Season of Soloists
Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome

2:15 PM Conductor’s Comments
3:00 PM Concert

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560 Music Center
560 Trinity Ave, St. Louis, MO 63130
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ATTENDANCE IS FREE!
Covered parking is available adjacent to the building

- Program -

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 4, Op 61
Mozartiana

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2, G minor
Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome, piano

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THE UNIVERSITY CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leon Burke, Music Director

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ABOUT SONYA OVRUTSKY FENSOME -
Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome played the 2nd Piano Concerto with passion and virtuosity. Her crystalline playing is devoid of excessive pathos, and her solid technique plays with the dizzying strokes that punctuate the score  

                       – L’Impartial (Neuchatel, Switzerland)

Powerful and precise
                      – El Periódico (Zaragoza, Spain)

Exciting, … producing splendid filigree effects
                      – The Strad Magazine

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SONYA OVRUTSKY FENSOME is a classical pianist, composer, and educator. She is a professor at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and the director of M. Steinert and Sons Piano Academy in Boston.

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Her performances are known for their fresh, imaginative, and
passionate interpretation. Her extraordinary artistry brings new life to awide array of piano repertoire – from Baroque to the 21st Century. Her album “Dreams in Black and White” is streaming on numerous platforms including Apple Music and Spotify, and her YouTube channel “From My Piano Room” is gaining recognition around the world.

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Ms. Ovrutsky Fensome has performed in major venues in the United States, Europe, Russia, and South Africa – including Weill Carnegie Concert Hall and Lincoln Center in NY, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Aspen Music Festival, Palace de Beaux Arts in Brussels and Lucerne Music Festival. She performed as a soloist with the Aspen Festival Orchestra, Reno Philharmonic, and Neuchatel Festival Orchestra in Switzerland. She has performed in recitals with world renowned violinist Sarah Chang, and collaborates with her brother, violinist Mikhail Ovrutsky. Earlier in her career she worked as a collaborative pianist in the master classes and private lessons of professors Zakhar Bron, Dorothy DeLay, Mauricio Fuks, Itzhak Perlman, Vadim Repin, and Pinchas Zukerman. Her numerous competition awards include the Aspen Music Festival Competition and Concert Artist Competition in New York. Her duo CD with Mikhail Ovrutsky “Turning Points” recorded for Berlin Classics® has earned outstanding reviews and was selected as “CD of the Week” by RBB Kulturradio.

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Born in Moscow, Russia, into a family of classical musicians, Ms. Ovrutsky Fensome gave her first performance at age 5. At age 15, she gained world recognition upon winning the International Piano Competition in Senigalia, Italy. She was invited to study at the Juilliard School of Music as a full scholarship recipient, where she earned her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in piano performance, studying with legendary professors Herbert Stessin for piano and Felix Galimir for chamber music.

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Ms. Ovrutsky Fensome resides in Boston area with her husband and son.​​​​​​​​