Evening Intermezzi

Tuesday, May, 12th at 7pm • Chelsea

In collaboration with Gotham Arts

Join us at the home of Jonathan DePeri for an intimate evening of music as violinist Geneva Lewis and pianist Audrey Vardanega present a collection of masterworks by Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms exploring themes of longing, loss, and love.

The Program

Johannes Brahms
Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117
Robert Schumann
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94 (arr. violin & piano)
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78

The Performers

Geneva Lewis

Geneva Lewis

New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis has forged a reputation as a musician of consummate artistry whose performances speak from and to the heart. Lauded for “remarkable mastery of her instrument” (CVNC) and hailed as “clearly one to watch” (Musical America), Geneva is the recipient of a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and Grand Prize winner of the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Competition. Additional accolades include Kronberg Academy’s Prince of Hesse Prize, being named a Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, and Musical America’s New Artist of the Month. Most recently, Geneva was named one of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists.

Audrey Vardanega

Audrey Vardanega

Praised as a “[musically] eloquent” (San Francisco Classical Voice) player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence,” American pianist and arts entrepreneur Audrey Vardanega has performed as a solo and collaborative pianist across Europe, China, and the United States.

In response to her passion for bringing artists together for opportunities for performance, the creation of new work, and interdisciplinary collaboration, Audrey founded Musaics of the Bay in 2019.