The youngest recipient ever of the Naumburg International Violin Competition, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg stands out in the field of classical music with her powerful sound and energetic presence. In 1983 she was recognized with an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and in 1988 was Ovations Debut Recording Artist of the Year.  In 1999 she was honored with the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, awarded to instrumentalists who have demonstrated "outstanding achievement and excellence in music."  In May of that same year, Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg was awarded an honorary Masters of Musical Arts from the New Mexico State University, the first honorary degree the University has ever awarded.  An American citizen, Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg was born in Rome and emigrated to the United States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music.  She later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School. Electrifying performances, fearless interpretations and musical depth have established her as one of the leading violinists of our time.

Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott completes this duo with her expressive performance and great sensitivity. As a chamber music performer, Anne-Marie McDermott was named an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 1995 and performs and tours extensively with CMS each season. As a duo, she and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg have released a CD titled “Live” on the NSS label and plan to release the Complete Brahms Violin and Piano Sonatas in the future.

BACH............................Sonata in E Major, BWV. 1016

BEETHOVEN.............Sonata in A Major, Op.12, No.2

DE FALLA.............Suite Populaire Espangnole

STRAUSS................... Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18

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