AMY ZANROSSO, Piano
NATASHA MAKHIJANI, Violin
L.V. Beethoven:
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring” (1801)
i. Allegro
ii. Adagio molto espressivo
iii. Scherzo: Allegro molto
iv. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Johannes Brahms:
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 “Regensonate” (1878/79)
i. Vivace ma non troppo
ii. Adagio – Più andante – Adagio
iii. Allegro molto moderato
Amy Zanrosso, a powerful and dynamic musician, has worked within a wide range of musical genres - classical, contemporary, musical theatre, German cabaret and tango. Much in demand as a collaborator, and a chamber musician at heart, Amy has shared the stage with acclaimed soloists and principal members of numerous symphony orchestras. She has appeared as a soloist with the Symphony of the Kootenays and the Russian Chamber Orchestra and has worked with Gustavo Dudamel for chorus rehearsals of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. In 2016 Amy went on tour to China with the GRAMMY award winning Pacific Boychoir and was also the pianist for Chorissima – the five-time GRAMMY award winning San Francisco Girl’s Chorus Premier Ensemble throughout the 2017-18 season. Amy is currently based in Oakland, California, and is a faculty member at the Pre-College of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music coaching chamber music and piano ensembles. She is steadily realizing her plan of learning and performing all existing piano chamber music and when not practicing Beethoven or Brahms, Amy can be found hanging out with her husband and dog or riding her bike to rehearsals. For more information please visit www.amyzanrosso.com.
Violinist Natasha Makhijani is a member of the Oakland Symphony, the Santa Rosa Symphony, the Magik*Magik Orchestra, is a founding member of the Chamber Music Society of San Francisco, and can also be seen performing with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Equally dedicated to teaching as she is to performing, Natasha and is on the faculty of the Crowden Music Center, and the Nueva School has held teaching positions at the Eastman School of Music, and the San Domenico School Music Conservatory.
Natasha holds a Bachelor of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music. Her principle teachers include Bettina Mussumeli, Zvi Zeitlin, and Charles Castleman. Natasha has appeared as concertmaster and assistant concertmaster of numerous orchestras, including those of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Eastman School of Music, and the Eastern and Las Vegas Music Festivals. She appeared as assistant concertmaster and soloist with the National Repertory Orchestra and while at Eastman she was invited to be a member of the Graduate Chamber Music Society.