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< Back Nvart Andreassian Conductor Learn More Videos About NVART ANDREASSIAN – CONDUCTOR /Armenia/ http://nvart.andreassian.free.fr Professionals are impressed by her very large musical culture and solid conducting techniques. For her, interpreting means sharing the spiritual and emotional dimension of music with the players and the audience. Wide-ranging and deep exploration of music, and an analytical reading, shapes her attitude towards repertoires and a conducting language which sets out to be creative, innovative and expressive. Download Press Kit here She aims to decipher the composer's argument and sensibility through the interactive flow of its dynamics and intensity, to sculpt the music as a virtual image, bringing its colors and poetry vividly to life and breathing life into sounds and rhythms . After studying choir conducting in Yerevan (Armenia) with Herman Terteryan and Orchestra/ Opera conducting in Conservatoire de Paris with Pierre Dervaux , Jean Fournet and Sergiu Chelibidache , and conducting Contemporary Music with Pierre Boulez and Peter Eotvos , she has been Assistant-Conductor in Paris Grand Opera of Christophe von Dohnany, Daniel Barenboim, Herbert von Karayan. In 1980 she was a prize winner of the Besançon Young Conductors Competition . The same year she was invited to become the Artistic Director and the Chief Conductor of the French Contemporary Music Ensemble “Polychromie'' and the “ Polychromy Festival”. She has been a contemporary music interpreter and promotor for 50 years . Her love of music and travel was combined when she was invited to become Conductor at the Armenian National Opera from 1993 to 1995 and Chief Conductor at the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra (China) from 1998 to 2003. She is guest conductor at the Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra (Netherlands), Szombathely Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungaria), Porto Alegre Symphonic Orchestra (Brazil), Tianjin and Changchoun Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Bursa State Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Opera (Turkey) , Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre National de L`Île de France, Orchestre National de Lorraine (France), Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, (Czech Republic), Moscow Helikon Opera, Russian State Perm Opera and Ballet Theater, Russian State Symphony Orchestra and Capella (Russia), Armenian State Chamber Orchestra, Gyumri State Symphony Orchestra(Armenia) She is also leading Masterclasses on “Contemporary Music Interpreting Art” for composers , performers and conductors in State Music Conservatories in Beijing, Brussels, Porto Alegre, Tianjin, Montevideo, Geneva, Yerevan, Lille, Paris, Gent , Moscow, Istanbul, Sofia, Ankara ,Prague https://app.sizzlebookz.com/nvart-andreassian-conductor/full-view.html Her repertoire includes classical and contemporary operas and symphony music. Previous Next

< Back Application Deadline September 30, 2025 Previous Apply Next Georgian Sinfonietta Selected Soloists will be presented at the colORCHESTRA concert with the Georgian Sinfonietta, the Chamber and Baroque Orchestra Ensemble in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the Grand Hall of Tbilisi Conservatory or another of the Orchestra’s venues. Concert dates – 2024-25 and 2025-26 concert seasons. Rehearsals with the Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina will be scheduled 3 days prior to the concert date. The concert will be Broadcast Live by Virtual Concert Halls on various public channels on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Twitch, among other platforms. Video of the concert will be available for playbacks on the channels. Soloists will participate in interviews for media and other activities associated with the event. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Important dates: Application deadline - see dates on the website. October 2024, January 2025 - Live Auditions Finals. Broadcast on video and social platforms. Meet the Judges and the Conductors. Streaming technology seminar in preparation for Live Audition - prior to performing LIVE. ~~~~~~~~~~~ No age restrictions. Any instrumental Concerto suitable for the Sinfonietta, a single movement, or Aria accepted. BAROQUE compositions ACCEPTED, for possibility to present on authentic instruments. Two harpsichords are available for performance. Standard and Baroque Meet the Orchestra Founded in 2008, Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra – “Georgian Sinfonietta” aims to deliver the most diverse repertoire at the highest artistic level. The schedule of the orchestra includes performances both in Georgia and Europe, as well as regions of Georgia. Since the acquisition of period instruments in 2012, the orchestra pioneers historically informed performances in the Caucasus. In 2015, the orchestra founded “Tbilisi Baroque Festival”, which is held annually. Meet the Conductor Previous Next Giorgi Kerelashvili, artistic director of the Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra, also known as the Georgian Sinfonietta orchestra. “We are the first and only orchestra in the Caucasus region to have acquired the status of a Baroque orchestra in 2012,” Kerelashvili shares at the outset of the conversation with this writer, beaming with pride. For the uninitiated, Baroque refers to a post-Renaissance style originating in 17th century Europe, that stands out from modern classical music in its attention to ornamentation, improvisation