Maria Stone & Musalliance Duo (Anna Kusner guitar, Peter Omelchenko domra/mandolin)
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Performers:
Maria Stone, Mezzo-soprano:
Maria Stone is a renowned opera singer who has graced the stages of some of the world's most prestigious opera houses. Born in Moscow, she received her musical education at the Gnessin Academy of Music, where she studied under the tutelage of the legendary soprano Zaira Dolukhanova.
Stone's exceptional talent has earned her a leading role at the Helikon-Opera, a renowned opera company in Moscow. Her artistry has also been recognized by the prestigious Golden Mask National Theatre Award, for which she was nominated in 2020.
Throughout her illustrious career, Stone has performed on some of the most iconic stages around the globe, collaborating with a host of celebrated musicians, including Simone Fermani, Francesco Quatrocchi, Wynton Marsalis, and Dave Brubeck. Her diverse repertoire encompasses both classical vocal programs and captivating renditions of jazz and popular music.
Currently residing in the United States, Stone continues to captivate audiences with her mesmerizing performances and unwavering dedication to her craft.
MusAlliance:
With Anna Kusner on guitar and Peter Omelchenko on domra (mandolin), MusAlliance is an exciting new string duo offering virtuoso interpretations of classical, international, and folk favorites. Both natives of Russia and graduates of Moscow’s prestigious Gnessin Academy of Music, Anna and Peter formed Musalliance shortly after Peter’s immigration to the United States in 2017.
In 1990, Anna moved to Israel to study classical guitar at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and subsequently pursued a flourishing concert career in Israel, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, and Egypt, while releasing more than a dozen CDs. Anna has also taught the classical guitar in both Russia and Israel and is continuing her concertizing and teaching activities in the United States since coming here in 2015.
After studying under Alexander Tsygankov at the renowned Gnessin Academy, Peter was a featured domra player with Moscow’s Nekrasov Balalaika Orchestra and then advanced on to the world-famous Osipov Balalaika Orchestra, where he performed as a soloist and became one of the Osipov’s principal arrangers. In Washington, Peter was an artistic director, conductor, and soloist of the Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra. Now, Peter is the president of the nonprofit East-West Cultural and Educational Center in Pikesville, Maryland.
Together, Anna and Peter bring to MusAlliance the unique background of rigorous music education, extraordinary virtuosity, and a broad and eclectic repertoire drawn from both traditional and contemporary sources. While each is an extremely talented soloist in their own right, it is when they come together that their brilliance is magnified, and musical magic fills the air.
MusAlliance duo website bit.ly/Musalliance
To organize a concert, please, contact Peter Omelchenko +1 (703) 672-0076 , [email protected]
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