The Sinfonietta Bel Canto, a brand new chamber orchestra and opera group, presents the Season Finale of its Inaugural Season on Sunday, May 15, 2011, 3:00 pm, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Carpenter St., Downers Grove IL (1 blk W of Main St near downtown Downers Grove, off of Grove St, on the corner of Grove and Carpenter). Please see below for ticket $ information. Non-reserved seating; handicapped accessible. Featured artist(s): Nazar Dzhuryn, cello . Works by Saint-Saëns, Schubert, and Schumann.
For more information: www.SinfoniettaBelCanto.org or please call 630-384-5007.
Conducted by Dan Pasquale D’Andrea of Downers Grove, the Sinfonietta Bel Canto’s (SBC’s) May 15 concert represents the Season Finale for its Inaugural Season. The SBC’s Season Finale will feature guest soloist and Elgin resident Nazar Dzhuryn, cello (bio available on request) performing Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, op 129 (1850), one of the most beloved of all cello concertos. Also on the concert is Saint-Saën’s Symphony #2 in A-minor(1859), a work that pays tribute to Saint-Saën’s moniker as the “French Beethoven”. Schubert’s lovely rarely performed gem, his-Die Zwillingsbrüder Overture (1819), rounds out the program.
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A native of Lviv, Ukraine, cellist Nazar Dzhuryn graduated from the Lviv Music School, where he studied with Evgeny Shpitzer, and earned his Master of Music degree at the Moscow State Conservatory under Prof. Igor Gavrysh. Upon graduation, Nazar taught at the Moscow State Conservatory as an assistant professor before moving to Chicago in 1998. Since then, he has been in high demand as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and teacher.
Nazar’s solo recitals for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and the PianoForte Salon Series have been broadcast live on 98.7WFMT. He has appeared as soloist with the Moscow State Symphony “Young Russia,” Moscow Conservatory Symphony, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, and Lviv Philharmonic; this fall, he will perform Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante with the Lviv Philharmonic. In addition, Nazar has given numerous solo recitals in Russia, Ukraine, South America, South Africa, and the U.S., and in 2008 he released his solo debut CD, Cello Monologue, featuring works by Reger and Kodaly.
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Nazar has performed in Rush Hour Concerts at St. James Cathedral and as a guest artist with the Chicago Chamber Musicians; his chamber-music partners have included members of the orchestra of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Formerly the principal cello of the Moscow State Symphony “Young Russia” and the Moscow Conservatory Symphony, Nazar has served as the assistant principal cello of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra since 2000 and as the principal cello of the Woodstock Mozart Festival Orchestra since 2004. He participated in the Rostropovich Festival in Evian, France, and has performed as an orchestral musician under Georg Solti, Mstislav Rostropovich, Daniel Barenboim, and Helmuth Rilling.
Nazar maintains private studios in Chicago and Elgin in addition to serving on the faculties of Northeastern Illinois University, Elgin Community College, and the Naperville School for the Performing Arts. He also coaches chamber ensembles for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO). Nazar’s students have won prizes in numerous competitions, including the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Walgreens National Concerto Competition, and the Chicago Chamber Music Competition (sponsored by Midwest Young Artists).
Combining both chamber orchestra and opera performances, the SBC presents a concert series that includes at least 1-2 operas (with “sub-titles” if needed) each season. With its home at an acoustic treasure--Immanuel Lutheran Church in Downers Grove --the SBC offers its community members and audience high quality, affordable orchestra and opera performances with open seating; a handsome,convenient location; and recording quality acoustics. Concerts are handicapped accessible and have plenty of free parking. More information can also be found at the SBC website: www.SinfoniettaBelCanto.org or call 630-384-5007. Tickets can be ordered by mailing the order to: Sinfonietta Bel Canto, P.O. Box 272, Downers Grove IL 60515
