Cicely
Parnas

cellist




Madalyn
Parnas

violinist
photo by Christian Steiner       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." 

-- by Norman Lebrecht

A recording of the Tannery Pond Concert on August 22, 2009, featuring Cicely & Madalyn with Christian Steiner will be available on CD in 2010.

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MUSIC

Jaime Laredo conducts guest soloists Madalyn & Cicely in their NYC debut with the New York String Orchestra     Read more...


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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

PRESS

From The New York Times:


Review and photo...

Recent Works With a Smattering of Jazz and a Pinch of Presidential Politics
-- by Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

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:


Parnas/Serkin Trio photo and review in the New York Times...

A Sister Act With a Mentor At the Piano
-- by Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times
The musicmaking was professional and polished [...]    Read more...


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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See full 2009-2010 schedule...


BLOGS

Madalyn's Violin Blog
Cicely's Cello Blog