CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Neighborhood Concert: Alexander Fiterstein & Friends: The Zimro Project

Abrons Arts Center
Sunday, January 11th, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Alexander Fiterstein & Friends: The Zimro Project
·· Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet
·· Sharon Roffman, Violin
·· Lily Francis, Violin
·· Alexis Sykes, Viola
·· Nicholas Canellakis, Cello
·· Steven Beck, Piano

PROKOFIEV Overture on Hebrew Themes
LERA AUERBACH Prayer
OSVALDO GOLIJOV The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind

Founded in 2008 by clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, The Zimro Project is a unique ensemble dedicated to incorporating Jewish art music into chamber music programs. It is inspired by the Zimro Ensemble, a group that was active almost a century ago in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts are supported, in part, by The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.