< Back Previous Felicia Carpenter Next Vocalist Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall February 17, 2025 WATCH VIDEO With a deep passion for Gospel music, Felicia Carpenter, a native of St. Louis, Missouri and now residing in Long Island, New York, has graced televised Gospel stages across the country, including McDonald’s Gospelfest, The Bobby Jones Show, Sunday Best, Azusa, and Perfecting New Generation Ministries. In addition to her solo work, Ms. Carpenter has performed background vocals for celebrated Gospel artists such as Tramaine Hawkins, Cissy Houston, Donnie McClurkin, Marvin Winans, and many others. Ms. Carpenter had the privilege of touring throughout Europe as a soloist with the Glory Gospel Singers under the direction of Phyllis McKoy-Joubert, sharing her voice with international audiences. A preacher’s daughter, Ms. Carpenter has been singing since childhood, rooted in the music of the church. Today, she maintains a dynamic and diverse repertoire that spans Gospel alongside additional musical genres. Her dream remains at the center of her calling: to share the gift God has given her and to sing on stages around the world.

Jiang < Back Antian Jiang Jan 29 at 8:00pm EST (10 and under/11-14) -Maurice Ravel Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit, - Franz Liszt Transcendental Etude No.10 in f minor, -Chopin -Ballade #4 in F minor, Op.52 Antian JIANG, 14. Young Artist - Canada 14- year-old pianist Antian is the youngest recipient in the 130 year history of Royal Conservatory of Music to have earned the Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) with Distinction, which she accomplished in 2017 at the age of 10. She is also the second youngest in RCM history to have earned the ARCT Diploma, which she did at the age of 9. Antian has been a student of Steinway Top Teacher Dr. Michael Esch for the past 5 years. She also takes frequent coaching with internationally acclaimed pianist, John O’Conor. In 2021 Antian successfully did a Facebook Live stream which sponsored by Global Outstanding Chinese Artists Association (GOCAA-AAF). In 2020 Antian was featured in three solo recitals online. Two of them were for the nationally recognized Kitchener Waterloo Chamber Music Society (KWCMS) @ Facebook Live, in which she performed - among other works, the Goldberg Variations. Over the last 3 years, Antian has performed multiple recitals for KWCM, the Steinway Series and Westben Festival series. She has appeared in performance at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall in New York, NEC at Boston, Boston Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of Music. In April 2019, Antian made her orchestral debut at Markham theatre. In 2019 Antian was accepted on full scholarship to Morningside Music Bridge program at NEC (Boston), and the Fifth Canadian Chopin Competition, Junior division. She was also recognized with the "2019 Excellence in Music Award" from the City of Markham, an award presented personally by Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti. (This award is open to professional arts organizations, orchestras, ensembles in the Markham area etc.) . Over the past three years, Antian has been the focus of several documentary features and interviews by TV, Radio Stations and several newspapers in Toronto. In 2021, Antian is just won the place of 2021spotlight Piano Competition (Junior division) Gold medal of 2021 North American Virtuoso Int. Music Competition(Youth division), and awarded honourable for The First Ise-Shima Online International Music Competition for Young Musicians in Japan, the Canadian International piano competition (14-17 years group), and distinction certificate of Neapolitan Masters Competition(Junior B). In 2020, Antian won two European Piano Competitions: Music and Star Awards Intl. Piano Competition(Group D, Gold Award) and Stay home Intl. Piano Competition -young edition (3rd place). She also won both Solo and Ensemble categories of the Beethoven 250th anniversary competition, which is run by AAF level GOCAA Intl. Piano Competition. Antian is the Contracted Youth Pianist of Global Outstanding Chinese Artists Association (GOCAA) Intl. Piano Competition(AAF). Antian is the winner and the best of class of the Open/University level of OMFA Ontario 2020 provincial final. Other main achievements including: the winner of Crescendo Intl. Piano Competition and CMC Canada national final, etc. Antian also successfully obtained Harvard University online course certificate on Beethoven's 9 symphony and 19th century orchestra in 2020. Antian has taken master classes with John O'Conor, John Perry, Robert Roux (Rice Univ.), Wha Kyung Byun (NEC), Meng Chie Liu (Curtis), and Simone Dinnerstein. She has just finished the Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier book one and Goldberg Variations. In addition to her competition repertoire, her special projects for the year include six Beethoven sonatas, Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Robert Schumann's Waldszenen, Op. 82, a host of virtuosic works and études, as well as several concerti. As a grade 9 TOPS program student, Antian is the regular winner of the International math contest winner of American AMC math contest series, Waterloo Math Contest series, Canada Mathematics Math Contest, Canada Kangaroo Math contest and Caribou math contest. Antian was a recipient of the 2021 D. E. Shaw Group AMC 8 Certificate of Excellence because her score was one of the top five scorers for the AMC 8 in MAA Section! She also credited on" Globally Distinction Honour "for 2020 AMC8. Previous Next

