Live Performance: String Trio from the NYC Ballet Orchestra

Music at China Pond will take place at the Sedgewood Boathouse (1026 Barrett Circle West) in Western Kent on July 2, 2010 from 8pm to 10pm. The performance is supported by the Friends of Classical Music at Arts on the Lake.The String Trio of Arturo Delmoni (violin), Susan Pray (viola) and Peter Sanders (cello) from the New York City Ballet Orchestra at Lincoln Center will play a program of baroque, classical, romantic and 20th century music – Bach, Mozart, Piston, Dohnanyi and Beethoven.

About the Event:

Arturo Delmoni, violin, is one of the most celebrated artists of his generation. His remarkably distinctive playing embodies the romantic warmth that is the special province of the great virtuosi of the golden age of violin playing. Yo-Yo Ma describes Delmoni as ‘an enormously gifted musician and an impeccable violinist. His playing style is unique, and his gorgeous sound is reminiscent of that of great violinists from a bygone era.’ Glenn Dicterow, concertmaster of the NY Philharmonic, says, ‘Delmoni’s playing always goes right to the heart, and his charisma is irresistible.’ Delmoni’s stylish, elegant interpretations of classical masterpieces have earned him critical acclaim in the United States and abroad. Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe wrote ‘It’s hard to imagine how the violin could be much better played than Delmoni did — he plays with astonishing speed, lightness, fluency and sweetness of tone.’

Alan Heatherington of the American Record Guide wrote ‘The growing discography of Arturo Delmoni testifies to a musician who must possess an artistic soul of exceptional beauty. Each new issue reveals additional aspects of a winsome musical personality and verifies an impression of great warmth and geniality.’ Delmoni made his debut at Carnegie Hall at age 14 playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Little Orchestra Society under Thomas Scherman. Since then he has been a soloist with the St. Louis, Dallas, Spokane, Jupiter, El Paso, Glendale and Tucson Symphony Orchestras; the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; the California Chamber Symphony; the New York City Ballet Orchestra; the Rhode Island, Brooklyn, Boston, Omaha and Kansas City Philharmonics; and the Boston Pops. He has appeared as a recitalist throughout the United States and in Europe, the Middle East, Japan and Hong Kong.

As a chamber musician, Delmoni has performed with illustrious colleagues such as Pinchas Zukerman, Elmar Oliveira, Emanuel Ax, Nathaniel Rosen, Jon Kimura Parker, Jeffrey Kahane and Dudley Moore. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Delmoni’s recording of romantic miniatures, received extraordinary reviews from prominent critics. Audiophiles and audio critics generally regard his recording of unaccompanied violin music of Ysaÿe, Kreisler and Bach as a reference for the sound of a solo violin. Delmoni’s duo recital recording with cellist Nathaniel Rosen, entitled ‘Music for a Glass Bead Game’ was nominated for an AFIM Indie Award, received a Golden Ear award, and was on Fanfare’s ‘Best of the Year’ list. Arturo Delmoni plays a JB Guadagnini, 1780, and a viola from the same period.

Susan Pray, viola, graduated from the Juilliard School of Music and was a recipient of the Walter Naumberg and G. Schirmer Awards. She has been a member of the Aspen String Quartet, assistant principal of the NYC Opera, solo violist with the Vivaldi Traveling Virtuosi, and principal violist of Musica Sacre. For fun, Ms. Pray toured with Frank Sinatra’s Band the five years before his retirement. She is currently associate principal of the NYC Ballet Orchestra and active in the recording studios playing film scores, jingles, and solo albums. Ms. Pray was the first female violist nominated for ‘Most Valuable Player: by the National Association for Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS-1985).

Peter Sanders, cello, is a native New Yorker and a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Sanders is a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra (for which he has served as Acting Principal), principal cello for the New Philharmonic of New Jersey and performs with the Riverside Symphony, the Stamford Symphony and has performed and recorded as a guest artist with the Perspectives Ensemble. He has toured Southeast Asia twice with the New York Symphonic Ensemble and as concerto soloist with the group performed in concerts in Taipei and Singapore. He is Artistic Director of the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival (cvcmf.org), which had its inaugural season in 1993. Mr. Sanders was a winner of the 1998 Artists International award as a member of the Hollaender Ensemble and is currently a member of the Ariadne Trio. He has participated in many summer festivals including the Colorado Music Festival, Skaneateles Festival, Crested Butte Chamber Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival (faculty position), CVCMF, Lancaster Festival, Ohio (where he was principal cello from 1992-98), Windham Chamber Music Festival, the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, the Park City & SLC Autumn Classics Music Festival and this past September with the Moab Music Festival. As a studio musician Mr. Sanders has recorded for a variety of popular artists including Pat Metheny, Jewel, Kathie Lee Gifford and Andy Bey. He can be heard on the Delos, Muse, Bridge, RCA Victor-Red Seal, New World, On the Lamb labels and the recently released CD of chamber music by John David Earnest on the Koch label.

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