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Movses Pogossian
Matthew Ardizzone
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Violin-guitar duo performs
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10 concerts each year, launched in
2002. Ardizzone's wife, Rachel, was
Pogossian's student at Bowling Green
State University in Ohio and asked
iolinist Movses Pogossian
if her husband could perform with
has performed before
her for one segment of her graduate
Jewish audiences, but not
recital.
in the United States. Joining the Apple
"I just loved hearing violin and gui-
Hill Chamber Players, he appeared
tar, and I asked Matthew to play with
throughout Israel.
me at one of the concerts I organized
The musician, who plays with other
at Bowling Green': Pogossian recalls.
chamber ensembles across America,
"We really got along very well."
regularly works as part of the two-
Pogossian, a violin professor at
person team of Duo Forza and is plan-
ning the duo's debut concert at Temple the University of California at Los
Angeles and artistic director of the
Israel in West Bloomfield.
Dilijan Chamber Music Series in Los
Pogossian, 41, and guitarist
Angeles, has worked with orches-
Matthew Ardizzone, 38, currently
tras in America and Europe and has
focus on Spanish and Italian music,
won the Tchaikovsky International
but they may have some surprises
Competition and USSR National Violin
during their 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9,
Competition.
musicale.
Ardizzone, the first guitarist to
"We'll have a very audience-friendly
receive a doctorate in performance
program that will include brand-
from the Eastman School of Music
new arrangements of Armenian folk
in Rochester, N.Y., also has worked
songs': says Pogossian, who compares
his Armenian history to Jewish history with many orchestras and has taught
master classes at the University of
in terms of 20th-century genocide.
Michigan and Eastern Michigan
"Some songs we'll be performing
University, close to his Ann Arbor
are actually quite sad because they
home. He has been recognized in the
deal with Armenian feelings toward
Rantucci Guitar Competition and
the persecution that took place at the
the Stotsenberg International Guitar
hands of Ottoman Turks in the early
Competition.
part of the 20th century."
Pogossian has been in Israel three
The concert, part of the Schmier
times.
Chapel Chamber Music Series and
"The Apple Hill Chamber Players
co-sponsored by the Temple Israel
travel throughout the Middle East,
Treasures, will include selections from
where they hold concerts and work-
the performers' namesake CD, the
shops for young musicians:' Pogossian
pair's first together. The two are work-
ing on a second CD of folk music from says. "Their mission is to promote
peace through music.
Armenian, Jewish and Italian tradi-
"I've performed in every corner
tions, the last representing Ardizzone's
of Israel, and my favorite city is
heritage.
Jerusalem. I feel such a strong sense of
"Some of our pieces are original,
history there."
and some have new arrangements':
Pogossian explains. "One tango piece,
for example, originally was written for
Duo Forza will perform 7:30 p.m.
flute and guitar, but many pieces of
Sunday, Dec. 9, at Temple Israel,
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