Spend a musical evening in Spain, a country of enchanting colors, rhythms, and textures. The intoxicating sounds of the guitar and the seductive tones of the Spanish language combine with piano and violin for a program of unbridled flair.
Program
Fernando Obradors
(1897–1945)Canciones Clásicas Españolas for Voice and Guitar
(1921)Isaac Albéniz
(1860–1909)Mallorca for Guitar, Op. 202
(1891)Enrique Arbós
(1863–1939)Tres Piezas Originales in Estilo Español for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 1
(c. 1886)Manuel de Falla
(1876–1946)Siete canciones populares españolas for Voice and Piano
(1914)Pablo de Sarasate
(1884–1908)Romanza Andaluza from Spanish Dances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
(1878)Joaquín Rodrigo
(1901–1999)Tres canciones españolas for Voice and Guitar
(1951)Joaquín Turina
(1882–1949)Trio No. 2 in B minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 76
(1933)
Kristin Lee
Dmitri Atapine
A recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant as well as a top-prize winner of the International Naumburg Violin Competition and the Astral Artists’ National Auditions, Kristin Lee is a violinist of remarkable versatility and impeccable technique who enjoys a vibrant career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Lee has appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Hawai’i Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and many others. She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of Emerald City Music in Seattle. Lee released her critically acclaimed debut solo album, American Sketches, on First Hand Records in November 2024. In 2026, she will collaborate with Grammy-nominated ensemble Sandbox Percussion, featuring a new commission by Vivian Fung. Lee’s violin was crafted in Naples in 1759 by Gennaro Gagliano and is generously loaned to her by Paul and Linda Gridley. She is an alum of CMS’s Bowers Program.
Cellist Dmitri Atapine has been praised for his “brilliant technical chops” (Gramophone) and performances that are “highly impressive throughout” (The Strad). He has appeared at leading venues worldwide and performs frequently with CMS, where he is an alum of the Bowers Program. He has been featured at festivals including Music@Menlo, La Musica Sarasota, Aldeburgh, and Aix-en-Provence. His recordings appear on Naxos, Bridge, MSR, and other labels, and include a world-premiere release of cello sonatas by Lowell Liebermann. He has received awards including first prize at the Carlos Prieto Cello Competition and top honors at the Premio Vittorio Gui and Plowman competitions. He holds a doctorate from the Yale School of Music, where he studied with Aldo Parisot. Atapine is cello professor at the University of Nevada, Reno; Artistic Co-Director of Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City; founder of Apex Concerts (Nevada); and Co-Director of Music@Menlo’s Young Performers Program.