Violinist Anastasia Khitruk to Present The Winter Lights, An Evening In
St. Petersburg on December 9 at St. Peter's Church in Manhattan

Internationally renowned violinist Anastasia Khitruk will present 'The
Winter Lights - An Evening In St. Petersburg', a special concert on
Saturday, December 9 - 7:00 PM at St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center,
619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street in New York City.

Selections on the program include music by composers associated with St.
Petersburg, including Ivan Khandoshkin's Variations on Old Russian Songs
(presented in celebration of Ms. Khitruk's recent Naxos CD of the
composer's violin music), the U.S. Premiere of 3 pieces for violin and
piano by Alexander Tcherepnine, Rodion Schchedrin's Quadrille, Tchaikovsky's
Pezzo capriccioso, op.62, Meditation, op.42 and Valse-Scherzo, along
with Shostakovich's Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor, op.67 (presented in
honor of the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth).  Guest artists
for this concert will be pianist Svetlana Goruhovitch and cellist Andrei
Tchekmazov.

This concert will be presented by Chamber Players International and
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting.

Tickets for the December 9 concert are $25 and $15 for students and
seniors.  For tickets and more information, contact Chamber Players
International at 877-444-4488 or visit them online at
http://chamberplayersinternational.com/.

Anastasia Khitruk comes from a musical and artistic family.  After
immigrating to the United States, Ms. Khitruk continued the violin
studies she had begun at Moscow's Central Music School.  Her talent was
immediately recognized when she made her orchestral debut at the age of
eight.  Since then, she has appeared in concert and recital worldwide,
including numerous performances in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Aspen,
London, Geneva, Adelaide, Sofia, Paris, and Moscow -- where Katerina
Birukova of Vremya wrote: "She sparkles with brilliant violin playing."
Ms. Khitruk has appeared on television and radio in England, Russia,
Germany, the United States, and Australia.  Her concert series in Bulgaria,
during the prestigious Sofia Music Weeks, was televised and greeted with
enthusiasm.  In his review of her performance of the Shostakovich Concerto
No. 1 at the Adelaide Festival for Real Time, Chris Reid declared,
"Anastasia Khitruk is masterful!" She has been a prizewinner at numerous
competitions in the U.S. and internationally, including the Paganini
International Violin Competition.  The recent Naxos release, CD 8.570028
'Virtuoso Music at the Court of Catherine the Great' of her performances
of the solo violin music of Ivan Khandoshkin has received international
acclaim.  Visit Anastasia online at http://www.anastasiakhitruk.com.

For more information about Anastasia Khitruk, please contact Jeffrey
James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or [log in to unmask]

Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com