< Back Previous Vinayak Vikram Next Composer Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 30, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Vinayak is a passionate young musician who finds deep joy in classical music. Over the past several years, he has studied both the recorder and the violin, and more recently has begun composing music in a focused and serious way. He plays the full family of conventional recorders—Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass—and uses advanced instruments such as the Mollenhauer Modern Alto and Modern Soprano. With these, he has significantly extended the upper register beyond standard fingerings. Recently, he added the Helder tenor recorder to his collection, an instrument capable of covering the entire flute range. On the Helder, he has mastered rapid scales up to E7 and feels confident tackling flute repertoire. He has participated in numerous competitions and festivals, performing primarily on alto and soprano recorders. Notable achievements include winning 1st Prize in the Baroque Woodwinds Section of the American Virtuoso International Music Competition, which led to a performance at Carnegie Hall in September. For that event, he arranged and performed Bach’s Chaconne from the Partita in D minor. Additional awards include 3rd place in the American Talent Competition and 2nd place in the JS Fest International Competition, both with an arrangement of the third movement of the Sibelius Violin Concerto. He is also the only youth member of the Mid Peninsula Recorder Orchestra. In the fall, he began studying composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His work has already received international recognition: he won the Beeffie Award for Best Creative Video at the Beethovinci Online Music Competition, and earned a Gold Award for Best Original Composition at both the Reinecke and Beethovinci competitions, the latter for an original recorder quartet in G minor. He was also a regional finalist in the National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Composer Competition with a string quartet in D minor. He has composed a wide variety of works, including solo pieces for recorder in A minor and E minor, concertinos for violin in A minor, and two symphonic movements—one for strings in E major, and one for winds in E minor. His compositional voice is inspired by Classical and Romantic composers like Mozart and Mendelssohn, as well as the beauty of nature. More recently, he has begun exploring elements of world music and drawing on his cultural roots for inspiration. As a violinist, he plays in the California Youth Symphony and served as concertmaster of the Intermezzi Ensemble last year. This orchestral experience has informed and enriched his approach to writing for chamber and symphonic ensembles.

Composer-in-Residence ALLA LOWERY (Krymskaya), Composer-in-Residence Alla Lowery worked with Music Mind Games, making music and designing sounds for Rhythm Solitaire app. Alla collaborated with a number of American musicians and groups, such as TransAtlantic Duo, Capital Kapustnik, Vladimir Gamarnik and Yulia Petrachuk, among others Read More Ante Božić-Kudrić, Young Composer-in-Residence Ante Božić-Kudrić is a Croatian composer and pianist. His music for an animated short film "From the Depths" won the Award for Best Animated Short Film of the children's jury in the Olympia International Film Festival. Read More ELÖD AMBRUSZ, Young Composer-in-Residence Elöd has honed his skills through extensive practice, taking part in masterclasses of esteemed pianists such as Attila Nemethy, Gabor Farkas, Kalman Drafi, Josef Anton Scherrer, Henri Sigfridsson, Lisa Yui, Vadim Palmov, Eugene Alcalay and successful participation in various concerts and competitions Read More Joseph Russo During 2020 and 2021 Joe completed work on his Fourth Symphony, Fantasy for French horn and Strings and Fantasy for Trumpet and Strings…all awaiting their world premieres. Over the years Joe has composed many pieces for flute. Read More

< Back Previous Alize Liana Chapman Next Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 28, 2026 WATCH VIDEO Alize Liana Chapman (age 10) is from Washington D.C. She will perform as a soloist with the New York Chamber Players Orchestra and conductor Maestro Giacomo Franci, playing the 2nd and 3rd movements of Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Major, Op. 44, by Isaak Berkovich. Alize began learning piano about five years ago and has advanced to studying more seriously with Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya at the Hunter Mill Music Studio since September 2025. Alize attends a bilingual French program at the Washington International School and is independently learning Russian and Hebrew. She likes writing, reading, and experiencing different cultures, and especially loves and is accomplished at tennis, horseback riding, and dance. Alize very much enjoys the performing arts. She has participated in a variety of professional public performances, singing in concerts with the Children’s Chorus of Washington and, since the age of six, dancing in the productions of “The Nutcracker” and “Alice in Wonderland” with The Washington Ballet.

