Ilona OltuskiNov 8, 2023At the Lera Auerbach Festival in The Hague – A timely unveiling honoring Jewish past and presentLera Auerbach is a virtuoso pianist, award-winning poet, writer, composer, conductor, and visual artist. As a teenager, the Soviet-born...
Ilona OltuskiMar 25, 2023Late Night at the RoseInsiders might know about the salon-style seated Late Night Rose chamber music offerings. However, within NYC’s mainstream classical...
Ilona OltuskiMar 17, 2022String Feast - Brooklyn Rider and Israeli Mandolinist Avi Avital at New York's 92Y Surprise and familiarity were only two opposing criteria that kept the 92Ys dimly lit stage filled with an abundance of tonal drama and...
Ilona OltuskiNov 22, 2020MIDORI: Building Connections Between Music and the Human ConditionEver since her debut as an 11-year-old violin prodigy, when she was invited by Zubin Mehta to perform at the New York Philharmonic’s 1982...