The TransAtlantic Piano Duo, with German-born Steinway Artist Evelyn Ulex and Argentinian master Pablo Lavandera, has been performing in Europe and the Americas in venues such as Tilles Center, Carnegie Hall, Metropolitain Museum, Stony Brook University in New York, Berlin’s Konzerthaus and Philharmonie, and the Colón Theater in Buenos Aires. Their program sheds light to wonderful music from both sides of the Atlantic, both in four hand and solo performances. Their programs are inspired by dance and tango rhythms, from the electrifying “Dance Macabre” by Saint Säens to the colorful and energetic music of Astor Piazzolla and his “New Tango” inspired masterpieces, Samuel Barber’s Ballet Suite, Latin Grammy Winner Argentinean…

  TransAtlantic Ensemble  hailing from Berlin and New York, the TransAltantic Ensemble has been making music on either side of the Atlantic since 2005. As a forum for two dynamic leaders in today’s generation of chamber musicians, this ensemble of clarinet and piano is dedicated to directing the course of classical music’s evolution.  The Ensemble’s innovative repertoire, dynamic sound and engaging stage presence attracts audiences from the contemporary, crossover, classical, and jazz worlds.  Their international tours have included appearances in New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, repeat performances throughout Berlin, and stops in Hamburg, Leipzig, and Costa Rica. Central to the TransAtlantic Ensemble’s mission is collaborating with living composers.…

    Sight & Sound Excerpts …. Short cuts from Sight & Sound live Performance Sight & Sound Color is sound, sound is color. The dramatic paintings of artist Ade Frey are projected on screen during the concert, providing a visceral response to Ms. Ulex’s performance of music by Modest Mussorgky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”, Schumann and Villa Lobos. Inspired by the music performed by pianist Evelyn Ulex, Ade Frey created her paintings. While she listened to Evelyn Ulex highly expressive interpretations, Ade Frey made associations to the musical structure, rhythmical movements, and sound; modifying and expressing the musical colors she hears. Ade Frey, artist Ade Frey born in Schwäbisch Gmünd,…

  Classical songs from Brazil (1800-2000) Brazilian song, from the romantic to the contemporary. Ms. Ulex performs with soprano Katia Guedes and in solo piano works… Brazilian Classical Song read more… Katia Guedes, Soprano Brazilian-born soprano Katia Guedes studied singing at the University  of São Paulo. After graduating she received a Konrad-Adenauer scholarship to study at the Stuttgart College of Music and at Berlins prestigious “Hanns Eisler” University of Music under Inge Uibel. Katia Guedes has gone on to win numerous prizes as a soloist and give many recitals all over the world. She performs regularly in opera productions in Brazil and Germany. Under the many premiere performances she did…