Cellist and pianist will perform Sept. 27

Cellist Ani Kalayjian and pianist Reiko Uchida will perform a free concert at The Chapel Restoration at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, as part of the chapel’s Sunday Music Series. The pair will perform a selection of Romantic and Armenian music.

Cellist Ani Kalayjian (photo provided)
Cellist Ani Kalayjian (photo provided)

Kalayjian, who is Armenian-American and the grand prize winner of the International Chamber Music Competition of New England, will make her debut as a chamber music artist at the Chateau de la Moutte festival in St. Tropez. She studied at Mannes College of Music and earned a master’s degree from the Royal Northern College of Music.

Pianist Reiko Uchida (photo provided)
Pianist Reiko Uchida (photo provided)

Uchida has appeared as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Santa Fe Symphony, Greenwich Symphony and Princeton Symphony, and made her New York solo debut at Weill Hall in 2001. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Curtis  Institute of Music, a master’s degree from Mannes College of Music and an artist diploma from the Juilliard School.

The Chapel Restoration, at 45 Market St. in Cold Spring, is across from Metro-North Station, where free parking is available on weekends. Concerts are made possible, in part, through a grant from the Putnam Arts Council through the New York State Council on the Arts.

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