Rebeca Omordia
Rebeca Omordia and Fred Onovwerosuoke
Earlier today, January 22, 2015, AfriClassical posted:
Chris King wrote in The St. Louis American today that pianist Peter Henderson of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform music composed by Fred Onovwerosuoke at 8 PM January 28, 2015 at The Sheldon in St. Louis:
Henderson
will play selections from Onovwerosuoke’s “Five Kaleidoscopes for
Piano,” which was commissioned by Rebeca Omordia (a Romanian-Nigerian
pianist living in London).
Rebeca Omordia's name was new to us, so we visited her website, http://www.rebecaomordia.com Here is an excerpt from her Biography:
Biography
“I’ve
been working with the brilliant young pianist, Rebeca Omordia. She is
half Romanian, half Nigerian – and it’s a powerful combination! ...
Rebeca’s technique knows no bounds but, more importantly, she plays with
a depth of insight and understanding which is all too rare today."
Julian Lloyd Webber
Born in Romania
to a Romanian mother and a Nigerian father, Rebeca Omordia graduated
from the National Music University in Bucharest in 2006 where she
studied with the renowned Romanian pianist and Professor Dana Borsan. She was awarded scholarships to study at Birmingham Conservatoire and later at Trinity College of Music in London with Professor Mikhail Kazakevich .
Delius Prize won in 2009 opened the collaboration with the world renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber .
They worked as duo partners until 2014 performing in renowned venues
including Wigmore Hall and Kings Place in London, at Highgrove for the
Prince’s Trust, Guildhall Portsmouth, at Barnes Festival and William
Alwyn Festival and several live broadcasts for BBC Radio 3’s In Tune.
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Great news. Having heard her playing Beethoven Op 109 on You Tube with REAL understanding, I hope she performs Fred's new Kaleidoscopes at (say) the Wigmore Hall, London one day! Mike [Michael S. Wright]
I have listened to Rebeca several times performing in London and she is truly magnificent!
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