and stylistic diversity; much like Indian classical music, one could say. “Before the Classical period introduced the ideals of structure, rhythm and harmonies, Baroque implemented instruments of organic origin, and a style that sounded just as organic,”. While the style remains the ensemble’s forte, the director reminds us that its repertoire is expansive, encompassing modern classical and Romantic styles. Learn More Application and Audition Process Application form is DUE by the posted DEADLINES throughout the season. Upload video of any piece (with or without accompaniment). YouTube or Google Drive links are accepted Application fee $75 Selected musicians will be invited to audition live on a public Internet TV Broadcast* and will receive a preparation tech session with VCHS Broadcast Engineers. You will meet the Judges during Live Audition. Live Auditions are held virtually. Live Auditions are judged in real time. Judges provide participants with immediate on-air feedback. During the live audition participants will be able to speak with Judges. • The judges’ decisions are final and may not be contested. • To participate in the live online auditions, each musician must prepare required technical setup Live Audition Fee - $250 *Fee includes the Technology Preparation session with A/V and Broadcast engineers You will be notified about your acceptance into the colORCHESTRA program Fees Application and video pre-screening - $75 Live Audition - $250 Performance - NO FEE ($0) Selected soloists are expected to cover their own travel expenses. Upon request colORCHESTRA provides supporting documentation for selected soloists' visa applications. Selected soloists may request press releases, letters of recommendation, confirmations of their participation in the concert, in support of the soloist's grants applications. Apply Standard and Baroque GEORGIAN SINFONIETTA Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra HISTORY OF THE ORCHESTRA Founded in 2008, Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra – “Georgian Sinfonietta” aims to deliver the most diverse repertoire at the highest artistic level. The schedule of the orchestra includes performances both in Georgia and Europe, as well as regions of Georgia. Since the acquisition of period instruments in 2012, the orchestra pioneers historically informed performances in the Caucasus. In 2015, the orchestra founded “Tbilisi Baroque Festival”, which is held annually. “Georgian Sinfonietta” has performed in celebrated venues such as Konzerthaus Berlin, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Grand hall of Munich Conservatoire, The Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall, Komitas Chamber Music House (Erevan), Helsinki Camerata hall (Finland), and etc. The orchestra is a regular guest to festivals including “Autumn Tbilisi”, “Telavi International Music Festival”, “New Year Music Celebrations”, “The Easter Festival”, “Baroque Music Days” (Azerbaijan), “Immling Festival” (Germany), “Goldberg Festival” Gdansk (Poland) and others. “Georgian Sinfonietta” has collaborated with Jordi Savall, Sergio Azzolini, Christine Busch, Christoph Mayer, Jean Rondeau, Davide Amadio, ensemble “Zefiro”, Academy for Early Music Berlin (Akamus) and others. The orchestra, together with Giorgi Aleksidze Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet Troupe has implemented a number of successful projects by the choreography of Mariam Aleksidze. Concerts of the “Georgian Sinfonietta” were broadcasted on the TV channels “MEZZO”, “ARTE” and others. The orchestra has recorded 10 CDs that include music of all epochs from baroque composers to contemporary. Tbilisi Conservatory The Tbilisi Conservatoire was founded on 1 May 1917. It was formally recognized by the Russian Musical Society as a conservatoire later that year. The original building was designed by Aleksander Szymkiewicz and built in 1901-05. Unlike most buildings of the same style in the given period, the conservatoire's column decorated main portal is not centrally located. Rather, along with the main facade it is built near the left corner of the building in order for it to face the main entrance from the Rustaveli Avenue . The style of the building is eclectic in nature. While original two-story building was built with elements of renaissance and baroque , the exterior of the present four-story building is neoclassical and somewhat less ornate. The exterior displays the statue of Anton Rubinstein , a Russian pianist and composer who in 1891 donated an entire income from one of his concerts for the opening of the original conservatoire building. The main auditorium and the smaller auditorium are the two auditoriums in the building. The conservatoire's tiny auditorium is renowned for its ornately decorated walls. The main auditorium also holds an organ from the Alexander Schuke factory in Potsdam, Germany, installed in 1963. Today the conservatoire teaching staff includes about 200 professors. There are about 400 students. Cultural events taking place at the Conservatoire include: music forums, national competitions, international symposia and scientific conferences, master classes, chamber and symphony concerts and student opera performances at the Conservatoire Opera Studio. Since 1995 the State Conservatoire has aligned itself with the two-step European Educational System of studies. Since 2006 the Tbilisi State Conservatoire has become a member of the European Association of Conservatories. From 2005 the Conservatoire joined the Bologna Process with its international student transfer and credit system.

