PUBLISHED
IN LA NACIÓN – VIVA (Costa
Rica) - FEBRUARY 22nd, 1997
OLD
WORLD IN SCARLET PIANO
Scarlett Brebion
Kelemen, pianist of the National Symphony Orchestra,
performed on European stages
Debussy, Ravel,
and Costa Ricans Fonseca and Monestel - among
other composers - arose from the notes played
by Scarlett Brebion-Kelemen, member of the National
Symphony Orchestra of our country, in European
cities.
A native of France, she resides in Costa Rica
since 1982. Last year she recorded a CD, Confluencia,
honoring Costa Rican composers.
Some of the works recorded on the CD featured
in the concerts that took place last month in
cities of Italy, France, Poland, and Austria.
These appearances were sponsored by the Costa
Rican diplomatic missions in those European countries.
APPEARANCES
She started
and concluded in France. She played in three French
cities: Rochefort (Southwest), Fontainebleau and
Thomery (both near Paris). She concluded her tour
at the beginning of this month in this last city.
In Italy, she performed at Palazzo della Santacroce,
seat of the Italian-Latin American Institute,
a building of the Renaissance period located in
the middle of the historic center in Rome.
Steyr (a city near Salzburg, Austria) was the
next stop in her European voyage, followed by
Warsaw, Poland. There, she performed at the "Stanislaw
Moniuszek Music Association" in the Szustra
Palace. This recital was recorded by the Polish
Radio. Her farewell took place in Thomery, France.
The program performed by the pianist in her concert
tour included pieces from Costa Rican composers
as well as from the universal repertoire.
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