Stratulat Lidia

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Artistic Biography Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid (Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid), Spain, Professor of Piano and Chamber Ensemble at the International Music School of the Prince of Asturias Foundation (Escuela Internacional de Música de la Fundación Príncipe de Asturias), concert performer. Born in the city of Chisinau (Moldova), into a family of musicians. From 1957 to 1968, she studied piano at the Special Secondary Music School, with L.M. Berdisheva, Honored Worker of the Moldavian SSR, and N.A. Shkrebtyenko, Honored Teacher of the Republic. She graduated from the "G. Musicescu" State Conservatory of Chisinau (class of Professor T.A. Voitsekhovskaya). She is a laureate of national competitions in Moldova (1971, 1972) and the International Competition in Lithuania (1972). After graduating from the Moldavian conservatory, she pursued postgraduate studies at the "P.I. Tchaikovsky" State Conservatory in Moscow, in the class of the People's Artist of the RSFSR, Professor Sergei Leonidovich Dorensky, which she completed with distinction. From 1974 to 1990, Lidia Stratulat was a lecturer and senior lecturer at the Department of Specialized Piano of the "G. Musicescu" State Conservatory in Chisinau and, for several years, concurrently, a professor at the "E. Coca" Special Music School. Several generations of students trained in L. Stratulat's class during her tenure at the Department of Specialized Piano of the State Conservatory of Moldova now carry out their professional activities in Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, the USA, Israel, Italy, Germany, France, and Spain. In parallel with her pedagogical work, L. Stratulat engages in intense concert activity. As a soloist of the Moldova State Philharmonic, she performs concerts in the cities of Chisinau, Tiraspol, Balti, Chernivtsi, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Odesa, Saratov. Following the Chernobyl accident, the chamber duo of Lidia Stratulat and Yuri Nashushkin performed concerts in a number of cities in the Chernobyl zone. Lidia Stratulat is the first performer of many works by Moldavian composers. A series of works by G. Neaga, S. Lungul, Z. Tcaci, O. Negruți, B. Dubosarski, V. Verhola, V. Zagorski, M. Stîrchi, V. Rotaru, and many others were premiered by L. Stratulat at the congresses of Soviet composers in Moscow and recorded in the archives of Moldavian Radio Broadcasting. The chamber duo L. Stratulat - Yu. Nashushkin presents monographic programs of the works of Brahms, Shostakovich, etc., including works performed for the first time on the stage of the Moldova Philharmonic and the Organ Hall in their concerts: D. Shostakovich "Aphorisms," V. Poltoratki "Trio," A. Schnittke "Suite in Old Style," V. Verhola - Sonata for Violin and Piano, V. Sechkin - Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano, B. Dubosarski "Watercolors," V. Rotaru "Rhapsody for Piano and Chamber Orchestra," etc. The concerts generated constant public interest, and music critics noted the high professional level of these performers. L. Stratulat is included in the "Encyclopedia of Performers from Moldova." Since 1990, Lidia Stratulat has been living in Spain, where for 35 years she has been actively engaged in concert and pedagogical activities. From 1991 to 1995, she was a professor at the "A Escola Russa" International Music School ("Russian School") in Santiago de Compostela (Spain). From 1996 to 2005, Lidia Stratulat was the founder (together with Yuri Nashushkin) and permanent professor of piano and chamber music at the "Oviedo Joven" International Summer Music School ("Young Oviedo"). For 10 years, the international school annually brought together renowned musician-pedagogues from numerous European countries and Russia, as well as up to 200 young musicians. Since 2005, Lidia Stratulat has been a professor of piano and chamber ensemble at the International Music School of the Prince of Asturias Foundation (Escuela Internacional de Música de la Fundación Príncipe de Asturias) - a world-renowned summer music school, where professors from over 30 countries of Western and Eastern Europe, the USA, Latin America, and South Korea teach. It is the only International School in Spain whose annual inauguration is attended by Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain. Since 1991, Lidia Stratulat has been a guest professor at numerous international courses: "Escuela de Música Creativa" (Madrid), "Musikeon" (Valencia), and masterclasses both in Spain - Lugo, Ferrol, Oviedo, Gijón - and in other countries: Italy (Lonigo), France (Moulin d’Andé), Ukraine (I. P. Kotlyarevsky Kharkiv National University of Arts). Special mention should be made of the cultural cooperation at the level of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Finland and Spain for the organization of festivals, concerts, and masterclasses in the city of Vesanto. For many years, Lidia Stratulat has been the president and a member of the jury of the "Intersentros" competition (Madrid), a member of the jury of the International Competition in Lonigo (Italy), a member of the Organizing Committee and jury of the International Competition-Festival "La noche en Madrid" ("The Night in Madrid"), which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2020, as well as a member of the Organizing Committee and jury of the International Chamber Music Competition "Dialog." As a soloist and member of various chamber ensembles, she performs in prestigious concert halls, including: Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Auditorio de Santiago de Compostela, Auditorio Príncipe Felipe de Oviedo, Teatro López de Ayala (Badajoz), Temppeliaukion Hall (Helsinki, Finland), Steinwayhaus (Munich, Germany), State Philharmonic and Organ Hall (Moldova), Sociedad