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Mason Bates' composition White Lies for Lomax has been selected
for the 2009 Van Cliburn Foundation's American Composers Invitational in
Fort Worth, Texas. The piece will be heard during the Semi-Final Round
of the Van Cliburn Competition, May 28-31.
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Three YCA Artists received rave reviews from The New York Times for
their performances with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Alice Tully Hall:
“One highlight of the worthy Young Concert Artists series is its annual
Irene Diamond gala concert. The program was a reminder of the
exceptional caliber of musicians supported by the Young Concert Artists
series. It began with Glière’s lushly romantic, amiable concerto, with
the excellent harpist Emmanuel Ceysson as soloist. He performed the
extravagantly arpeggiated passages with flair. The fine mezzo Sasha
Cooke sang ‘Les Nuits d’Été’ with an expressive, amber-hued voice.
Jean-Frédéric Neuburger tore into the concluding Presto [of Saint-Saëns’
Piano Concerto No. 2] with jaw-dropping panache.”
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For
his Kennedy Center debut, marimbist Pius Cheung earned acclaim as
both a performer and a composer from The Washington Times:
“Tuneful, neo-Romantic yet technically difficult, [Pius Cheung’s
Études] not only showcased Mr. Cheung’s mastery of his instrument
but also demonstrated his considerable skill and promise as a composer
in his own right.”
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Composer Mason Bates was commissioned by renowned men’s chorus
Chanticleer to write a work for their 30th Anniversary. The resulting
work, Sirens was “ambitious and satisfying, an expansive study of
musical seduction. This collection of six diverse movements approaches
the Greek legend of the Sirens from a variety of angles, rendering all
of them with beauty and vivacity,” wrote the San Francisco Chronicle.
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“If Wonny Song’s piano recital at Zankel Hall on Monday evening
left one thing certain, it was that Mr. Song has a big, solid technique
– going for sparks and adrenaline rush." – The New York Times
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The First Prize Winners of the 2008-09 Young Concert Artists
International Auditions are violinist Ray Chen, pianist Ran
Dank, soprano Jeanine De Bique, violinist Hahn-Bin,
violinist Bella Hristova, violinist Noé Inui and soprano
Carolina Ullrich.
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Pianist Chu-Fang Huang was acclaimed for her “dazzling display of
virtuosic bravado and emotional range” in The Stockton Record for
her performance of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Stockton
Symphony in California.
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There was a rave review in The New York Times for Narek
Hakhnazaryan’s debut in the Young Concert Artists Series at
Zankel Hall: “Narek Hakhnazaryan projected intensity from the moment
he took the stage. His tone was warm and supple. [One of the encores
was] a gorgeous account of the Andante from Rachmaninoff’s Cello
Sonata.”
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The Modigliani String Quartet’s recording of Haydn Quartets won
France’s 2008 Charles Cros Award in the Chamber Music Category. The
Strad’s review of the disc declared, “These musicians ooze musical
insight, unanimity and polish.”
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THE 2008 EUROPEAN YCA AUDITIONS IN LEIPZIG chose 6 Winners, who
will come to the Final rounds of the Young Concert Artists International
Auditions in New York, held from January 12 to 17. Click here for the
press release and all details.
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YCA
Composer Andrew Norman has been awarded a Charles Ives
Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an award
given to “composition students of great promise.”
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Cellist Alexandre Bouzlov won Second Prize in the 2008 Geneva
International Competition. YCA Pianist Louis Schwizgebel-Wang was a
top prizewinner in the same competition in 2005.
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Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke stars at the Metropolitan Opera in
the role of Kitty Oppenheimer in John Adams' Doctor Atomic. Her nine
performances begin on October 13.
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For pianist Benjamin Moser’s New York
debut in the Young Concert Artists Series
on March 25, 2008, The New York Times called his playing "eloquent,"
"passionate" and "colorful." After his Washington, DC debut on
April 8, The Washington Post noted a “clarity and solidity to the
sound that never lost tonal luster” and “more crucially, every piece
spoke from the heart.”
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Harpist Emmanuel Ceysson’s appearance as soloist with the El Paso
Symphony Orchestra on April 11, 2008 caused The El Paso Times to
exclaim, “Ceysson’s brilliant performance was captivating.”
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The Jupiter String Quartet was lauded in the March 16, 2008 St. Louis
Post-Dispatch for “superb technique, amazing unanimity, clarity and
terrific energy in their sound” on their debut recording of Shostakovich
and Britten. This followed a rave review in the February 11, 2008 Dayton
Daily News, which praised their “furious emotional intensity and focused
technical control” in a performance on the Vanguard Concerts series.
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Following her March 9, 2008 recital at Western Michigan University, the
Kalamazoo Gazette raved that pianist Chu-Fang Huang “showed unflagging
artistry, whatever the musical style.”
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Violinist Mayuko Kamio’s reappearance in New York on March 3, 2008 was
enthusiastically received by The New York Times: “she was distinguished
by her warmly luxurious, buttery tone and long, seamless phrases.” Her
debut, at the age of 17, was in 2003 at the 92nd Street Y
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The Modigliani String Quartet was praised in The Birmingham News for “a
rare combination of depth, enthusiasm and near-faultless technique” for
their March 2, 2008 concert with Birmingham Chamber Music Society.
