Superlative Duo Mihai Marica and Ilya Poletaev Set the Mood for Valentine’s Day

Enjoy a perfect start of the Valentine’s Day romantic evening with a love-infused, reverie-inducing program of Debussy, Brahms, and Enescu offered by international competitions favorites Mihai Marica (cello) and Ilya Poletaev (piano). 

The recital launches our 2020 season of the "Enescu Soirees of New York City".

Program:

Claude Debussy - Sonata for cello and piano

Johannes Brahms - Sonata for cello and piano No. 1 

George Enescu - Sonata for cello and piano No. 2

This event is free and seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

“The Enescu Soirees” is a permanent program of the Romanian Cultural Institute designed to showcase, cultivate and promote Romanian music in New York and other major cultural centers of the United States through chamber music concerts of highest quality featuring Romanian, American and international performers and a wide array of styles and genres. The namesake of the series honors Romania’s most prolific and revered musician, George Enescu (1881-1955), a genius composer, violinist, pianist, and conductor. “The Enescu Soirees” aims to present the integrale of Enescu’s chamber works (many of them recently discovered and completed), an endeavor never attempted before, together with other major creations of the Romanian and international classical music repertoire. Music advisor: Irina Muresanu.