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.


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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.