Faculty Concert Series: Zach Mo and Isabel Fairbanks - The 92nd Street Y, New York
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Faculty Concert Series: Zach Mo and Isabel Fairbanks

Zach Mo and Isabel Fairbanks

School of Music faculty members Zach Mo (piano) and Isabel Fairbanks (cello) present the music of Franz Schubert and Fanny Meldelssohn.

Program:
Capriccio for Cello and Piano by William Bolcom
Capriccio for Cello and Piano in A-flat major, H. 247 by Fanny Mendelssohn
A selection of songs by Franz Schubert, arranged for cello and piano

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Zach Mo

Pianist Zach Mo has had a wide-ranging variety of performing and teaching experiences around the globe …

Zach Mo

Pianist Zach Mo has had a wide-ranging variety of performing and teaching experiences around the globe. His performance engagements have taken him to Europe, Asia, as well as the United States, as a solo recitalist, a chamber musician, a choral accompanist, and an orchestral pianist. An avid collaborator, Zach has served as faculty for music schools, festivals, and competitions, including 92Y School of Music, Point Counterpoint, and Weill Institute of Music and Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he has been an adjunct faculty member of the Fine and Performing Arts Department at Baruch College in New York City.

As a teacher, Zach Mo has instructed students of all ages and skill levels, from pupils of age three becoming newly acquainted with music to advanced pianists preparing for auditions and competitions. He has been invited to China as a guest instructor at the Piano Arts School in his home province of Hunan, teaching students and presenting recitals in the Yueyang city’s new and only music school. Zach has been teaching over 10 years and considers education the greatest gift a person can give. He helps students discover and decode the magic and mystery in music while approaching it logically by developing solid practice habits, theoretical understanding, and musical creativity.

Mr. Mo is currently a doctoral candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center, studying under Alan Feinberg. He has received his Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 2008 under the tutelage of Daniel Epstein. He has also studied at Northwestern University, the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he the recipient of the Lucille Kimball Scholarship. Furthermore, he has had the privilege of participating in master classes with such great pianists as Yefim Bronfman, Murray Perahia, and Barry Snyder.

Isabel Fairbanks

Chamber and orchestral musician, Isabel Fairbanks, has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia …

Isabel Fairbanks

Chamber and orchestral musician, Isabel Fairbanks, has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia. Currently residing in New York City, she has recently been heard at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, as well as 92NY, Merkin Hall, Boston’s Jordan Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, and at the United Nations Friendship Summit. Her festival appearances include the Banff International Masterclasses, Roundtop Music Festival, Tanglewood, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and the Orpheus Institute. Throughout her career, Ms. Fairbanks has performed with the Circe Ensemble, Distinguished Concerts International New York, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, the Salome Chamber Orchestra, the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, and alongside members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. She has been a finalist and prizewinner at the Montpelier Arts Center Competition as part of the Circe Ensemble, the New England Chamber Music Competition, and the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.

A passionate educator, Ms. Fairbanks is on the faculty of 92Y, Point CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp, The Artists Program Chamber Music Festival, and Suzuki on the Island. She holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, Boston University and is currently a doctoral fellowship recipient at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center where she is pursuing a doctoral degree in cello performance under Marcy Rosen. She plays an Italian cello made in 1910 by Carlo Carletti.

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