Join us to enjoy a performance by double-bass virtuoso Nina Bernat and pianist Anthony Ratinov.
Program
The program will be announced soon.
About the Artists
Nina Bernat
24-year-old double bassist Nina Bernat has emerged onto the world stage with awards and accolades, thrilling audiences everywhere. She was hailed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune for her recent concerto debut with the Minnesota Orchestra.
Nina is a recipient of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the 2023 CAG Elmaleh Competition. Her first prizes include the Barbash J.S. Bach String Competition, the Minnesota Orchestra Young Artist Competition, the Juilliard Double Bass Competition, and the 2019 International Society of Bassists Solo Competition.
Engaged in all aspects of double bass performance, she has been invited to perform as guest principal bassist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Oslo Philharmonic. Nina has also appeared with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. As a soloist, she has appeared in recital at the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, Nancy Frampton Rising Artists Series, and been featured in WQXR’s Greene Space. She makes her Carnegie Hall debut in 2024 and her Merkin Hall debut in 2025.
Nina is in demand as a chamber musician. She begins her involvement with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as a member of the Bowers Program in 2024. Among her regional chamber performances are appearances with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Series, Mostly Music, and the Marlboro Music Festival.
Nina began her studies with her father, double bassist Mark Bernat. A recipient of the Kovner Fellowship, she continued her studies with bassist Tim Cobb and cellist Astrid Schween. She is currently completing her Artist Diploma at Juilliard. Nina has been appointed to the faculty of Stony Brook University, beginning her position there in the Fall of 2024.
Anthony Ratinov
Hailed for his “unwavering energy and precision” (La Scena Musicale), American pianist Anthony Ratinov captivates audiences worldwide, commanding the stage with “class, style, technical mastery, and solo prowess” (Beckmesser).
Ratinov is the recent winner of the 3rd Prize at the prestigious 2024 Concours Musical International de Montréal, where he was praised for his “striking confidence in taking risks” and for his ability to “go beyond the virtuoso challenge and have fun with the music” (Le Devoir). Ratinov also won the 2nd Prize at the 2023 Busoni International Piano Competition with his performance of Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto, lauded for “sporting a pianism at the highest level … with admirable dexterity and stainless precision” (L’Ape Musicale).
Anthony has appeared as a soloist with orchestras across Europe and North America, including a recent sold-out performance of Chopin’s F minor Piano Concerto at Barcelona’s iconic Palau de la Música Catalana. His solo concert tours have spanned the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and the United States, with appearances at renowned venues such as Amsterdam’s The Royal Concertgebouw, Vienna’s ORF RadioKulturhaus, and Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center. His debut CD, featuring works by Albéniz, Scriabin, Chopin, and Bach, is set for release in 2024 under KNS Classical.
Anthony began his musical journey at the age of four under the tutelage of his grandmother, Edit Ratinova, who taught at the renowned Gnessin Music School in Moscow. As an undergraduate at Yale University, Anthony majored in chemical engineering and studied piano with Wei-Yi Yang. He completed his graduate studies at the Yale School of Music, studying with Boris Berman and Boris Slutsky, and is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School in the studio of Robert McDonald.
About the Concert
This performance begins at 3:00 pm. Join us an hour earlier for a pre-concert discussion about the music on the program. After the performance, you’ll have an opportunity to meet the artist(s) and learn about their backgrounds, interests, 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 Kingston Station is only five miles away.
Contributions
The suggested contribution for this concert is $40 per person, collected at the door. Children under 18 are welcome to join us free of charge. We accept cash, personal checks, and cards. Checks should be payable to “Core Memory Music”. To make your contribution in advance, click here. All contributions go directly to our performing artists.
Reservations
If you’d like to attend this concert, send us an email with the full name of each person in your party. If seating is still available, we’ll confirm your reservation.
If you can’t attend the concert in person, we invite you to listen to the audio livestream (no reservation required).