Cooperstown Festival to Host 'Three Faces of Romanticism' Concert, 4/26

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, under the artistic direction of flutist Linda Chesis, presents Three Faces of Romanticism on Sunday, April 26 at 4 pm at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown. The concert features Ms. Chesis, Nicholas Canellakis, cello; and Roman Rabinovich, piano, performing works by Beethoven, Reinecke and Rachmaninoff.

"We're jumpstarting our 17th season with a spring concert. Nick and Roman are both superb artists, and I'm delighted to be performing with them in Cooperstown," says Linda Chesis. "We'll take the audience on an artistic voyage of Romanticism, from the groundbreaking imagination of Beethoven to Reinecke's poetic depiction of the water sprite Undine to its 20th century culmination in the lush music of Rachmaninoff."

Nicholas Canellakis is one of the most innovative cellists of his generation, captivating audiences throughout the United States and abroad. The New York Times praised his playing as "impassioned" and "soulful," with "the audience seduced by Mr. Canellakis's rich, alluring tone." The week before the concert, he will make his Carnegie Hall concerto debut, performing Leon Kirchner's Music for Cello and Orchestra with the American Symphony Orchestra in Isaac Stern Auditorium. He performs regularly with the Chamber Music Society in Alice Tully Hall and on tour, and as a member of the Canellakis-Brown Duo. Filmmaking is one of Mr. Canellakis's special interests. He has produced, directed, and starred in several short films and music videos, all of which can be found on his website, nicholascanellakis.com.

The Israeli pianist Roman Rabinovich, "whose mature, self-assured playing belies his chronological age" (San Francisco Classical Voice) won the top prize as well as four additional prizes at the 2008 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. Since his Israel Philharmonic debut under the baton of Zubin Mehta at age ten, Mr. Rabinovich has performed as a soloist with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Buffalo Philharmonic, and many others. An avid chamber musician, Mr. Rabinovich has partnered with Daniel Hope, Ralph Kirshbaum and Miriam Fried. He has recently recorded ballets by Ravel, Prokofiev and Stravinsky for the Orchid Classics label. Mr. Rabinovich also excels as a gifted artist. He often combines his concerts with exhibitions of his paintings. More information at: www.romanrabinovich.net/

Linda Chesis, artistic director and founder of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, has been hailed by critics on three continents as one of the most exciting and dynamic flutists of her generation. She has frequently collaborated with such renowned artists as Jessye Norman, Dawn Upshaw, James Levine and the late Jean-Pierre Rampal and has performed with orchestras and in solo recitals throughout the US, France, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, and Korea. Ms. Chesis is professor of flute and chair of the Woodwind Department at Manhattan School of Music. She has offered master classes at universities, conservatories and for flute associations around the globe. Her recordings can be heard on the EMI, Nonesuch and Music Masters labels.

Tickets ($25 for adults, $15 for students) can be ordered online, CooperstownMusicFest.org, or by calling the box office service Brown Paper Tickets, 800/838-3006. Tickets will be sold at the door, as available. The Festival has a "no service charge" policy, so ticket buyers will not pay a service charge, no matter which payment method (online, phone, in person) they choose.

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