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Israeli music power couple to dazzle SW Florida music lovers


Angela Yoffe and Vadim Gluzman COURTESY PHOTO

Angela Yoffe and Vadim Gluzman COURTESY PHOTO

On Monday, Feb. 1, local music lovers will hear world-renowned Israeli violin/ piano duo Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe in Bonita Springs. Widely recognized as one of today’s top performing violinists, Vadim Gluzman brings to life the glorious violinistic tradition of the 19th and 20th centuries, and was featured as one of the top 30 violinists of today in Volume 2 of Michel Molkhou’s publication “Great Violinists of the 20th Century.” Gluzman performs on the legendary 1690 “ex-Leopold Auer” Stradivari, on extended loan to him by the generosity of the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

This performance promises to be much more than a routine event. Having performed in the Naples area several times, Gluzman selected a program he believes will have special local appeal.

“For my first concert of 2021, I have chosen a program that can be compared to the most extravagant and fashionable necklace, consisting of numerous pieces of different shapes and styles, yet united into one,” says Gluzman. “Just like that necklace, the program of Suites and Rhapsodies presents an incredible variety — from deeply touching Ravel’s Kaddish and Kancheli’s Miniatures, the exuberance and emotion rooted in the Klezmer tradition of Bloch’s Baal Shem Suite, to the Gypsy virtuosic fireworks of Ravel’s Tzigane.”

Piano lovers will have plenty to enjoy besides the violin performance. In a review of a past Gluzman/Yoffe performance, the Arts Desk noted: “Angela Yoffe, Riga-born and (previously) Tel Aviv-based, is one of the most compelling and radiant pianists it’s ever been my pleasure to watch; you can hardly take your eyes off her vivid expressions even when Gluzman’s rich sound and perfectly intoned phrasing are beyond belief. Why so perfectly wedded to his seemingly effortless but phenomenally disciplined technique? Because they’re married.”

Managed by local resident and concert pianist Milana Strezeva, this performance exemplifies the Grand Piano Series’ commitment to present artists of the highest caliber to local music lovers at reasonable cost. Grand Piano Series reduces audience capacity and maintains six foot seating separation and a strict COVID-19 safety protocol as outlined on its website. ¦

In the KNOW

» When: Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m.

» Where: St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Parish Life Center 28290 Beaumont Road, Bonita Springs

» Cost: $64.99 (online purchases only, no ticket sales at the door)

» Information: 646-734-8179 or www.grandpianoseries.org

» Pre-concert talk online: www.grandpianoseries.org/online-events

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