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(Photo:
Joe Patrych)
G-Sharp
Duo
Emilie-Anne
Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
Founded in 2003, the G-Sharp Duo is a dynamic ensemble established by
members, Emilie-Anne Gendron, violinist
and Yelena Grinberg, pianist, when both
were students in the Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard (BCJ) dual degree program.
Over the past five years, they have garnered enthusiastic acclaim from New
York's classical music scene for their highly
expressive and thoughtful performances.
Infusing their interpretations with a keen musical intellect, Ms. Gendron and
Ms. Grinberg are committed to presenting not only the hallmarks of
violin-piano literature, but also non-standard and contemporary works.
Recently, at Columbia’s
Miller Theater, they gave the world premiere of Hiroya Miura's "Moon
Petals" (2005), a composition dedicated to the duo and written in memory
of the late composer and music theorist, Jonathan Kramer. The duo’s
acclaimed first performance of this work was recently broadcast over New York
Public Radio’s arts program Ear
to Ear, hosted by David Garland.
In May of 2006, the G-Sharp Duo
received First Prize in the duo category of the International Chamber Music
Ensemble Competition, sponsored by the Chamber Music Foundation of New
England. Their 2007-2008 concert season marked their New York Debut recital
at the Merkin Hall, sponsored by Artists
International Presentations, Inc., as well as recitals at BargeMusic,
Miller Theatre, the Harvard Club of New York, Steinway Hall, Carnegie's Weill
Recital Hall, the Bates College Concert Series, the chamber music series at
St. Paul’s Church in Brookline, Massachusetts and a
lecture-performance, “Musical Gestures in Franck’s Violin
Sonata,” at New York University. In 2008, the G-Sharp Duo was awarded a
chamber music residency at the Banff Centre in Canada,
where they worked closely with such eminent artists as Barry Shiffman, Philip
Setzer, Mark Steinberg, and Stephen Prutsman.
The 2008-2009 season will feature
a variety of concert appearances and lecture-performances in venues such as Columbia
University’s Music
Department, The Harvard Club, Miller Theater, Arium, and the Roerich
Museum.
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NOTE: G-Sharp Duo
can be readily contacted for private events, such as banquets, parties,
receptions, weddings, corporate events, and more, at gsharpduo@gmail.com
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