UWS Muse

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in A-major, Op.12 - Allegro vivace

Mieczyslaw Weinberg - Sonata No. 3 Op, 37 -
Allegro moderato

J.S. Bach - Violin Sonata No.1 in G-minor, BWV 1001 -
Adagio

Alex Molina Shawver -Honeycomb

P. I. Tchaikovsky - Lensky's Aria from Eugene Onegin

Silvestre Revueltas - Allegro from Three Pieces
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Elena Chernova-Davis
Prizewinner of the Aleksander Glazunov International Competition (Paris), Dr. Elena Chernova-Davis has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster in her native Uzbekistan and throughout the United States. After graduating with honors as a full-scholarship student from the Tashkent State Conservatory, she came to the United States to continue her studies with Misha Vitenson, Elmar Oliveira, Mikhail Kopelman, and Shmuel Ashkenasi.

Elena performs as Soloist and Concertmaster of National Concerts at Carnegie Hall, and has worked with conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Esa Pekka-Salonen, Gerard Schwarz, Miguel Harth-Bedoya and Jeffrey Tate to name but a few. Collaborating with various New
York ensembles including musicians from the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, MET Opera Orchestra, and the New Jersey Symphony, her recent performing venues include Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge, Madison Square Garden, and Radio City Music Hall. She has appeared as a soloist with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Nova, and the National Orchestra of Uzbekistan.

An avid chamber musician, Dr. Elena Chernova-Davis has performed worldwide including appearances in Italy, Panama City, the Brevard Music Center, the Patagonia Opera House, and with colleagues from the Borodin, Orion, and American string quartets. She regularly performs with the Riverside Chamber Players, Con Vivo Music, and the Pedro Giraudo Tango Ensemble. Elena also has a deep passion for interdisciplinary collaboration, having organized and performed in projects involving dancers, visual artists, actors, storytellers, poets, and non-Western composers.

In the greater string playing community, Elena has been published in Strad Magazine (October 2025) and is a member of the American String Teachers Association, where she has served on the Studio Board and been a presenter at the ASTA National Conference. She has adjudicated competitions for the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Music Teachers Association, and the Violin Makers Association of Arizona.

Alla Milchtein
Alla is a collaborative pianist in New York City, maintaining an active performing career with vocal and instrumental partners and chamber ensembles. Currently Alla is a staff pianist at both The Juilliard School and the Mannes School of Music. She is also an Adjunct Professor and vocal coach at New Jersey City University. Alla has performed at festivals
throughout Europe, Mexico and the United States. Ms. Milchtein has served as a staff pianist at prestigious Competitions and also worked as coach at different Opera programs.
Alla Milchtein has received both the Bachelor’ s degree in Piano Performance and the Master’s degree in Piano Performance and Chamber Music from Rotterdam Conservatory (The Netherlands), where she studied with Mila Baslawskaja. Ms. Milchtein has also pursued her Professional Studies in Collaborative
Piano at the Mannes School of Music, where she studied with Cristina Stanescu. During her studies she was awarded a scholarship and was also a recipient of the “excellence in accompanying” award. Ms. Milchtein has been awarded a fellowship from COJECO BluePrint to record an album of solo piano
music of Jewish composers from around the world titled "Musical Journeys through the Jewish Diaspora”. Recently Alla had two new releases: Album titled “Al Menos Cantos” songs of Jack Délano, with mezzo soprano Laura Virella, recorded on Lexicon label. Another album “A Portrait”, works by
Grazyna Bacewicz with violinist Kinga Augustin, recorded on Centaur. Since 2021 Ms. Milchtein collaborates with Teatro Grattacielo Opera Company with which she has been presenting several opera
productions and concerts.