Ekstasis Duo and friends:Barry Crawford, flute; Lynne McMurtry, contralto; Jessica Tong, violin; David Rose, viola; Natasha Farny, cello; Eliran Avni, piano. Program Gabriel Fauré Après un rêve Maurice Ravel Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, op. Posthume Jean Françaix Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano Francis Poulenc Vocalise-Étude, FP 44 Maurice Ravel Chansons Madécasses Darius Milhaud Scaramouche Maurice Ravel Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartet in C Minor, op. 15 About The Ekstasis Duo Praised as possessing both “ironclad technique” and “ample suppleness” by The New York Times, pianist Eliran Avni is an emerging force in the contemporary classical music scene. Solo performance highlights include Dorman’s Azerbaijani Dance with the Israel Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta at Carnegie Hall, Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto with the Alabama Symphony, and the Grieg Concerto with the Oakland East Bay Symphony. An accomplished soloist, cellist Ms. Farny has performed with orchestras such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic. She has taken solo and chamber music tours across Germany, the Czech Republic, and Brazil, and has played at many national venues like the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts in Chicago and Brooklyn’s Bargemusic “Here and Now” Series.
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