< Back Paul Coleman Composer Learn More Videos About Paul Coleman enjoys a multi-faceted career as a composer, sound engineer, and teacher of composition, theory, and electronic music. He is a founding member and Sound Director for Ensemble Signal and has appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and at venues including Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Kennedy Center. As a performer, Paul has worked alongside fellow composers, including Steve Reich, Julia Wolfe, Helmut Lachenmann, Kaija Saariaho, and composer/Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood. Paul’s music has appeared at venues around the world, ranging from large ensembles to solo and chamber works. Some recent projects include a commission for the Eastman’s Musica Nova, solo concerts at The Stone NYC, and tours of historic carillons throughout Europe. Paul is a full-time faculty member of the State University of New York at Fredonia and part-time faculty at the Eastman School of music, where he coordinates the composition component of Eastman’s Summer Classical Studies program. Previous Next

< Back Previous Christopher Scanlon Next Chris Scanlon Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 28, 2025 WATCH VIDEO https://chrisscanlonmusic.com/ Chris Scanlon, D.M.A. is a dynamic performer and educator with a diverse performing career. He has appeared with orchestras and chamber ensembles in Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, the Middle East and across the United States. He is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Florida. An active chamber musician, Scanlon has performed, recorded and commissioned new works as a member of the Axiom Brass, Palisade Trumpet Collective and Silver Spruce Trio. He has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Kennedy Center in DC, Mexico’s Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Vienna Musikverein, the Zurich Tonhalle, Opera Houses of Dubai and Tokyo, and in Broadway theaters for Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, An American in Paris, Cabaret, Sunset Boulevard and Kiss Me Kate. Chris has performed as Co-Principal Trumpet of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra since 2008 with broadcasts on medici.tv and international tours with artists such as Joshua Bell, Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Daniil Trifonov, Andras Schiff, Yuja Wang, and many others. He has performed with orchestras such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, Jacksonville Symhony Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Grand Rapids Symphony, Quad Cities Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, Miami Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Boston Lyric Opera, Singapore Symphony, Vermont Symphony, Charleston Symphony, US Coast Guard Band, Westchester Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and under the batons of Seiji Ozawa, John Williams, James Levine, Simon Rattle, Kurt Mazur, Valery Gergiev, Klaus Mäkelä, Robert Spano, Daniel Harding, Gianandrea Noseda and Rafael Frubeck de Burgos. Chris performed in NY and Mexico as a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas and served as Associate Principal Trumpet of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey Mexico. Past festival invitations include Artosphere, Banff, Spoleto, Music Academy of the West, National Repertory Orchestra, Verbier and Tanglewood where he was the recipient of the Roger Voisin Award. As a soloist he has performed Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Trumpet with Yuja Wang, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Copland’s Quiet City, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets, and with the Illinois Brass Band and NIU Wind Ensemble. Equally at home in contemporary music settings, Chris has recorded new music with the GRAMMY award winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Xenakis’s Eonta with the Callithumpian Consort, Andy Akiho’s Speaking Tree for 2022’s Oculus, premiers of works by Rodion Schedrin with the VFCO and the Elliot Carter Brass Quintet, coached by the composer, at Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music. With the Palisade Trumpet Collective, a professional trumpet ensemble that presents diverse new music at universities and concert venues domestically and abroad, Chris released Sojourn on Mark Records in 2024, which was named a Silver Medal Winner in the 2024 Global Music Awards and National Finalists in the 2025 American Prize in Chamber Music. Chris has been part of commissioning projects and premiered chamber works by notable composers such as Augusta Reed Thomas, Kevin Day, Catherine McMichael and Jessica Meyer. He has appeared on stage with popular artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Harry Connick Jr, Neil Patrick Harris, Ben Folds, Hanson, Questlove, Paul Shafer, Patti Labelle, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Giamatti, with Broadway stars such as Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lena Hall, Adam Lambert and Kelli O’Hara, and Latin stars such as Aleks Syntek, Natalia Lafourcade, Mariachi Vargas and Pedro Fernandez. Television credits include The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS Sunday Morning and the award-winning Amazon series, Mozart in the Jungle. Scanlon founded Banda Nueva York, a cross-cultural, Mexican brass band whose original arrangements by Latin Grammy winner Julio Lizarraga can be heard on iTunes, Spotify and YouTube. Scanlon has been an adjudicator for the National Trumpet Competition, Next Generation Trumpet Competition, Illinois solo and ensemble competitions, and brass coach for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Houston Youth Symphony Orchestra and Boston Youth Symphon Orchestra. Scanlon has presented masterclasses at instututions such as Northwestern University and the University of Brithsh Columbia and performed at the International Trumpet Guild Conference, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, International Women’s Brass Conference, Indiana Music Educators Conference and MOXsonic, the Missouri Experimental Sonic Arts Festival. Scanlon currently serves as the Chair of the Chamber Music Division of the Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition for the International Trumpet Guild. Scanlon’s students have gone on to win positions with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and regional orchestras, graduate assistantships in top doctoral programs, and teaching positions in college and secondary education and have been invited to compete in the National Trumpet Competition, ITG Chamber Music Division and the National Brass Quintet Competition. Scanlon received the Bachelor of Music degree from Boston University, the Master of Music from Rice University, Professional Studies Certificate from Manhattan School of Music and the Doctorate of Music Arts from Stony Brook University. His principal teachers include Thomas Rolfs, Mark Gould, Marie Speziale, Joseph Foley, Terry Everson and Kevin Cobb. Scanlon can be heard on Naxos, Mode records, Mark Records, BMOP/Sound and Deutsch Gramophone. Chris’s work editing etudes and the Caruso method has been published by Hal Leonard and Charles Colin publications. Scanlon is a Bach Performing Artist.

