Ilana Zaks

Violinist. Part of a string Quartet and violin/piano duo.

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Ilana Zaks

Violinist. Part of a string Quartet and violin/piano duo.

About

Needham native violinist Ilana Zaks has performed with numerous orchestras including the Boston Civic Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Pro-Arte Chamber Orchestra and Cape Cod Symphony. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Perlman Music Program in which she has been studying with legendary Itzhak Perlman.
A passionate chamber musician, Ilana is a founding member and first violinist of Quartet Credos, who frequently performs Groupmuse recitals and community events in the Boston area. The quartet has received coachings from Merry Peckham, Nicholas Cords, Borromeo Quartet, Peter Salaff and Donald Weilerstein.
An advocate for contemporary music, Ilana won an NEC EM grant for her commissioning project of four violin and percussion duo works featuring multidisciplinary collaborations. Thee debut visual album will be released on November 16th, 2019.

Music

Schubert, Beethoven, Bloch, Brahms, Lila Quillin, Austin Smith, Benjamin Yee Paulson, Lera Auerbach, Aleksey Igudesman, Jennifer Higdon

Brahms Double with Zlatomir Fung and Pro Musica in 2017:
http://71.248.188.158/vod/7215-Symphony-Pro-Musica-Leningrad-May-19-2017-High-v1.mp4

Ensemble profiles

Past groupmuses (30)

  • CommAve Music

    Monday, Feb 17, 2020 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Back Bay West, Boston
    • Composers: Brahms, Prokofiev, Quillin
    • Instruments: Violin and Piano duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 4 years ago

  • Hyde Park Violin and Piano Duet

    Saturday, Feb 1, 2020 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Hyde Park, Boston
    • Composers: Brahms, Schubert, Quillin
    • Instruments: Violin and piano duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 4 years ago

  • DEBUT VISUAL ALBUM SCREENING Persistence of Memory

    Thursday, Jan 16, 2020 5:45 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Newton Highlands Historic District, Newton
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • A one night only show: Featuring Dance, Improvisation, Comedy, Fashion, and Animation

    Wednesday, Nov 13, 2019 7:45 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Fenway–Kenmore, Boston
    • Composers: Schubert, Auerbach, Ravel, Enescu,
    • Instruments: Violin and piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Bon Vivants in Cambridge

    Saturday, Nov 9, 2019 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Porter Square
    • Composers: Schubert, Bloch, Rosenblatt
    • Instruments: Violin and Piano duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Violin and piano in Waban

    Friday, Nov 8, 2019 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Waban
    • Composers: Schubert, Enescu, Ravel, Quillin
    • Instruments: Violin and Piano duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Music on Mission Hill

    Sunday, Sep 15, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission Hill, Boston
    • Composers: Bach, Paganini, Piazzolla, Igudesman
    • Instruments: solo violin
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Groupmuse in the Canopy Room

    Wednesday, May 1, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Union Square, Somerville
    • Composers: Dvorak, Ravel
    • Instruments: Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Easter Bash with Birthday Sparkles

    Sunday, Apr 21, 2019 5:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: The Port, Cambridge
    • Composers: Beethoven, Dvorak, Ravel
    • Instruments: String quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 5 years ago

  • Jesse's annual Groupmuse!

    Saturday, Apr 13, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Roxbury, Boston
    • Composers: Beethoven, Dvorak, Ravel
    • Instruments: String quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 5 years ago