Pianist Benita Meshulam to Perform at Hoff Barthelson

The Hoff-Barthelson Music School is pleased to announce that it will feature the internationally recognized pianist, Benita Meshulam, in recital on Thursday, October 7 at 8 pm, at the Music School, 25 School Lane, Scarsdale, New York. Ms. Meshulam will be joined on her recital, entitled 2 to Tango: A program of Argentinean dances and tangos, by guest pianist Allison Brewster Franzetti.

The program for the evening includes Pablo Ziegler’s El Empedrado, Asfalto, and Elegante Canyenguito; Tres Romances Argentinas, op. 2 by Carlos Guastavino; and four pieces by Astor Piazzolla that have been rescored for two pianos by Pablo Ziegler: Fuga y misterio, Milonga del angel, La Muerte del angel, and Libertango.

Benita Meshulam has appeared in concerts and recitals throughout the United States and Europe. A specialist in Spanish repertoire, she has had three recordings that have gained recognition. Her first CD of Iberia was put of the recommended listening list of The New York Times Magazine in 1990 and her recording of Goyescas was singled out by Classic CD Magazine in Great Britain for a five-star mega-review. It was also on the Grammy nomination list in 1997. Her last recording of the piano music of Xaview Montsalvatge received rave reviews from Classic CD, American Record Guide, BBC Magazine, and Spain’s Scherzo Magazine. She was a recent soloist in the Montsalvatge Concerto Breve and Falla’s Noches en last Jardines de Espana.

Admission to the recital is $15 general; $14 seniors; and free to students under 18. Call 914-723-1169 for reservations and information.