Cicely Parnas
Cellist Cicely Parnas,14, began her musical studies at age four and was setting award records at an early age, including a 1st prize win at age nine earning her a performance with the Walden Chamber Players of Boston. Last year alone, Cicely won three first prizes in competition including the Uel Wade Scholarship Competition, the Schenectady Symphony Stefan Concerto Competition, and the Berkshire Lyric Young Artist Competition, as well as being named a winner of the 2007 National ASTA Solo Competition in the Junior Division. Cicely’s debut as guest soloist with orchestra was also at nine and earned these words from a reviewer, who described her playing as “an astonishing mix of pungency and finesse.â€
Upcoming 2007-2008 solo orchestral performances include the Saint-Saens Concerto No. 1 in A minor, the Kabalevsky Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, and two double concerti with sister and violinist Madalyn Parnas. An avid chamber musician, Cicely joins Madalyn in the Parnas Duo performing at the highest caliber and consistently generating enthusiasm in audiences. Cicely was a full scholarship student at the Hotchkiss School Chamber Music Program, has participated in the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Quartet Workshop as the youngest participant, and studies chamber music privately with legendary pianist Peter Serkin. Cicely’s exquisite tone and intuitive musicality fueled by a generosity and fearlessness in performance remind us she is the granddaughter of the great cellist, Leslie Parnas . She is a student of world-renowned cellist Peter Wiley.
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