Professor Vivienne Hand (@ The VVH).
Author, Academic and Music Pedagogue.
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The Oxford University Orchestra conducted by Peter Shark.
Violetta in NCO (National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain).
Violetta's first concerto performance with full orchestra.
After performances by Schumann (Manfred Overture), Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto, and Brahms' Symphony No 4. Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. Conductor Cayenna Bailey.
OUO quartet: Japan Tour.
Ponti Cup for Musician of the Year at St John's Beaumont School.
Young Musician of the Year, Rotary Godalming, 2016. With the adjudicator Richard Benjafield.
Friends for the Earth Orchestra.
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. The Oxford University Chorus in a Programme of Finzi and Rutter.
Entertaining guests in the British Embassy in Japan.
Woking Feis, Strings Section Prize-winners.
Russia-tour with the Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra.
Gabriele Suvini, Winner of Senior Montgomery Final, Wellington College.
BSFO's Russia tour.
Award of the Diploma, LRSM with Distinction. @VVH.I
Award of the Diploma, LRSM with Distinction.
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Franck's Sonata in A Major played by Gabriele for the Duke of Kent.
Violetta, prior to the performance at the Great Hall, St Petersburg Philharmonia.
Sophia: ABRSM Grade 5 Theory, Currently Grade 8 Singing @ The VVH
Orchestra for the Earth, playing at the Houses of Parliament for an audience of MPs, Lords, Scientists and Business Leaders.
Ila: ABRSM Singing, Distinction @ The VVH
Daniel: ABRSM Theory, and Grade 3 Violin with Distinction @ The VVH
Olivia: ABRSM Violin Gr 1, Distinction. Also Singing and Piano @ The VVH
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Gabriele, Distinctions at ABRSM Grade 8 Violin and Grade 8 Cello.
Also DipABRSM in violin! @ The VVH
St Mary's, Ascot, String Cup, 2018.
Congratulations to Chie on her Distinction at Grade 3 ABRSM Singing! Soon to take Grade 5!
Ethan at the time of:
ABRSM Violin Grade 3 Distinction;
ABRSM Singing Grade 3 Distinction;
ABRSM Piano Grade 3 Distinction @ The VVH.
ABRSM Theory,Grade 5, Merit.
Now Grade 8 piano distinction, and Grade 8 / diploma violin!
After performance at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford.
First Prize in Piano at Newry Musical Feis.
Now post-Grade 8 piano and singing @The VVH.
As a multiple prize-winner in vocal and dramatic classes at Newry Musical Feis, Vivienne has presented with her brother, Professor Sean Hand, the Margaret Hand Memorial Cup and Bursary for singing from the classical repertoire in a Modern language other than English. The award, in memory of Vivienne's mother ( née O'Gorman) who was a great supporter of the arts, has been won by singers who have gone on to make international careers, including The Irish Mezzo Soprano, Tara Eurraught.
Grade 8 Piano and Singing @The VVH.
Rehearsals for The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, arranged by Benjamin Britten.
With Maxim Vengerov.
At 10 years old, after winning first prize in an all-Ireland Talent Competition. I was the piano accompanist to classical vocal repertoire.
Music Scholarship Awards at St Hilda's College, Oxford.
Filming for the Chrysalis Project, Oxford Alternative Orchestra.
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Lucia: ABRSM Grade 5 Violin, Distinction; Grade 5 Theory.
Marcus: Grade 5 Singing, Grade 5 Theory, Grade 6 Violin @ The VVH .
Sister, Mary, Grade 8 Singing; Grade 7 violin.
Winner of the Recital Class and the Godella's Cup. Was awarded the highest marks of all the music competitors in the Godalming Feis, and told by the adjudicator : 'You are in a class of your own'. @ The VVH.
After performance of Saint-Saens' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso at SWPS.
Rosanna performing with international soprano Lesley Garrett.
Performing in a concert alongside British soprano, Lesley Garrett. Rosanna played The Brahms' Scherzo from the FAE Sonata.
Violetta, after leading the Oxford University Orchestra in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, in a performance of Sibelius Symphony No 2 and Wagner's Parsifal, Prelude to Act 1.
Congratulations to Violetta for her First Class Honours Degree from The University of Oxford. Violetta was also the recipient of the Marjorie Countess of Warwick Prize (2018), the Mrs Claude Beddington Prize (2018) and the Junior Paget Toynbee Prize (2021). Now on to Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a Scholarship Award for an Artist Masters in Violin Performance.
The fantastic SJB Violin Group! I really enjoy teaching these boys!
Some excellent results and comments from ABRSM examiners this term! Congratulations to Isabella on her Grade 8 Distinction in Singing - on to Diploma now! - and also to the piano beginners:
Violetta, warming up before the concert with the Reading Symphony Orchestra when she played de Beriot's full Violin Concerto in A minor, at the age of 8.
Violetta and conductor, Natalia Luis-Bassa, after the performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 11 Feb, 2020. Violetta was the leader and soloist. The Oxford University Orchestra also performed Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
Gabriele Suvini performs Saint-Saens's 'Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso'.
So proud of my violin student, Ethan Li, aged 8, who won the Junior School Solo competition at Papplewick playing - by memory - the First Movement of the Concerto in G by Vivaldi. The adjudicator commented upon Ethan's excellent intonation, and his skilful use of phrasing, dynamics and ornamentation.
Ethan is currently playing Grade 8 violin.
