Pleasantville Presbyterian Church
400 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY
3 PM • Admission is Free
ARYA STRING QUARTET
Melisa Atoyan, Violin
Christopher Joyal, Violin
Daniel Lamas, Viola
Jacob Nordlinger, Cello
performing with
Jestin Pieper, Piano
Jestin Pieper, an active member in New York City’s classical music community, is a concert and collaborative pianist, vocal coach, conductor, and educator. A versatile performer, Mr. Pieper has appeared in major venues across the country and abroad. A few highlights include appearances on WNYC; Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, Kaufman Performing Arts Center, Miller Hall, and the National Opera Center in New York City; The Long Center in Austin, Texas; and Harris Hall in Aspen, Colorado. He is currently a pianist at the International Vocal Arts Institute in New York City, pianist and coach for the Sherrill Milnes voice programs, Pianist and Assistant Conductor for the Regina Opera and Chelsea Opera, Organist at Holy Trinity Episcopal church in Manhattan, and is a staff pianist and vocal coach at Manhattan School of Music.
The Arya String Quartet was formed in 2017. The quartet resides in New York City. Members of the quartet have performed at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall and other prestigious venues throughout the United States, Europe and South America. Arya Quartet members are graduates of the Brussels Royal Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music and Queens College and have studied in the master classes of Pavel Vernikov, Valery Oistrakh, Ani and Ida Kavafian, The Shanghai Quartet, Laurie Carney, Daniel Phillips, Marcy Rosen, Gilbert Kalish, Bergonzi Quartet, Cassat Quartet, Lewis Kaplan, Amernet Quartet, Mikhail Kopelman, Julia Lichten, David Geber, Karen Dreyfus, Daniel Avshalomov, Antoine Tamestit. among others.