TransAtlantic Piano Duo The TransAtlantic Piano Duo, with German-born Steinway Artist Evelyn Ulex and Argentinian master Pablo Lavandera, has been performing in Europe and the Americas in venues such as Tilles Center, Carnegie Hall, Metropolitain Museum, Stony Brook University in New York, Berlin’s Konzerthaus and Philharmonie, and the Colón Theater in Buenos Aires. Their program sheds light to wonderful music from both sides of the Atlantic, both in four hand and solo performances. Their programs are inspired by dance and tango rhythms, from the electrifying “Dance Macabre” by Saint Säens to the colorful and energetic music of Astor Piazzolla and his “New Tango” inspired masterpieces, Samuel Barber’s Ballet Suite,…

   TransAtlantic Ensemble  hailing from Berlin and New York, the TransAltantic Ensemble has been making music on either side of the Atlantic since 2005. As a forum for two dynamic leaders in today’s generation of chamber musicians, this ensemble of clarinet and piano is dedicated to directing the course of classical music’s evolution.  The Ensemble’s innovative repertoire, dynamic sound and engaging stage presence attracts audiences from the contemporary, crossover, classical, and jazz worlds.  Their international tours have included appearances in New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, repeat performances throughout Berlin, and stops in Hamburg, Leipzig, and Costa Rica. Central to the TransAtlantic Ensemble’s mission is collaborating with living composers.…

        Sight & Sound Excerpts …. Short cuts from Sight & Sound live Performance Sight & Sound Color is sound, sound is color. The dramatic paintings of artist Ade Frey are projected on screen during the concert, providing a visceral response to Ms. Ulex’s performance of music by Modest Mussorgky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”, Schumann and Villa Lobos. Inspired by the music performed by pianist Evelyn Ulex, Ade Frey created her paintings. While she listened to Evelyn Ulex highly expressive interpretations, Ade Frey made associations to the musical structure, rhythmical movements, and sound; modifying and expressing the musical colors she hears. Ade Frey, artist Ade Frey born in…

     Brazilian Songs from 1800 to the Present Brazilian soprano Katia Guedes and pianist Evelyn Ulex are presenting “Brazilian Songs from 1800 to the Present” with special guest Ze Luis Oliveira, Saxophone. Join us on a musical journey to Brazil from the early 19th century to Bossa Nova with compositions by Alberto Nepomuceno, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Claudio Santoro, Gilberto Mendes, Antônio Carlos Jobim to Zé Luis Olivera. Brazilian Classical Song Read more … The song has become a central feature of Brazilian composition and is a key to understanding the complex nature of the country’s history and identity. This program offers an insight into these developments, tracing its path from the…