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< Back Ruben Capriles Conductor Learn More Videos About RUBÉN CAPRILES Venezuelan conductor Rubén Capriles starts this 2021- 2022 Season his third season as Artistic Director of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Venezuela, leading with an innovative programming this outstanding organization to the very front page of Venezuela’s musical arena. Praised for his highly energetic and compelling performances that let a consistent and indelible mark in the audience, Capriles’ conducting has been recognized as “the most satisfying… Ensemble remained tight and balanced, making for countless musical thrills…” (Kalamazoo Gazette). As part of his highly sought-after 2021 – 2022 season, Capriles’ upcoming commitments include Cavalleria Rusticana at Teatro Teresa Carreño, Beethoven’s Choral Symphony and Choral Fantasy as part of a Beethoven Cycle at Teatro Municipal de Caracas, and international tours with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Venezuela to Mexico City and to Havana. Other highlights include the world-premiere of the Symphonic Suite “Libertador” by Mexican composer Alejandro Sánchez-Navarro, as well as an especial multimedia production of Antonio Estevez’ “Cantata Criolla” for the 2021 Edition of the Venezuela International Book Fair in Caracas. Capriles’ engagements have included appearances with the German National Chamber Orchestra at the Kammermusiksaal at the Berliner Philarmonie; with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo; and with the Oriente Symphony Orchestra at Sala Dolores in Santiago de Cuba. Capriles has collaborated and recorded with acclaimed international soloists Georg Egger, Axel Strauss, Roberto Valdés, Amit Peled, William Molina, Diethelm Jonas, Omar Ascanio, Dario Ntaca, Carlos Urbaneja, Alba Quintanilla, Idwer Álvarez, William Alvarado, Frederica von Stade, and Sol Musset de Primera. As laureate guest conductor of the Regional Orchestras of Venezuela, Capriles has toured extensively around Venezuela, conducting the entirety of the major Regional Orchestras of the country. He continues as well his guest conducting commitments with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the Teresa Carreño Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and the Caracas Municipal Symphony Orchestra. From 2013 to 2020, Capriles’ tenure as Music Director of the Falcón Symphony Orchestra developed this prestigious organization to international acclaim, consistently expanding the vast repertoire of the Orchestra, and developing with the support of the International Conductors Guild a distinguished program for the promotion of emerging conductors to the international arena in Venezuela. Since 2020, Capriles retains his affiliation with the Falcón Symphony Orchestra as its Music Director Emeritus. Capriles’ 2010 to 2013 tenure as President and Music Director of the Baltimore Philharmonia Orchestra expanded significantly the presence and artistic excellence of this organization, promoting also especial concerts with the vibrant community of Ocean City, and introducing as well a series of educational concerts dedicated to the children of Baltimore County Public Schools. His affiliation as Music Director of the Baltimore Flute Choir expanded also his vision of community engagement, contributing to the edification and consolidation of this organization thanks to the commitment and dedicated excellence of its wonderful group of community musicians. Capriles also worked under the mentorship of conductor Marin Alsop, as cover conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Awarded with the 2010 Bruno Walter Conducting Fellowship as Assistant Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Academy, Capriles has been finalist to the First Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition in Mexico City, and has been finalist to the Sixth Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Capriles has been also recipient of the Mabelle Antionette Leonhardtsen del Mar Scholarship of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and has been recipient of the José Félix Ribas National Order from the Venezuelan government for his contributions to the arts. In 2007, Capriles was also nominated for the Thelma A. Robinson Award of the Conductors Guild as the selected conducting fellow at the 2007 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. As a committed teacher and advocate for the generations of the future, Capriles served for six years at the Board of Directors of the International Conductors Guild, where Capriles promoted an intensive exchange program with the Falcon Symphony Orchestra promoting the career development of emerging conductors from around the world. Years earlier Capriles developed the span of repertoire of highly talented high-school music students during his tenure as Director of Orchestras at the Baltimore School for the Arts, where Capriles achieved with the entirety of its ensembles outstanding performances of benchmark symphonic repertoire, as well as highly demanding repertoire for chamber orchestra. During two subsequent summers Capriles also prepared the Inaugural Concerts at Hertz Hall of the Young Musicians Program Orchestra at the University of California, Berkeley, and for six years he supported and helped to model the Peabody Preparatory Youth Orchestra Program, preparing and conducting the Peabody Youth Orchestra at the historic Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall in several occasions. Capriles has also recorded award winning orchestral works and chamber works of emerging young composers both in the US and in