Chamber music concert

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- Co-artistic directors of the Clark’s Performing Artists in Residence program Jeewon Park, piano, and Edward Arron, cello, present a concert of chamber music Sunday, October 27, at 3 pm, in the Clark’s Michael Conforti Pavilion. Special guest musicians Anton Miller, violin, and Rita Porfiris, viola, join them for this performance.
Arron made his New York recital debut in 2000 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has since appeared as a soloist with major orchestras and as a chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He is the artistic director and host of the acclaimed Musical Masterworks concert series in Old Lyme, CT, and teaches at UMass Amherst.
 Park made her solo orchestral debut at the age of 12, performing Chopin’s First Concerto with the Korean Symphony Orchestra. Since that time she has performed in prestigious venues.
Porfiris has performed in major concert halls across the globe as a chamber musician, orchestral musician, and soloist. She has received Austria’s Prix Mercure and is associate professor of viola and chair of chamber music at The Hartt School. Since his Carnegie Hall concerto debut in 1992, Miller has appeared throughout the United States and abroad as a soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, and pedagogue. He is on the violin and chamber music faculty at The Hartt School. Together, they have recorded three albums as the Miller-Porfiris Duo.
This performance is presented through the generous support of Mela and Paul Haklisch. Park performs on a Steinway & Sons piano, provided through a special arrangement with the firm. A reception for the artists follows the program.
Tickets are $25, $20 for members. Students are free with valid ID. Visit clarkart.edu or call (413) 458 0524 to reserve tickets.