The Friday Noon Concert Series
Miriam K. Smith, cello
Julia Siciliano, piano
Friday, November 17, 2023
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP required
(limited seating available)
Program
7 Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" WoO 46 - Ludwig van Beethoven
Trois Pieces - Nadia Boulanger
Prelude Op.2 No.1 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Polonaise in A major, Op. Posth. B.94 - Antonín Dvořák
About the artists:
Young American cellist Miriam K. Smith (b. 2006) is rapidly gaining recognition as an
immensely talented and charismatic soloist with orchestras across the United States. Since making her concerto debut at age 8, she has performed as soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Youngstown Symphony, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony, and many more. Miriam is also a highly sought-after chamber music performer, with many recitals and concerts given throughout the country. She was inducted into the Cello Museum in June 2021, the 2023 recipient of the MacDowell Society (Cincinnati chapter) Artist Grant, and was first place winner of both the American Protégé International and American Fine Arts Festival competitions. Her commercial releases – Flair, and Momentum are available on all digital platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify. Miriam lives with her family in Cincinnati and studies with Alan Rafferty. Visit miriamksmith.com for more information.
Award-winning concert pianist Julia Siciliano has been heralded as a musician with “fabulous creative power” by the Bonn General-Anzeiger. Ms. Siciliano has become a well respected artist on the world stage, being invited as a solo artist by many prestigious orchestras, and festivals, most recently with the Orquestra Sinfónica de la Region de Murcia for the MurciArt Music Festival. A winner of many local and international piano competitions, Julia has won top prizes at the Sicily International Piano Competition, Heida Hermanns International Competition, Iowa Piano Competition, and MTNA National Competition. A highly active chamber musician, Julia has been invited to perform on concert series and festivals with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players, the Euskadiko Orchestra (Basque National Orchestra)’s chamber music series “Miramon Matinees”, the MurciArt Festival in Murcia, Spain, and with the soloists of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano. She has given recitals with Metropolitan Opera stars Amanda Pabyan, Eric Owens, and Marina Domashenko, and internationally acclaimed string players Ray Chen, Simone Lamsma, and Kyril Zlotnikov. Most notably, Julia performed the complete “accompanied sonatas” of Beethoven in the year 2020 at the Teatro Victoria Eugenia in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, and in various venues throughout the United States, France, and
Sweden.
Lunch is available for members after the concert
