Public masterclass by Manuela Ochakovski and Heleen Vegter

zaterdag 7 november / 14.00 – 17.15 uur
Manuela Okhakovsky
© Manuela Okhakovsky
Heleen Vegter
© Masha Bakker

Public masterclass for amateurs by Manuela Okhakovsky, singing teacher and Heleen Vegter, piano

Liederen zingen in een openbare masterclass onder leiding van zangdocente Manuela Ochakovski, met pianiste Heleen Veger aan de vleugel? Zes zangers*essen gingen deze uitdaging aan. Ze kozen zelf hun liederen en duetten uit het klassieke repertoire. Tijdens de masterclass vertellen ze zelf welke liederen ze hebben gekozen en kun je genieten van deze openbare masterclass in het sfeervolle Torenlaan Theater.

Tijdens de pauze en na afloop van de masterclass is er gelegenheid om bij een drankje na te praten.

De zaal gaat een kwartier voor aanvang open.

Tower Avenue Theatre
Torenlaan 38, 3701 VK Zeist

Parking
Torenlaan is a one-way street. Coming by car? Then drive past the Torenlaan Theatre. There you will find the Luifel multi-storey car park (paid parking).

Manuela Okhakovsky / singing teacher

Manuela Ochakovski graduated cum laude from the Music Academy in Iași, Romania. Following her studies, she worked as an opera singer at the Timisoara State Opera. Concert tours took her to major concert halls in Italy, the United States, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. She collaborated on several radio and TV recordings at the invitation of Romania's leading symphony orchestras.
Besides her career as a performing musician, Ochakovsky is active as a singing teacher. Her singing studio Il Portamento has now gained an international reputation, attracting singers from Europe and even Canada. She coaches professionals and also teaches amateurs.

Heleen Vegter / piano

After her piano principal study with Frank van de Laar at ArtEZ Conservatoire, the lied continued to hold a special attraction for Heleen Vegter. She took master classes with Elly Ameling, Robert Holl and Julius Drake, among others. As a Britten-Pears Young Artist, she worked with Angelika Kirchschlager, Anne Sofie von Otter and Kristian Bezuidenhout, among others. She has been heard at international festivals and played at Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ and the Concertgebouw, among others.
Vegter is initiator and artistic director of Stichting Leading Lied, which aims to make classical lied accessible to a wider audience. Outside her well-filled concert schedule, she teaches piano in her private practice in Arnhem and is co-organiser and board member of the national degree exams of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA).