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Grammy-Nominated Violinist Anastasia Khitruk in Concert on November 19
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net
Grammy-nominated violinist Anastasia Khitruk will be in concert on Thursday, November 19 – 8 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th Street in Manhattan. Piano accompanist will be Sergei Babayan. This concert is presented in cooperation with MidAmerica Productions.
Repertoire will be Mendelssohn-Hensel Adagio in E major and selected songs, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 7 in c minor, Op. 30, No. 2, Saint-Lubin’s Adagio Religioso, Op. 44, Fantasie sur un thème de Lucia di Lammermoor, Op. 46 and Theme originale et Etude de S. Thalberg, Op. 45a, along with Schubert’s Fantasy in C Major, D.934.
General admission tickets to the November 19 concert are $40. $20 tickets for students and seniors (with proper ID) are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or visiting http://www.carnegiehall.org. For more information, contact MidAmerica Productions at (212) 239-4699, or http://www.midamerica-music.com.
New York-based Anastasia Khitruk appears in concert and recital worldwide, including many performances in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Aspen, London, Geneva, Adelaide, Sofia, Paris, and Moscow. She has been a prizewinner at many international competitions, including the Paganini International Violin Competition. Visit her online at http://www.anastasiakhitruk.com. Photos are available at http://www.anastasiakhitruk.com/misc/PhotoPage1.html.
Anastasia Khitruk was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for her performance of Miklos Rozsa’s Violin Concerto, Op. 24 with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra for the Naxos label. More about the release at http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570350.
She has also recorded two other CDs for Naxos, Saint-Lubin Violin Virtuoso Works, Vol. 1 (CD 8.572019) and Ivan Khandoshkin Virtuoso Music at the Court of Catherine the Great (CD 8.570028). More about the Saint-Lubin, including a video of Ms. Khitruk at one of the recording sessions, at http://www.naxos.com/news/?op=460&displayMenu=Naxos_News&type=2.
A native of Guimri, Armenia, Sergei Babayan began his musical studies at the age of six. He also studied under Lev Naumov and at the Moscow Conservatory under Mikhail Pletnev. Mr. Babayan has performed throughout Europe, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, South America, China and the U.S, appearing with major orchestras and giving recitals to critical acclaim. In 1996, Babayan founded the Sergei Babayan International Piano Academy at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he is also an Artist-in-Residence.
For press inquiries, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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Grammy-nominated violinist Anastasia Khitruk will be in concert on Thursday, November 19 – 8 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th Street in Manhattan. Piano accompanist will be Sergei Babayan. This concert is presented in cooperation with MidAmerica Productions.
Repertoire will be Mendelssohn-Hensel Adagio in E major and selected songs, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 7 in c minor, Op. 30, No. 2, Saint-Lubin’s Adagio Religioso, Op. 44, Fantasie sur un thème de Lucia di Lammermoor, Op. 46 and Theme originale et Etude de S. Thalberg, Op. 45a, along with Schubert’s Fantasy in C Major, D.934.
General admission tickets to the November 19 concert are $40. $20 tickets for students and seniors (with proper ID) are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or visiting http://www.carnegiehall.org. For more information, contact MidAmerica Productions at (212) 239-4699, or http://www.midamerica-music.com.
New York-based Anastasia Khitruk appears in concert and recital worldwide, including many performances in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Aspen, London, Geneva, Adelaide, Sofia, Paris, and Moscow. She has been a prizewinner at many international competitions, including the Paganini International Violin Competition. Visit her online at http://www.anastasiakhitruk.com. Photos are available at http://www.anastasiakhitruk.com/misc/PhotoPage1.html.
Anastasia Khitruk was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for her performance of Miklos Rozsa’s Violin Concerto, Op. 24 with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra for the Naxos label. More about the release at http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570350.
She has also recorded two other CDs for Naxos, Saint-Lubin Violin Virtuoso Works, Vol. 1 (CD 8.572019) and Ivan Khandoshkin Virtuoso Music at the Court of Catherine the Great (CD 8.570028). More about the Saint-Lubin, including a video of Ms. Khitruk at one of the recording sessions, at http://www.naxos.com/news/?op=460&displayMenu=Naxos_News&type=2.
A native of Guimri, Armenia, Sergei Babayan began his musical studies at the age of six. He also studied under Lev Naumov and at the Moscow Conservatory under Mikhail Pletnev. Mr. Babayan has performed throughout Europe, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, South America, China and the U.S, appearing with major orchestras and giving recitals to critical acclaim. In 1996, Babayan founded the Sergei Babayan International Piano Academy at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he is also an Artist-in-Residence.
For press inquiries, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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