#Ubu Ensemble
@guildhallschool led by Violetta Suvini in their sold-out Total Immersion: Frank Zappa concert in Milton Court
@BarbicanCentre, 19th March, 2022. Recorded for BBC Radio 3.
31 March, 7.30, Cadogan Hall. Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, led by Violetta Suvini, in a programme of Verdi, Elgar and Dvorak's Cello Concerto (Soloist, Maxim Calver).
The Margaret Hand Memorial Cup and Bursary - Song from the Classical Repertoire in a Foreign Language - at Newry Musical Feis 2022 was won by Sarah Hoben singing the aria 'O mio babbino caro' from Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi. Congratulations, Sarah!
Congratulations are also due today to Emilia, Ethan, Lorenzo and Eloise, for gaining their ABRSM Grade 5 Theory at the age of 8 with Distinctions and Merits all around!
Trio Tempra
Friday 15 July 2022 12 pm, Chelmsford Cathedral, Trio Tempra.
Violetta Suvini violin
Luke Lally Maguire piano Gabriel Francis-Dehqani cello
Trio in F sharp minor Hob. XV; 6 Joseph Haydn
From Trio no 1, op. 8: Johannes Brahms
Trio Tempra was formed in 2022 and is made up of Postgraduate Students from the GSMD. The trio is coached by Carole Presland and Ursula Smith and recently took part in a Masterclass with internationally renowned performer and pedagogue Caroline Palmer as part of the GSMD chamber music festival.
BARBICAN CENTRE
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Chorus.
Debussy, Ravel and L.Boulanger
Fri 30 Sep 2022, 19:30,Hall
In this all-French programme the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and Chorus explore the familiar magic of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, the daring drama of Boulanger’s Psalm 130, Du fond de l'abîme and Ravel’s masterful love story Daphnis et Chloé.
The ensembles will be led by Violetta Suvini, under the baton of conductor Lionel Bringuier, and joined by mezzo-soprano Alexandra Achillea Pouta and tenor Steven van der Linden.
Watch on Youtube https://youtube.com/watch?v=0BL_M6v8lmQ
Programme:
Claude Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Lili Boulanger Psalm 130, Du fond de l'abîme
Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé
Performers:
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra.
Lionel Bringuier conductor
Alexandra Achillea Pouta mezzo-soprano
Steven van der Linden tenor
More accolades for Gabriele (LTCL with distinction). This time for his performances of Mozart's Concerto No. 3 in G major, and Franck's Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano.
Ethan leading at the Prep Schools Orchestral Day at Wellington College.
Violetta: LRSM, BA First Class Honours, St Hilda's College, University of Oxford; MA with Distinction in Violin Performance at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
For lessons on zoom, contact via webpage violettasuvini.com
Rosanna Suvini, LRSM (Violin), BA First Class Honours, Somerville College, Oxford University.
Congratulations to my student, Ethan Li, who won First Prize with a mark of 'outstanding' for Verse Speaking in the Speech and Drama section of Woking Festival. He was also awarded The Othon Polak Cup for his amazing performance!
Congratulations to my student, Chie Miller, currently singing grade 6 repertoire, who was nominated by the Music Department to represent Dulwich College (Singapore) at the third Dulwich Olympiad, to be hosted at Dulwich College in March 2024. Chie was the only junior student to have been nominated. The first Dulwich Olympiad held in 2015 was hosted by Dulwich College in Beijing while the second Olympiad hosted by Dulwich College in 2019 took place in London. The Olympiad brings together roughly 700 students from 13 different schools.
Well-done, Chie!
A 2023 Hat trick for Ila Eyani: ABRSM Distinctions in Violin, Piano and Singing!
Further congratulations to my student, Ila, who has been awarded multiple Academic and Music Scholarships at various prestigious schools, and has chosen to attend Guildford High School. Her Music Scholarship was awarded for her violin playing, singing and piano.
BBC Radio 3, Feb 28th, 2024 : A Thousand Tongues for piano trio & electronics, as well as UK premiere of Goodness What Powers You Possess and amazing sextet, Ecstatic Science, by Missy Mazzoli in BBC Total Immersion. Performed by Trio Casella, led by Violetta Suvini.
Join us for a violin recital by rising star Violetta Suvini
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Date 3 March 2024 - 3.00 p.m.
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Location Auditorium, Garden Quad, St John's College
Meet a rising star, and the second recitalist in Orchestra Vox's 2023/24 ‘Recital Spotlight Series’
Violetta's riveting recital programme ranges from Beethoven to Cuban-American composer Tania Léon.
Beethoven – Violin Sonata no. 5 ‘Spring’
Elliott Carter – Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi
Rhapsodic Musings for Robert Mann
Tania Leon – Anima
Dora Pejačević – Violin Sonata Op.26 ‘Spring’
Full details and ticket booking are available on the Orchestra VOX website.
The Margaret Hand Memorial Cup and Bursary for the performance of a classical song in a modern, foreign language was awarded this year to Daire Downey who is also the NI Young Musician of the Year, 2024. Congratulations, Daire! The award is made in honour of my talented mother, Margaret Hand, who was a great supporter of the Arts.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MY STUDENT, ETHAN LI, WHO OBTAINED A HIGH DISTINCTION IN ABRSM VIOLIN, GRADE 8, AT THE AGE OF 10! (TO ADD TO THE DISTINCTION IN GRADE 8 PIANO!).