Chamber Series: Recital with Bella Hristova & Anna Polonsky

Our Chamber Series features violinist Bella Hristova and pianist Anna Polonsky Friday, March 13, at 7 p.m. The performance at the BMC features the Vermont premiere of a new piece by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taafe Zwilich, co-commissioned by the BMC, entitled Carousel.

The program also includes Bach’s Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in C minor, BWV1017 and Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in F minor, BWV 1018; and Grieg’s Sonata No. 2 in G Major.

Bulgarian-American violinist Bella Hristova has won international acclaim for her “expressive nuance and rich tone” (The New York Times) and “impressive power and control” (Washington Post). She has distinguished herself on the world stage as a performing artist with a remarkably diverse repertoire and a bold approach to programming. A recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, she has won numerous awards, including First Prize in the Michael Hill International Violin Competition. She is a Laureate of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.

Anna Polonsky is widely in demand as a soloist and chamber musician. She has collaborated with the Guarneri, Orion, Juilliard, and Shanghai Quartets, and with musicians such as Mitsuko Uchida, Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Goode, and Emanuel Ax. She has performed in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Vienna Konzerthaus, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, and Carnegie Hall’s Stern, Weill, and Zankel Halls, and has toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.