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-- Allan Kozinn, The New York Times American violinist Madalyn Parnas has firmly established her place on today’s concert stage having gained attention for her unique and comprehensive artistry. Easily recognized for her inimitable sound and style and a supremely musical vision, she is sought after as both a soloist and gifted chamber musician. Born in 1991, Madalyn has already performed nearly fifty times as guest soloist with orchestra and concertized with the great artist Peter Serkin in the Parnas/Serkin Trio. She has earned several enthusiastic reviews in the New York Times. Over her short career, Madalyn has as taken numerous top prizes in solo violin, piano, and voice competitions. Ms. Parnas is one of today’s young artists who thrives on presenting music spanning over 300 years. She is an impassioned devotee of new music, evidenced in both her solo career and her life-long performing partnership with cellist and sister, Cicely Parnas, as duo parnas. The sister string duo earned early recognition winning 1st prize in international chamber music competition at Carnegie Hall. Their first two albums received international recognition, and Gare du Nord was named on Gene Gaudette’s “Top Ten New Releases of 2010.” duo parnas is presently concentrating on 21st century music, performing and recording duos written by award-winning composers Lera Auerbach, William Bolcom, Paul Moravec, and Charles Wuorinen, among others, as they prepare for the release of their third CD, In Real Time. This season, in addition to the CD project, Madalyn and Cicely will make their debut appearance as guest soloists under the baton of Randall Fleischer with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. In New York, they will present two recitals at Lincoln Center, which will include solo, duo and trio works written by living composers. At the Skirball Performing Arts Center in Washington Square, they will perform a double concerto written in 2008 by Brian Fennelly. duo parnas will be presented at several chamber music festivals including Honest Brook, Lachine in Montreal, and Tannery Pond Concerts in the Berkshires. Madalyn, an Artist Diploma student in the studio of Jaime Laredo at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, is a recipient of the Joseph Gingold Violin Scholarship and the Artistic Excellence Award. A former student of James Buswell, Ms. Parnas graduated summa cum laude with concentrations in Music and French from The College of Saint Rose. Madalyn performs on a 1715 Alessandro Gagliano violin and is the granddaughter of legendary cellist Leslie Parnas. Last updated: 9/21/2011 “The Sisters Parnas, violinist Madalyn and cellist Cicely, are poised for potential major careers in an increasingly superstar-oriented classical music business. The winsome Stephentown, N.Y. duo made that perfectly clear in their performance with the Albany Symphony...” -- Berkshire Living “The Parnas sisters...could just as well have been gazelle and antelope, so thoroughly did they erase programmatic connotations with the suavity and assurance of their playing... They are real talents. There is nothing showy in their playing. Everything is for musical value...” -- Andrew Pincus, Berkshire Eagle “Remember the name Madalyn Parnas! Surely, [she] is destined for a long and successful career on the concert stage.” -- Times Herald Record “Parnas executed with poise and mastery. Polyphonics of the andante were in hand and easily spent, and notes drawn in her instrument's highest tessatura carried with ghostly effect. A young mistress of the violin...” -- Kingston Daily Freeman “It truly was a breathtaking moment. Each soloist played with a flair and zest that seemed way beyond their years, and the sound quality and intonation was truly extraordinary. The result was a resounding standing ovation from the delighted crowd.” -- Mid-Hudson Times “teenaged musical phenom” who “showed strong rhythmic precision… captured the lyrical dance… played with much feeling and musicality.. and was not afraid to soar.” -- Schenectady Daily Gazette |
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Apr 201221 April 21 8:00 pm Madalyn & Cicely New Music Ensemble Director, David Dzubay IU Jacobs School of Music Auer Hall Bloomington, IN Bloomington, IN
May 20127 May 7 8:00 pm duo parnas Orchestra of the League of Composers Louis Karchin, conductor Washington Square Contemporary Music Society Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South) New York, New York Program: Brian Fennelly Sinfonia Concertante New York, New York
Jul 20129 July 9 7:30pm Madalyn Parnas, violin Cicely Parnas, cello Vincent Adragna, piano Kimball Farms Lenox MA Program: TBD Lenox MA
Mar 20137-20 March 7 - 20 Madalyn Parnas, violin Cicely Parnas, cello duo parnas Orchestre Nationale des Pays de la Loire Nantes & Angers, France Program: Saint-Saens Concerto for Violin No. 3, Op.61 Saint-Saens Concerto for Cello in a minor, Op. 33 Saint-Saens La Muse et Le Poete, Op.132 Nantes & Angers, France
Apr 20135 April 5 7:30pm Madalyn Parnas, violin Cicely Parnas, cello Vincent Adragna, piano Oneonta Concert Association First United Methodist Church 66 Chestnut Street Oneonta, NY Oneonta, NY past events » News
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