Bohemian Voices: Piano Trios by Antonín Dvořák and Josef Suk

The Weston Library’s Music Committee is thrilled to hostthree talented musicians who will present a fascinating comparison of twoCzech composers, Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) and Josef Suk (1874-1935),in the Community Room on Sunday, December 6th at 3 p.m. Violinist OlgaPatramanska-Bell, cellist Ashima Scripp, and pianist Esther Ning Yau willexplore the musical inheritance passed from Dvořák to Suk, his studentand eventual son-in-law, as they play Suk’s Piano Trio in C minor (1889)and Dvořák’s Piano Trio in F minor (1883). Violinist OlgaPatramanska-Bell was born and raised in Ukraine, where she received hermusical education before receiving her Master of Music degree at the LongySchool of Music. She has performed as a soloist with the Longy ChamberOrchestra, the National Pops Symphony Orchestra, and the PhilharmoniaOrchestra in Ukraine. Olga teaches violin at Winchester Community MusicSchool and is a member of the Zefira Trio, Grand Harmonie, and theAtlantic Symphony Orchestra. Cellist Ashima Scripp received her Bachelorof Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and her Master of Musicdegree from Northwestern University. A dedicated and sought-after chambermusic collaborator, Ashima has performed hundreds of works from Bach toSchoenberg for audiences across the United States. She is a member of theZefira Trio and has served on the cello and chamber music faculty of theLongy School of Music and Concord Academy as well as many others. PianistEsther Ning Yau, a native of Hong Kong, holds a double Master’s Degreein Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano from New England Conservatoryof Music. She has performed at numerous concert venues worldwide,including Jordan Hall in Boston and Merkin Concert Hall in New York. Estheris a founding member of New Piano Quartet, Innonet Trio, and Duo Animeand is currently a faculty member of the Collaborative Piano Department atLongy School of Music and the Preparatory and School of ContinuingEducation departments at New England Conservatory. The concert is free andopen to the public, and the Community Room is handicapped accessible. Formore information, please visit https://www.westonlibrary.org/1526/Concerts