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SUMMARY:Shelest Piano Duo
DESCRIPTION:FoM 2026 / 40th ANNIVERSARY \nSunday\, November 15 at 3pmFirst Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \nFriends of Music of Stamford\, NY presents the \n\n\n\nShelest Piano Duo\n \nHailed by The New York Times as a pianist of “a fiery sensibility and warm touch\,” ANNA SHELEST is an international award-winning artist who has thrilled audiences throughout the world. \nAnna’s current season includes solo and duo performances throughout the country\, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and The Peggy Rockefeller Concert Series at The Rockefeller University\, debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Vasily Petrenko\, return to Estonia for another concert/recording with Neeme Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and re-engagement with Ohio’s Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Peter Stafford Wilson to close their season with Sergei Bortkiewcz First Piano Concerto. \nPraised by Fanfare for their “stirring performances of rare repertory\,” pianists Anna and Dmitri Shelest met as classmates at Ukraine’s Kharkiv Special Music School and began performing together after marrying in the United States. Their inventive programs have taken them to major concert halls and international cultural and diplomatic events\, prompting former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to praise their work as having “realized diplomacy through music.” The WholeNote described their playing as “raw pianism and as thrilling as four hands performance can get\,” adding\, “Be warned—it will knock you right off your seat!” \nThe duo’s 2026–27 season includes the opening concert of the Ukrainian Cultural Festival at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall\, featuring the American premiere of Oleh Bezborodko’s Concerto for Piano Four Hands and Orchestra; a recital as part of The Peggy Rockefeller Concert Series at The Rockefeller University; and the release of their third album\, featuring Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi. \nAnna and Dmitri have produced over 100 episodes for their YouTube channel\, “Shelest at the Piano\,” in which they explore a variety of repertoire and share their passion for the piano. \nTo honor the musical heritage of their roots in Ukraine and their home in the United States\, the Shelest Piano Duo presents a dazzling program featuring music by American and Ukrainian composers. From the bold fanfares of Mykola Lysenko’s Taras Bulba Overture to the cool urban rhythms of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue\, audiences are taken on an eclectic and exhilarating journey through the musical landscapes of both nations. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n2026 Friends of Music Schedule\n\nApril 19 – Invoke Multi-string Ensemble \nMay 17 – Hermitage Trio \nJune 21 – Ivalas Quartet \nJuly 19 – Stephanie Chou Jazz Ensemble \nAugust 16 – Gocha Abuladze\, baritone & Ana Glig\, piano \nSeptember 27 – Pegasus: The Orchestra \nOctober 18 – Sophia Stoyanovich\, violin & Derek Wang\, piano \nNovember 15 – Shelest Piano Duo \nDecember 6 – Cerus (Saxophone) Quartet
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LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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