Sunday December 8, 2013
The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN)
14 Summer Street
Natick, MA 01760
3:00pm
$25 public / $20 member
Acclaimed for her passionate performances, beautiful sound, and compelling command of her instrument, violinist Bella Hristova is a young musician with a growing international career as a soloist and recording artist. Her talent has been recently recognized with a prestigious 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grant, awarded to outstanding instrumentalists. The Strad wrote, “Every sound she draws is superb” and the Washington Post has called her, “a player of impressive power and control.”
Ms. Hristova’s latest recording, “Bella Unaccompanied” has been recognized with a first round GRAMMY ballot placement. Her numerous awards and honors include First Prize in the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the Harriet and Gordon Greenfield Foundation Fellowship, and the 2009 Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship.
Born in Bulgaria, Ms. Hristova attended the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Ida Kavafian and Steven Tenenbom, and Indiana University, where she studied with Jaime Laredo.
Bella Hristova will perform in conjuction with Amy Yang. A magnificent pianist and a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the Yale School of Music, Ms. Yang has performed at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Gardner Museum, and the White House.
The program includes Beethoven’s Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, Lutoslawski’s Subito, “Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” by Messiaen, and closes with Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47.
Seniors/students: $5 off.