| Cicely Parnas cellist Madalyn Parnas violinist |
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duo parnas |
NEWS
SOLD OUT! International award-winning Israeli pianist Yaron Kohlberg joined duo parnas for a debut of five concerts and a recording session -- all in eight days: Lenox MA, Tuxedo Park, Bard College, Manhattan, & Oneonta. SRO! 
"They are phenomenally gifted, intelligent, and mature young musicians [...] I remember Leslie Parnas from the early Aspen days when I studied with Darius Milhaud and am thrilled to see his superb musicianship has passed on so stunningly." --William Bolcom 
La Scena Musicale: "Two teenaged sisters from upstate New York,
Madalyn and Cicely Parnas, give a fine, tense reading of two duos for violin
and cello by Martinu, together with Paris-oriented works by Glière, Honegger
and Milhaud and a new work by Brian Fennelly. [...] A pair to watch."
 A recording of the Tannery Pond Concert on August 22, 2009, featuring Cicely & Madalyn with Christian Steiner will be available on CD in 2010. MUSICJaime Laredo conducts guest soloists Madalyn & Cicely in their NYC debut with the New York String Orchestra Read more...  See video... Cicely Parnas and Christian Steiner perform Shostakovich Cello Sonata Opus 40 for Tannery Pond Concerts on the grounds of Lebanon Shaker Village, New Lebanon, NY, on August 22, 2009. Shostakovich - Cello Sonata - iv |
PRESSFrom The New York Times:  Recent Works With a Smattering of Jazz and a Pinch of Presidential
Politics The Duo Parnas (Madalyn Parnas, violinist, and her sister, Cicely Parnas, cellist) gave the piece an electrifying reading[...] Read more... From The New York Times: A Sister Act With a Mentor At the Piano SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS Dynamic Duo to join Maestro David Alan Miller and Albany Symphony for three performances of double concerti. Saratoga Springs, Troy, and the Berkshires, Feb. 25-27, 2010. Parnas/Serkin Trio to appear at Brattleboro Music Center's Chamber Music Series April 25 Parnas/Serkin Trio to appear at Music Mountain on June 13 
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