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15TH CONCERTS IN THE VILLAGE SEASON OPENS ON OCTOBER 19TH WITH MEZZO-SOPRANO KATHERINE LERNER LEE AND PIANIST SOPHIA ZHOU
October 19 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
$25On Saturday, October 19th at 3:00pm in Van Buren Hall, Kinderhook, award-winning American mezzo-soprano Katherine Lerner Lee returns for what will be a stunning opening of CITV’s 15th season and its 57th concert. Her previous appearances in Kinderhook have been memorable, including the Requiem of Gabriel Fauré and as Eve in The Creation of Joseph Haydn. Lerner Lee will be joined by pianist Sophia Zhou, one of the most in-demand collaborative pianists in New York City, who will be having her CITV debut.
A graduate of Oberlin College and Bard’s Graduate Vocal Arts Program, and a 2021-2022 winner of Bard’s prestigious Concerto Competition, Lerner Lee has also been a winner in the Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition in Siena, Italy. Her emerging career has taken her throughout the United States for performances in recital and orchestra programs, and in opera. She has taken part in many festival programs, and is a two-time alumna of both SongFest LA and The Music Academy of the West. In 2019 she made her Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in Stravinsky’s Les Noces.
As one of the most dynamic and versatile young musicians of her generation, pianist Sophia Zhou has performed extensively as both soloist and chamber musician, including concerts in New York City, Washington D.C., Amsterdam, Sevilla, Shanghai, and elsewhere. She has collaborated with members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, as well as faculty members of the Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music and Manhattan School of Music.
CITV’s Artistic Director David Smith comments, “How exciting it is to welcome these remarkable artists for the opening of our 15th Season! Ms. Lerner Lee has developed many admiring listeners among CITV followers. I am confident that the carefully curated offerings of Debussy, Falla, Korngold, Schoenberg and others will be found especially appealing. Hers is a voice of special beauty and sensitivity to text, always combined with impressive stage presence and confidence.”
For additional information about these artists, please visit https://www.katherinelernerlee.com/ and https://www.sophiazhoupiano.com/
Suggested contribution $ 25, with students and children free.
Van Buren Hall: 6 Chatham Street (US Route 9), Kinderhook NY 12106. Lift available.
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