Trios in technicolor

Program
Greensleeves, for Piano Tio – Trad. arr. Matt Riley
Pale Yellow- Jennifer Higdon
Firey Red- Jennifer Higdon
La Vie en Rose- Edith Piaff
Song of the Black Swan- Heitor Villa Lobos
Sonata for Violin and Piano, mvt 2″Blues”
Silver Dagger- Stacy Garrup
White on White, Piano Etudes- Georg Ligeti
World Premiere: Variations for solo cello – Spencer Snyder

Violinist Claudia Schaer is known for beautiful and insightful interpretations, alongside intriguing programming. Her 2014 recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partias for Solo Violin is hailed for its “elegant, light touch and lucid timbre … a wonderful performance” (Japan Bach Review) and unique “small softness at the beginning of the bowstroke” (American Record Guide). She is a versatile recitalist, chamber musician and soloist. Claudia Schaer earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University in 2011, studying with Phillip Setzer, Ani Kavafian, and Pamela Frank, and writing about Varèse, Boulez, and the intersection of philosophy and music, under the mentorship of Judith Lochhead and Lydia Goehr. She earned Master’s and Bachelor degrees from the Juilliard School, where she was assistant to her teacher, Sally Thomas.

New York City based cellist Molly Aronson is a player known for her “solidity and verve” (San Francisco Classical Voice). She enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and pedagogue. As a chamber musician, Molly has performed across the United States and internationally. Some highlight engagements include the Embassy Series, Savannah Philharmonic Chamber Music Series, Luzerne Festival Series, The DiBlasiis Series at the Hyde Museum, Chamber Players International, Chateau Festival in Paris and Berlin, Mohawk Trails Concerts, Interlochen Faculty Chamber Series, and at Carnegie Hall with both Amazonas and the Larchmont Chamber Players. Molly frequently plays with such ensembles as the Highline String Quartet, Klang Quartet, Ouluska Pass Chamber Ensemble, and toured across the country with Eric Genuis’ Concerts for Hope, performing piano trio music in state prisons. Molly received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Master of Music from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music. Her primary teachers include Astrid Schween, Julia Lichten, and Eugene Moye.

Pianist Olga Gurevich‘s career spans the disciplines of concert artist, chamber musician, accompanist, and pedagogue. Her performances have been broadcast by National Television in Azerbaijan, First TV Channel in Russia and RAI Tre in Italy, and her concert appearances include venues such as Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Symphony Space, the 92nd Street Y, Scuola Civica in Cagliari (Italy), Smyrna Opera Theatre in Delaware, Westport Concert Series in Connecticut, and many others. Ms. Gurevich is a winner of international competitions both in solo and piano four-hands divisions; these include the XIII Piano International competition in Salerno, and the Ragusa Ibla Foundation International Piano competition in Ragusa, both in Italy. Olga Gurevich studied in Moscow, Russia, finishing post-graduate at the Maimonides State Academy and earning her Master’s Degree at the Gnesin Academy, in Piano Performance, Piano Accompanying and Piano Pedagogy. As a pedagogue, she is a Steinway Hall teacher, is on the faculty of the Virtuoso Suzuki Academy in Mineola, NY, and a faculty-member at the Bloomingdale School of Music and 92nd Street Y School of Music in NYC.