The Hammond Performing Arts Series Presents Yevgeny Kutik, Natalie Helm, and Dina Vainshtein

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (February 24, 2015) Saul Cohen, President of Hammond Residential Real Estate in Chestnut Hill, is pleased to announce that violinist Yevgeny Kutik, cellist Natalie Helm, and pianist Dina Vainshtein will be performing works by Falla, Chopin, Prokofiev, and Beethoven as part of the Hammond Performing Arts Series. The concert will take place on Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. at the South Shore Conservatory, One Conservatory Drive, Hingham. Admission is free.

Russian-American violinist Yevgeny Kutik has captivated audiences worldwide with an old-world sound that communicates a modern intellect. Praised for his technical precision and virtuosity, he is also lauded for his poetic and imaginative interpretations of both standard works and rarely-heard repertoire. The New York Times has commented on his “old-fashioned rhapsodic style...magnified by [his] rich, sweet tone.” Mr. Kutik’s second album, “Music from the Suitcase: A Collection of Russian Miniatures,” was released by Marquis Classics in early 2014 and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard classical chart. In 2013, Mr. Kutik was a featured soloist on Gerard Schwarz’s “All-Star Orchestra,” a made-for-television classical music concert series broadcast nationally on PBS. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory and currently resides in Boston.

Cellist Natalie Helm is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. She studied with Peter Wiley and David Soyer at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she received her Bachelor of Music in 2011. As an orchestral musician, Ms. Helm has worked under conductors such as Alan Gilbert, Simon Rattle, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Placido Domingo, and Christoph Eschenbach, among many others. She has been principal of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, the Curtis Opera Orchestra, assistant principal of Symphony in C, and section of the New York String Orchestra Seminar. She is also currently a substitute for the Sarasota Orchestra, the New World Symphony, and the Louisville Orchestra. Ms. Helm plays on a Martin Cornelissen cello, generously on loan from the Maestro Foundation.

Russian-born pianist Dina Vainshtein has degrees from the Gnesins’ Institute of Music in Moscow, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the New England Conservatory of Music. Ms. Vainshtein received a Special Prize for Best Collaboration at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. She has performed at Alice Tully Hall and Weill Recital Hall in New York City, Jordan Hall in Boston, and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Other performances include the Ravinia Festival, Caramoor Festival, Music Academy of the West, Meadowmount, and Heifitz International Music Institute. She has given live performances on WGBH (Boston) and for NPR’s “Performance Today” series. Her recording for the Naxos label with violinist Frank Huang received critical acclaim. At present, Ms. Vainshtein is a collaborative pianist for the Walnut Hill School and the New England Conservatory.

The largest community school for the arts in Massachusetts, the South Shore Conservatory incorporated in 1970 as a non-degree granting community music school in Hingham after previously serving as a satellite preparatory program run by the New England Conservatory of Music. The Hingham campus contains more than three floors of beautiful studio and performance space, as well as the Jane C. Carr Amphitheater with its state-of-the-art design.

Established twenty years ago, The Hammond Performing Arts Series began in Chestnut Hill as an outlet to provide young professional musicians with performance opportunities and to enrich the cultural life of the Hammond-surrounding communities. The series proved so successful in Chestnut Hill, that it was expanded to Boston, Concord, Hingham, Lexington, and Weston.

Reservations for the March 22 concert are currently being accepted. If you are interested in attending, please email Rachael Carlisle at rcarlisle@hammondre.com or call 781-749-3650 to reserve your complimentary seats.

To learn more, please visit http://www.hammondre.com/community-outreach/performing-arts-series.html.