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ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
A founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet, violinist Melissa White is recognized for her “warmly expressive and lyrical” playing (Chicago Classical Review). Her recital with pianist Pallavi Mahidhara highlights works by American women composers Amy Beach and Nokuthula Ngwenyama. Mahidhara explains, “We are performing works by composers who represent a diversity of backgrounds, much like the two of us.”
PROGRAM
Brahms: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108
Beach: Romance, Op. 23
Ngwenyama: A Bishop’s Processional
Heifetz: Porgy and Bess Transcriptions
Still: Suite for Violin and Piano
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Melissa White, violin
American violinist Melissa White has enchanted audiences and critics around the world for her “warmly expressive and lyrical…glittering” playing (Chicago Classical Review) and for “making her violin sing elegantly” (Aspen Times). Ms. White’s rapid rise as a soloist has captured the attention of orchestras and audiences worldwide, many of whom already know her for her successes as a founding member of the Grammy-winning,… Read More >
Pallavi Mahidhara, piano
Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara made her orchestral debut at the age of 10, performing at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. She is the Second Prize winner and Young Audience Award winner of the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition, and of the VI International Prokofiev Competition in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She has appeared in solo and orchestral concerts across five continents,…Read More>
