Join us on Saturday, February 20 at 2:00 pm for a performance by Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Tatiana Dimitriades and pianist Jonathan Bass. Already well-known in Boston, this will be their first public recital in Rhode Island.
Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Violin Sonata No. 26 in B-flat major, K. 378 | 1779 |
| Felix Mendelssohn | Violin Sonata in F major, MWV Q26 | 1838 |
| Intermission | ||
| Sergei Prokofiev | 5 Mélodies, Op. 35bis | 1925 |
| Johannes Brahms | Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 | 1888 |
About the Ensemble
Noted for their “exemplary artistry” (The Berkshire Eagle), the Boston Duo has been a fixture of the musical scene in Boston and the Berkshires for over 30 years. Boston Duo performance highlights in the Boston area include recitals at the Boston Conservatory, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory, Westport Point Concert Series, Needham Concert Society Series, Wolf Concert Series in Newton, Lawrence Library Concert Series, and the Hellenic Society at Clark University. Performances in the Berkshires include the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Searles Castle in Great Barrington, the Curtisville Consortium in Interlaken and Lenox, and in 2014 the ‘Music and More’ series in New Marlborough. A concert tour of Indiana included performances at the Matinee Musicale in Indianapolis, Auer Hall at Indiana University in Bloomington, New Harmony, and the Ruthmere Museum in Elkhart. The have also appeared in New Britain and New Preston, Connecticut.
A member of the Boston Symphony orchestra since 1987, violinist Tatiana Dimitriades is active as a soloist and chamber musician. Highlights of her solo performances include appearances at Carnegie Hall with the Senior Concert Orchestra, at the Grand Teton Festival playing the Mendelssohn Concerto, and at Weill Hall, under the sponsorship of the Associated Music Teachers of New York. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and an Artist Diploma from the Indiana University School of Music, where she was awarded the Performer’s Certificate in recognition of outstanding musical performance. A recipient of the Lili Boulanger Memorial Award, Ms. Dimitriades has also won the Guido Chigi Saracini Prize presented by the Academia Musicale Chigiana of Sienna, Italy, on the occasion of the Paganini Centenary, and the Mischa Pelz Prize of National Young Musicians Foundation’s Debut Competition in Los Angeles. She is a member of the Boston Artists Ensemble and was a founding member of the Walden Chamber Players.
Jonathan Bass appears frequently throughout the United States as soloist and chamber musician and is a Professor of Piano at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He has been featured on National Public Radio, and his recordings have been praised by Gramophone Magazine. He received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Juilliard School and a Doctor of Music degree from the Indiana University School of Music, where he was a student of, and teaching assistant to, Menahem Pressler of the Beaux Arts Trio. He also studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. Mr. Bass made his New York debut at Weill Hall as First Prize-winner of the 1993 Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition. He has performed internationally in China, Japan, Israel, Lithuania, Russia and Spain. His other awards include First Prize in the 1989 American Pianists Association Beethoven Fellowship Competition and First Prize in the 1984 American National Chopin Competition. He was a founding member of the Walden Chamber Players.
About the Concert
The performance begins at 2:00 pm. If you like, come an hour earlier for our pre-concert discussion (afternoon concerts only). After the performance, you’ll have an opportunity to meet the artist(s) and learn about their backgrounds and career plans.
The address of the venue is 103 North Road, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879. Driving time from Providence, Newport, Westerly, and southeastern Connecticut is under an hour, and Amtrak’s Kingston Station is only five miles away.
The suggested contribution for this concert is $40 per person, collected at the door. We accept cash, personal checks, and cards. Checks should be payable to “Core Memory Music”. All contributions go directly to our performing artists. To make your contribution in advance, click here.
Children under 18 are welcome to join us free of charge.
If you’d like to attend this concert, send us an email with the full name of each person in your party and we’ll confirm your reservation. If you can’t attend the concert, we invite you to listen to the audio livestream (no reservation required).