On Friday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., the Orpheus Duo will present a free concert at St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington.
The Orpheus Duo, founded in 2018, consists of Dominika and Simon Popovski. Dominika plays the piano, and Simon plays the violin. The concert is titled the “20th Century Music Revolution,” and will include the music of Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky and Saint-Saëns. It will be a wonderful evening of music that is free and open to the public.
Dominika is a Macedonian-American pianist with two master’s degrees. Throughout her career, she has been a recipient of numerous awards in international competitions and festivals. She has been a part of the prestigious project “European Piano Reflections” organized in five countries: Poland, France, Moldova, North Macedonia and Austria. Dominika has concertized as a solo and chamber musician widely across the U.S. and Europe. Together with her husband, Dominika is the founder and owner of Orpheus Music Studio, a school for piano and violin. Currently, she is working as a pianist, teacher, accompanist and music director at St. Michael.
Simon is also a Macedonian-American violinist with two master’s degrees. He has performed as a soloist with the orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales, the Faculty Chamber and Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra of North Macedonia, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Florida Atlantic University and many others. He has been a recipient of many international awards from competitions and festivals. Simon has been a full-time member of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of North Macedonia since 2012. He is currently working at the Palm Beach Opera and as a teacher and performer in Orpheus Duo.
St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church is located at 1925 Birkdale Drive in Wellington. For more info., call (561) 793-4999 or visit www.stmichaelelc.com.