Venezuela, and serves currently as Principal Instructor of Orchestral Conducting Studies at the Simón Bolívar Music Conservatory at El Sistema in Caracas. With a highly transformational leadership, Capriles started to conduct professionally at 21 as the Music Director of the Zulia Boys Singer Orchestra, and later as the founding Music Director of the Caracas Youth Symphony Orchestra. Dedicated to the distinguished members of the diplomatic body of the country, his debut concert with the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela was widely broadcasted at Venezuela’s national television. Capriles’ five-year tenure as Music Director of the Caracas Youth Symphony Orchestra transformed this Orchestra into a highly developed ensemble, touring internationally and becoming until today a vital part of Venezuela's internationally renowned El Sistema. Immediately after, his tenure as Music Director of the Ciudad Guayana Symphony Orchestra developed across the expansive Guayana region an intensive programming of more than sixty concerts per season, obtaining the national recognition of the Federation of Regional Orchestras of Venezuela. Capriles graduated under the guidance of José Antonio Abreu as the top conductor of his generation at the internationally renowned El Sistema, where he received his pre-college and undergraduate training in Horn, Composition and Conducting. Previous to his conducting career Capriles performed professionally in the horn sections of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and the Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra. He completed his BM studies in Conducting at the University Institute of Music Studies in Caracas, his MM studies in Conducting at the Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, and his DMA studies in Conducting at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He holds MBA and MPP degrees from IESA in Caracas, and holds a MA degree in Political Science from Columbia University in New York. Internationally acclaimed mentors of Capriles’ conducting career include José Antonio Abreu, Helmuth Rilling, Sung Kwak, Gustav Meier, Marin Alsop and Markand Thakar. 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< Back Oliver von Dohnanyi Conductor Learn More Videos About OLIVER VON DOHNÁNYI conductor A brilliant podium artist from one of the oldest musical families in history LAUREATE OF THE GOLDEN MASK in the category "The best work of a conductor" One of the most versatile European conductors, who is at home both on concert stages and in opera houses all over the world. His vast repertoire is mainly focused on the music of the 19th and 20th centuries, but he is a tireless promoter of the best composers and compositions created in the 21st century. 2020–2023 He started the New Year 2023 with a festive concert at the famous Liszt Academy together with the Hungarian Radio Orchestra, broadcast live on Hungarian state television and radio. In Budapest, in addition to conducting in the National Opera House, he conducted a concert with the Hungarian National Philharmonic on the occasion of Hungarian Classical Music Day, he also opened this year's concert season in the Bartók Hall at the MÜPA and a regular subscription concerts with works by Bartók, Erkel, Dohnányi and Stravinsky. He successfully prepared Mussorgsky's production of „Boris Godunov“ at the Innsbruck Opera House and performed Dvořák's „Requiem“ with Lodž Philharmonic, Poland. In the summer of 2022, he worked in Adelaide, Australia, conducting Verdi's „Traviata“ with the State Opera ensemble and he prepared a new production of Ján Cikker's opera „Resurrection", one milestone of Slovak Opera History, at Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava. At the beginning of 2021, he conducted two operas at the Hungarian State Opera - „Luthier de Cremona" by Jenö Hubay and „Aunt Simona" by Ernest von Dohnányi. Both operas were recorded on DVD and CD in 2022. Since 2020, he has been regularly working with the Bulgarian National Opera in Sofia, where he conducts productions of „Tosca", „Turandot", „Don Carlos" and Verdi's „Macbeth", starring Alexandrina Pendachanska and Kiril Manolov. With the orchestra and the huge choir of the Hungarian State Opera, he opened the new Eiffel Art Studios building in Budapest, where he conducted Mahler's 8th „Symphony of Thousands”. Orchestras and concerts: Currently, he often collaborates with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra Prague and is a permanent guest conductor of the Slovak Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra. He has also conducted the following orchestras: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players, BBC Manchester and BBC Belfast, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sinfonietta, Philharmonie Buenos Aires, Tonkünstler Orchestra Wien, Hungarian State Philharmonic, Zagreb Philharmonic and Zagreb Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Wellington SO and many symphony orchestras in France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary, New Zealand, Japan and Great Britain. Successfully conducted also the Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra, U.K., Ural Opera House, Yekaterinburg, Russia (2015-2020). In the 2015/16 season , he was appointed chief conductor of the Ural Opera House in Yekaterinburg, Russia. In 2015, his first production of Philip Glass's opera „Satyagraha" won two Golden Masks - Russia's highest theatre award. The production was presented at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow as part of Russia's largest theatre festival and immediately attracted the attention of Russian and