Violist-piano duo to be featured at St. Charles concert series

Join the St. Charles Public Library on Sunday, Oct. 5, for the next performance in the library’s Sunday Concert Series.

This program will feature an electrifying collaboration between violist Daniela Bisenius and pianist Bobby Schiff, showcasing their remarkable musical chemistry through a dynamic blend of violin and piano repertoire.

The concert will take place at 2 p.m. in the Carnegie Community Room, located on the second floor of the library, 1 S. Sixth Ave. Admission is free. All are welcome to enjoy an afternoon of exceptional live music.

Bisenius was born in Bucharest, Romania. Her parents, both professional pianists, started her on violin at the age of 5. She attended Music School George Enescu, where she began studying with Dinu Cristea and later with Valeriu Rogacev. She performed with Frankfurter Opera, Munick Philharmonic, Bayerisches Rundfunk, and RTL Luxembourg. In 1988, she came to the United States, where she was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Iowa. Bisenius has shared the stage with Natalie Cole, Luther Vandross, Smoky Robinson, and Kurt Elling.

Schiff is one of Chicago’s top jazz pianists and has worked in Chicago as one of the nation’s premier vocal arrangers and accompanists. He is a composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and producer. On the Chicago and Los Angeles music scenes for more 45 years, he has led orchestras and bands, performed on piano and keyboards, directed, composed, and arranged for and with the best – Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, Johnny Hartman, Frank D’Rone, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara McNair, The Arbors, and Bobby Rydell.

Since 1981, the library has featured a wide variety of musical performances. The St. Charles Public Library is located at One South Sixth Avenue in St. Charles. For more information, visit scpld.org or call (630) 584-0076.