Desirée Ruhstrat, violin, Melissa Reardon viola, and Wendy Sutter cello
“Resilience”
Friday, October 2, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
7:00 pm
Bard Conservatory faculty member and violist Melissa Reardon is joined by violinist Desirée Ruhstrat and cellist Wendy Sutter for a performance titled "Resilience." 7:00 pm
"Resilience" is an intimate and deeply moving concert project in which three acclaimed artists of international stature come together to restore music silenced by the Holocaust to the living repertoire. Violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, violist Melissa Reardon, and cellist Wendy Sutter—each a leader in the classical music world unite in a program devoted to extraordinary chamber works by composers whose lives and careers were shaped, interrupted, or extinguished by Nazi persecution. Through solo, duo, and string trio repertoire, Resilience offers both remembrance and renewal, allowing voices nearly erased by history to speak again with urgency and clarity.
Free and open to the public.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space