Soloists Sally Pinkas , piano
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Following her Wigmore Hall debut , Israeli-born pianist Sally Pinkas has been heard in recital throughout Europe and the USA , and has toured Nigeria , China and Russia as a member of the Hirsch-Pinkas Piano Duo . Described by Gramophone Magazine as “... an artist who melds lucid textures with subtle expressive detailing , minus hints of bombast or mannerism ...”, she has appeared with the Boston Pops , the Aspen Philharmonic , Jupiter Symphony and the Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra . Summer festival credits include Rockport , Marlboro , Tanglewood , Apple Hill and Aspen , as well as Kfar Blum ( Israel ), Officina Scotese ( Italy ) and Pontlevoy ( France ). Pinkas ’ solo discography includes works by Debussy ( Centaur ), Christian Wolff ( Mode ), Rochberg ( Naxos ), Fauré ( Musica Omnia ) and Schumann ( MSR ). Trained in the USA , Pinkas holds performance degrees from Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music , and a Ph . D . in Composition from Brandeis University . She is Pianist-in-residence at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College .
Astrid Schween , cello
Astrid Schween is an internationally-recognized soloist and chamber musician . She was a member of the worldrenowned Lark Quartet for twenty years and currently serves as professor of cello at the University of Massachusetts and the Hartt School of Music . She has appeared at some of the world ’ s prestigious concert venues , including Carnegie Hall , The Kennedy Center , Library of Congress , Lincoln Center , Lockenhaus , Schleswig-Holstein , Mostly Mozart and Beethoven Festivals . She has appeared at the Marlboro Music Festival , on tour with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra , and performs regularly with the Boston Chamber Music Society .
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