Javier F. Torres-Delgado, violin; Maria Gabriela Mendez Martinez, violin; Joshua Thaver, viola; Manuel Papale, cello
St. James Cathedral - 65. E Huron Street
Cellist Dilshod Narzillaev has captivated audiences worldwide with his solo performances alongside prestigious ensembles, including the Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall, the National and State orchestras of Uzbekistan, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, and the Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra as part of the Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition prize.
An accomplished chamber musician, Dilshod has performed with esteemed artists at renowned festivals such as the Perlman Music Program, Music@Menlo, Kronberg Academy, , iPalpiti International Festival, and Heifetz Music Institute. This summer, he will join the Marlboro Festival in Vermont and commence his role as an Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Chapel in Waterloo in the fall.
Dilshod Narzillaev is a native Uzbek where he started cello at the Glier Specialized Music school at the age of teen. After he graduated from Park University and The New England Conservatory, where he studied under distinguished mentors Daniel Veis and Laurence Lesser.
Hailed by The Washington Post for his “poised and imaginative playing,” Filipino-American pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion has appeared in concert halls in Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, Turkey and the USA, as a recitalist and concerto soloist. He played his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Manila Chamber Orchestra, and his New York recital debut in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 1999. In addition, he has worked with conductors including Sergio Esmilla, Enrique Batiz, Mei Ann Chen, Zeev Dorman, Arthur Weisberg, Corrick Brown, David Loebel, Leon Fleisher, Michael Stern, Jordan Tang, and Bobby McFerrin.
A chamber music enthusiast, he has performed with artists such as Lynn Harrell, Zuill Bailey, Andres Diaz, James Dunham, Antonio Meneses, Joshua Roman, Cho-Liang Lin, Giora Schmidt, the Dover, Emerson, Serafin, Sao Paulo, and Vega String Quartets. He was on the chamber music faculty of the Aspen Music Festival, and the Garth Newel Summer Music Festival. He was also the pianist for the Garth Newel Piano Quartet for three seasons. Festival appearances include the Amelia Island, Highland-Cashiers, Music in the Vineyards, and Santa Fe.
The concerts are generously sponsored by the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council and by individual donors.