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NEWSThe New York Times reviews duo parnas' ACA Festival performance at Symphony Space! Read more...  Encore! Madalyn & Cicely invited back on WQXR McGraw-Hill Young Artists Showcase 7/1/2009 Read more... Cicely receives 1st Prize and $2500 in Uel Wade Scholarship Competition! Parnas/Serkin Trio on WMHT Live Sunday, May 31, 2009 from 6-8 pm Tune in...  Parnas/Serkin Trio debut "magnificent ... extraordinary in every way!" Read more... Listen to podcast of WAMC Northeast Public Radio's "Performance Place" to hear a live interview and performance! Tune in...  Cicely delivers a breathtaking performance! Read more... Madalyn takes a top prize in 2009 National ASTA Soloist Competition! Read more... Fennelly Composition for duo parnas Wins First Prize in New York Composers Circle Competition! Read more... Madalyn & Cicely tie for First Prize in the 2008 NYASTA Solo Competition! Read more... duo parnas Wins First Prize in 2008 ICMEC at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall! Read more... PRESSRecent 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... Duo Grows Up Six hours of practice a day. It's a priority but really just the beginning in the busy lives of the sisters known as Duo Parnas. Eighteen-year-old Madalyn, a violinist, and 16-year-old Cicely, a cellist, agree that there's really no typical week for them since rehearsals and performances, recording sessions and photo shoots are scheduled at irregular intervals. But even during a slow week, it's complicated and hectic being virtuoso musicians as well as college students. Read more... Fast Off the Mark: The Parnas Sisters & Franz Schubert Few listeners would imagine, if they listened to the new Parnas Double CD without looking at the cover, that they were listening to two teenagers playing at a level of mastery well beyond their years. Read more (pdf)... Parnas Duo finds thrills in past and present ...the young players have adventuresome tastes and a meaty sound. Among the selections, there's a haunting and sustained intensity to the Ravel Sonata and a classical elegance to the Handel Passacaglia. But the heart of the record is in the opening duos by Zoltan Kodaly and Alexander Tcherepnin. Both works have a gritty intensity that's leavened by the insightful and passionate performances. Read more... Sisters 'born with music in their genes' ...you'll meet two outstanding musicians from nearby Stephentown, NY -- young women on the threshold of major careers. Madalyn and Cicely Parnas -- 17 and 15 respectively -- are sisters who are making a name for themselves as up-and-coming stellar performers. Read more... |
SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTSTannery Pond Concerts presents Cicely & Madalyn with Christian Steiner on Aug 22. Read more... Parnas/Serkin Trio to open Music Mountain Festival 6/14/2009! Read more...  duo parnas to premiere Brian Fennelly's award-winning "Sigol for Two" at Symphony Space in NYC on June 17. Read more... Parnas/Serkin Trio to appear at Peoples' Symphony
Concerts on October 10!
See full 2008-2009 schedule... MUSIC See video... Jaime Laredo conducts guest soloists Madalyn & Cicely in their NYC debut with the New York String Orchestra Read more... 
See video sample... New CD "Gare du Nord" due Spring '09
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