Ayako Yoshida and Jon Klibonoff

Leap year day, February 29th, will be celebrated by a joint performance of two Concert Artist Guild International Competition Winners, sharing the first of several recitals they will perform in the U.S. this season. Violinist AyakoYoshida made her London Debut in September, performing with the Royal Philharmonic to great critical acclaim. The scope of her repertoire and musical activity is extensive, encompassing solo recitals, orchestra appearances and chamber music. Pianist Jon Klibonoff, a long-time favorite of Arts Council audiences, has appeared frequently with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and in recital at venues such as the Metropolitan Museum, Carnegie Hall, and the 92nd Street "Y" in New York, the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., the Opera Comique in Paris, and the Villa Medici in Rome.