The album, titled 'ARION Voyage of a Slavic Soul', explores an array of songs influenced by Slavic music and poetry.
Performer Biography
Lada Valešová, a graduate of Prague Conservatoire and Prague Music Academy, is now a professor at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and an opera coach at the Royal Academy of Music.
Performer Biography
Lada Valešová, the pianist, has a Czech and Russian heritage and enjoys exploring and presenting lesser-known repertoire with Slavic and Middle European links.
Performer Biography
Natalya Romaniw's grandfather encouraged her to sing Ukrainian folk songs and music played on the accordion, and she remembers the vivid impact of unaccompanied Ukrainian men singing in harmony.
Performer Biography
Lada Valešová's album of songs and chamber music by Pavel Haas, 'Fata Morgana', was nominated for the BBC Music Magazine Awards and selected as Europadisc CD of the Year.
Performer Biography
Natalya Romaniw's interpretation of the role of 'Tatyana' in Garsington Opera's production of Eugene Onegin led to critical acclaim and opened doors to other Slavic heroine roles.
Performer Biography
Natalya Romaniw, the soprano on this album, was born in Wales, but her Ukrainian grandfather, affectionately known as 'Dido', was her great musical inspiration.
