New York. Violinist Hanna Lachert introduces the work and story of fellow violinist Henryka Tronek.

An opportunity to hear about the family's history of survival during the Second World War and post-war success, and enjoy remarkable music. 

About Henryka Tronek
Henryka Tronek was born to a well-known musical family in Warsaw. She received her first violin lessons at the age of six with Professor Helena Zarzycka. After high school she was awarded a scholarship for the music academy in Leningrad where she studied with Prof. Michail Wajman. During this time she had many concerts in Poland and the Soviet Union.      Afterwards, she accepted an invitation from Andre Gertler to study in Brussels at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. She received First Prize for violin and a diploma with honours in chamber music.

From 1974-2009, she was engaged as 1st violinist in the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and in 1981 won an international competition for orchestral musicians.

Henryka Tronek has played solo and chamber music concerts throughout the world including Europe, Japan, China, the USA, and South America. She specializes in virtuoso pieces that have been forgotten over the years but are now beginning to be played again.

PROGRAM 

Vitali 

Chaconne

I. Paderewski

Sonate op,13:

Allegro con fantasia

Intermezzo

Finale

Pugnani-Kreisler         

Preludium and Allegro

Rimski/Korsakow-Kreisler    

Chanson Arabe

Rachmaninov-Kreisler           

Margaritki 

H. Wieniawski             

Obertas

K. Szymanowski          

Romanze

G. Bacewicz             

Kaprys Polski (Violine Solo)

B. Bartok                 

Romanian Folk Dances

Sunday, March 9, 2014, at 5:00pm

The Kosciuszko Foundation, Inc.
15 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065
USA

Telephone: (212) 734-2130

www.thekf.org