international critics and experts. In addition to this opera, which is still in the repertoire, he also conducted the operas: „The Magic Flute“, „The Flying Dutchman", „Eugene Onegin", „La Bohème", „Otello", „Carmen" and „Rigoletto". In April 2018, he received the highest Russian national theatre award - Golden Mask in the category „Best work of a conductor in an opera", among about 85 conductors working in Russia, for Weinberg's opera „Passenger", which he also conducted (at the Russian premiere) at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. His last production for Yekaterinburg - Petr Eötvös's opera „Three Sisters" was performed in March 2020 with great success in Moscow at the Golden Mask Festival and won the title „Best Opera Production of the Year". Study: He started his work immediately after studying at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Prof. Václav Neumann) and the Academy of Music in Vienna (Prof. Otmar Suittner). He also participated in master classes with Franco Ferrara, Igor Markevič and Arvid Janssons. He is a finalist in Talich's Prague Spring competition and Hungarian Television's conducting competition. Career. Bratislava: He started his work right after his studies when he got the position of conductor of the Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, where he worked for seven years. At the age of 28, after his first successful production of the opera „Barbiere di Siviglia" for the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava, he became the youngest chief conductor in the opera house's history. He has conducted many productions, including the operas „Madama Butterfly", „Aida", „La Bohème", „Rusalka", „Macbeth", „Tosca", „Il Barbiere di Siviglia", „La sonnambula", „Faust“ (Gounod), „Krútňava" (Suchoň) and others. He toured extensively in Spain, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, Germany, the Netherlands and other countries. At the Edinburgh Festival, he conducted Gounod's „Faust" (which won a Special International Jury Prize) and also a performance of Borodin's „Prince Igor“. Three years later, he was appointed conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in Bratislava. Prague: His career attracted him to Prague, where he was invited as a guest conductor to the National Theatre. Immediately after his first performance of „La Bohème', he was offered the position of Chief conductor. Between 1993 and 2007, he conducted hundreds of opera performances, such as „La Bohème", „Romeo et Juliett (Gounod), „Il Barbiere di Siviglia", „Il Turco in Italia", „The Bartered Bride", „Rigoletto", „La Traviata", „Rusalka", „Samson and Delilah", „Macbeth", „Libuse", „Don Giovanni", „The Marriage of Figaro", „The Magic Flute", „Don Pasquale", „Tosca", „Norma", „Aida" and also Prokofiev's ballet productions of „Romeo and Juliet" and „Cinderella". Between 2006 and 2010, he also worked as the Artistic Director of the Opera of the Moravian-Silesian National Theater in Ostrava. During this time he studied and conducted „La Traviata“, „Vita" (M. Tuttino), „Faust" (Ch. Gounod), „Carmen", „Don Giovanni" and „Marriage of Figaro", „The Bartered Bride" and „Dalibor" (B. Smetana), „Jenůfa" (L. Janáček) and the ballet „Romeo and Juliet“. He won a special prize at the Salzburg Television Festival for the recording of the television opera „Memento Mori" by the Slovak composer Juraj Filas with the Prague Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, he conducted Mozart's „Magic Flute" with great success at the famous Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. He returned to the Teatro Colon in 2017 when he conducted Wagner's early opera „The Ban of Love" ("Das Liebesverbot") Other opera productions: ENO (English National Opera): „Falstaff", „The Merry Widow" and „Mephistopheles" (Boito) Barbican Centre, London: Concert performance of „Ernani“ starring Marina Guleghina and Fabio Armiliato. Opera North, Leeds, UK: „Carmen", „La Gioconda", „Rusalka", „Andrea Chénier", „Norma", „Hamlet", „La Traviata", „The Bartered Bride" MÜPA Budapest and Slovak National Opera House: „Norma“ (Bellini) starring Edita Gruberova Munich Bavarian State Opera: „Romeo and Juliet" and „Cinderella" (Prokofiev), „In the Blue Garden" (Ravel, Mozart) and „A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Mendelssohn and Ligetti) Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe: „Macbeth" and „Romeo and Juliet“ (Gounod) Mannheim National Theater: „Don Giovanni" and „Tosca". Latest productions in 2017-2019: „Katja Kabanová" at the Seattle Opera, Wagner „Das Liebesverbot" at the Teatro Verdi, Trieste and also Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, „Les Huguenots" at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, „Carmen" for the New Zealand Opera, „The Magic Flute", „Rusalka", „Greek Passion" and „Turandot" at the Ural Opera in Yekaterinburg. In 2019 he made his Australian debut with „Carmen" in Adelaide and staged and conducted Puccini's „Tosca" with Queensland Opera in Brisbane. Awards and honors: In addition to the Golden Masks, Oliver Dohnányi won the European Gustav Mahler Prize (2011) and the European Union Prize for the Arts (2011). His production of Norma won the "British Opera Award" for Opera North, Leeds (Theatre Award 2012 and Achievement in Opera 2012, directed by Christopher Alden) and "The Bartered Bride" won Best Opera Production of 1998 (Great Britain, directed by Daniel Slater) Recordings: He made numerous successful recordings with Naxos, Lyra, Opus / Audiphon, Panton, Supraphon and Marco Polo, including works by Glinka, Chatchaturian, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky for the Swiss label Novalis. Previous Next

< Back Theodore Kuchar Conductor Learn More Videos About Theodore Kuchar is an American and Ukrainian conductor of classical music and a violist. ... a conducting style similar to that of Toscanini" Fanfare Magazine The multiple award-winning conductor Theodore Kuchar is the most recorded conductor of his generation and appears on over 130 compact discs for the Naxos, Brilliant Classics, Ondine, Marco Polo and Toccata Classics labels. He has served as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of two of Europe’s leading orchestras, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly the Czech Radio Orchestra) while also serving as the Principal Conductor of the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Sinfonietta. In the 2011-12 season he commenced his tenure as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela and prior to that served as the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra in Brisbane, Australia. His current positions include: Principal Conductor of the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine since 2022. Resident Conductor at the Kent/Blossom Music Festival since 2004. Artistic Director of the Nevada Chamber Music Festival since 2005. Chief Conductor of the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra from 2005 to 2012. Artistic Director of the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra since 2011. Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Houghton University since 2022. Maestro Kuchar was born in 1963 in New York City. He started to learn to play the violin at ten years of age, later switching to viola. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where his viola instructor was Robert Vernon, in 1982. In 1980, he was awarded a Paul Fromm Fellowship from the Boston Symphony Orchestra to study at Tanglewood Music Center. He was the principal violist of orchestras in Cleveland, Helsinki, and Cape Town. In 1987 he became music director of the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra in Australia, a post that he held until 1993. Between 1990 and 2006, he served as the first artistic director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville; a Theodore Kuchar Scholarship for Excellence in Music was established there after his departure. He was also music director of the West Australian Ballet in Perth until 1993. In 1992 Kuchar was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, which changed its name to National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in 1994. In that year he became artistic director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestra. After his contract with the Orchestra ended in 2000, he was awarded the title of Conductor Laureate for Life. Under Kuchar's direction, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine became the most frequently recorded orchestra of the former Soviet Union, with over 60 compact discs under Naxos Records and its Marco Polo label. Theodore Kuchar's complete discography is numbered over 100 with over 90 records under Naxos Records. Between 1996 and 2006, he was music director and conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. He founded the Sinfonia of Colorado, a chamber ensemble, in 1997; it was disbanded in 2002. He was also professor and director of orchestral studies at the College of Music of the University of Colorado at Boulder between 1996 and 2001. From 2002 to 2016 he was music director and conductor of the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2003 to 2018 he was music director and conductor of the Reno Chamber Orchestra. Selected discography Borys Lyatoshynsky . Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3. Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos/Marco Polo, 1994. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation gave the record an award for "Best International Recording of the Year" in 1994. [6] [12] Sergei Prokofiev . Cinderella Suites Nos. 1-3, Scythian Suite "On the Dnieper". Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1994. Vasily Kalinnikov . Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1995. Sergei Prokofiev . Symphonies Nos. 3 and 7 . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1995. Sergei Prokofiev. Symphony No. 5 ; The Year 1941 (Symphonic Suite) . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1995. Sergei Prokofiev. Symphony No. 6, Op. 111 ; Waltzes, Op. 110 . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1995. Sergei Prokofiev. Symphonies No. 1 "Classical" ; No. 2 ; Dreams, Op. 6; Autumnal Sketch, Op. 8. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1996. Benjamin Lees . Symphony No. 4 "Memorial Candles." Kimball Wheeler, mezzo-soprano; James Buswell, violin; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1998. Walter Piston . Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 ; Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra . James Buswell, violin; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1998. This was named a "Record of the Year" for 1999 by Gramophone in January 2000. [6] [24] Sergei Prokofiev. Symphony No. 4, Op. 112 ; The Prodigal Son (Suite) . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1999. George Antheil . Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 6, McKonkey's Ferry. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2000. Paul Creston . Symphonies Nos. 1–3. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2000. Morton Gould . American Ballads; Foster Gallery; American Salute. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2000. Richard Toensing . Flute Concertos; Of Angels and Shepherds. For the flute concertos: Leone Buyse, flute; National Symphony of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. CRI, 2001. Roy Harris . Symphonies Nos. 7 and 9. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2002. Modest Mussorgsky . Pictures at an Exhibition ; Night on the Bare Mountain . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2003. George Whitefield Chadwick . Symphony No. 2; Symphonic Sketches . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2005. Dmitri Shostakovich . Jazz & Ballet Suites • Film Music . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Brilliant Classics, 2005. Bedřich Smetana . Má Vlast ; Complete Orchestral Works. Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Brilliant Classics, 2007. Previous Next

