Emily Daggett Smith and Tanya Garbriellan to perform on August 24

Award- winning violinist and pianist appear at New Castle Congregational Church as part of Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music

Emily Daggett Smith, violinist and Tanya Gabrielian, pianist will perform this Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 3:00pm at New Castle Congregational Church as part of the Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music series. This concert is the second of four performances that will be held in historic churches in the greater Portsmouth area. The series is produced by the Portsmouth Athenaeum. A $20 at-the-door donation is suggested.

Violinist Emily Daggett Smith, winner of the Juilliard concerto competition who made her New York City concert debut at Alice Tully Hall, and Tanya Gabrielian, internationally acclaimed and award winning pianist, combine their talents in a program of sonata duets: Igor Stravinsky’s brilliant Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano, Beethoven’s exuberant and playful Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano Op. 12, and Cesar Franck’s Sonata for Violin and Piano. Franck’s sonata, perhaps his most famous work, is a tour de force for both instruments, from its subtle and ethereal opening movement, to the fourth’s glorious finale.

Future Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music performances include Calandra Trio, comprised of viola, harp and flute, on September 14 at the Congregational Church of Kittery Point; and Trio Cleonice, comprised of violin, cello, and piano, on October 19 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. All concerts start at 3:00pm.

“This month’s Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music program of sonata duets will showcase beautifully the substantial talents of our award-winning performers,” noted Bill Wieting, chairman of the Portsmouth Athenaeum’s Performance Committee.

For more information on the Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music or the Portsmouth Athenaeum, please visit www.portsmouthathenaeum.org.

About Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music

Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music is an annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic properties around Portsmouth. The Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music series is produced by the Portsmouth Athenaeum. The Portsmouth Athenaeum is a non-profit membership library and museum, incorporated in 1817 and located in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information, please visit www.portsmouthathenaeum.org.