12 May 2000 Violinist featured artist at University recital

Violin and piano come together at Lincoln University Music Society’s free lunchtime concert on the campus this Thursday 18 May.

New Zealand-born violinist Manu Berkeljon, a former soloist with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and member of the National Youth Orchestra and full-time member of the First and Second Violin sections of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, is the featured artist.

She will be accompanied by Russian-born Elen Rapoport on piano. Elen, a graduate of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, is a qualified accompanist, chamber musician, soloist and teacher. She moved to New Zealand with her husband – trumpet player Alexander Rapoport – in 1996.

The concert is open to all members of the communities around Lincoln University. Admission is free and it starts at 12:40pm in Memorial Hall.

Ian Collins, Journalist, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand