Sunday, June 13, 2021
3:00 P M EST

With a “dark-­‐‑hued tone and razor-­‐‑sharp technique” (The New York Times), Russian-­ ‑American violinist Yevgeny Kutik has captivated audiences worldwide with an old-­‐‑world sound that communicates a modern intellect. Praised for his technical precision and virtuosity, he is also lauded for his poetic and imaginative interpretations of both standard works and newly composed repertoire.

A native of Minsk, Belarus, Kutik began violin studies with his mother, Alla Zernitskaya, and immigrated to the US with his family at the age of five. An advocate for the Jewish Federations of North America, the organization that assisted his family in coming to the US, he regularly speaks and performs across the country to promote the assistance of refugees from around the world. Kutik’s discography includes Meditations on Family (Marquis Classics 2019), Words Fail (Marquis Classics 2016), Music from the Suitcase (Marquis Classics 2014), and Sounds of Defiance (Marquis Classics 2012).

Yevgeny Kutik made his major orchestral debut in 2003 with Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops as the First Prize recipient of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition. In 2006, he was awarded the Salon de Virtuosi Grant as well as the Tanglewood Music Center Jules Reiner Violin Prize.

Kutik holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory and currently resides in Boston. Kutik’s violin was crafted in Italy in 1915 by Stefano Scarampella.

For more information, please visit www.yevgenykutik.com.

Nathaniel Efthimiou is the founding Music Director of Orchestra Contempo, the Assistant Conductor of Boston Civic Symphony, and the Assistant Director of Music at Park Street Church in downtown Boston. He recently completed doctoral conducting studies at Boston University under the guidance of Bramwell Tovey.

In 2015, Nathaniel was awarded the James Conlon Conducting Prize at the Aspen Conducting Academy, where he studied with prominent teachers such as Robert Spano, Larry Rachleff, and Hugh Wolff. His recording of Strauss’s Don Juan with the Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra has been featured on American Public Media’s Performance Today. He has conducted orchestras such as the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra and the Aspen Festival Orchestra and has covered the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra and the Rhode Island Philharmonic. In 2017, he completed an Artistic Administration internship with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra where he assisted newly appointed principal conductor, Robert Moody, and served as a member of the symphony’s artistic team. While in Memphis, he started an orchestra program at Westminster Academy – conducting the orchestra and teaching private lessons.

In the pit, Nathaniel has assisted opera productions ranging from Debussy’s Pelleas et Melisande, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. As a student at Boston University, he had the privilege of conducting contemporary operas as a part of BU’s Fringe Festival, which have included works such as Tom Cipullo’s provocative operetta, After Life, with the BU Opera Institute. In collaboration with the Boston University Center or New Music, Nathaniel has rehearsed works by both guest faculty and student composers.

In a partnership with Chester Music, he is currently involved in the publication of newly edited and typeset editions of select works by British composer, Elizabeth Maconchy. He currently resides in Boston, MA with his wife and son.