Edvard Grieg:
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Bryllupsdag pa Troldhaugen

Franz Berwald:
Piano Concerto in D Major

Carl Nielsen:
Saul & David – Prelude to Act II - Allegro marziale

The landscape of the respective cultures is in fact one of the influencing factors – as is the case in Scandinavia. We know that the concept of the Nordic has lost all its innocence, but against the background of this train of thought, it remains a characteristic. Such character traits do not require to be precisely defined or to retain consistency of meaning. They are points of orientation that establish themselves in our experience directly and obviously. They need no explanation from one or other academic discipline, they call for maximum, indeed unconditional, attention. In music, that applies as much to the exponent as to the listener.

Ana-Marija Markovina is an authentic and unconventional artist. The classical music industry has become a hard business, but she never lost sight of the fact that music needs freedom, the desire for the unpredictable and sometimes the courage to take a risk. Her guide and her motivation is always the human being behind the music.

was accompanied by important teachers. Ana studied in Detmold, Weimar and Berlin. She received groundbreaking impulses for her technical perfection from representatives of the “Russian school” Vitaly Margulis and Anatol Urgorski. She was furthermore educated in the tradition of the “Viennese School” being pupil of the legendary Paul Badura- Skoda. During this time she broadened her knowledge not only in piano playing but also in the history of art, literature, culture and music. (excerpts from booklet)

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Recording: Alsion, Sonderborg October 16 – 18, 2017 & March 26, 2018.