006

Stage 4

H. Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

J. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Pianist: François Killian