In Review: The Canales Project Presented by Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts and National Sawdust.

April 22, 2017

National Sawdust, Williamsburg, NY ''Fast-forward to Saturday night at National Sawdust when the steely, well-modulated musician channeled her perseverance into a performance of the final two movements of César Franck’s Violin Sonata in A. Summoning a passionate vibrato with echoes from another time, Shaker expressed far more with her performance than her words: a portrait of a young woman carrying resilience, loss, and ...

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How the Power of Music Helped One Syrian Refugee Start Over In the U.S.

November 7, 2016

Fleeing war-torn Syria with the hope of a better life, violinist Mariela Shaker found much more: a second mother. Read full article at Women's ...

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She Fled Syria And Found Refuge On The Stage – BuzzFeed News

January 18, 2016

Two years after escaping Syria, violin virtuoso Mariela Shaker will be performing at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Read full article at The BuzzFeed ...

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