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The De Lamar Mansion Salon of Arts & Ideas, a series of cultural events organized by the Polish Consulate in New York which began in 2006, presented their second concert of the season with a violin-piano recital honoring the anniversary of the famed composer Niccolò Paganini's birth. The series allows a showcase for young Polish artists, and opens the doors to American authences to view the architectural wonders of the residence of the Consulate General of Poland, listen to fine music, and gain a greater appreciation of Polish compositions.
Violinist Kinga Augustyn, accompanied on piano by Justyna Maj began the first half with familiar traditional selections: Brahms Sonata No. 1, Op. 78, Paganini's Cantabile, and Fritz Kreisler's standard melodic chestnut, Liebesleid, Liebesfreud.
Augustyn exhibits extraordinary technical assurance, virtuosity and fastidious musicianship. She subtly "feels" the music in her body positioning and posturing and expressive eyelids and brows.
The second half of the program...