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The Cultural Exchange Foundation and
Center for Musical Excellence presents Romantic
Rachmaninoff as part of
the Live at the Barn series. In beautiful, rural New Jersey,
music and nature come together in symbiosis to offer our CME
supporters an unparalleled experience. Celebrate the 150th
anniversary of Rachmaninoff's birth with an exclusive Carnegie Hall
concert preview in an intimate setting. TICKETS: $60 and are
available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-at-the-barn-romantic-rachmaninoff-tickets-724023502787.
Our Live at the Barn concert
series present internationally acclaimed artists in a unique
intimate setting. You have never felt the music so close!
The Cultural Exchange Foundation—in cooperation with
Young Concert Artists, Houston Grand Opera, Classical Movements,
Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival, and Morgan State
University—celebrates 150 years of Rachmaninoff with a diverse
program of instrumental and vocal music. The evening commemorates one
of the finest composers of the Romantic era and one of the most
celebrated pianists of all time. An exciting group of world-class
artists from around the globe will perform some of Rachmaninoff's
most famous music: Preludes, Études Tableaux, and
original transcriptions, as well as more rarely heard selections.
The night will also feature various romances, solo piano works, and
chamber works: Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor with Asi
Matathias on violin, Kristina Reiko Cooper on cello, and Dmitry Yudin
on piano, as well as the brilliant Sonata in G Minor for Cello and
Piano, performed by Cooper. Soprano Sarah Coburn will also
perform three of Rachmaninoff’s most treasured romances including his
perennial favorite Vocalise.
Featuring:
Sarah Coburn, soprano
Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello
Asi Matathias, violin
Dmitry Yudin, piano
About the Artists:
Sarah Coburn, soprano
American soprano Sarah Coburn is captivating
international audiences with her "precision placement, mercury
speed, and a gorgeous liquid gold tone, gilded by a thrilling top and
bottom register" (The Globe and Mail). Following her
performances in the title role of Lucie de Lammermoor at Glimmerglass
Opera, the New York Observer noted, "she turns out to have qualities
that have made legends out of so many of her predecessors, from
Adelina Patti to Maria Callas: stage charisma, a thrilling upper
register and, crucially, a fearlessness about abandoning herself to
opera's most abandoned heroine... this is a palpably exciting
voice... Ms. Coburn is a budding prima donna of exceptional
promise."
Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello
Cello virtuoso Kristina Reiko Cooper has won worldwide
acclaim for her musical diversity, artistry, and charismatic stage
presence. Hailed by The New York Times as “sensational in concert”
and as a “striking virtuoso” by the Los Angeles Times, Kristina has
performed as a soloist on the world’s most distinguished stages
including Carnegie Hall, the Rudolfinum in Prague, Suntory Hall in
Tokyo, Disney Hall in Los Angeles, and Radio France in Paris.
Asi Matathias, violin
Violinist Asi Matathias, protege of Pinchas Zukerman, is
already recognized as one of the most celebrated talents of his
generation. He made his debut at the age of 14 with the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zubin Mehta, displaying a
musical maturity and inspiration far beyond his years. This success
was immediately followed by another invitation from Maestro Mehta for
the following season.
Dmitry Yudin, piano
Moscow-born pianist Dmitry Yudin was first a student of
Professor Lydia Grigoryeva at the Moscow Gnessins School of Music. He
has won prizes in many national and international competitions and
festivals, including: the 15th International Scriabin Piano
Competition (Paris, 2015, 1st prize), 3rd International Classical
Music Festival and Competition for Young Pianists, Astana Piano
Passion (Astana, 2015, 3rd prize), 2nd Vladimir Krainev Moscow
International Piano Competition (Moscow, 2017, prize), and the 17th
Youth Delphi Games in Russia (Vladivostok, 2018, silver medal).
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