Nadia Bohachewsky-Soree wins Bach Harpsichord Competition

MONTREAL - Harpsichordist Nadia Bohachewsky-Soree was awarded first prize at the International Bach Harpsichord Competition presented by the baroque music society Les Idees Heureuses, which took place on May 2-4.

The program consisted of the music of J. S. Bach, including the Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052, performed with orchestra. The jury consisted of a panel of internationally renowned harpsichordists with contestants representing and studying throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Korea and Japan.

Ms. Bohachewsky-Soree's prize-winning performance, enthusiastically received by the large attending audience, was featured on Radio-Canada, and her playing was described as "stunning" by reviewer Richard Turp of Montreal's The Gazette.

A prize winner at the fourth International Harpsichord Competition sponsored by the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, Ms. Bohachewsky-Soree was also a finalist at the Pro Musicis International Award Auditions and a laureate of the prestigious International Harpsichord Competition of Bruges.

Ms. Bohachewsky-Soree began her studies in piano at age 6 at the Manhattan School of Music, preparatory division, and received a bachelor of music degree from the Juilliard School. She received a master of music degree in harpsichord performance from Rutgers University, where she studied with Charlotte Mattax. She studied privately and in master classes with artists such as Albert Fuller, David Maroney, Keneth Gilbert and Gustav Leonhardt.

Ms. Bohachewsky-Soree currently resides in New Jersey, where she teaches privately and performs extensively as a solo and chamber musician.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 15, 1997, No. 24, Vol. LXV

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