< Back Previous Guo Ru Next Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 28, 2026 WATCH VIDEO Guo Ru is a sophomore from Phillips Academy Andover. He began learning the violin at the age of six. He currently studies under Prof. Peter Zazofsky at New England Conservatory Preparatory School. Before coming to the U.S., Guo attended Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Rising Stars program with a merit scholarship and received the prestigious Licentiate Diploma of Music Australia (LMusA) in violin. He has also studied with Kimberly Fisher, the cofounder of the Philadelphia International Music Festival and Principal Second Violin of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Prof. Danielle Belen from the University of Michigan. Guo served as the concertmaster of the 2025 Northeastern District Senior Orchestra and the Principal Second Violin of the Massachusetts All-State Orchestra. He has appeared as a soloist with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in Australia and with Orchestra Manhattan at Carnegie Hall. Having won first prizes in numerous music competitions, including the American Protégé Competition with Judge’s Distinction and the New York Young Virtuoso Competition, Guo has been invited to perform in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Canada, and more. While touring, he performed at diverse venues, including the Royal Academy of Music, the Postojna Caves, the Croatian National Theatre, and Teatro Pacini. Interested in using music to give back to his community, Guo’s current volunteer work includes teaching children from disadvantaged communities how to play violin at the Youth Development Organization (YDO) and programming classical music at 2MBS Fine Music Sydney radio station. He is also the founder and artistic director of Fanfare Festival Orchestra, a youth-led orchestra aiming to make classical music more accessible through new art forms and performances at cultural events, nursing homes, and public concerts. Being a social justice advocate, Guo also enjoys composing and conducting music to raise environmental awareness and improve mental health.

Music Blog and Catalogue < Back Joseph Russo During 2020 and 2021 Joe completed work on his Fourth Symphony, Fantasy for French horn and Strings and Fantasy for Trumpet and Strings…all awaiting their world premieres. Over the years Joe has composed many pieces for flute. Fantasy for Flute and Piano Joseph Russo 00:00 / 07:22 Music Blog and Catalogue Composer Joseph Russo studied with Robert Starer and Vincent Persichetti (among others) at Juilliard and with Luther Noss at Yale, attending composition/music theory classes at both schools. Russo has developed and continues to develop his own personal melodic and tonal compositional style. He has composed numerous chamber and orchestra works including “Elegy and Prayer” for Strings (1985), “Concordance” for Double Brass Quintet (1991) Flute and Oboe Concerto (1994), “Celebration” for Orchestra (1999), Triple Flute Concerto (2000), “In Memoriam” 9/11 - for Strings (2001), “Tribute” (2002) for Concert Band (commissioned by Northeastern University), First Symphony (2004), Kyrie & Gloria(2005) for choir and chamber orchestra, to name just a few. Russo’s First Symphony (2004) was premiered by Orchestra New England in New Haven on May 1, 2004. His Triple Flute Concerto (2000) was given its west coast premiere in La Mirada, California in October 2007. His Septet “Distant Light” for Flute, Clarinet, Harp and String Quartet – commissioned by the Fontenay Chamber Players – was premiered by the commissioning ensemble in April 2007 in Wilton, Connecticut. On November 2, 2008 Russo conducted the European premiere of his “Concordance” for Double Brass Quintet in Hanover, Germany. His “Mourning Mist” for Guitar and String Quartet (2008) was premiered at the Long Island Guitar Festival in 2013, his Four Pieces for Strings “Homage to Bach” (2009) was premiered by Orchestra New England in 2009 and his one movement brass quintet “Hannoverture” (2008) was premiered in Germany in 2008. His trombone quartet “Seasides” (2010) in three movements was given its world premiere in the UK. Joe’s Symphony #2 (2012) was premiered by Orchestra New England in New Haven in 2013. Joe was commissioned by the Palisades Virtuosi (NJ) to compose his Friendship Trio (2016) for flute, clarinet and piano – this piece was given its world premiere in November 2016 by the commissioning ensemble. His tone poem “New England Portrait” (2016) for chamber orchestra was premiered by Orchestra New England in February 2017. His Third Symphony (2016) was given its world premiere by Orchestra New England on March 9, 2019 in Battell Chapel in New Haven to celebrate the orchestra’s 45th birthday. In the fall of 2017 Russo was commissioned by flutist Helen Rosenblatt to compose music for the newly formed Connecticut Flute Orchestra – the premiere of his “American Robin” and “Mountain-laurel” for Flute Orchestra was given in September 2018 at Wesleyan University (CT). In 2018 Joe’s ballet music “New England Portrait” (…with the same instrumentation as Copland’s original Appalachian Spring