The Northeastern Arts Network presents Trio Voronezh in concert on Thursday, April 19th as the finale of the 2011-12 Big Sky Concert Series. Enjoy the intriguing sounds of this Russian trio playing traditional Russian folk instruments: a double bass balalaika, a domra and a bajan. Discovered playing Bach in a Frankfurt, Germany subway station, Trio Voronezh has since made several tours of the U.S., and earned audience and critical praise.
Trio Voronezh’s astonishing virtuousity and delightful artistic innovation gives the trio the ability to alter the way audiences experience classical, folk and contemporary repertoire. The Trio’s diverse repertoire ranges from the works of Bach, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky to Russian folk songs, gypsy dance music and popular songs by Gershwin. This ever-expanding concert material is arranged by the trio’s members and performed with extraordinary virtuosity entirely from memory.
Classically trained at the Conservatory in Voronezh, Russia, the members Valerie Petrukhin, Vladimir Volokhin and Sergei Teleshev, formed the trio in 1993 in their native working-class city of Voronezh. The trio made its U.S. debut at the 1996 Oregon Bach Festival, and immediately was invited to return. Their orchestral debut with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra proved a highly successful collaboration with Doc Severinsen. Since the debut the trio has performed throughout the U.S. with major orchestras.
This concert will be held at the Sidney Middle School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices at the door: adults $15, senior $13, and students $10. For additional concert information contact Candy Markwald 406-488-4155, Jill Hill 406-488-3845, or Karen Boehler 406-433-4375.
The Big Sky Series is made possible in part by the Montana Performing Arts Consortium Presenter Development Program which is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Montana Arts Council, and legislative grant from Montana’s Cultural Trust and WESTAF.
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