“Last Sunday evening at Occidental College’s Thorne Hall, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra (SCO) performed a mixed program of baroque music and 20th century music from Argentina. Enjoying pride of place on this program were a clutch of the SCO’s own musicians, now enjoying their star turn before the audience. Pianist Natasha Marin, whose impressive pianism [...]
Natasha Marin and SCO Friends presented a program of chamber and piano solo works.
Yi-Huan Zhao began the evening with Natasha Marin accompanying him in the first movement of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No.5 – the “Spring” Sonata…
Natasha Marin’s accompaniment was superb, providing a gentle backdrop to Zhao’s pastoral rhapsodizing…
Following Mr. Zhao was his wife Beth Park-Zhao on cello. In her hands she chiseled an immaculately phrased Rachmaninoff Vocalise of chaste and limpid beauty. Again, Natasha Marin was impressive as the accompanist…
Natasha Marin finally had an opportunity to seize the spotlight for herself in a volatile and powerful rendition of Chopin’s Scherzo No. 1 for piano. Under her hands, she nearly pinned the audience to their seats with a fiery rendition of Chopin’s scherzo. Brilliant cascades of octaves held the audience captive… [...]
