The Friday Noon Concert Series
presents
Needham Concert Society
Irina Muresanu, violin
Ronald Lowry, cello
Alexei Ulitin, piano
Friday, March 10, 2023
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP required
(limited seating available)
Program
Trio Elegiaque, No. 1 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sonata for violin and Cello - Maurice Ravel
I. Allegro
II. Très vif
III. Lent
IV. Vif, avec entrain
Artist bios:
The Needham Concert Society presents world-class ensembles and soloists from the Boston area and beyond, in an accessible local setting.
Along with offering professional performances, the concert society sponsors annual festivals for local students of piano and strings to foster community and provide an opportunity for performance.
Needham Concert Society artistic director Ronald Lowry, described by the Boston Globe as a “superb cellist,” has served as principal cellist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra since 1993 and of the Boston Ballet Orchestra since 1992, and he performs regularly with the Boston Symphony. Mr. Lowry teaches at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, and The Rivers School Conservatory.
Romanian-born violinist Irina Muresanu is equally in-demand on both sides of the Atlantic, as she has appeared throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South Africa. Ms. Muresanu has firmly established herself as a successful recording artist and her adventurous programming and thematic concepts define her as a sought-after soloist and chamber musician. A laureate and winner of top prizes in several prestigious international violin competitions including the Montreal International, Queen Elisabeth International, UNISA International String, Washington International, and the Schadt String Competition, Muresanu achieved international acclaim early on as an outstanding young soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Muresanu’s awards also include the Creative and Performing Arts Award at the University of Maryland, a prestigious New Music USA Grant, a Pro Musicis International Award, the Presser Music Award, and the Arthur Foote Award from the Harvard Musical Association.
Irina Muresanu is associate professor at the University of Maryland and has been on the faculties of Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and in the Harvard and MIT Music Departments. She holds a prestigious Artist Diploma degree and a Doctor in Musical Arts degree from the New England Conservatory where she studied with the legendary French violinist Michèle Auclair. Muresanu plays an 1849 Giuseppe Rocca violin and an Étienne Pajeot bow.
Lunch is available for members after the concert