< Back Lisa Layman Soprano Learn More Videos About Lisa Layman, is an accomplished operatic soprano, voice teacher and acting coach. Her work within the operatic realm spans nearly thirty years and counting. Her operatic repertoire included the works of Puccini, Verdi, Bellini, Mozart, Bizet, Donizetti and others. At ease on both the operatic stage and the concert and oratorio stage, she has sung at Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center @ Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, and at the Holder’s International Music Festival in Barbados , West Indies. Her work as an administrator includes the assistant management of the Danny Kaye Playhouse Box Office @ Hunter College, NYC, and management of a private HIV friendly dental practice in New York City. During that time, Lisa became keenly aware of how the arts and wellness could and should be more intertwined by way of service for the larger communities involved. As support from her administrative life created space for her passion, the two grew into an extraordinary opportunity when she later became the Ryan White Program Coordinator for NOVA Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL. She supervised management of a fourteen chair, HIV/AIDS Dental Clinic funded solely from the Ryan White Fund of HRSA. This unique and powerful experience ultimately led Lisa back to teaching and the arts, where she has proudly taught voice at SUNY Fredonia for five years, and has served as Executive Director of the Western New York Chamber Orchestra for two seasons. Lisa currently resides in Erie, PA. With her husband of 30 years, tenor, Brent Weber. Previous Next

< Back Scott E. Woodard Conductor Learn More Videos About "Be simple and profound." "Make music visible in your hands." - Ilya Musin The entire universe is musical by nature. I want to make a unique and defined contribution through my talents which makes the world more artistic for its inhabitants. I want to make music visible in my hands, causing others to feel the same passion and drive for music that I feel with each breath. I want to influence all generations to be an active part of the music that is constantly around them. With each new musical experience, whether it be the study of a score or the conducting of a symphony, I evolve. Scott E. Woodard is the music director of the West Virginia State Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly known as the Charleston Chamber Orchestra) and the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra. In the 2022-2023 season, he is a finalist for the position of Music Director with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Woodard’s study and pursuit of conducting has taken him all over the world. Past podiums include: guest conductor of the Macon Symphony Orchestra (2006), associate conductor (2016-17) and cover conductor (2013-16) of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, finalist in the Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra conductor search (2019). Future conducting opportunities include guest conducting with the Ohio Valley Symphony Orchestra (2021). Woodard was named First Prize winner of the International Conductor’s Workshop Competition (2006) and First Prize at the International Academy of Advanced Conducting in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he is now a full faculty member of the Academy. Celebrated guest artists with whom Dr. Woodard has worked include Victoria Fatu, Romanian violinist Gabriel Croitoru, Israeli tenor Michael Riskin, Yip Wai Chow, and Cristian Fatu. Dr. Woodard’s primary teachers were Dr. Leonid Korchmar of the Mariinsky Theatre and the St. Petersburg Conservatory and Dr. Oleg Proskurnya, with whom he studied the methods of the Leningrad School of Conducting developed and taught by Maestro Ilya Musin at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1932-1999.In 2005 and 2011, Woodard conducted orchestras of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Society and the Mariinsky Theatre in concerts throughout the former Russian capitol. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Conductor’s Guild and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity. Woodard received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Music Education from Marshall University and the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University. As a teacher, Woodard’s career has spanned thirty-six years. His teaching positions included Wirt County High School, Ceredo-Kenova High School, and Winfield High School. Woodard served as the Director of Instrumental Music at Winfield High School from 1990 – 2006. The Winfield HS Band under his direction performed in master class sessions with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and was the 2005 Honor Finalist Concert Band at the WV Music Educators Conference in Morgantown, WV. He is currently the Director of Instrumental Music at West Virginia State University in Institute, WV, where he conducts the West Virginia State Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches advanced conducting. Woodard lives in Scott Depot, WV with his wife Nafi, who is a family practice physician, and their children, Gabriel and Gabriella. He is available for guest conducting opportunities in the US and abroad. Previous Next

