Chamber Music Recital: Agata Miklavc, violin & Jason Solounias, piano

A wine reception will follow the recital.

Program:

Mythes, Op. 30 by Karol Szymanowski

I. La fontaine d'Arethuse (The Fountain of Arethusa)
II. Narcisse (Narcissus)
III. Dryades et Pan (Dryads and Pan)

Divertimento for Violin and Piano (Le baiser de la fee, The Fairy’s Kiss) by Igor Stravinsky, arr. S. Dushkin

I. Sinfonia
II. Danses suisses
III. Scherzo
IV. Pas de deux: Adagio - Variation - Coda

Fantasy for Violin and Piano D.934 by Franz Schubert

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Violinist Agata Miklavc began her musical journey at three in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where she made her public debut at the age of five at the Great Hall of Cankar Center. She performed in halls such as the Kennedy Center, Slovenian Philharmonic, RTV Slovenia, Sarajevo National Theater (BiH), The Army Hall (BiH), The Gaillard Center, Musikverein Wien (AU), Mozarteum Salzburg (AU), Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik (HR), Crystal Hall of Slovenia, The Meyerson Symphony Center and Winspear Opera House, to name a few. She has received awards and distinctions at international competitions such as the Temsig (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Burgos International Festival and Competition (Burgos, Spain), and Glazunov International Competition (Paris, France).

Since 2021, Ms.Miklavc has performed with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in Charleston, South Carolina. In May 2023, she was appointed concertmaster of Georgetown Chorale in Washington, D.C. She also serves as an artistic director of “Georgetown Chamber Players” and leader of “Georgetown Chamber Orchestra” which she co-founded in 2023. She is an associate professor at the Gingold International Chamber Music Festival and a faculty member at Levine Music in Washington, D.C.

Praised by the American Record Guide as “...a superb musician” Jason Solounias has performed across the United States and Europe, ranging from the Kennedy Center to Southwark Cathedral, including performances at Millennium Stage, the Lincoln Theater, Steinway Society of Puerto Rico, An Die Musik, Duomo di Amalfi, Junior Soto Recital Hall, The Arts Club of Washington, WETA, Church of Epiphany Concert Series, and the Lisner Auditorium. He has collaborated with Andrés Cardénes, Amit Peled, Gary Levinson, Elizabeth Hill, the 6821 Quintet, and The Tango Cammarata. He has appeared as a soloist with the National Opera Orchestra, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra, and the Pan American Symphony Orchestra. He has also been a featured soloist for Shigeru Kawai at the National Piano Technicians Guild Conference.

More: https://www.jasonsolounias.com/

Event sponsor: Mr. Krystyna Piórkowska

Host or Publisher The Kosciuszko Foundation