Legacy String Quartet: Rachmaninoff, Borodin, Beethoven
$70-$130 (student/senior discounts available at the box office)
- Olga Tourkina, violin
- Saki Uetsuhara, violin
- Drew Vella, viola
- James Acampora, cello
- Elizaveta Kopelman, piano
- Anastasia Golenishcheva, cello
Alexander Borodin — String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 "Razumovsky"
About Legacy String Quartet (NY)
The Legacy String Quartet, founded by violinist Olga Tourkina, granddaughter of a member of the esteemed Tourkina piano duo, carries forward a cherished musical tradition. Based in New York, the quartet is dedicated to reviving and sharing the timeless beauty of classical music, drawing inspiration from the legacy behind its name. The quartet brings masterpieces from the Classical and Romantic eras to life.
https://www.youtube.com/@thelegacystringquartetAbout Olga Tourkina, violin
Olga's ability and diverse style performance has been enriched by more than a decade of regular performances with various musical ensembles throughout the New York Area. Her love for music and desire in sharing her music with her audiences has led her to offer music and entertainment services, in collaboration with her colleagues and highly trained professionals.
Olga Turkina is an Eastman School of Music Graduate in Violin Performance, and has competed internationally and won numerous awards. Olga grew up in a musical family in Mexico, where she began to play violin when she was 8 and by the time she was 12 she was already performing as a soloist with numerous orchestras.
She has participated in numerous festivals throughout Europe and USA. Currently Olga resides on Long Island, NY, where she is an active concert violinist, teacher, and member of various orchestras throughout the Tri-State area and PA.
About Saki Uetsuhara, violin
About Drew Vella, viola
Violist and Long Island native Drew Vella delights in performing a wide-ranging repertoire throughout New York and the tri-state area: from Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and Broadway, to the UN, cafes, salsa studios, and house concerts. Former violist of the Lehman String Quartet, Mr. Vella has also performed with the Turtle Bay Piano Quartet, the NY Chamber Collective, and has made frequent appearances at Concerts on the Slope. He has performed with the Manhattan Symphonie, the Symphony of Westchester, and Amore Opera. Mr. Vella has frequently been invited to be a fellowship artist at the Pierrot Chamber Music Festival and the Bennington Chamber Music Conference. He has played in masterclasses led by Victoria Chiang, Yizhak Schotten, Lawrence Dutton, Donald Weilerstein, as well as members of the Ying Quartet, Borodin Quartet, and Kronos Quartet.
An advocate of expanding the repertoire for viola, Drew is dedicated to finding fresh and dynamic ways of expanding the canon of music available for the viola. He enjoys pioneering contemporary pieces as well as personally transcribing and arranging classic works of literature and arranging them for the viola.
Mr. Vella has studied at the Eastman School of Music, Queens College, and Long Island University where he was a two time Concerto Competition winner, studying with George Taylor, Brett Deubner, Peter Slowik, and Veronica Salas.