2023 Festival Archives:



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Virtuosi Summer Institute and Festival, Since 2011 · Bach: Kunst Der Fuge 2023 Connecticut Virtuosi Institute & Festival Final CONCERT

Schedule of Events:


Sunday, July 30, 2023, 12:30pm
Mozart Duets for 2 violins
Adrian Sylveen, Brunilda Myftaraj, violins
Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford


Thursday, August 3, 2023, 7:00 pm
VMI Faculty Quartet: Adrian Sylveen, Brunilda Myftaraj, violins
Jonathan Kane, viola, Carline Engle, cello
In Program: Josef Elsner, Philip Glass, Charlton Singleton, Joseph Haydn
St. James Episcopal Church, Farmington


Saturday, August 5, 2023, 7:00 pm
Adrian Sylveen in Recital
with Blake Hansen, piano
In Program: Szymanowski, Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Fritz Kreisler
St. James Episcopal Church, Farmington


Thursday, August 10, 2023, 7:00 pm
J. S. Bach – Partitas for Violin Solo
Brunilda Myftaraj, violin
St. James Episcopal Church, Farmington


Saturday, August 12, 7:00 pm
Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Almeida in recital
with pianist Alex Nakhimovsky
St. James Episcopal Church, Farmington


Sunday, August 13, 1:00 pm
VMI Ensemble Concert
In Program J. S. Bach: “Kunst Der Fuge” Contrapoints
and more…
St. James Episcopal Church, Farmington


Sunday, August 27, 12:30 pm
Stanislaw Moniuszko: Latin Mass in E-flat
Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford

Moniuszko Choir

Soloists:
Kelly Whitesell, soprano, Rebeca Almeida, alto,
Josaphat Contreras, tenor, David Kennedy, bass
Brunilda Myftaraj, Jake Dziubek – violins
Jonathan Kane – viola, Carolyn Engle – cello
Sharon Liu – Double Bass, Bridget DaMaura Castro – organ
Adrian Sylveen – conductor