Duo Amabile

    Since its 2003 debut, Duo Amabile has presented violin and piano recitals to enthusiastic audiences throughout the United States. Married at the Story Inn in 2004, Matvey and Katya Lapin bring to their collaborations virtuosity, enthusiasm, and striking passion Their repertoire ranges from eighteenth to twenty-first century music, and includes works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Bartok , among many others. Equally at ease with the standard repertoire, the Duo’s offerings range from Rachmaninov to Part, and include contemporary works especially written for them.

    Popular with young audiences, they present Lecture-Performances and Workshops in conjunction with their concerts. Currently, Duo Amabile performs extensively throughout the country. In the season of 2007-2008 they will be presenting cyclical concerts, including all the violin sonatas of Beethoven and Brahms.

    Matvey Lapin completed his graduate and post-graduate degrees at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory in 2002. In the same year he moved to the United States where he joined the St. Petersburg String Quartet (quartet-in-residence) at the Oberlin College Conservatory, performing with them for a year. In 2003, he moved to Indiana where he performs actively with the Ft Wayne and the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestras. Currently he is working on his Doctoral Degree in violin performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

    Katya Kramer-Lapin received her Bachelors Degree at Oberlin College Conservatory in 2003. In 2006 she received her Masters and Performers Diploma Degrees at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Currently, Katya is a Staff-Accompanist at the DePauw University School of Music in Greencastle, Indiana.