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Michael Rogatchi’s Melody for Two series presented at the special art event at the Finnish Embassy in Lithuania

Michael Rogatchi’s well-known Melody for Two artwork and related works from his Melody for Two series were presented at the special art event at the Finnish Embassy in Lithuania. The Ambassador of Finland H.E. Christer Mihelsson and his wife Ebba, architect by education and profession, were leading the event which has caused a great interest and warm reception. In particular, Melody for Two artwork, the original drawing and title work of the series, will stay at the Ambassador Michelsson and his wife’s private art collection.

MICHAEL ROGATCHI’S TRIBUTE TO HIS FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, FAMOUS MODERN COMPOSER

Michael Rogatchi led a powerful tribute to his close friend and colleague, famous modern composer Anatolius Senderovas who passed away in the US, after long battle with cancer, at the special event of The Rogatchi Foundation in Vilnius, on the occasion of the Rogatchi Foundation Humanist of the Year 2019 Award ceremony. In his moving and thoughtful tribute, Michael Rogatchi spoke about Senderovas’ special musical talent and about his human qualities, of rarely decent person. Michael and Inna Rogatchi were close friends with a famous composers and conducted several projects together. Senderovas was the member of The Rogatchi Foundation International Advisory Board.

MICHAEL ROGATCHI ATTENDS SCEINCE & ART ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH

Michael Rogatchi has attended Science & Art annual conference organised by ISS, Italian National Institute of Health, in Rome, Italy. The conference traditionally looks into various researches on mutual influence of arts and medicine, and is extremely interesting, important and unique. The conference continues the traditions of Italian Renaissance in its approach, and Michael Rogatchi who believes that those principles are essentially important for both science and art, and also for society and individual development, is supporting the great initiative for years by now.

XI EDITION OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL ARTS, LITERATURE AND MUSIC AWARD CEREMONY IN ROME

Michael Rogatchi participated in the Award Ceremony of XI Edition of Italian Il Volo di Pegaso National Arts, Literature and Music Award in Rome. Michael Rogatchi is member of the jury of the important and popular Award. The annual Award widens its audience every year, and is conducted with selected themes every year. Michael Rogatchi is a member of the jury for a several years.

MICHAEL ROGATCHI AWARDS PROF DOMENICA TARUSCIO IN ROME

Michael Rogatchi has awarded prof. Domenica Taruscio, director of Italian National Institute of Health, and the founder of Italian National Il Volo di Pegaso Arts, Music and Literature Award with The Rogatchi Foundation Humanist of the Year Award 2019 in Rome. The Artistic Prize of the Award has become Michael’s Amadeus Waltz original art work which he has created specifically for prof. Taruscio who is known as ardent fan of classical music. In his speech, Michael Rogatchi emphasised quite essential contribution made by prof. Taruscio into the harmonious functioning and vital cooperation between science and medicine from one side, and arts, music and literature from another, and Domenica’s sustainable and fundamentally important humanism. More detail on the event can be read on The Rogatchi Foundation site.

MICHAEL ROGATCHI MEETS WITH MAESTRO FRANCESCO LOTORO IN ROME

Michael Rogatchi  has met with prolific Italian composer, pianist, conductor and musicologist Maestro Francesco Lotoro in Rome for a long discussion and working session. The subject of the discussion has been the special project on Music in Captivity which has been originated by prof. Lotoro and which Michael and Inna Rogatchi and their Rogatchi Foundation does support and cooperates with Francesco Lotoro and his team. The project has a world importance and is the first of the sort. 

MICHAEL ROGATCHI SUPPORTS PROF. DARIUSZ STOLA IN HIS FIGHT FOR DIRECTORSHIP OF POLIN MUSEUM

Michael Rogatchi has supported prof. Dariusz Stola, eminent Polish historian, current director of POLIN Museum, in his fight to keep his directorship position. In his support to prof. Stola, Michael Rogatchi whose part of the family is from Poland, emphasised that ‘POLIN as an institution has gained its world high reputation largely to the qualities, professionalism and position of prof. Stola and his able team. Prof Stola himself has great reputation in the world. It is highly important to support him in his highly fair campaign to be able to continue his work normally”.

The ARTIST”S YEAR 1953 PAINTING IS IN THE CENTRE OF COMPLICATED STORY ENCOMPASSING TIME AND SPACE

Michael Rogatchi’s Year 1953 well-known and special artwork has become a subject of an essay about history, art, mentality, politics and human talent by Inna Rogatchi. Her February Winds is featured internationally by The Times of Israel. In the essay, a very special story of this one painting is told and analysed, with stories of many people from countries, with historic inter-connection and important role played by human dignity, spirit and talent. Full text of the essay can be read here.  

MICHAEL ROGATCHI’s IN THE MIRROR OF SHOAH SERIES 

Michael Rogatchi’s well-known In the Mirror of Shoah series of artworks dedicated to Holocaust has been featured in a special tribute to the victims of Holocaust, on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The full commemoration can be read about and watched here.

The artist’s work was selected as the main prize at the charitable auction in Helsinki.

Shavuot Rose III, art work by Michael Rogatchi from his Daily Miracle collection has been selected as a main prize at the special charitable art auction at the event of KKL-Finland in Helsinki. The artist always supports charitable Jewish organisations, and when KKL-Finland has reached to him, Michael was happy to support their effort. The Finnish pair who won the prize did send the letter of their highest appreciation of the artist’s work, as well as the artist has got the cordial appreciation from KKL-Finland.