Ballade, Op. 7
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
CAMERATA ENSEMBLE
February 14th, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
UTSA Recital Hall
Laura Scalzo, Violin
Viktor Valkov, Piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
Sonata for Violin and Piano LV Beethoven (1770-1827)
in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Rhapsody No. 1
Bela Bartók (1881-1945)
Sonata for Violin and Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano No. 2, Op. 94a
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
LAURA SCALZO
Originally from Long Island, New York, Laura Scalzo’s love of the violin was sparked by the great violinist, Itzhak Perlman, when she heard him play on “Sesame Street.” She began lessons at the age of 4 and has been playing ever since. She holds degrees from Temple University (BA), the University of Delaware (MM), and was a Tanglewood fellow for two summers. Her primary teachers have included William dePasquale, Xiang Gao, and Ellen dePasquale.
Ms. Scalzo was a member of the first violin section of the San Antonio Symphony from 20112021, and served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Mid-Texas Symphony until 2024. Before moving to San Antonio, she was a tenured member of the Delaware and Allentown Symphonies. She has performed concertos with the Mid-Texas Symphony and the Wilmington Community Orchestra.
Apassionate chamber music lover, Ms. Scalzo has worked with various ensembles including the Serafin String Quartet, and the Mid-Texas Chamber Players. She has performed with Camerata San Antonio since 2023.
Ms. Scalzo is an enthusiastic teacher and maintains a robust private studio. She also has many interests outside of music and in 2022 she founded a landscape design company, Roots in the City (www. rootsinthecitytx.com), which specializes in organic vegetable and native plant gardening. Laura can be heard on Quartets, Trésors Musicaux, The Camerata Recital, and Romantic Resonances this season.
VIKTOR VALKOV
Winner of the 2015 Astral Artists National Auditions and Gold Medalist at the 2012 New Orleans International Piano Competition, Viktor Valkov has been praised as a “lion of the keyboard” and “sensational.” He has performed with major orchestras, including the San Antonio Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, and West Virginia Symphony.
Since 2002, Valkov has given recitals worldwide, appearing in the U.S., Japan, China, and across Europe. A passionate chamber musician, he frequently performs with Bulgarian cellist Lachezar Kostov, with whom he won the 2011 Liszt-Garrison International Competition. The duo made their Carnegie Hall debut in 2009.
Valkov’s repertoire spans from Baroque to contemporary, with recent projects featuring Busoni’s Fantasia Contrappuntistica and Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata. He has recorded for Bulgarian National Radio and numerous labels, including NAXOS, Albany, and Bridge Records.
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