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Today, Zlata Chochieva releases Im Freien, her second album on naïve. With this selection of Schumann, Ravel, Liszt, Schulz-Evler and Bartók as well as the lesser known Draeseke, Chochieva presents an exploration of her connection with the natural world. “Zlata Chochieva beautifully inhabits these composer’s very different sound worlds – including superb interpretations of Schumann’s Waldszenen and Ravel’s Miroirs –…Read more ›
Following her return to Aarhus Symphony Orchestra last week, Zlata Chochieva joins the Hamburg Camerata this Wednesday 26 April at the Elbphilharmonie. Under the baton of Gábor Hontvári, Chochieva performs Dvořák’s Piano Concerto in G minor as part of a programme which explores and celebrates the roots of Brahms and Dvořák and the friendship between…Read more ›
Following her five-recital tour in May, and her return to the International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival this month, Zlata Chochieva concludes her appearance in the States this season with her US orchestral debut at the Bard Music Festival this Saturday 13th August. Under the baton of Leon Botstein and with The Orchestra Now, she performs…Read more ›
This week Zlata Chochieva makes her Taiwan debut with National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) of Taiwan. Under the baton of conductor Mei-Ann Chen, Chochieva performs Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in Taipei’s National Concert Hall and Kaohsiung’s Weiwuying, the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. In the lead-up to the performances, Chochieva sits down with Chen…Read more ›
Today Zlata Chochieva releases Chiaroscuro, a daring combination of works by Mozart and Scriabin. ‘[Her] grasp of Scriabin is full of poetry, lean in tone and – like her Mozart – of great clarity.’ – PIANIST magazine, May 2022. Chiaroscuro is Chochieva’s first disc on the naïve label. Listen and order here: Chochieva returns to…Read more ›
Today Zlata Chochieva releases Scriabin’s 5 Preludes Op.15, the first singles from her upcoming album Chiaroscuro. Listen and pre-order here. To be released on 20th May 2022 and coinciding with Scriabin’s 150th anniversary year, Chiaroscuro is a delightful combination of Mozart and Scriabin. Watch the album trailer for more.
In the lead-up to the release of her first album on the naïve label, Chochieva returns to the US for the first time since the pandemic. She performs at the Miami International Piano Festival on 1 May and the Frederic Chopin Society in Minneapolis on 8 May, culminating in further recitals in Duluth on 9…Read more ›
On this year’s World Piano Day, Zlata Chochieva continues her strong relationship with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and returns to play at their Tchaikovsky Festival, which was originally due to take place in 2020 but was cancelled due to the pandemic. The concert on 30th March features Chochieva playing the composer’s famous Piano Concerto No.1…Read more ›
We are delighted that Zlata Chochieva is joining Naïve exclusively and will be releasing the first album of their collaboration, Chiaroscuro, this summer, featuring Mozart and Scriabin, to coincide with Scriabin’s 150th birthday. Here is the press release from Naïve: Naïve, a label of Believe, is happy and thrilled to announce a new collaboration…Read more ›
This week Zlata makes her much anticipated debut in Singapore with recitals on Friday and Saturday evenings at Victoria Hall. The programmes will feature works from her latest CD (re)creations, as well Mozart, Scriabin and Ravel. “I heard that the Singapore audience is very special, very cultured and very warm as well, so I’m really,…Read more ›