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The best kept secret in music
Press
The unique and fine quality of her voice... - Classic FM TV UK
Marina's pure etherial voice...There is something for everyone in this great showcase of new talent; beatifully done and very well sung - Musical Opinion
Her pure ,high voice hs a sensitivity and power, which is quite astonishing.Its range,strength and depth of emotion draw the listener into the songs and intensify thier meaning. - Music Calendar
Fantastic Russian Soprano Marina Laslo will join Aled Jones on Greatest Crossover UK tour if the season for 26 dates including Arena in Cardiff and Palladium in London. Marina's crossover album Classic Revolution is the jewell of the right contemporary aproach to classical music. Light , modern and beautiful mezzo-soprano and powerful and orginal arrangements of Graham Preskett . - Women's Petersburg
Jazz, musical and classics have been succesfully presented , sung and played during recent tour of Marina Laslo in St.Petersburg. International team of musicians including renowned russian jazz pianist and composer Anatoly Kalvarsky, British arranger and virtuso violin player Graham Preskett, rising start of english musical theatre Adam Linstead and Royal Academy of Music MD and conductor Stuart Morley.
Musical is always good but really still very strange to russian audience. Jazz is what we have been waiting for and Marina's jazz was just unbelievable.So good that you must to hear it one day. - The
Marina can be easily a new and better Sarah however hardly she wants it.
After her musci theatre course with word-renowned Mary Hammond at Royal Academy of Music Marina is back to Russia with new and original programm of pop, classical, jazz tunes as well as musical theatre.
Her jazz and blues compositions are her strongest point . We never knew that russian jazz can sound so well and be so charming. - Times on Nevsky
Caruso single is real masterpiece of young and ambitious singer. It is an impressive piece of work. - Fuzz
Discography
Singles : Caruso, Ave Maria, From Russia With Love
Albums: Unfinished Portrait, Classical Revolution, Bewitched. All singles are on airplay. Music videos Caruso, Ave Maria regularly feature on Classic FM TV UK.
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Bio
Following classical course and graduation at the College of Music and Conservatoire in St.Petersburg Marina made her singing debut in 1998 performing Russian Romances and popular opera arias.In 1999 she won Silver City competition in St.Petersburg for soprano.In 2002 Marina reached the final stage of BBC Voice of Music Theatre Competition in Cardiff. In 2002 Marina released her first album 'Unfinished Portrait' followed by ' Classical Revolution' licensed for release in several countries as well as in China, Japan and South Korea. Her music videos ' Caruso' and Ave Maria' are regularly on show on Classic FM TV UK. Marina's latest album' BEWITCHED' is the ultimate jazz collection- ' beatifully sung and very well done'.
Throughout the years Marina has been performing the number of shows in her native country. Her UK debut in May 2004 has got much public and media attention.'Her pure ethereal voice...There is something for everyone in this great showcase of new talent'. Music Opinion.
In November-December 2004 Marina will join Aled Jones for her first UK X-mas tour- 26 dates including Arena in Cardiff (19 Dec) and Palladium in London
(20 Dec).
Graham Preskett is producer, arranger and multi-instrumental musician who has been working for some of the biggest names and audiences in the world: Tom Jones, John Bon Jovi, Sher, George Martin to name but a few. He composed music for such movies like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Frenchman Creek,Tomorrow Never Dies and Muppet's Treasure Island. Graham has played a variety of instruments including mandolin( Captain Corelli's Mandolin) and violin ( tango in Moulin Rouge).
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