ballet) was given its world premiere performance by Orchestra New England. In the summer of 2018 Russo completed work on three orchestra works: “Forever Young”, “Remembrance”, “Elegy” and “In Memoriam”. “Remembrance” had its world premiere along with his Third Symphony on Orchestra New England’s March 9, 2019 concert. His overture “Forever Young” was first performed at New Haven’s Memorial Day concert in 2019. During 2020 and 2021 Joe completed work on his Fourth Symphony, Fantasy for French horn and Strings and Fantasy for Trumpet and Strings…all awaiting their world premieres. In October 2023 Joe oversaw the recording of his First and Second Symphonies by the Navarro Symphony in Pamplona, Spain. On May 4, 2024 Joe’s Fifth Symphony will be given its world premiere by Orchestra New England in New Haven, Connecticut. Over the years Joe has composed many pieces for flute. Other samples of Joe’s compositions may be heard on his website: www.JosephMRusso.org Composer Joseph M Russo contact information: Phone: 203 226 1416 Email: JoeR12161770@gmail.com Previous Next

Laureate Gala Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 20, 2023, at 7:00pm EST Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers From Around the World Program Concertos and Arias with New York Chamber Players Orchestra Giacomo Franci , conductor Visit Carnegie Hall site for tickets for upcoming Gala concerts CONCERTOS BY Bach, Vogler, Haydn, Peskanov, W.A. Mozart, Chopin, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Glazunov Lutao Guo, piano Nahvy Baek, violin Amelia Xu, piano Julio Reyes, guitar Doron Hazan, saxophone Aria Zhao, piano Andrew Chukwuka Egbuchiem, voice Uno Yanagi, piano Anastasiya Squires, flute Louise Ting, piano Wenzheng Mu & Guangzhao Huang, clarinet duo Ben Batalla, piano SOLO PERFORMANCES: Vincent Yang Michael Kim Catalina Wert Sophia Zhang Yung-Hsuan LEE Sonya Wert Adriana Zarzu Ting-Yu Liu Elinor Dixon Samuel Rhoades Chinnawat Themkumkwun Venicia Rasmussen Francesca Bartolo Alexis Dyche Valerija Iljinaite Courtney Daniels Narmina Sultanova Dates and Deadlines CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: Aria Cheregosha &Lauren Spaulding, Viola Duo Teresa Laiz Monsalve & Marta Casas Vázquez, Soprano and Castanets Duo Nayoung Kim & Nayoung Lee, Violine & Cello Duo NEW COMPOSITION BY: Peter Dickson Lopez Gala Laureates INTERVIEWS WITH STEVE ROBINSON JUNE 19 in New York City Steve Robinson is an American radio manager, producer and executive producer. He has held senior management positions with numerous American radio stations, including WFMT and the WFMT Radio Network/Chicago, WBUR/Boston, WGBH/Boston, WCRB/Boston, KPFA/Berkeley, WBGO/Newark, Vermont Public Radio and Nebraska Public Radio Network.ork. Robinson served as general manager of the statewide Nebraska Public Radio Network (1990-2000) and WFMT and the WFMT Radio Network from 2000 until October 2016. A 50-year radio veteran, he has produced programs ranging from classical music documentaries to public affairs programs and has directed over 100 on-air pledge drives. In 1984, he co-founded AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio, a service organization to assist independent radio producers in the United States. Robinson wrote AIR’s first two successful grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. James Adler Audience Favorite AWARD $250 "It is very important to have the audience participate in this competition! It engages the listener and encourages our wonderfully talented contestants. I am delighted to co-found the James Adler Audience Favorite Award for the Sound Espressivo Global Music Competition. Sit back, listen, enjoy -- and please vote!" ~James Adler, Pianist and Composer Photo: Frank Gimpaya Repertoire Artists from Around the World Sample Compositions from All Periods of Classical Music Kaleidoscope of Genres, Instruments, Ensembles Age is Not a Limitation of Artistry! Performers are Aged 7-80 Age Groups snd Categories iClassical Academy AWARDS iClassical Academy provides Recognition Awards to Winners and Participants of Carnegie Gala Auditions We believe that anyone, at any time, should have access to the wonderfully beautiful world of music Our mission is to provide new generations of musicians, from any part of the world, the possibility to improve their skills and enjoy a wide audience iClassical Academy is based in Switzerland iClassical Awards International Panel of Judges Judges provide immediate on-air feedback to participants during the Live Audition stage. To learn more about the Judges, and to see their bios click here Laureate Gala! OUR STORY Laureates' Journey to Performance in New York Cit y at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Hosted by STEVE ROBINSON, the world renowned producer of classical music radio programs SEE FULL BROCHURE Carnegie Auditions Play Video Play Video 35:56 Announcing Winners of Auditions for Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Announcing Winners of Auditions for Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall held live on our previous Broadcasts on April 29 - May 2, 2023 Musicians were auditioning for an opportunity to perform at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, in Gala concerts in New York City. The Gala Auditions are organized by Sound Espressivo, Progressive Musicians, and Virtual Concert Halls. Auditionees from many countries are seeking guidance and support from the Judges, through live comments which you will hear after each performance The Sound Espressivo Global Competition is an online, live-streamed competition. It combines a competition and live performance experience. Progressive Musicians is an organizer of many competitions and concerts at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall. Virtual Concert Halls is an Internet TV broadcaster providing artists with a virtual stage and ability to reach audiences beyond the walls of conventional concert halls. The goal of these Auditions is to encourage, nurture, and reward musicians who are proactive about sharing their art and developing their careers. Sound Espressivo and Progressive Musicians together are providing opportunities for musicians to discover their unique artistic voice, take initiative, present themselves on their own terms, and carve out their own career paths. Thank you Judges! Gr 1 - Avguste Antonov. Masterclasses in Italy. Talent Summer Courses Gr 2 - Emil Chudnovsky Gr 3 - Vera Danchenko Gr 4 - Giacomo Franci Gr 5 - Giacomo Franci Gr 6a - Avguste Antonov Gr 6b - Avguste Antonov Gr 7 - Giacomo Franci Gr 8 - Giacomo Franci Gr 9 - Giacomo Franci Gr 10 - Avguste Antonov and Vera Danchenko Gr 11 - Gevorg Sargsyan and Emil Chudnovsky ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These public broadcasts are brought to you by Virtual Concert Halls: Anna Ouspenskaya, Igor Zubkovsky, Frane, Rusinovich, James Welch, Fedor Ouspensky, Ante Bozc-Kudric, Chris Au. These programs are offered to public free of charge. https://virtualconcerthalls.com/ https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/ https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/ Play Video Play Video 02:30:17 Laureates Gala Auditions Group 11 Laureate Gala Auditions April 29 - May 2, 2023 Candidates present their chosen programs to International Panel of Judges, for an opportunity to perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers. Concertos and Arias to be performed with New York Chamber Players Orchestra, Giacomo Franci, conductor. Program: Tuesday May 2 GROUP 11 12:00pm-2:00pm Recitalists Yiqun Zhao, Flute, United States 6:36 - Cecile Chaminade - Concertino for flute, Op. 107 Christopher Rocha, Piano, United States 17:54 - Chopin - Waltz in B Minor Op. 69 No. 2 Valerija Iljinaite, Voice (dramatic soprano), United Kingdom 25:20 - Tchaikovsky - Liza’s aria from queen of spades 29:50 - Rosephanye Powell - Dying from ‘Then, Here and Now’ Chinnawat Themkumkwun, Guitar, Austria 38:49 - Olga Amelkina-Vera (b. 1976) - Western Vista Vlad Krik , Composer/Pianist, Germany 1:01:49 - Vlad Krik - NEW AGE 2022 Marcio Candido, Violin, USA 1:14:41 - Paulo Bosisio Aboio - e Dança Negra for solo violin Sophie Lu, Cello, United States 1:33:40 - David Popper - Hungarian Rhapsody op 68 Janelle Bai, Piano, USA 1:47:30 - R. Shchedrin - A la Albeniz Francesca Bartolo, Voice (Mezzo-Soprano), London, United Kingdom 51:44 - G. Rossini - Cruda Sorte!….agio so per pratica Produced and presented by Progressive Musicians, Sound Espressivo, and Virtual Concert Halls Play Video Play Video 02:30:10 Laureates Gala Auditions Group 10 Laureate Gala Auditions April 29 - May 2, 2023 Candidates present their chosen programs to International Panel of Judges, for an opportunity to perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers. Concertos and Arias to be performed with New York Chamber Players Orchestra, Giacomo Franci, conductor. Program: Monday May 1 GROUP 10 9:00am-11:00am Recitalist Candidates Courtney Daniels and Narmina Sultanova, Voice, US 14:22 - S. Moniuszko - Halka's Aria Bruce Leto, Jr., Piano, United States 29:30 - Maurice Ravel - Valley of the Bells Anna-Thérèse Mehra, Piano, USA Liszt - Un Sospiro Jelena Stefanic, Voice/Soprano, Croatia 43:37 G. Puccini - La Boheme / Donde lieta, Mimi's aria Neel Perdue, piano, USA 2:05:26 - E. Grieg - Wedding in Troldhaugen 2:11:22 - F. Liszt - Consolations Patricio Cadena Perez, Guitar, France 1:25:37 - Francisco Tárrega - Recuerdos de la Alhambra 1:29:30 - Antonio Lauro - Valse N° 3 Jed Wei, Piano, USA 1:47:33 - Franz Liszt - Liebestraum no. 3 1:42:44 - Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in C# Minor Venicia Rasmussen, Voice, Germany 56:40 - Mozart - Come scoglio , from 'Cosi fan tutte' 1:03:30 - Puccini - Un bel del vedremo, 'Madama Butterfly' Produced and presented by Progressive Musicians, Sound Espressivo, and Virtual Concert Halls Play Video Play Video 41:47 Laureates Gala Auditions Group 9 Laureate Gala Auditions April 29 - May 2, 2023 Candidates present their chosen programs to International Panel of Judges, for an opportunity to perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers. Concertos and Arias to be performed with New York Chamber Players Orchestra, Giacomo Franci, conductor. Program: GROUP 9 9:00pm-10:00pm Concertos and vocal works with ORCHESTRA Yiqun Zhao, Flute, United States Carl Philipp Stamitz - Flute Concerto in G major, Op.29 George Cheng, piano, U.S. 3:43 - Mozart - Concerto No.27 in B flat Major, K.595, III. Rondo Allegro Andrew Chukwuka Egbuchiem, Voice Countertenor, United States 24:50 - Antonio Vivaldi - Nel profundo cieco mondo 30:30 - George Fredrick Handel - Amor tiranno amor Produced and presented by Progressive Musicians, Sound Espressivo, and Virtual Concert Halls Play Video Play Video 01:30:54 Laureates Gala Auditions Group 8 Laureate Gala Auditions April 29 - May 2, 2023 Candidates present their chosen programs to International Panel of Judges, for an opportunity to perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers. Concertos and Arias to be performed with New York Chamber Players Orchestra, Giacomo Franci, conductor. Program: GROUP 8 7:00pm-8:30pm Concertos and vocal works with ORCHESTRA Joel Chen, piano, United States 8:03 - Mozart - Piano Concerto No 22, Movement 1 Susan Dantoni and Jan Koler, piano/cello, USA 16:43 - Faure - Elegy Susan - Dantoni and Cecelia Guerra, piano/soprano, USA 27:30 - Samuel Barber - St. Ita’s Vision Julio Reyes, Guitar, United States 34:08 - Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in D Stacey Stofferahn, Voice, United States 47:40 - Lowe Finney - "Longing" Lori Qian, Piano, USA 56:08 - Beethoven - Concerto No. 2 Allegro con brio Produced and presented by Progressive Musicians, Sound Espressivo, and Virtual Concert Halls Play Video Play Video 01:18:57 Laureates Gala Auditions Group 7 Laureate Gala Auditions April 29 - May 2, 2023 Candidates present their chosen programs to International Panel of Judges, for an opportunity to perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers. Concertos and Arias to be performed with New York Chamber Players Orchestra, Giacomo Franci, conductor. Program: GROUP 7 5:30pm-7:00pm Concertos and vocal works with ORCHESTRA Elaine Sara Lim, Piano, United States 7:36 - Mozart - Piano Concerto in A Major K488, 3rd Movement Harry Chen, Piano, United States 24:26 - Kabalevsky - Piano Concerto No 3 (Youth Concerto) in D Major, 2nd Movement Louise Ting, Piano, USA 37:33 - J. Haydn - Concerto in C major Tristan Zhu, violin, United States Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin concerto in D Major, Mvt 1 Sofia Baturina, Piano, USA 57:10 - Saint Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2 Olivia Zhang, Piano, United States 47:48 - Haydn - Concerto in D Major, Mvt III, Rondo all'ongharese-Allegro assai Produced and presented by Progressive Musicians, Sound Espressivo, and Virtual Concert Halls Play Video Play Video 01:28:58 Laureates Gala Auditions Group 6B Laureate Gala Auditions April 29 - May 2, 2023 Candidates present their chosen programs to International Panel of Judges, for an opportunity to perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers. Concertos and Arias to be performed with New York Chamber Players Orchestra, Giacomo Franci, conductor. Produced and presented by Progressive Musicians, Sound Espressivo, and Virtual Concert Halls Program: GROUP 6b 2:30pm-4:30pm Piano Recitalists Ximurong Zhai, Piano, Canada 10:53 - Charles Griffes - Fantasy Pieces - Scherzo Vignesh Rajagopalan, Piano, United States 20:36 - Mozart - Sonata No. 11 in A Minor,, K. 331 Tiger Stepinski, piano, USA 28:47 - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Etude OP 39 NO 6 Andrew Khayms, Piano, USA 36:15 - Chopin - Polonaise in D minor, Op. 71 No. 1 Daniel Lee, Piano/Composition, US 52:40 - Daniel Lee - Rise William Sun, Piano, US 1:01:02 - Fazil - Summer time Variations Bonnie Zhou, Piano, United States 1:11:10 - Michael Glinka - The Nightingale Variation Play Video Play Video 01:20:19 Laureates Gala Auditions Group 6A Laureate Gala Auditions April 29 - May 2, 2023 Candidates present their chosen programs to International Panel of Judges, for an opportunity to perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers. Concertos and Arias to be performed with New York Chamber Players Orchestra, Giacomo Franci, conductor. Program: GROUP 6a 12:00pm-2:00pm Piano Recitalists Jia Li, Piano, USA 10:48 - Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9. No. 2 in Eb Major 14:59 - Mozart - Rondo Alla Turca Maggie Chen, Piano, United States 21:37 - MacDowell - Witches Dance Kristina Henckel and Amanda Virelle, Piano Duo, United States 29:01 - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Barcarolle from Six Pieces Op. 11 Antian Jiang, Piano, Canada 41:20 - Franz Liszt - La Campanella in G-sharp minor Alexis Dyche, Piano, USA 52:02 - Frederic Chopin - Impromptu, Opus 29 56:03 - Aaron Copland - The Cat and the Mouse Erin Chen, Piano, United States 1:05:52 - Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 Produced and presented by Progressive Musicians, Sound Espressivo, and Virtual Concert Halls Previous Gala videos The New York Chamber Players Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Giacomo Franci is featuring world class soloists from US, Europe, Canada, Asia Premieres of newly composed works; recital soloists, and ensembles. SPECIAL GUESTS Maestro Giacomo Franci Music Director of New York Chamber Players Orchestra Alexander Peskanov Pianist, Composer Steve Robinson Honorary Host James Adler James Adler Audience Favorite Award James Adler Audience Favorite Award Jennifer Wang Gala Staff Collaborative Pianist Jennifer Wang, piano is a pianist, professional accompanist and collaborator based in New York and the DC area as well as Program Coordinator and Administrator Assistant at the Summit Music Festival. She received her Master Manhattan School of Music, New York, Jennifer has won numerous competitions, both in solo and chamber, performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Merkin Concert Hall in NY, Palazzo del Priori in Italy, DiCapo Opera Theater in New York, Embassy of Italy, Mexican Cultural Institute, Lyceum in Alexandria, featured on Cable TV: A Holiday Recital, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Netherlands Embassy, Alden Theater Music Friends Concert, and the Kimmel Center in PA as well as giving a lecture-concert in Wuhan, China. Meet the Gala Performers

< Back Previous Joanna Chow Next Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall November 24, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Joanna Chow began her musical journey at the age of four, discovering a deep connection to the piano early in life. At nine, a new passion for tennis led her to train full-time, temporarily stepping away from music to pursue excellence in sport. Yet, her love for the piano never faded. Now 23, Joanna has returned to her first calling with renewed purpose and dedication. For nearly two years, she has been studying under the guidance of Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya, refining her artistry and preparing to share her music with audiences. Drawing on the discipline and focus developed through years of athletic training, Joanna brings a unique blend of strength, sensitivity, and creativity to her performances. She is committed to building a career as a performing artist, inspired to connect with others and to share her journey through music.

< Back Kabalevsky Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major The Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major , Op. 50 (subtitled Youth ) by Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky is one of three concertos (the others are for violin and cello) written for and dedicated to young performers within the Soviet Union in 1952, and is sometimes performed as a student's first piano concerto. This sunny and tuneful piece manages to combine effective apparent pianistic pyrotechnics whilst keeping it within the range of ability of a keen student. Listen Dmitri Kabalevsky - The Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 50 I. Allegro molto II. Andante con moto III. Presto Kate Yunseo Lee (Piano soloist) Kate Yunseo Lee , a fifth-grade student at St. Leo the Great Catholic School in Fairfax, VA, began her piano journey at the age of 4 under the tutelage of Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya, alongside music theory lessons from Fedor Ouspensky. Kate performed Yuri Polunin's Piano Concerto in A minor with the New York Chambers Players Orchestra and maestro Giacomo Franci at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, in November 2022. Kate has had the privilege of performing multiple times at Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, including as an American Protégé Judges’ Distinction Award winner in 2019 and a First- Place winner in the American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music in the same year. In 2024, she achieved second place at the Piano Concerto Festival hosted by the Northern Virginia Music Teacher Association. Additionally, she won first place in the American Fine Arts Festival Concerto Competition in 2023, participating in the winner’s recital at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, the same year. Gevorg Sargsyan (Conductor) Hailed as "... one of the most inspiring artists of his generation." Gevorg Sargsyan is a Singapore based conductor and music director from Armenia. Recipient of Sir Georg Solti Award, he has been guest conductor in various venues around the world with different orchestras including Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Armenian National Opera as well as ballet productions, Jayakarta Symphonic Orchestra, Orquesta Carlos Chavez, among others. Gevorg studied in his native Armenia at the Yerevan State Conservatory and later continued in Vienna Conservatory (Austria) and Goldsmiths College of Music (London - UK). After moving to Asia, he is combining his career between conducting and running masterclasses and lectures. He is a visiting professor of the University of Philippines College of Music and is regularly guest-lecturing in various educational establishments across South East Asia. Gevorg is also a member of adjudication panels of various festivals and music competitions. He worked as a music director of Madison Academy of Music and SCGS String Orchestra in Singapore. He has recently been appointed an Artistic Director of Saudi Music Hub with the Ministry of Culture in Saudi Arabia. Published by Cicerone Music and Art (CiMA) Previous Next