Salon Impromptu
Wednesday, February 15th at 6:30pm | Upper West Side
An impromptu evening with renowned Berlin-based violinist Skaiste Diksaityte and pianist Yannick Rafalimanana, performing Romantic masterworks by Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn and more.
Yannick Rafalimanana
French pianist Yannick Rafalimanana has developed an international concert career performing recitals and chamber music concerts regularly throughout Europe, the United States, South America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Recent performances include the Berliner Philarmonie, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Chamber Hall, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Kennedy Center in Washington, live on Boston’s radio station WBGH, Jordan Hall with the Borromeo String Quartet, in Boston with violists Kim Kashkashian and Thomas Reibl, in Poland with violinists Andreas Reiner, Arnold Steinhardt and in Shelter Island (NY) sharing the stage with Itzhak Perlman. He also made his Brazil recital debut performing at the Mube Museum and his Israel debut performing at the Jerusalem Music Center.
Skaiste Diksaityte
Lithuanian violinist Skaiste Diksaityte has developed a rich international concert career performing recitals, chamber and orchestral music around the world. As a guest member of the Grammy winning international orchestra Kremerata Baltica, led by Gidon Kremer, Skaiste has been touring in all major halls in Europe, Asia, South America, North Africa, and the Middle East. She also took part in their recording sessions for Deutsche Grammophon.
Skaiste has taken part part in numerous summer festivals including: Sion festival, International piano festival of La Roque d ‘Anthéron, Kuhmo festival, Kronberg Academy festival, Klavier-festival Ruhr, Bad Leonfelden international summer sessions. With Kremerata Baltica, she has collaborated with some of the most well known musicians such as Martha Argerich, Mikhail Plentnev, Daniil Trifonov, Khatia Buniatishvili, Clara-Jumi Kang, Nicolas Altstaedt, Mischa Maisky.