Massapequa Philharmonic presents violinist Saeka Matsuyama
The Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of its principal conductor, David Leibowitz, continues to celebrate its 25th season of free concerts with violinist, Saeka Matsuyama, performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E-Minor on Sat., March 8, 8:30 p.m., at the Berner Middle School, Carmans Mill Road, Massapequa, Long Island.

The concert is free, no tickets required, but seating is limited. The orchestral selections are Strauss' Radetzky March and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E-Minor.

Violinist Saeka Matsuyama started violin at age two and moved to New York from Japan at age 9, where she studied at the Juilliard's Pre-College program with Dorothy DeLay. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Music degree, a Master of Music degree, and an Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School. She has received many prizes including first prize and the audience prize in the 2004 Sendai International Violin Competition. In 2006, she was a winner of the Astral Artistic Services' 2006 National Auditions, and in 2007 she was a recipient of the S&R Washington Award, which was presented to foster better US-Japanese relations in the arts.

The Massapequa Philharmonic is composed of about 70 local musicians and is one of the largest orchestras on Long Island.

Leibowitz studied conducting with Carlo Maria Giulini and Herbert Blomstedt. Since 2002 he has been on the conducting staff of the Rome Festival, leading opera, ballet, and concert performances in Italy. Mr. Leibowitz has appeared with the Greenwich Village, Brooklyn Heights and Centre Symphony Orchestras.

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