Anna Bartos, Soprano, Founder/Director, has sung leading operatic roles in the U.S. and abroad, and has concertized throughout the U.S., Canada, Russia, Mexico and the Caribbean. She has been a featured soloist at the Leningrad Musical Spring International Festival in Russia, The Performing Arts of Asia and Mexico festivals at Lincoln Center, and the Franco-Italian Festival at Carnegie Hall, among others, and with orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de Guadalajara and the NYU Chamber Music Society. Ms. Bartos is especially known for her poignant interpretations of Spanish and Latin American songs. She received a Spanish Consulate (New York) grant and the non-profit sponsorship of NYFA for her original one-woman musical drama, La Maja Olvidada. Her recordings include Cantares for Soprano and Guitar and You Must Remember This II, with guitarist Gregg Nestor, and Mostly Spanish with the Ensemble ALMA. Anna Bartos teaches at New York University, is alecture-recitalist at college conferences, and gives master classes in Spanish repertoire. She holds an M.A. in voice, and maintains a private studio in New York City.
__“She soared to unsuspected heights of emotion in Schubert and Ravel...Ponce and ‘Tata’ Nacho were magnificently interpreted!” - REVISTA TIEMPO (Mexico City)
Fabio Gardenal, Piano, Co-Founder, made his orchestral debut at age 16 with the São Paulo State Symphony in his native Brazil, has won numerous competitions, and has performed in South America, Russia, Korea, Taiwan and the U.S. He was a scholarship student at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and a featured artist at the Leningrad Musical Spring International Festival. His active international concert career includes solo and chamber performances with the NYU Chamber Music Society and New Music Ensemble in the U.S. and throughout Europe under the auspices of Jeunesse Musicales. Mr Gardenal has recorded several CDs including, most recently, Old New Worlds : 20th Century Works for Cello and Piano, with cellist Pedro de Alcantara. Dr. Gardenal is an AssistantProfessor of Piano and Chamber Music at New York University, and in 2001 received the Professor of the Year award from NYU's Department of Music and Performing Arts Undergraduate Student Government. Recent appearances include solo recitals in Karlsruhe, Germany, Bridgetown, Barbados and a concert of French Chamber Music in Curitiba, Brazil.
__"A truly exceptional interpretation, consumately profound." - L'ARENA DI VERONA
Virginia Luque, Classical Guitar, a native of Cadiz, Spain, won first prize at the Manuel de Falla International Competition for Classical Guitar in Granada, Spain, and also at the International Festival of Guitar in Puerto Rico. She has appeared in concert at The Frick Collection, the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall and Town Hall, in New York City. Ms. Luque debuted her concerto for guitar and orchestra, Fantasia Flamenca, with the Alexandria Symphony and has been a featured soloist with the New York Virtuosi, Riverside Symphony, and others in Turkey and South Korea. She recently recorded the Concierto de Aranjuez, by Joaquin Rodrigo, with the London Symphony at Abbey Road Studios in London, which will be released in the coming year. Virginia Luque, who made her debut at age 7, plays in a Spanish romantic style rarely heard today, and is lauded for her technical virtuosity, hauntingly beautiful sound and impeccable musicianship. Ms. Luque was a scholarship student of Andres Segovia and holds an M.A. from The Juilliard School. Aside from an active concert career, she composes and teaches in New York City.
__“...a concert stunning for its technical fireworks and its musical warmth.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES