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Clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester’s February 17, 2008 recital, presented
by Astral Artistic Services in Philadelphia, led The Philadelphia
Inquirer to exclaim, “Not a false note from this young man, whose
control of line, nuance and hush are superior!”
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Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov was featured on the cover of SYMPHONY
magazine’s January-February 2008 issue as a “Young Artist To Watch.”
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“Keep your eye out for Sasha Cooke, a 25-year-old mezzo who…has a
thrilling, dramatic voice,” says The Boston Phoenix after her January
27, 2008 recital at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
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The First Prize winners of the 2007-2008 Young Concert Artists
International Auditions, held on January 19, 2008, are Pius Cheung,
marimbist and Narek Hakhnazaryan, cellist
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Mason Bates has received a major commission from Chanticleer, the men’s
choral group, supported by The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Emerging Composers 2007
initiative.
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Playing the Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the London
Philharmonic Orchestra in Eastbourne, England on January 12, pianist
Benjamin Moser’s review in The Independent (UK) noted: “With the
brilliant Benjamin Moser at the Steinway, this was a high-wire act of
breathtaking proportions. A familiar work it may be, but it was here
performed with freshness and panache.”
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Louis Schwizgebel-Wang earned critical acclaim from The Washington Post
and The New York Times for his debut recitals in the Young Concert
Artists Series in November 2007
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Jupiter String Quartet earns accolades from
The Strad for their performance at the Caramoor International Music
Festival
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Chu-Fang Huang's performance of the Ravel Piano Concerto with the
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra "was an example of total command of
pianistic technique, musicality, and rapport with orchestra and
conductor" raves the Arizona Daily Sun
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Mezzo-Soprano Sasha Cooke's recital debuts in New York and Washington, DC
raved about in the press.
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Kevin Puts' Credo is premiered by the Miró Quartet in California to rave
reviews
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Jean-Frédéric Neuburger's concert presented at the Maison Francaise in
Washington, DC, earns accolades as “a young pianist who can best be described as
France’s response to Sviatoslav Richter”
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Alexandre Pirojenko wins
First Prize at the Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition in
Seregna, Italy, a cash prize of €14,000 ($20,000) and
the recording of a new compact disc
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Violinist Mayuko Kamio, cellist Alexandre Bouzlov, and pianist Benjamin
Moser win top prizes at the 2007 Tchaikovsky International Music
Competitions in Moscow
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Double bassist DaXun Zhang
performs with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project in a series of concerts and
cultural exchanges in China, including an appearance at the Opening
Ceremony of the Special Olympics in Shanghai
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"Of the many young artists who have appeared with the Utah Symphony over
the years, one of the brightest and most talented is Alexandre Bouzlov."
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YCA renews Orchestra Partners Project
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Pianist Chu-Fang Huang earns rave review from The Miami Herald:
"While the violent accents and climactic implosion were thrilling,
Huang's performance went far beyond the pyrotechnics to give us the
music's tormented soul."
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The Jupiter String Quartet praised for their "dazzling performance" at
the Alys Stephens Center
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Three YCA Artists make their New York concerto debuts
with conductor Scott Yoo and the Orchestra of St. Luke's to rave reviews
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Washington Post praises pianist Chu-Fang Huang's "musicmaking on a grand
level" in her Kennedy Center debut
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Double bassist DaXun Zhang awarded 2007 Avery Fisher Career Grant
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Washington Post calls composer Daniel Kellogg "one of the
most exciting composers around" after the premiere of
Pyramus and Thisbe by Leonard Slatkin and the
National Symphony Orchestra
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SYMPHONY Magazine
features Efe Baltacigil and Jose Franch-Ballester as "Young Talent on
the Rise"
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Washington Post declares that Mason Bates' Liquid Interface "surpasses
in sheer sonic beauty even the works by Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky that
rounded out the program."
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Pianist
Vassily Primakov appears at Carnegie's Zankel Hall, performing
Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 with iPalpiti Orchestra, conducted
by Eduard Schmieder
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Composer
Daniel Kellogg's
Pyramus and Thisbe
for narrator and orchestra, commissioned by the National Symphony
Orchestra as part of the city-wide Shakespeare in Washington Festival, will be given its premiere by Leonard
Slatkin and the NSO on a Family
Concert on March 4.
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On February 16, pianist Vassilis
Varvaresos makes his New York concerto debut at Avery Fisher Hall,
performing Lowell Liebermann’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the
Juilliard Orchestra conducted
by Andreas Delfs
To read the Juilliard Press release,
click here
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Marimbist Naoko Takada was
chosen to showcase at Carnegie's Weill Hall on Monday, January 22 at
5:00pm as part of the Young Performers Career Advancement program at the
2007 Arts Presenters Conference
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Pianist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger receives rave reviews for his New York
and Washington debuts
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Gleb Ivanov compared to Horowitz. - Sarasota Herald Tribune
Again! - Washington Times
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New Work by Daniel Kellogg opens Colorado Symphony Season
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Announcing the 2006-2007 Young Concert Artists Series
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