2025 Upcoming Events

Victor Rosenbaum, pianist – Saturday, October 4th, 4:00 pm

Pianist Victor Rosenbaum, former chair of the NEC piano department, has performed widely as soloist and chamber music performer in the United States, Europe, Asia, Israel, and Russia, in such prestigious halls as Alice Tully Hall in New York and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has collaborated with such artists as Leonard Rose, Arnold Steinhardt, Robert Mann, and the Cleveland and Brentano String Quartets, among others. Festival appearances have included Tanglewood, Rockport, Yellow Barn, Kneisel Hall, Kfar Blum (Israel) and Musicorda, where he is on the faculty. He has been soloist with the Indianapolis and Atlanta symphonies and the Boston Pops. Also an accomplished composer and conductor, Rosenbaum gives masterclasses and lectures on pedagogy issues and interpretive analysis worldwide. His highly praised recording of Schubert is on Bridge Records.

Pianist Silvia Bota will join Mr. Rosenbaum for a performance of Franz Schubert’s “Phantasie D 940” in F minor for four hands piano. Silvia is a native of Romania who came to the United States to complete her studies in Piano Performance at Boston University College of Fine Arts and Longy School of Music where she studied piano with Professor Rosenbaum. She remained in the United States and became a citizen and has since pursued a career in teaching piano and nursing as a RN. She competed in many competitions in her younger years, winning the first prize in the Richmond Competition at Boston University and third in the Concert Debut Competition in Romania and third in the International Concert Competition “Citta Di Cantu” in Italy. She taught at Thayer School of Music and has had many private students over the last 20 years. She has also been employed by houses of worship to add beauty and dignity to their music programs. She has enjoyed teaching adults and children in home and school settings. Silvia is also on the faculty of Groton Hill Music.

Admission: A donation to The Shirley Meeting House is welcomed and appreciated.