Vivi Vassileva & Percussion Collective

Event description

31. 7. 2025, 20:00, Arena Theatre

Vivi Vassileva & Percussion Collective

Vivi Vassileva is one of the most outstanding figures of the new generation of percussionists who are elevating percussion instruments to the musical instruments of the 21st century. Her interpretive mastery and innovative approach to programming are appreciated not only by critics but also by the general public, thanks in part to her environmentally themed projects in which she uses percussion instruments made from recycled (waste) materials. Vivi is the recipient of several prestigious international awards, including the Leonard Bernstein Award (2023) and the Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis (2017). In 2014, she participated in the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, where she made history as the youngest semifinalist ever, receiving two special prizes. Vivi is an enthusiastic advocate for percussion in classical music and regularly collaborates with contemporary composers. For her Slovak debut, she will appear as a soloist with the ensemble Percussion Collective, which was formed in 2024 at the initiative of the Viva Musica! festival. Members of Percussion Collective are outstanding Slovak percussionists Adam Druga, Richard Havran, and Martin Zajac, who all studied under the renowned Slovak percussionist and educator Peter Solárik, the ensemble’s artistic director. The concert program will include works by Anders Koppel, Minoru Miki, Gregor A. Mayrhofer, Nigel Westlake, Jason Treuting, Tim & Tom Ouderits, Tomer Yariv, and Owen Clayton Condon.

Performers

Vivi Vassileva / multi percussion

Percussion Collective
Adam Druga / multi percussion
Richard Havran / multi percussion
Martin Zajac / multi percussion
Peter Solárik / multi percussion & artistic direction


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We reserve the right to change the programme and performers.
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Discounts:
50% for persons with disabilities (immobile/with severe health conditions) and their accompanying person
20% for seniors over 65, school pupils, students, and holders of ISIC, ITIC, or Euro<26 cards