Dazzling duo Melissa White, violinist of the Grammy Award–winning Harlem Quartet and first-prize laureate in the Sphinx Competition, and pianist Pallavi Mahidhara, prize winner in the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition and the 6th International Prokofiev Competition, perform works of Brahms, Beach, Still, Gershwin, Pärt, and Reena Esmail.
String Masters Series is artistically directed by Andrew Mark and part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Artistry in Action Series.
Program Information Repertoire
ARVO PÄRT: Fratres
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, op. 108
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Un poco presto e con sentiment
IV. Presto agitato
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AMY BEACH: Romance for Violin and Piano
REENA ESMAIL: Jhula Jhule (2013)
GEORGE GERSHWIN (transcribed by Jascha Heifetz): Selections from Porgy and Bess
I. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
II. It Ain’t Necessarily So
WILLIAM GRANT STILL: Suite for Violin and Piano
I. African Dancer
II. Mother and Child
III. Gamin
About the Artists
Melissa White, violin, is a founding member of the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet and is a first- prize laureate of the Sphinx Competition. Learn more about White.Melissa White appears by arrangement with Dinin Arts Management & Consulting.Pallavi Mahidhara, piano, is the second prize and Young Audience Award winner of the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition and of the VI International Prokofiev Competition in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Learn more about Mahidhara. About the Series
String Masters Series is artistically directed by Andrew Mark and part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s
Artistry in Action series. The Artistry in Action series celebrates exceptional artists and initiatives that exemplify Boston Conservatory’s core values of excellence, innovation, and community engagement. Hosted by the Conservatory’s Music Division, Artistry in Action brings together the school’s prestigious and long-standing Piano Masters Series, String Masters Series, and Chamber Series with exciting new programming for winds, faculty recitals, and ensemble-in-residences. Learn more and view upcoming Artistry in Action events. Concert Services Staff
Senior Manager of Concert Services – Luis Herrera
Coordinator, Concert Services – Matthew CareyConcert Production Manager – Kendall FloydPerformance Technology Technicians – Sara Pagiaro, Goran Daskalov
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