Our Artists

Christopher Ludwig is the creator of Ludwig Recordings.  He is also a highly accomplished composer, producer, flutist and poet.  Mr. Ludwig holds Bachelor degrees in Music and in Education, as well as a Master degree in Composition from the University of British Columbia.  Some of Ludwig’s teachers include renowned Canadian composers Stephen Chatman, Larry Nickel and Robert Pritchard.  He is currently an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre.

Cliff Ridley has three previous recordings to his credit: “Ach des Knaben Augen” (Ah, the boy’s eyes), featuring songs of Hugo Wolf, Johannes Brahms and Gustav Mahler; “Gentle Lady, do not sing sad songs ---“, selections from the works of Jean Coulthard and Violet Archer: “Outward Voyage”, featuring Christopher Ludwig’s complete setting of the book of poems by Ken Cathers. 

Danielle Marcinek holds a Bachelor of Music with distinction and an ARCT in Classical piano performance. Performing for royalty, dignitaries, politicians and celebrities at sea and on land across Europe, North America and abroad, she has developed an international reputation as a pianist and vocalist. The past few years Danielle held residencies at London England’s Savoy, Harrods and RAC lounges as pianist and vocalist.

Alina Khvatova was born in Moscow, Russia in 1996. In 2008 she and her family moved to Canada where she studied with great teachers such as Robert Rozek, Andrew Dawes and Dale Barltrop. She has acquired her Music Performance diploma from Vancouver Academy of Music at the age of 18. Some of her achievements include winning the first place of

Tatiana Khvatova was born in Stupino, near Moscow.  Tatiana studied at the Gnesins Musical and Pedagogical College, and received her Masters Degree in both piano performance and pedagogy from The Russian Gnesins Academy of Music.  Before immigrating to Canada in 2008, Tatiana worked as piano teacher and accompanist at The Gnesins Music School, one of the most prestigious music schools in Russia. She also performed as a soloist with several philharmonic orchestras and was an accompanist at concerts and competitions in several of the great music halls in Moscow.

Pianist Anna Vavilova, one of Vancouver’s most respected and distinguished solo and collaborative artists, was born and grew up in Daugavpils, Latvia, where she began her musical education with G.Starozicka. For advanced studies at Daugavpils Music College her principal teachers were A. Zelc and L. Lebedeva. Anna entered college at the age of 16 and by the age of 18 she was unanimously considered the best pianist in junior college, winning school competitions 3 years in a row.