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Oct, 2018: The Wandering Stars at the 20th International Harp…
- Duration: ca. 10 minutes
- Harp Solo
For several days I was a guest at the 20th International Harp Contest in Israel.
It took place in the historic Knight’s Halls in the Old City of Akko, chosen by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
My piece The Wandering Stars for Harp Solo was in the program of the first stage of the competition, together with works of Haydn, Smetana, Salzedo, and Permont.
29 musicians from several countries, including Finland, Italy, Russia, the United States, France, South Africa, China, Serbia, Switzerland, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, and Israel, participated in the contest, 21 of them choose to perform The Wandering Stars at the first stage.
It was an incredible and wonderful experience – to listen to a lot of very different interpretations of this piece performed by such a talented musicians!

Sept, 2017: Amazing performance of “Poem of Dawn” at 44th…
Here is another amazing performance of Poem of Dawn, Romantic Music for Viola and Symphony Orchestra, by Anna Serova, this time with conductor Hamish McKeich and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Composed in 2010, Poem of Dawn was performed by Anna Serova for the first time in 2013, with maestro Nicola Guerini and the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, they recorded the piece for the Naxos Records CD, which won Pizzicato’s Supersonic Award.
Anna Serova, Viola
Hamish McKeich, Conductor
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Duration: ca. 15 minutes
2 Fls, 2 Obs, 2 Cls, 2 Bsns, 4 Hns, 2 Tpts, 3 Tbns, Timp, Perc, Hp, solo Vla, Str.