By Sara Monda
Staff Writer

A wonderful performance of classical music was encored Sunday at Fowler Hall in Stewart Center. Violinist Judith Ingolfsson and pianist Ronald Sat serenaded the audience at the final Purdue convocation event of the season. Ingolfsson and Sat played a variety of classical pieces such as Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata in G, "Poeme Mystique" by Ernest Bloch, Ned Rorem's "Autumn Music," Johannes Brahms' "Sonatensatz" and "Fantasie brillante" by Henryk Wieniawski. Each piece performed by the duet was done with a beautiful intensity. Ingolffson handled her violin gracefully and created sounds that proved her extraordinary musical abilities. Ingolfsson and her violin were as if they were part of each other. She brought out deep-felt emotion as she played every piece. The sounds of the piano perfectly complemented the violin.

A native of Iceland, Ingolfsson has made herself nationally famous and has performed for orchestras such as the Iceland Symphony, Pacific Symphony and the Orchestra of Teatro Carlo Felice in Italy. She has also appeared with several U.S. symphonies.

Ingolfsson has also received several prestigious awards such as the Nathan Wedeen Award. She took first place at the 1998 Concert Artists Guild Competition and the 1998 international Violin Competition of Indianapolis. She also was awarded the Debut Artist of the Year and the NPR Performance of Today Award in 1999.

Sat was born in Hong Kong and first started learning the piano at the age of 5. His musical talent has been critically acclaimed by The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Youngstown Vindicator. Sat performs regularly with Ingolfsson in recitals throughout the United States and abroad. Their performances have been broadcast on stations such as WXQR of New York, PBS and WFYI of Indianapolis.

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