Yllka Istrefi - Pianist  

25th February
Yllka’s latest performances have included performance with Helios Orchestra in London, extensive performance with duo partner Masa Tayama and solo recitals in England.

1st July
Yllka Istrefi's summer appearance of 2007 includes a Lunchtime Recital at St. James's Church in Piccadilly, and B.Martinu's Sinfonietta La Jolla for Piano and Chamber Orchestra with Helios Chamber Orchestra.
In August, she will be a featured soloist at the Ohrid Summer Festival in Macedonia.

Coming Soon:
The solo piano CD from Yllka Istrefi, recorded in Baden-Baden, Germany, is soon to be released in Japan by Accustika label.

3rd December 2006
Yllka Istrefi has performed at the Salon Concert by Arts, Music and Literature Society in Tokyo, Japan.

3rd February 2006
Yllka Istrefi will be the soloist with the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra on the 23rd of March 2006. She will perform Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on the theme by Paganini. The concert will be held in Skopje, Macedonia in the Army Hall.

3rd December 2005
Yllka Istrefi has been featured in the Arts & Feature section of Ham & High newspaper, 2nd December issue.

1st December 2005
On 3rd January 2006, Yllka Istrefi will be performing at the Millennium Stage, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. Concert starts at 6pm EST and will be broadcast live over the Internet.

19th June 2005
Istrefi is returning to Rome for a repeat appearance at the Festival of the Nations, giving two recitals on the 21st and 24th of August 2005. She will be playing Haydn, Brahms, Grieg and Liszt.

15th May 2005
Yllka Istrefi has been invited together with her Piano Duo Partner Masa Tayama, to perform at the “Chelsea Schubertiad Festival” Gala concert on the 19th of August 2005, to be held at the Holy Trinity in Sloane Square , Chelsea , London . They will perform Schubert’s “Fantasie” in F Minor, D940.

20th February 2005
Yllka Istrefi will be performing at the “Pianists of The World Series” in St-Martins-in-the-Field, on the 28th of October 2005. She’ll be performing works by Mozart, Liszt and works by Albanian composers “Tokkata” by Cesk Zadeja, and “Scherzo” N.3 by Aleksandar Lekovski-Lekaj.

 

 

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