Camerata of Naples

Camerata of Naples

Chamber Orchestra

This Concert is Sold Out 

Program

HandelConcerto Grosso in D Major No.1

Vivaldi “Autumn” (L’autunno) and ​“Winter” (L’inverno) from Le quattro stagioni (Four Seasons) featuring Naples Philharmonic’s Concertmaster Zachary DePue

Intermission

   Dvořák – Serenade for Strings, Op. 22

Johann Strauss/Schoenberg – Rosen aus dem Süden  (Roses From the South) featuring Bella Gutshtein – Piano and Glenn Saffran – Organ

Sunday, December 31 at 4:00 PM

St. John’s Episcopal Church

500 Park Shore Dr. Naples, FL 34103

Zachary DePue became one of the youngest concertmasters in the country when he was appointed to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) in 2007. For more than a decade, Zachary served the orchestra as a passionate and dedicated leader both in and outside the concert hall. He was named a member of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series, connecting Indianapolis’ emerging leaders to the issues and needs of the community. He rose to international prominence as a founding member of the string trio Time for Three, with whom he performed for 15 years. Zachary graduated in 2002 from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he served as concertmaster of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and studied with renowned violinists Ida Kavafian and Jaime Laredo. He is a former member of The Philadelphia Orchestra, where he performed in the first violin section for five years.

Bella Gutshtein was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She received her Masters Degree in Piano Performance and Teaching from St. Petersburg Conservatory and from the Manhattan School of Music, NY. While at St Petersburg Conservatory, Bella developed a special interest in early music and particularly harpsichord, one of the most important European instruments in the 16th — 18th centuries.  Throughout her entire career as a professional pianist, chamber musician, vocal coach, and educator, Gutshtein has shared her craft and love of music with people of many ages in a variety of settings. She has always been driven to do so by the words of Plato, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” Gutshtein is a founder and artistic director of Estero Concert Series, currently known as Koreshan Music Salon, which takes place at the historic Art Hall at Koreshan State Park. She is a creator of various self-conceived productions, which all aim to recreate a moment in history through the incorporation of music, spoken word, and the performing and visual arts. Gutshtein is also the creator and music director of several critically acclaimed original programs, including “An Evening of French and Russian Music, Poetry, and Prose,”  “Solomon Song of Songs,” and a number of programs created especially for the UN Holocaust Remembrance Day. During the 2023 season, Bella Gutshtein was a featured performer with the Naples Community Orchestra. Last and certainly not least, Gutshtein is the artistic director of Camerata of Naples Chamber Orchestra, which Bella and her husband, Boris Sandler, formed in 2021.