Please join us for a lovely evening as we prepare for the High Holy Days.
8:00pm: Pre-Reception Dessert
8:30pm: Concert with BSS Congregants Vladimir, Judith, and Alan.
9:30pm: Selichot Service led by Rabbi Andy Gordon, Cantor Michael Mandel, and David Steinhorn
Vladimir Stoupel is an individualist with an extraordinarily rich tonal and emotional palette. The Washington Post praised his “protean range of expression” and Der Tagesspiegel Berlin described his performance as “enthralling and atmospherically dense.” His extraordinary technical command allows him to explore the outermost limits of expression, mesmerizing audiences with his musical intensity. After a solo recital, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung granted the pianist a critic’s greatest compliment: “Unforgettable!” READ MORE
Violinist Judith Ingolfsson is internationally recognized for her intense, commanding performances, uncompromising musical maturity, and charismatic performance style. She appears regularly as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, and recitalist, and she performs with pianist Vladimir Stoupel as part of the acclaimed Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel. The New York Times has characterized Ingolfsson’s playing as producing “both fireworks and a singing tone,” while Strings Magazine praised her tone as “gorgeous, intense, and variable, flawlessly pure and beautiful in every register.” READ MORE
