Concert Program and Performers
November 19, 2011 7 p.m.
Caceanova/Finehouse Duo
PROGRAM
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
.The Caceanova/Finehouse Duo was formed in 2007 when Ms. Caceanova emigrated to Boston from St. Petersburg, Russia, to pursue her graduate studies at The Longy School and later, at New England Conservatory under the guidance of Donald Weilerstein, a founding member of the Cleveland Quartet. Reviewing a 2009 recital, Peter Van Zandt Lane of The Boston Musical Intelligencer remarked that "It was bewildering to hear two ‘up-and-coming’ performers play with the organic togetherness of musicians who have been collaborating for decades. It’s not just a matter of execution, but that sort of higher tier of interpretation that gives vibrancy to a performance."
Since its inception the duo has given close to 100 performances in the US and abroad, from St. Petersburg, Russia, to St. Petersburg, Florida. They have been presented in Lausanne (Switzerland), Galeazza (Italy), Emory University (GA), Elmira College (NY), Florence (SC) and The Cervantes Institute in NYC (live broadcast for WQXR, The New York Times Classical Radio station) in addition to regular appearances in Boston and New England. The Caceanova/Finehouse Duo's wide-ranging repertoire spans from Bach and Beethoven to Bartok and Bolcom with a special emphasis on 19th and early 20th century compositions. During the current season their programs have featured works of Brahms, Schumann, Franck, Debussy, Ravel, Granados and Kreisler. The duo has collaborated with a noted Boston composer, Tony Schemmer, on the recording of his music for violin and piano, including an arrangement of Mimi's and Musetta's arias from Puccini's "La Boheme" made specifically for the duo. During the upcoming season the duo is scheduled to perform in Florida, Maryland and NYC. Concurrent with their duo projects and performances, Caceanova and Finehouse pursue active individual careers and are regularly featured as soloists with orchestras and in solo recitals. For additional information, visit www.cfinehouse.com and www.olgacaceanova.com.
Olga Caceànova was born in Chisinau, Moldova where she began studying violin at an early age. She is the 3rd prize winner of 2011 Hudson Valley String Competition at Vassar College and is the recipient of the 2009 Saint Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artists Grant. Olga is also the winner of many international competitions, including the 2005 Kiev Violin Competition, 2002 Sinai Competition in Rumania and 2000 Luxembourg Music Competition, among others. Olga has been a member of "Kremlin Chamber Orchestra" with which she toured most of the United States and Europe. She has performed extensively in Russia and abroad, including most major venues in Moscow and St. Petersburg, namely the Glazunov Hall of St. Petersburg Conservatory, Glinka Philharmonic Hall, the Concert Hall of Moscow Conservatory and the Slobodkin Center in Moscow. This season she is scheduled to perform at the Lausanne Conservatoire, Emory University and Elmira College. Since coming to the US in 2007, Olga has performed extensively in New England in addition to serving as assistant concertmaster in the Civic Symphony. In October of 2008 she performed works by Granados at the Cervantes Institute in NYC, recorded for WQXR (New York Times Classical Radio). In the summer of 2009 Olga has given two recitals in Galeazza, Italy. Olga has won Second prize at 2009 Longy All-School Concerto Competition, First prize at the 2010 All-School Concerto competition and First prize at the 2010 Longy Honors Competition. She performed as soloist in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with Longy Chamber Orchestra this November. She attended pre-college and college divisions of St. Petersburg Conservatory under the guidance of Professor Kazarina and studied with Mark Lakirovich at Longy School in Cambridge. Olga has participated in masterclasses with Zakhar Bron and Grigory Gislin in addition to attending a number of summer festivals in Russia and Europe. Starting in September 2010 Olga has been a student of Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Her performances from the Yellow Barn Festival have been recently reviewed in the Boston Musical Intelligencer. For more information please visit olgacaceanova.com.
Constantine Finehouse was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and attended New England Conservatory, Juilliard and Yale. His principal teachers included Fredrik Wanger, Natalia Harlap, Herbert Stessin, Jerome Lowenthal, Boris Berman and Bruce Brubaker. Praised by Rhein Main Presse Allgemeine Zeitung for his "interpretations of depth and maturity,” Finehouse has performed extensively in the US (including in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and Washington) and abroad (including in Lausanne, London, Odessa, St. Petersburg and Trieste). Recent recordings include Backwards Glance [Spice Rack Records 101-01], which interweaves music of Johannes Brahms and Richard Beaudoin.
The Bolcom Project, made in collaboration with his American Double partner, violinist Philip Ficsor, included double-CD [Albany Troy 959/960] and a national tour. Fanfare praised the recording as “indispensable to any serious collector with an interest in later 20th century duo repertoire for violin and piano.” As part of American Double, Finehouse also toured Hungary, performing sonatas by Brahms, Bolcom and Ravel. More recently, he collaborated with violinist Olga Caceànova at Lausanne Conservatoire and with cellist Sebastian Bäverstam at Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall) and Merkin Recital Hall (Kauffman Center). Finehouse is currently recording Bolcom’s complete piano solo works for Naxos Records.
The 2011-2012 season brings recitals celebrating Liszt's bicentennial. Finehouse will be featured as a soloist and in chamber music performances across the United States. He has been awarded the Vladimir Horowitz Scholarship from Juilliard, a 2004 St. Botolph Club Foundation Grant and 2006 Classics Abroad Project Award. Finehouse serves on the faculty of New England Conservatory Preparatory and Extension Divisions in Boston. In fall 2011 he assumed the position of Visiting Artist/Faculty at Westmont College, Santa Barbara.
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Sonata for violin and piano in A Major
Cesar Frank (1822 - 1890)
Cesar Frank (1822 - 1890)Allegretto ben moderatoAllegroRecitativo--FantasiaAllegretto poco mosso.
Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat Major, Op. 61Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)Intermission
Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118/2Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)Two Poems, Op. 32 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915).Prelude in G minor, Op. 23/5Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)Spanish Dance No. 5 (arr. Kreisler) Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)."Tzigane," Rhapsodie de concert Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)