San Francisco Performances has a highly regarded record of introducing gifted musicians—often in their Bay Area and West Coast debuts—when they are on the brink of big careers. Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan began playing at age 6 in his native Armenia. He was soon winning competitions and was ultimately mentored by Russian cello great Mstislav Rostropovich before coming to the US to study at the New England Conservatory. On February 16, Hakhnazaryan and pianist Noreen Polera will perform a program of works by Schumann, Brahms, Tsintsadze, Albéniz, Schedrin, Massenet, and Cassado.
San Francisco Performances has a highly regarded record of introducing gifted musicians—often in their Bay Area and West Coast debuts—when they are on the brink of big careers. Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan began playing at age 6 in his native Armenia. He was soon winning competitions and was ultimately mentored by Russian cello great Mstislav Rostropovich before coming to the US to study at the New England Conservatory. On February 16, Hakhnazaryan and pianist Noreen Polera will perform a program of works by Schumann, Brahms, Tsintsadze, Albéniz, Schedrin, Massenet, and Cassado.
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