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CHACONNE KLAVERENGA BIOGRAPHY

“A real talent -- glad to feature her sound on PT and I suspect we’ll hear much, much more from her in the years to come!” Fred Child, Host of American Public Radio’s Performance Today

“She’s simply flawless!” Maestra JoAnn Falletta, Conductor and Music Director, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

"Rarely do I ever encounter a young artist like Chaconne Klaverenga.  She has technique to spare, virtuosity and an amazing amount of experience already as a performer.  Judging by what she has done so far -- the sky is the limit!  I highly recommend her for recitals, chamber music and orchestral solo appearances.  It was a pleasure working with her on the premiere of Rene Shiffer's concerto written for specifically for her. It is a piece that audiences will adore." Maestro Nicholas Palmer, Conductor and Music Director, Lafayette Symphony Orchestra and Owensboro Symphony Orchestra

“On behalf of the Indiana Society of Classical Guitar I would like to offer many thanks to you for a magnificent concert last night. The program and the artistry were both world class. You had the entire audience captivated from the first note to the last with your strong stage presence and your confident yet nuanced interpretations. We look forward to watching as your promising career continues to develop.” Dr. John Alvarado, Trustee Lecturer of Guitar for the IUPUI Department of Music and Arts Technology, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Ms. Chaconne Klaverenga burst onto the concert stage and international guitar competition world at age 14, giving solo concerts to sold-out venues and securing 14 championship titles in the world’s most prestigious International Classical Guitar Competitions in the Junior, Senior, Collegiate and Artist Divisions (7 first place finishes). Excerpts of her solo concerts and championship final performances have been featured four times on American Public Media’s Performance Today (8/3/10, 9/29/11, 1/18/12 & 9/10/12). She has also been featured on National Public Radio’s From the Top with Maestra JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Her elegant and accomplished performances have won the hearts of audiences throughout the United States. The poetry of her interpretations and graceful yet exciting stage presence proves she plays the guitar the way the rest of us breathe. She has repeatedly been hailed by the press as a significant rising star in the world of classical guitar and one of the most beautiful women on stage.

On April 14, 2012 Ms. Klaverenga presented the World Premier of the Guitar Concerto in A Minor by Rene Schiffer with the 77-member Lafayette Symphony Orchestra in Lafayette, IN. The concerto was commissioned by the Lafayette Symphony for performance with Ms. Klaverenga. After performing the 28-minute concerto to an enthusiastic sold-out crowd of 1200, Mr. Schiffer, a founding and current member of the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Apollo’s Fire, presented the concerto to Ms. Klaverenga as a gift for her use alone in concert and refused payment for the composition. They had worked together previously in a 2009 concert in Toledo, OH. Because the concerto was presented as a gift to Ms. Klaverenga, the price for performing this concerto is included in her concert fee, and is not charged to the orchestra.

Ms. Klaverenga's concert performances are listed on her website, including upcoming scheduled appearances for the new concert season. She will debut at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on April 10, 2013.

Ms. Klaverenga is currently on scholarship pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Guitar Performance at the world renowned Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio with Jason Vieaux. She studied privately with Denis Azabagic of the Chicago College of the Performing Arts for 5 years’ previously, and has also studied privately and in master class with the most prestigious names in the classical guitar world by personal invitation.

Further information and additional recommendations can be found on her website: www.chaconneklaverenga.com