Duo FaRi (guitarist Ria Modak and violinist Faustina Housner) perform Histoire du Tango: Cafe 1930 by Astor Piazzolla at beautiful Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania during a recording of From the Top in 2018.
The duo performed on Show 359 in Kennet Square, PA on September 9, 2018
Faustina Housner,17, (violin) is a high school senior from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She studies violin at Temple Music Prep with Ellen dePasquale and J Freivogel. Faustina performs with Temple Music Prep’s Youth Chamber Orchestra and had the memorable experience of performing a solo for Iceland’s president while on tour with the group. Learn more.
Ria Modak, 18, (guitar) is a recent graduate of Hunter College High School in New York, New York and has just started a dual degree program at Harvard University/New England Conservatory in Boston. Ria studies guitar with Gohar Vardanyan and was named a merit winner by the National YoungArts Foundation. Learn more.
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