Alexa Stier and Noémi Sallai

Hailed for her “colorful, flexible and expressive playing” (Res Musica), pianist Alexa Stier has performed extensively in Europe, the United States and in South America. Alexa is a prizewinner of the Olivier Messiaen International Piano Competition, the Orléans International Piano Competition, and the George Enescu International Piano Competition and the founder and artistic director of ContemporArt Chamber Music Festival. Alexa holds diplomas from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Yale School of Music, where she is currently a doctoral candidate.

Hungarian clarinetist Noémi Sallai, praised for her „smooth fluency” by The Milbrook Independent, was selected as the sole clarinet fellow in Carnegie Hall’s prestigious music program, Ensemble Connect for the 2018-2020 season. A multiple prize winner in national and international competitons in Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and the United States, Ms. Sallai has spent her summers at the Crescendo Summer Institute, the Sarasota Music Festival and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and appeared as a clarinetist in renowned groups such as the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Sallai holds a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School of Music and a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Bard College. Ms. Sallai currently serves as the Cultural Attaché of the Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Center New York.

Joint concert of the Cziffra Fesztival and the Liszt Institute New York.

Supported by: The Prime Minister’s Office, Bethlen Gábor Fund, Ministry of Culture and Innovation