Tri Julia Fisher, violin; Danjulo Ishizaka, cello; Milana Chernyavska, piano; are to play at Union College's Memorial Chapel on Friday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. as part of the Union College Chamber Concert Series.
The trio's performance will include Beethoven's Trio in E flat, Op. 1 No. 1; Mendelssohn's Trio No. 1 in d, Op. 49; and Shostakovich's Trio in e, Op. 67. This is the North American debut performance of these three young virtuosi in a program of classic piano trios.
Acclaimed for her talent at the young age of 22, Julia Fischer has been hailed as an exceptional musician. She will perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra on three occasions prior to arriving in the Capital Region. For the upcoming Christmas and New Year's concert season, she will return to play with the New York Philharmonic, with Lorin Maazel.
Danjulo Ishizaka is one of the world's great young cellists. His remarkable technical abilities combined with his sensitive intonation and intelligent phrasing has led him around the globe, performing with such famous orchestras as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, and the Munich Chamber Orchestra. A first prize winner at the international cello competition in Zaragoza, Spain in 1999 and the International Lutoslawki cello competition in Warsaw, Poland in 2001, Ishizaka is also a recording artist for the renowned Sony Classical label.
International Record Review called young pianist Milana Chernyavska's playing “responsive” and “velvet-toned.” Chernyavska, who hails from the Ukraine, has been invited to numerous music festivals and played large concert halls in Canada, the USA, Japan, and nearly all the countries of Europe. An EMI recording artist, she has also won prizes at several distinguished international piano competitions.
Tickets are $20 for the general public and $8 for students; at the door one hour before the performance or available at the College Facilities Building, call 388-6080. For further information, call 372-3651 or visit the Union College website at www.union.edu.