BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, May 6\, 2012 at 4:00 pm the Polish Cultural Found ation proudly presents brother and sister violinists\, Ania and Piotr Fi lochowski\, award-winning sibling violinists from Warsaw\, Poland. \ ; This concert is a thank you from the artists to Polish Cultural Founda tion and the New Jersey\, New York metropolitan community for all their support.\nThe brother and sister have performed at venues throughout Eur ope\, and in the United States they have played at Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center\, Jordan Hall in Boston\, Richardson Audit orium at Princeton University\, among others. \; The pair has receiv ed instruction from world-renowned violinists\, including Itzhak Perlman \, Midori\, Anne-Sophie Mutter\, Pinchas Zukerman and Ruggiero Ricci.&nb sp\; In 2005\, they were both accepted at The Juilliard School on full s cholarships. \;\nAnia Filochowska (18) studied under the legendary I tzhak Perlman at Juilliard for four years as his youngest student\, and is currently a student of renowned Professor Aaron Rosand. \; Piotr (20) is a student at the Yale School of Music in the "Certificate in Per formance" program for exceptionally gifted musicians in class of Hyo Kan g. \; They were featured on the From the Top radio show\, as well as the PBS TV series "From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall." \; They are top-prize winners of numerous violin competitions around Europe (Pol and\, Italy\, Austria and Czech Republic) and in the US. \; They are recipients of several prestigious awards and scholarships\, including t he President and First Lady of Poland and the Polish Minister of Culture .\nThis fall\, Ania will begin her studies as an undergraduate student a t the Vienna Conservatory of Music in Austria as a student of Professor Pavel Vernikov\, and Piotr will study at the prestigious Curtis Institut e of Music in Philadelphia in class of Professor Aaron Rosand.\nThe 19-y ear-old Polish violinist \;Piotr Filochowski \;has already perfo rmed across Europe and North America to great critical acclaim.  \;P iotr began playing the violin at the age of six at a music school in War saw. In June 2009\, he graduated from New York City&rsquo\;s Professiona l Children's School and the Juilliard School&rsquo\;s Pre-College\, wher e he was a student since 2005.  \;In September 2009\, he began his s tudies at the Yale University School of Music in class of Hyo Kang.\nPio tr is a prize-winner of over 30 national and international violin compet itions in Europe and the US. He made his debut with orchestra at the age of 11\, performing Vivaldi's \;Four Seasons \;at \;the Pozn an Philharmonic. In 2006\, he played Bazzini's \;La Ronde des Lutins  \;on Nation Public Radio&rsquo\;s \;From the Top.  \;He has performed in Austria\, the Czech Republic\, Germany\, France\, Italy\, Netherlands\, Canada\, and in the United States.  \;He played at Car negie Hall&rsquo\;s Weill Recital Hall\, Richardson Auditorium of the Pr inceton University\, Mercersburg Performing Arts Center\, Kosciuszko Fou ndation and the Polish Consulate in New York City\, Ethical \;Societ y Building in Philadelphia\, National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa\, Wien er Saal in Salzburg (Austria)\, and Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall to name just a few. In 2007\, he gave a recital in Washington DC on invita tion from the Washington Performing Arts Society.\nHe has received instr uction from world-renowned violinists and professors\, including Anne-So phie Mutter\, Ida Haendel\, Midori\, Itzhak Perlman and Ruggiero Ricci.  \;Recently\, he won the first prize at The Williams Bacardi Fallon Performing Arts Competition in Massachusetts and Livingston Symphony Orc hestra's Young Artists Competition. In Spring 2009\, Piotr auditioned fo r Maestro Zubin Mehta at the Avery Fisher Hall of the New York Philharmo nic.\nThe concert on will feature the works of Chopin\, Mozart\, Paganin i\, Wieniawski\, Tchkovski\, among others work for two violins. \; F or tickets\, reservations or more information please call The Foundation at (732) 382-7197. Admission is $35.00 per person\, for children and st udents $20.00. \; There will be a meet the artists reception at the Banquet Hall after the concert\, with wine\, hors d&rsquo\;oeuvre and de sserts. \; This concert is a thank you from the artists to the Polis h Cultural Foundation and the New Jersey\, New York metropolitan communi ty for all their support. \; The Polish Cultural Foundation is a non -profit organization located at 177 Broadway\, Clark\, New Jersey.\n"It is my opinion that both Ania and Piotr Filochowski are extremely talente d young musicians.\nI hope they will have the recognition very soon for their talent and dedication to their art in music. Sincerely\, Ida Haend el"\n \;\n"It is difficult to discuss Ania's musical gift without us ing superlatives. Extraordinary is the word that comes to mind\, she is nothing if not remarkable. She is already a wonderful violinist\, but it is her comprehension of the music and the fact she already has a voice that is very much her own that impresses me and moves us all when she pl ays. She is wonderful..." --Itzhak Perlman\n"Ania is a remarkable young violinist with strong musical sensitivities and a very cultivated sound. She's a very respectable young player with a bright future." --Aaron Ro sand\n"Piotr is a young\, exceptionally talented violinist\, endowed wit h a brilliant\, effortless virtuosity\, beautiful tone\, performer's tem perament and charming personality." --Wanda Wilkomirska\n \; URL:http://scotchplains.patch.com/events/gala-benefit-concert-polish-cult ural-foundation SUMMARY:Gala Benefit Concert - Polish Cultural Foundation LOCATION:Polish Cultural Foundation: 177 Broadway\, Clark\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR