FanFaire Foundation Presents “From Paris To You 2014”

The Paris-based piano and viola duo
of Zachary Deak and Virginie D’Avezac De Castera performs a program of music by
Schubert, Schumann, Chopin and Clarke at the La Jolla-Riford Public Library on

Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.  The concert is part of FanFaire Foundation’s
“Free Family Concerts Series” in partnership with the La Jolla-Riford Branch
Library.

The
Paris-based duo of pianist Zachary Deak and violist Virginie D’Avezac De

Castera returns to San Diego this winter with a new program of stirring music
by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin and Rebecca Clarke.  

Unlike their
2012 performances which spanned Western music from the Baroque to the 20th
century, this time the duo has as thoughtfully assembled a program of works by
the well-known composers of the Romantic era and interestingly juxtaposes these
with music by the late 20th century English-American woman composer
and violist, Rebecca Clarke. Unfamiliar
to many of us, Clarke is acclaimed in music circles for the lush textures and
harmonies of her compositions for the viola, which have been compared with
works by Ravel and Bloch, as well as for her songs and choral pieces.  Her “Sonata for Viola and Piano”, which is
the final number in the program, is today a standard of the viola repertoire.  The duo will also perform Schumann’s “Marchenbilder
for Viola and Piano”.  Schubert’s “Piano

Sonata in C minor, D.958” and Chopin’s “Two Nocturnes op.48”, which showcase
Zachary Deak’s exquisite piano artistry, complete the program of music to
remember. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon in winter!

San Diego-born and raised, (by an American mother and a Slovak father), Zachary Deak began his musical studies at the age of five as a pre-schooler in Encinitas.  At age thirteen he began his studies at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris which awarded him various “diplomes” in 2004 and 2007, culminating in 2011 with the coveted “Diplome Superieure d’execution avec l’unanimite”.  Zachary has performed extensively in France as a soloist and in chamber groups, participating in the premieres of contemporary works. In June 2012, Zachary received the Hodgkins silver medal at the prestigious Chappell Medal piano competition in London.  In January 2013, 

Zachary participated in the “Maria Joao Pires Academy” in Paris and performed
in a concert at the Cite de la Musique. In July 2013, Zachary graduated from
the Royal College of Music in London with a Masters degree in Performance with
distinction.  

Like
Zachary Deak, Virginie d’Avezac de Castera began her musical studies at age
five as a piano student. She entered the Bordeaux National Conservatory at age
ten where a few years later at age fourteen she found her true musical calling
and began studying the viola, receiving first prizes from the Bordeaux
Conservatory in viola, chamber music, harmony and counterpoint.  Virginie studied with two of France's most

respected violists and has played in many prominent orchestras across France. A
professor of viola at the Cognac Conservatory of Music and conductor of the
school’s string orchestra from 2004-2010, she now lives in Paris where she
performs regularly with Zachary Deak and other musicians. Since 2011, she has
been performing with the Magnolia Quartet of which she is a founding member. In
September 2012, the Magnolia quartet was admitted to study at the prestigious
European center of chamber music, Proquartet, in Paris.  

For more information: (760) 666-1810 
http://fanfairefoundation.org/from-paris-to-you