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Red Scarf Society for The Performing Arts Presents Kinga & Alexander Saturday November 5th, 2022

The Red Scarf Society for the Performing Arts is delighted to welcome back virtuoso

concert violinist and recording artist, Kinga Augustyn to Yreka for a an evening performance at St. Marks Preservation Square, 304 Lane Street, Yreka.

Saturday, November 5th, 7:00 PM.



Kinga Augustyn will be sharing the stage with pianist Alexander Tutunov, professor of piano and artist in residence at Southern Oregon University. He has a busy performing schedule in Europe, China, Mexico, and the U.S. as a recitalist and soloist with orchestras. He also is on demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions.


Ms. Augustyn has performed as a soloist with orchestras in the United States, Europe and Asia. She has toured China and performed at China’s most prestigious venues. Other venues she has appeared at as a recitalist or chamber musician include both the Stern Auditorium and the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Aspen Music Festival, the Chicago Cultural Center and, most recently, Teatro Ristori in Verona, Italy.


Tutunov has won several piano competitions, and describes the kind of commitment required as not unlike preparing for a world-level sporting event He is often complimented for being an expert on Russian music or a Bach or Beethoven expert. His program for the evening will be announced from the stage.


Ms. Augustyn has also won several international awards.She studied at The Juilliard School and earned there both her Bachelor and the Master degrees. She also holds a doctorate from the Stony Brook University. Her program will feature selections from Niccolò Paganini, Fritz Kreisler, Johannes Brahms, Joseph Joachim's Hungarian Dance , Franz Liszt and others.


Ticket prices are Adults $30.00 advance sales; $35 at the door and Students $5.00


Tickets are available in Yreka at Liberty Arts, and Nature's Kitchen. They are also available at Soul Connections in Mt. Shasta.


Concert sponsors: Cal Forest Nurseries & Mountain Crest Gardens; Domenic & Joan Favero; Fairchild Medical Center; Shasta Forest Products


Season sponsors: David Bacon in Memory of Cathy Bacon; Nancy Bacon in Memory of Cathy Bacon; Dr. David Graham Family Foundation; David and Marsha Chambers; June Girdner in Memory of Daniel Girdner; Martha Tickle in Memory of Ron Tickle; Mechanics Bank; Pacific Power Foundation; and US Bank Foundation .

For further information go to redscarfsociety.net

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