Carmen's Last Dance: Obsession - España

Virtuoso pianist, composer for film and the concert stage, arranger and lecturer, Pavel Timofeyevsky has received numerous prizes and accolades, including the BBC/Guardian Young Composer of the Year award. Pavel has appeared at nearly all the major concert venues across the UK. Concert tours, along with television and radio appearances in other parts of the world include the USA, China, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Latvia, Greece, Cyprus and India.

Dilan Saka, born in Istanbul, began her musical education as a violinist at Avni Anatolian Art High School before studying opera at the Istanbul University State Conservatory. She later completed advanced vocal studies at the Wales International Academy of Voice in Cardiff, working with distinguished artists including Dennis O’Neill, Nuccia Focile, Richard Bonynge, Susan Bullock and Della Jones. Her operatic roles include Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Frau Reich in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, and the title role in Çetin Işıközlü’s Dudaktan Kalbe. She has appeared as a soloist in Istanbul, Wales, Amsterdam and Switzerland, including performances in Basel, Bern, Zurich and Sigriswil, and was a finalist in the National Hans Gabor Belvedere Voice Competition.