The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut & New Britain Museum of American Art Presents
CHOPIN’S CHAMBER MUSIC
Angelina Gadeliya (Piano)
Anton Miller (Violin)
Mihai Tetel (Cello)
Performing from The Trinity Episcopal Church in Torrington via Zoom
BIOGRAPHY
Angelina Gadeliya (Piano)
Praised for her "rich and resonant sound" and her ability to "make music speak" pianist Angelina Gadeliya leads a rich musical life as a soloist, chamber musician, new music expert, and educator. Her work with the NYC-based Ensemble Connect and the Decoda ensemble has frequently brought her to the stages of Carnegie Hall and the Juilliard School, and her recent performances include solo and chamber recitals in Germany, South Korea, China, Israel, Abu Dhabi, France, Mexico, Spain, and Ukraine.
She has released highly acclaimed recordings on the Labor Records and Naxos labels. She is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory, The Juilliard School, Mannes College of Music, and holds a doctorate from Stony Brook University. Ms. Gadeliya serves as Coordinator of Keyboard Studies and Assistant Professor in Residence of Piano at the University of Connecticut and is also on the piano faculty at the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy. Ms. Gadeliya is the Co-Artistic Director of the Connecticut Bach Festival and Competition and also serves as the Vice President of the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut.
For more information, please go to www.angelinagadeliya.com.
Anton Miller (Violin)
Mihai Tetel began his musical studies in his native Romania at the famed George Enescu Music School. Settling in Canada in 1979, he attended the University of Toronto, The Juilliard School, and the Mannes College of Music. Mr. Tetel was a winner of the 1987 Artists International Competition which awarded as its prize a New York recital debut at Weill Hall of Carnegie Hall. He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Montreal Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic, the Sao Paulo Symphony in Brazil, and the Thessaloniki Symphony in Greece.
As a recitalist, he has performed in Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Japan, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. Prior to his appointment at the Hartt School in 2007, Mr. Tetel has been on the faculty of Ball State University and the Glenn Gould Professional School of the Royal Conservatory in Toronto and has served as Director of the Alberta College Conservatory of Music in Edmonton. He has released recordings on the Tristan, Beneficence, and the RCA-Red Seal label.
For more information visit: www.antonmiller.com
Mihai Tetel (Cello)
Since giving his Carnegie Hall concerto debut, American violinist ANTON MILLER has appeared throughout the United States and abroad as a soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, and pedagogue. Mr. Miller has performed over fifty violin concertos with a number of orchestras on four continents. Mr. Miller has also been concertmaster for a number of orchestras including almost thirty years with Lincoln Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey Festival Orchestra. He was also concertmaster for an Argentinian tour of the American Ballet Theatre. He has made a number of recital and chamber music tours to Europe with performances in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Greece and England. A long time resident of the East Coast, Anton has performed more than a hundred chamber music concerts and recitals in the New York City area.
Performances have included such venues as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Merkin Hall. Anton's complete discography can be found on Dorian, Jericho, Full House, Hugo, Naxos, Klavier and MP2 Records. Anton Miller holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Indiana University. He is currently Professor of Violin at The Hartt School. He previously has been on the faculty of New York University, the Oberlin Conservatory, Lawrence University, and Swarthmore College.
PROGRAM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
•Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 (transcribed for violin and piano by Camille Saint-Saëns)
•Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8
I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Scherzo vivace
III. Adagio sostenuto
IV. Finale allegretto
•Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 (transcribed for cello and piano by David Popper)
•Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo
III. Largo
IV. Finale. Allegro