Hoff-Barthelson Music School HB Artist Series Presents Violinist Anca Nicolau

Violinist Anca Nicolau performs a program of Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven on Hoff-Barthelson Music School's HB Artist Recital Series on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at 7:30 pm at the Greenville Community Church, 270 Ardsley Road, Scarsdale. Joining Ms. Nicolau are fellow Hoff-Barthelson faculty member cellist Maxine Neuman and guest artist, pianist Steven Lubin. Program subject to change.

Admission to the recital is $18, $15 for seniors (65+) and free of charge to HBMS students and students 18 years of age and younger. Tickets are available for purchase at the door, or can be ordered by calling 914-723-1169, or by e-mailing hb@hbms.org. Tickets to a series of three recitals are available at a reduced rate.

For Additional Information:

For additional information: 914-723-1169, hb@hbms.org, www.hbms.org.

About Violinist Anca Nicolau:

Violinist Anca Nicolau was born in Bucharest, Romania, where, at the age of 15, she was the winner of the Romanian National Youth Competition; a soloist with the Romanian Radio Orchestra; and a finalist in the George Enescu Competition. One year later Ms. Nicolau came to the United States where she continued her studies with Raphael Bronstein, Ivan Galamian, and Ruggiero Ricci.

Ms. Nicolau is a member of the Loma Mar Quartet, the Mozartean Players, the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, Opera Lafayette, and the American Classical Orchestra. With the Loma Mar Quartet, Ms. Nicolau has toured, recorded, and performed worldwide. The quartet's recording for EMI: "Working Classical, by Paul McCartney", reached number one on the classical music charts, and in 2010, the quartet performed at the Library of Congress for Sir Paul McCartney's "Gershwin Prize for Song Writing" ceremony. With the Mozartean Players, Ms. Nicolau has toured and performed extensively, and is presently in the process of recording the Beethoven piano trios.

Ms. Nicolau was a member of the fellowship program and a prizewinner at Tanglewood and has toured throughout the world appearing at the Spoleto, Edinburgh, Perth, Warsaw, and "The Proms" festivals. She is on the faculty of Hoff-Barthelson Music School, and the InterHarmony Festival in Germany, where she has given solo performances, as well as collaborated with artists including Emma Tahmizian, Jean-Bernard Pommier and Alfred Brendel.

Ms. Nicolau performs on a 1750 Paolo Antonio Testore violin.

About the HB Artist Series:

Hoff-Barthelson Music School's teaching faculty includes many preeminent performers who hold chairs in prominent New York orchestras, are members of world-class chamber ensembles, and are in international demand as solo artists. Our superb faculty has contributed to the Music School's national recognition for unsurpassed leadership in music education and performance. Hoff-Barthelson is proud to present these distinguished performers on its annual HB Artists Series. Held in Scarsdale, these recitals guarantee riveting music making of the highest caliber, in an intimate setting, at prices far below those in New York's major concert halls.

About Hoff-Barthelson Music School:

One of Westchester County's most cherished and active cultural resources, Hoff-Barthelson Music School has achieved national recognition as a premier community music school for its unsurpassed leadership in education, performance and outreach for more than seventy years.

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