Yevgeny Kutik, violinist

Yevgeny Kutik, violinist

Violinist Yevgeny Kutick, is a sensational young Russian violinist hailed for his "dazzling command of the violin and electrifying presence"-The New York Times. Mr. Kutik will interpret Tschaikovksy's Serenade Melancolique, Wieniawski's Polonaise op. 4, and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs). Born in Minsk, Belarus- Yevgeny Kutik began studies with Zinaida Gilels and later with the legendary Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory of Music. Winner of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Young Artist Competition, he then was soloist with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops. Mr. Kutik has performed internationally with the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, Germany's WDR Radio Symphony Orchestra, at Lobkowicz Palace in Prague, and at the Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele in Germany. A member of the United Jewish Federations Speakers Bureau, he performs recitals around the country to promote the assistance of refugees. Yevgeny Kutik performs on a rare Stefano Scarampella violin from Cremona, Italy.

Wesley Morgan, tenor

Wesley Morgan, tenor

Morgan is a local tenor with the Atlanta Opera. Critics have noted "a rich and powerful voice, especially mellifluous in the upper tessitura….. an engaging musical personality". Mr. Morgan has studied at Georgia State University and Oberlin Conservatory and sung with the St. Petersburg Opera, the El Paso Opera, the Greenville Light Opera, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, the Capitol City Opera, and the Pied Piper Players. He will interpret the magnificent "Fra poco a me ricovero" from Donizetti's- Lucia di Lammermoor and "Ich baue ganz" from Mozart's-the Abduction from the Seraglio.