Program note: “Uno” intertwines a collection of ones. The interplay of the voice and the cello suggests a search of oneself, a moment for reflection. Sparse, for moments frantic, the cello character goes from gritty to idyllic, always exploring. Throughout an introspective journey the piece takes the listener through momentos tangueros based on Mariano Mores’ tango Uno, to strokes of Brahms first Symphony. All tinted with the palette of my own self.
American cellist Natasha Farny has performed as soloist with the Boston Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and several regional orchestras throughout New York state, recently premiering Avner Dorman’s double concerto written for her and Ekstasis Duo partner, Eliran Avni. Solo and chamber music tours include appearances in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Brazil, and nationally at Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, Brooklyn’s Bargemusic “Here and Now” Series, and Florida’s BIG ARTS Sanibel series. Ms. Farny’s debut CD of French cello music on the Centaur label appeared in 2020, followed in 2022 by “Women’s Voices” with Eliran Avni. Nationally, Ms. Farny has performed live on radio programs including Chicago’s “Live from WFMT”, and is a regular guest at WXXI’s “Live from Hochstein” series in Rochester, New York. Recent performances have taken the duo to Merkin Hall, Strings Music Festival (CO), The Holland Theater (OH), and the Del E. Webb Performing Arts Center (AZ). She has been appointed to numerous summer festivals including the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, the Brancaleoni International Music Festival, the National Music Festival (MD), the Colorado Music Festival, and the Fredonia String Camp. During the year, she holds a professorship at the School of Music at SUNY Fredonia.
