February 23rd: Chamber Music Charleston at the ATG

FDDC Chamber Music at the Gallery Presents:

“Chamber Music Charleston” to present an intimate afternoon of chamber music, Sunday February 23, 2014 at the Art Trail Gallery with a meet the artist reception to follow. Performance begins at 5 PM. The Gallery is located at 185 W. Evans in downtown Florence.

The Program will include:

                                PIAZZOLLA The Grand Tango for Cello and Piano
                                VIEUXTEMPS Elegie for Viola and Piano
                                BRAHMS Trio for Viola, Cello and Piano in a minor, Op. 114

The musicians featured are Irina Pevzner, pianist, was born in Ukraine and raised in Latvia. After graduating with honors from the Riga National Music Conservatory, she moved to the United States with her family. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance and Music Education from Mansfield University of PA and a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from Carnegie Mellon University. In 2005 she received the Artist Certificate from the College of Charleston. Her principal teachers include Larisa Zakke, Marina Smirnova, Nancy Boston and Enrique Graf. Irina has performed throughout Latvia, Ukraine, Spain and the east coast of the United States. She is a frequent participant at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Currently she is on the faculty of Charleston Academy of Music and the College of Charleston.

Timothy O’Malley, cello, was first introduced to the cello at the age of nine when he participated in a strings program in Tucson, Arizona. Since then, his studies have brought him across the United States and to Europe. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and his Master’s Degree in Orchestral Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. He is a core member of Chamber Music Charleston and plays frequently with the Charleston and Hilton Head Orchestras.

A native of Indiana, violist Ben Weiss attended the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. During his eight years of study there Mr. Weiss completed his Bachelor of Music degree and Performer Diploma in violin as well as a Performer Diploma in viola. While at Indiana University he was a member of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Terre Haute Symphony, Carmel Symphony and the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. Ben and his wife Jenny enjoy performing together as the Weiss Duo and he has made Charleston his home to teach violin and viola at the Ashley Hall School. In addition to Chamber Music Charleston, he also performs regularly with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and teaches at the College of Charleston. Mr. Weiss is a regular member of Chamber Music Charleston.

The series will continue Sunday March 23 with Daria Rabotkina, Russian pianist and April 27 with Aurora Mucicalis Chamber Players. Mark Your calendars now for these exciting afternoons of great chamber music.