A ‘Roaring Twenties’ Soirée
Sunday, April 16th, 2023 | Upper West Side
An elegant evening of music, mingling and cocktails in the spirit of the Roaring 20’s, featuring music related to the era performed by violinist Rachell Ellen Wong and pianist Audrey Vardanega.
Rachell Ellen Wong
A rising star on both the historical performance and modern violin stages, violinist Rachell Ellen Wong has performed throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in the UK, Canada, Italy, Costa Rica, Panama, China, and New Zealand.
Recipient of a 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant, she is a sought-after collaborator, and her reputation as one of the top historical performers of her generation has resulted in appearances with such respected ensembles as the American Bach Soloists and The Academy of Ancient Music, and tours with Bach Collegium Japan, Les Arts Florissants, and others.
In 2020, she made her conducting debut leading Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Seattle Symphony. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Rachell performs on a baroque violin from the school of Joachim Tielke, and on a modern violin by Carlo de March.
Audrey Vardanega
Praised as a “[musically] eloquent” (San Francisco Classical Voice) player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence” (The Piedmont Post), American pianist Audrey Vardanega has performed as a solo and collaborative pianist across Europe, China, South America and the United States.
Audrey is the Founder and Artistic Director of Musaics of the Bay, a nonprofit chamber music series dedicated to connecting musicians, composers and visual artists for collaborations, residency programs, mentorship and creating new work in the Bay Area and beyond.
Along with Christos Vayenas she is the co-founder and COO of Arium, a free online streaming platform for classical music storytelling. She is also the Director of Operations for The Autumn Salon, an invite-only NYC and Boston-based Salon series devoted to bringing together world-class musicians with audiences in intimate settings. Audrey is passionate about providing emerging artists with opportunities to determine their own careers by creating new artistic communities, collaborations and sustainable networks.