NEWS

Fennelly Composition for Duo Parnas Wins First Prize in New York Composers Circle Competition!

First Prize Winners 2008 NYASTA Solo Competition!

Duo Parnas Wins First Prize in 2008 ICMEC at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall!

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'08-'09 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS

Jaime Laredo conducts guest soloists Madalyn
and Cicely Parnas in their New York City debut with the NY String Orchestra

Peter Serkin and Duo Parnas to open Music Mountain Festival 2009

Duo Parnas to premiere award-winning "Sigol
for Two" in New York City

Duo Parnas to appear at Maverick Concerts

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MUSIC

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PRESS

Fast Off the Mark: The Parnas Sisters & Franz Schubert
-- by Philip Ehrensaft, Delaware & Hudson Canvas

Few listeners would imagine, if they listened to the new Parnas Double CD without looking at the cover, that they were listening to two teenagers playing at a level of mastery well beyond their years.    Read more (pdf)...

Parnas Duo finds thrills in past and present
-- by Joe Dalton, Albany Times Union

...the young players have adventuresome tastes and a meaty sound. Among the selections, there's a haunting and sustained intensity to the Ravel Sonata and a classical elegance to the Handel Passacaglia. But the heart of the record is in the opening duos by Zoltan Kodaly and Alexander Tcherepnin. Both works have a gritty intensity that's leavened by the insightful and passionate performances.    Read more...