Maria Surnacheva at the age of 13 became the winner of the Oldenburg Promenade International competition, received an offer to continue her musical education with Professor Klaus Becker at the Hanover College of Music and at the same time began to study at the Institutzur Fruforderung Hochbegabter in Hannover. She took part in famous festivals in Germany, won awards at international competitions: European Lions Music Competition and ARD Prize in Munich. At the age of 18, Maria became the first principal oboist in the State Orchestra of Lower Saxony. He currently holds the post of chief oboist of the Musikkollegium Winterthur orchestra. Her first CD, Russian Oboe Concertos with the Göttingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph-Matthias Müller, was released by MDG in May 2016 and won the prestigious ECHO KLASSIK award in 2017.


Moscow chamber orchestra Musica Viva with its music director and conductor Alexander Rudin, and soloists Nadezhda Pavlova and Morgan Pearse, make a special present for the audience in the day of Mozart’s birthday. The great composer was born 263 years ago today, January 27. Every musician has only chosen the best and favourite from the vast Mozart’s heritage. So, Australian baritone Morgan Pearse will sing arias that show his best abilities of characteristic actor, while dramatic soprano Nadezhda Pavlova opted for arias of passionate female characters, “led” by Donna Anna from “Don Giovanni”. And the choice of the conductor Alexander Rudin is beautiful but rarely performed symphonic dances from “Idomeneus” opera.