The second concert of this year's Chamber Music Concert Series will feature Milana Chernyavska on piano, Julia Fisher on violin and Danjulo Ishizaka on cello, Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. in Union College's Memorial Chapel.
They will perform 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 in their North American debut performance of this program.
Ishizaka has been lauded for his technical abilities combined with his sensitive intonation and intelligent phrasing. He was 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. He is a recording artist for Sony Classical.
Fisher has been widely hailed as an exceptional musician. Before arriving in the Capital Region, she will perform three times with the Boston Symphony Orchestra; for the holiday season, she will appear with the New York Philharmonic with Lorin Maazel.
Chernyavska, who hails from the Ukraine, has been invited to numerous music festivals and played large concert halls on three continents. An EMI recording artist, she has won prizes at distinguished international piano competitions.
Tickets are $20 for general admission; $8 for students. The performance is open to the public. For more, call 388-6080 or 372-3651.