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Music by Margarita Zelenaia will be featured in the upcoming film-ballet “Wild Turnpike”

Here is the production trailer video: https://vimeo.com/349955270 A few words from the author of the project Lauren Starobin, an extremely talented designer and dancer: “The concept of this film came from a desire to be expressive in the art and craft of fashion design by using costumes as symbolic devices integral to the narrative of a story. In ‘Wild Turnpike’ […]

Music used in theatrical performance in Germany.

“Die Nacht Vergeht” (“The Night Goes by”), play based on “Liebe Deinen Nächsten” by Erich Maria Remarque, with incidental music for string orchestra by Margarita Zelenaia had a world premiere and the following performances at the Theatre Studio at the Jewish Community in Rostok, Germany, 2018-2019. Stage director is Margarita Vishnyakova.

DEMO of “Caligula’s Favorite Play” (English adaptation of my opera entitled “Caligula”) with five singers and piano

I have finished my opera, entitled “Caligula” (“Caligula’s Favorite Play” the English adaptation), and recorded a 9’ DEMO in English. I have collaborated with the very talented librettists Igor Tsunsky and Eric Nicholas, Katya Ignatova amazingly helped Eric with translation. My cast of singers participating in the DEMO are fantastic: Mikhail Svetlov is one of the finest basses of our […]

European premiere of “Homage I”, for Clarinet and Violin

European premiere of “Homage I”, for Clarinet and Violin On August 18, 2017, at 8 pm, as part of the concert series “Summer Concerts in Dordrecht”, Netherlands, Margarita Zelenaia’s “Homage I”, for Clarinet and Violin, has received the European premiere. Performers: Thea Rosmulder and Karin Dolman. Program also featured works of Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky, Gordon Jacob, and Rebecca Clarke. […]

“My, She”, monologue based on Chekhov, for bass and piano

As part of the Benefit concert, Margarita Zelenaia’s “My, She”, a monologue(based on Chekhov) for bass and piano, will be performed on Sunday, October1st, 2017 at 4pm. It will take place at George F. Baker Jr And Jr Houses(75 E 93rd St, New York, New York 10128).Performers:bass – Mikhail Svetlovpiano – Margarita Zelenaia. Program also featured “Antiformalist Heaven” and “5 […]

Aug 7th: World premiere of Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons

The world premiere of Margarita Zelenaia’s piano concerto transcription of the Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons for 2 Pianos 8 Hands. Anna Gourfinkel, Susan Merdinger, Irina Nuzova and Margarita Zelenaia will be giving its world premiere as part of the of the Summit Music Festival’s 27th concert season. Program also featured works by Mozart, Frank, and Brahms. Performers: Greta […]

From idea to embodiment

By invitation of the Rockland County Music Teachers Guild, I will give a talk entitled “From idea to embodiment”. I will demonstrate the idea generation process and showcase a variety of my works. WHEN: May 3rd at 10pm WHERE: at Simons Hall of the Rockland Music Conservatory at 45 South Main Street, Pearl River, NY 10965.

“I Believe”, Prayer for Violin solo and string orchestra

Sunday, February 19, at 3pm, “I Believe” by Margarita Zelenaia will be performed as part of the “Midwinter Fest”. Program also featured works by Arthur Gottschalk, David Maves, and Lan-In Winnie Yang. Free Admission. The North/South Chamber OrchestraMax Lifchitz, conductor,Claudia Schaer, violin,Elizabeth Farnum, soprano Sunday, February 19, at 3pm Christ and St. Stephen’s Church120 West 69th St (bet Broadway & […]

Pantomimes, Russian Premiere

After the world premiere of my ‘Pantomimes’ (suite for a piano solo in three movements) at Carnegie Hall, its following performances in China, Israel and Canada, its Russian premiere is coming December 6, 2016. Centre of Contemporary Music in Moscow 6 Dec 2016, Tuesday Myaskovski hall of the Moscow conservatoire, 19:00 13, B.Nikitskaya ul., 125009, Moscow,The Old New York Nostalgia […]

The US premiere of Margarita Zelenaia’s “The Agony in the Garden” for viola and piano

The US premiere of Margarita Zelenaia’s “The Agony in the Garden (based on the El Greco’s painting)” for viola and piano Yuri Gandelsman, a violist, will be giving the US premiere of “The Agony in the Garden (based on the El Greco’s painting) with Janna Gandelsman at the piano as part of the recital of the Artist-Faculty series at the […]

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