Filarmónica of Oviedo... In L. Stratulat's extensive concert repertoire, both solo and chamber, mention can be made of works such as Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1, Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1, J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Beethoven's Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello, performed at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid and Auditorio de Zaragoza, and recorded live on Radio2 Clásica (National Radio of Spain); piano trios by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Shostakovich (No. 1 and No. 2), Rachmaninoff (No. 1 and No. 2), Tchaikovsky's "In Memory of a Great Artist"; quintets: Schubert's "Trout," Dvořák, Shostakovich, among many others... In the realm of chamber music, Lidia Stratulat performs in concerts with renowned musicians: Mikhail Khomitser, Vladimir Kafelnîkov, Marc Lubotski, Oleg Krysa, and the brilliant duo "Eight Strings," winner of numerous international competitions. A special event in Spain in 1999, a year after the death of the great composer A. Schnittke, was the premiere of his Piano Quintet, performed together with the world-renowned violinist and friend of Schnittke, Marc Lubotski. In various chamber formations, L. Stratulat participates in international festivals: - Festival Internacional de Musica en Guimaraes, Portugal - Festival Internacional de Musique Clasique (France, Nice), - Festival «Moulin d’Andé», France - Festival Internacional «Kharkiv Assemblies», Ukraine - Festival Internacional en Lonigo, Italy - Martisor Festival and «Sergey Rachmaninov» Festival, Moldova In 1995, Lidia Stratulat and the leading violinists of the "Moscow Virtuosi" orchestra - A. Futer (violin) and M. Milman (cello) formed the "Rubinstein Trio." The trio performs concerts in many cities in Spain – Madrid (Auditorio Nacional), Aranjuez, Vitoria, Valencia, Oviedo, Badajoz, etc.; participates in significant chamber music festivals – "Tres Culturas" in Murcia (Spain). The trio performs with great success at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid as part of the International Festival dedicated to the anniversary of D. Shostakovich - VI Ciclo LICEO de CAMARA, which featured the world's best quartets, including the "Borodin" Quartet. At this festival, which was a highly important event in the musical life of Spain, the "Rubinstein Trio" performed Shostakovich's Trios No. 1 and No. 2, and Tchaikovsky's trio "In Memory of a Great Artist." In 2001, Lidia Stratulat won the competition for the position of Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid - one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in Spain, where she taught for 16 years, being the first "Russian" professor (a representative of the Russian piano school), as well as the only representative from Moldova to have worked at this institution throughout its history. Several generations of Spanish students of L. Stratulat, during her 35 years of activity in Spain, have won prizes in numerous national and international competitions: Santa Cecilia (Segovia), Donostia Iria (San Sebastian), Marisa Montiel (Linares), Infanta Cristina (Madrid), Jacinto Guerrero (Toledo), Ciudad de Carlet (Catalonia), the First International Chamber Music Competition "Gnesin" (Novomoskovsk, Russia), the International Competition-Festival "La Noche en Madrid" (Madrid), etc. Lidia Stratulat's artistic collaboration with violinist Yuri Nashushkin has lasted for over 40 years. The vast repertoire of their duo "Dialog" includes works from all styles and eras of the chamber sonata genre - from Vivaldi and Bach to Enescu and Schnittke. "Lidia Stratulat's performance of J.S. Bach's Sonata in G major (No. 6) deserves special mention, whose vibrant world was rendered with grace and virtuosity, revealing a wide sonic spectrum of the piano and, at the same time, without losing the significance of each note played on the keyboard." Jonathan Mallada "La Nueva España" (The New Spain newspaper) January 21, 2020. In addition to numerous concert programs, the duo presents monographic cycles of chamber music, consisting of several concerts united by a conceptual theme: "The Life of D. Shostakovich in his Chamber Works" - a cycle of concerts-lectures about the era in which the great composer lived and worked, presenting works from different periods of his creation; "J. Brahms and his Chamber Music," a large number of works previously unperformed in Spain, including those by Moldavian and Russian composers (introducing them to the Spanish public), as well as contemporary Spanish composers. Among the interpretative editions of the Duo "Dialog" are the edition and recording of works by the Asturian composer Enrique Truan, as well as the album "Chamber Music from Asturias," produced and recorded for the first time. A significant project of the Duo "Dialog," presented on stages in Madrid and Oviedo, is the 6-concert cycle "The History of the Sonata," dedicated to the history of the development of the chamber sonata genre for violin and piano from its inception to the works of the second half of the 20th century. Lidia Stratulat continues to perform as a soloist: on June 25, 2025, on the occasion of the 340th anniversary of J.S. Bach's birth, at the closing of the musical season at the Sociedad Filarmónica de Oviedo, she performed J.S. Bach's concertos BWV 1060, 1062, and 1061 for two pianos and orchestra. Excerpt from music criticism: "For the first time in Asturias, in this hall with a history of over 120 years, such a unique repertoire was presented – J.S. Bach's Concertos for Two Pianos with Orchestra. L. Stratulat and S. Bezrodny demonstrated their rich interpretive experience, complete mutual understanding, captivating the audience with an uninterrupted dialogue, full of beauty in every moment of the performed music." "La Nueva España" newspaper, July 2, 2025