The Weston Library’s Music Committee is thrilled to host three talented musicians who will present a fascinating comparison of two Czech composers, Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) and Josef Suk (1874-1935), in the Community Room on Sunday, December 6th at 3 p.m. Violinist Olga Patramanska-Bell, cellist Ashima Scripp, and pianist Esther Ning Yau will explore the musical inheritance passed from Dvořák to Suk, his student and eventual son-in-law, as they play Suk’s Piano Trio in C minor (1889) and Dvořák’s Piano Trio in F minor (1883).
Violinist Olga Patramanska-Bell was born and raised in Ukraine, where she received her musical education before receiving her Master of Music degree at the Longy School of Music. She has performed as a soloist with the Longy Chamber Orchestra, the National Pops Symphony Orchestra, and the Philharmonia Orchestra in Ukraine. Olga teaches violin at Winchester Community Music School and is a member of the Zefira Trio, Grand Harmonie, and the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra.
Cellist Ashima Scripp received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and her Master of Music degree from Northwestern University. A dedicated and sought-after chamber music collaborator, Ashima has performed hundreds of works from Bach to Schoenberg for audiences across the United States. She is a member of the Zefira Trio and has served on the cello and chamber music faculty of the Longy School of Music and Concord Academy as well as many others.
Pianist Esther Ning Yau, a native of Hong Kong, holds a double Master’s Degree in Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano from New England Conservatory of Music. She has performed at numerous concert venues worldwide, including Jordan Hall in Boston and Merkin Concert Hall in New York. Esther is a founding member of New Piano Quartet, Innonet Trio, and Duo Anime and is currently a faculty member of the Collaborative Piano Department at Longy School of Music and the Preparatory and School of Continuing Education departments at New England Conservatory.
The concert is free and open to the public, and the Community Room is handicapped accessible.
For more information, please visit https://www.westonlibrary.org/1526/Concerts