Violinist Sarita Uranovsky and pianist Hisako Hiratsuka present An Evening of Exotic Music to include Arno Babadjanian, Violin Sonata; Debussy, Violin Sonata in G minor and Ravel, Tzigane.
About the Artists
Sarita Uranovsky, a native of Cape Town, South Africa enjoys a varied career as soloist, chamber musician, teacher and orchestral musician. Since her debut at the age of 15, she has appeared as soloist and in recital with, among others, Boston University, Cape Town, Richmondshire and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Symphony Orchestras. Sarita has been Concertmaster of Orchestra Geminiani de Fallonica (Italy), the RSAMD Symphony Orchestras and Assistant Concertmaster of the Cape Symphony Orchestra. She can be seen performing regularly in groups around Boston including Boston Musica Viva, the Cantata Singers, Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Boston Pops. Ms. Uranovsky is a founding member and violinist of Boston based group, MONTAGE Music Society. She has recorded and broadcast for both the BBC and SABC. Sarita has performed in concert for HRH Prince Charles, HRH Princess Anne and at the church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields. Ms. Uranovsky teaches at Tufts University, is teaching Assistant to Bayla Keyes at Boston University and serves on the faculty of MIT's Emerson Scholarship and Fellowship Program for Private Study.
Hisako Hiratsuka is a graduate of the Tokyo University of Arts and Music. She was a very active piano teacher in Japan prior to coming to the United States in 1989. She enjoys a fine reputation as a chamber music player and accompanist. Recently, she has been performing in recitals with her colleagues in the Baltimore, Washington, Maine, and Boston areas as well as in Tokyo, Yokohama, and Kamakura, Japan. Her teachers include Victor Rosenbaum and Yasuko Tani, a former professor at the Tokyo University of Arts and Music.