ContrastDuo’ rendition of Amazing Grace

ContrastDuo Yasa Poletaeva, violin Darren Matias, piano The Contrast Duo is a renowned and critically-acclaimed ensemble based in the United States with a growing international concert career spanning four continents. They recently won 1st prizes at Liszt-Garrison International Music Competition, the Lyric Chamber Music Competition, John Oliveira String Competition, became finalist at the Carnegie Hall Fellowship, and have received grants from private donors in South Florida and the National Society of Arts and Letters. Their growing artistic pursuits have yielded to performance art collaborations with various artists and musicians. They often appear in Donald Trump’s South Florida estate and have been patronized ever since. Yasa Poletaeva described by “Manhattan International Artists” as a violinist who’s “performances reflect a great musicality, depth of interpretation, and technical expertise needed to distinguish oneself in the world of professional performance.” She graduated from Sa