We spoke with Yevgeny's mother on the way into the church, who said he had returned from concerts in California just yesterday and was ill with a fever.
Yevgeny plays better sick than most violinists do when in perfect health.
His half of the program featured Russian works from his latest CD, Music from the Suitcase, a collection of music his mother saved when the family fled Russia in 1990. Represented were works by Prokofiev, Anton Rubinstein, Andrea Eshpai, and Johan Halvorsen.
www.yevgenykutik.com
Yevgeny played with his usual brilliance and impeccable intonation. No matter how many times I have heard him perform, he takes my breath away. The Ferris Burtis Music Foundation is proud to have had him under our aegis for the past twelve years.
http://ferrisburtisfoundation.blogspot.com
Ms. Emery played the piano parts for both artists very well.
The first half of the program featured Mr. Barker on the double bass.Here is a recording of the great Gary Carr playing the Koussivitzky Concerto for String Bass. This was Mr. Barker's opening work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nKpDxvba4M
Mr. Barker is no Gary Carr.
