The strains of a violin mingling with the effusiveness of a piano will suffuse the air at the Lionel Wendt later this week. Celebrated Violinist Stefan Milenkovich will join the distinguished Rohan de Silva, a Sri Lankan pianist, to bring to life pieces by composers such as Beethoven and Debussy.  The event is organised by the Sunera Foundation to raise funds for their important work of enriching the lives of those stigmatised because of their disabilities, especially young ones, in Sri Lanka.

When: 28th and 29th of May, 2014
Where: Lionel Wendt Theatre
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: Rs 5,000, 4,000, 3500, 3000, 2500, 2000 and 500 (Balcony)

Stefan Milenkovich is an eclectic musician, mixing in contemporary music styles with the more traditional chamber music. His sui generis of performance is to use his medium of art to bond with audiences directly, thus creating an interesting connection that make his concerts and collaborations stand out. He has performed for President Ronald Reagan at the tender age of ten, and has since performed for Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II as well. By the age of 17 he was an award winning and acclaimed artist in his own right. He is currently an Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Illinois as well as visiting professor at the University of Belgrade, Music Academy in Serbia.
Rohan de Silva studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, from which, upon graduation, he received the Chappell Gold Medal for best overall performance there. His partnerships with various violinists have garnered much critical acclaim. He has performed with the likes of Itzhak Perlman, Cho-Liang Lin, Midori, Joshua Bell and Benny Kim. He has performed on two separate occasions at the White House at the invitation of US Presidents George.W.Bush and Barack Obama, for Queen Elizabeth II and Shimon Peres, respectively. Both times, he was accompanying Itzhak Perlman, whom he continues to frequently partner with.

The concert will likely be a beautiful expression of music, one that would be a shame to miss.

By Marissa van Eyck