Name: Newton Piano Summit - Anastassiya Petrova - Camila Cortina Bello
Start: 2025-03-23T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-23T17:00:00-04:00
Location: The Second Church in Newton UCC

Newton Piano Summit - Anastassiya Petrova - Camila Cortina Bello

Anastassiya Petrova : Jazz Alchemist
Jazz pianist/organist from Kazakhstan currently based in New York City after spending 8 years in Boston, Massachusetts. She’s blowing up worldwide with her musical prowess and creativity. Throughout her musical career, she has been given opportunities to share the stage with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, Noah Preminger, Allan Chase, Patricia Pérez, Ben Street, Adam Cruz, Marco Pignataro, Ellis Hall, Catherine Russell, and others. In 2022 Petrova received a prestigious New Jazz Legacy Grant, which let her perform alongside the renowned jazz saxophonist Chris Potter and get creative mentorship with Kris Davis. She currently holds an Assistant Professor position at Berklee College of Music and Longy School of Music of Bard College.
Camila Cortina Belo: Cuban Roots, Global Rhythms.
Camila Cortina Belo is an acclaimed Cuban-born pianist, composer, and educator whose work masterfully reimagines the rich sounds and rhythms of her heritage through the lenses of jazz, classical, and world music. Known for her distinctive style, Camila has shared stage with legendary artists such as Paquito D’Rivera, Miguel Zenón, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Dianne Reeves, to name a few. In 2023, she was awarded New Music USA’s “Next Jazz Legacy” fellowship. Since moving to New York, she has been making a name as a performer in the jazz scene, captivating audiences with her dynamic artistry and cross-genre exploration. Performance credits include the Punta del Este Jazz Festival in Uruguay, Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium, Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, and an NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert with the band Okan, amongst many others. In 2024, she became a finalist for the prestigious CINTAS Foundation’s Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition (2024)
This program is supported in part by grants from the Village Bank which has a long tradition of commitment to the Garden City, Advance Auto in Nonantum – providing quality service for everything automotive, Honda Village, and the Newton Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, Newton Community Pride, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Charles River Foundation and private donors.