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CONTACT: Erin Brownfield, Director of Marketing, Community School of Music and Arts 650.917.6800, ext. 305; [email protected] ​

Community School of Music and Arts Presents Cellist Yulia Fomicheva & Pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi on November 7

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) presents cellist Yulia Fomicheva and pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi who will perform on Saturday, November 7 at ​ ​ 7:30pm. The concert will be live-streamed on CSMA’s YouTube channel. Go here to set a reminder for the event now: https://youtu.be/X2w6TVoplYo. ​ ​

Fomicheva and Nakagoshi will perform music from including , Sergei Rachmaninov and Nikolai Myaskovsky, who began their lives in Imperial . After the performance, Fomicheva and Nakagoshi will give a brief discussion on the composers and their significance. Learn more about Yulia Fomicheva and Keisuke Nakagoshi on the Arts4All blog. ​ ​

This evening’s program will include: Igor Stravinsky: “Suite Italienne” arrangement for and piano : “Prelude and Oriental dance” for cello and piano Nikolai Myaskovsky: “Sonata No 2“ for cello and piano

Yulia Fomicheva attended renowned institutions in , Russia where she earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music degrees. She later earned her PsD degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has won numerous international music competitions and has performed as a soloist, a member of ensembles and orchestras in the United States, Russia, China, England and Germany. She is currently a faculty member teaching cello and piano at CSMA.

Keisuke Nakagoshi attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Composition and Master’s degree in Chamber Music. After graduating, he was selected to represent the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project which features the most promising young musicians from major conservatories across the country. Keisuke has performed to acclaim on prestigious concert stages including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and Davies

Founded in 1968, the Community School of Music and Arts is Northern California’s largest non-profit provider of arts education programs. With a $6 million budget and 160-member staff and faculty, CSMA is one of the ten largest community schools in the United States. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, CSMA is dedicated to making the arts and arts education accessible to all, regardless of age, experience, background or financial means.

Hall in San Francisco. He has received training from Emanuel Ax, Gilbert Kalish and Menahem Pressler, and has collaborated with musicians such as Lucy Shelton, Ian Swensen and Robin Sutherland. In addition, he tours as principal pianist and slide guitarist with conductor Geroge Daughertry’s award-winning “Bugs Bunny on Broadway.”

This event is part of CSMA’s 2020-2021 Community Concert Series. In keeping with CSMA’s mission to provide Arts for All, Community Concerts are free and open to the public. CSMA provides unique music and visual arts programming and events for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

The Community Concert Series is supported by the Applied Materials Foundation and the Los Altos Community Foundation. For a full Community Concert Series schedule, visit www.arts4all.org. For artist interviews and hi-res images, please contact Erin Brownfield, ​ Director of Marketing at 650-917-6800, ext 305 or [email protected]

EVENT CALENDAR INFORMATION: ​

WHAT: Cellist Yulia Fomicheva & Pianist Keizuke Nakagoshi - Music by Russian-born ​ Composers

WHERE: CSMA’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSMAMV ​

WHEN: Saturday, November 7, 7:30 pm

COST: Free. Donations are welcome. https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/csma ​ ​

INFO: www.arts4all.org; 650-917-6800, ext 305 ​

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Founded in 1968, the Community School of Music and Arts is Northern California’s largest non-profit provider of arts education programs. With a $6 million budget and 160-member staff and faculty, CSMA is one of the ten largest community schools in the United States. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, CSMA is dedicated to making the arts and arts education accessible to all, regardless of age, experience, background or financial means.