Calendar of Cultural Events

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Zarebski Quintet
January 22 at 3 PM
Tickets $25, members $20 including a reception with the artist.

The rarely-heard Piano Quintet in G minor, of Juliusz Zarebski, is featured in a concert on Sunday, January 22, at the Kosciuszko Foundation. Pianist Roman Markowicz will join the Cassatt String Quartet in the monumental work; other works in the program include Borodin’s Nocturne and Dvorak’s Quartet No. 14 in A-flat.

Hailed as one of America's outstanding young ensembles, the Manhattan based Cassatt String Quartet has performed throughout North America, Europe and the Far East. Formed in 1985, the quartet is celebrated for its commitment to American music and for its tireless leadership as teachers at numerous universities and conservatories. The ensemble was formed in 1985 with the encouragement of the Juilliard Quartet, and their numerous awards include a Tanglewood Chamber Music fellowship, two top prizes at the Banff International String Quartet Competition, and a 1996 recording grant from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. The quartet takes its name from the celebrated American impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.

Pianist Roman Markowicz, born in Poland, was educated at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, as well as at the Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School in New York City. Among his mentors were such eminent pianists as Maria Wilkomirska, Artur Balsam and Ania Dorfman, In 1968 political circumstances forced Mr. Markowicz and his family to leave Poland and resettle in the United States, where as a scholarship student he continued his musical education. Currently he divides his musical activities between performing, music education and music criticism. He is a sought after soloist and chamber musician , and in that capacity he has performed all over the United States, as well as several European countries; he recently partnered with renowned Polish mezzo-soprano Ewa Podles for recitals in Spain.

In addition, Mr. Markowicz has been active for many years as a highly regarded music reviewer for the Nowy Dziennik (Polish Daily News), the leading Polish language newspaper in New York. His writings appear regularly also on the Internet site www.kamerton.net.

The program will be recorded for broadcast over WQXR-FM 96.3 on Sunday, January 29, at 6 PM. The radio broadcast is made possible by the generous support of Cynthia and Thomas Rosicki, Esqs. of Rosicki, Rosicki, and Associates, Attorneys at Law. Now in its 16th year, the Kosciuszko Foundation Chamber Music Series, with the associated WQXR radio broadcasts, is one of the most highly acclaimed series in the city. Click here for more information about future broadcasts.

All events take place at the Foundation House, unless otherwise noted. Programs subject to change. Click here for directions.

Kosciuszko Foundation programs are supported by the Mary F. Koons Charitable Trust, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Tadeusz Solowij Literary Fund, and the KF Cultural Fund.

Cassatt String Quartet

Roman Markowicz