Apply Tech information Sample Concertos Gala Auditions with Orchestras Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Open to All Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles, Conductors, Composers Apply Consent Form *Inquire before applying! Performance costs required Send inquiries regarding current season's performance costs to se.support@soundespressivo.com Concert Season at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall November 24, 2025, at 7:00p m November 25, 2025, at 7:00pm February 16, 2026, at 7:00pm February 19, 2026, at 7:00pm April 28, 2026, at 7:00pm June 28, 2026, at 1:00pm June 30, 2026, at 7:00pm Gala concerts at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall are video recorded APPLY WITH VIDEO Selected musicians are invited to the LIVE ONLINE AUDITION FINALS Selected Performers receive: Memorabilia Package (poster, certificate, and more) Full color brochure (digital and printed) Complimentary tickets for family An Interview by Steve Robinson, a world renowned producer of classical music radio shows Photos Letters of recommendation and other support (provided upon request for applying for grants, colleges, other programs and competitions) Professional Portfolio packets available upon request Young performers' teachers will receive recognition in publicity and Memorabilia Package Live Finals Schedule October 18-20, 2025 Concert Season at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Recordings with Orchestra Manhattan, Lehner Quartet. Soloists, Composers, Ensembles. January 31, 2026 - February 3, 2026 Concert Season at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Recordings with Orchestra Manhattan, Lehner Quartet. Soloists, Composers, Ensembles. May 8-11, 2026 Concert Season at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Recordings with Orchestra Manhattan, Lehner Quartet. Soloists, Composers, Ensembles. Live Virtual Auditions Finals Selected musicians will be invited to audition live on a public Internet broadcast* and will receive a tech session with VCHS Broadcast Engineers Live auditions are judged in real time. Judges provide participants with immediate on-air feedback. 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One movement of a Concerto, a complete Concerto, a complete Aria, a one-movement composition, an instrumental showpiece are accepted Contemporary compositions in non-traditional forms are accepted* Reduced-score versions of orchestration accepted* See the list of Opera Scenes *For works not readily available in public domain candidates must provide full score and orchestral parts Discover Your Own Voice James Adler Audience Favorite AWARD $250 Piano and Composition "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 INTERVIEWS WITH STEVE ROBINSON 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.org. 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. JAAF Award 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 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 Fees* Application fee $75 per soloist Live Audition fee (if selected based on video submission) $250 Fee includes a group Technology preparation session Performance/production costs (if selected to perform at the Gala) depend on the type of presentation and the length of performance segment. Inquire before applying! 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< Back Alla Lowery Piano/Composer Learn More Videos About Alla Lowery (Krymskaya) started her classical piano education at the age of 4 under her mother, Svetlana Krymskaya , who is remembered as a professional concert pianist and accompanist, a college professor, and a brilliant musicologist on the concert stage, on radio and TV in Russia for over forty years. Alla’s first performance on the local TV studio in Kazan, Russia, Tataria, took place in 1964, when she was 6 years old. At the ages of 10 and 12 Alla was on TV again as a performer, artist and composer. Later in her life Alla was featured on TV a number of times as an author of educational programs as well as a performer. A.Lowery's Resume - Download 2020-2021 MHIMA Awards nomination Alla Lowery earned her bachelor’s degree in classical piano from Kazan State Music College in 1977, and master’s degree in classical piano from Kazan State Conservatory (Academy) in 1983 (the same State musical institution the famous Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina graduated from). After graduation she worked for about 15 years as a professor of classical piano performance and ensemble, accompaniment, and piano pedagogy at the State music colleges in Russia and Lithuania, concurrently working as an accompanist there as well. She played in chamber ensembles, accompanied solo instruments, vocalists and choirs for more than two decades. She worked 10 years at Yarolavl Governor’s Academic Symphony Orchestra as a full-time pianist and chief manager of its chamber ensembles. In 1997 the orchestra purchased Ensoniq KT88, and that was Alla’s first close encounter with a synthesizer. Just around that time Alla had a part-time job as a music teacher at the School for Little Ones (a subdivision of the Provincial College of Yaroslavl) , a very loved and famous in the city preschool institution for children aged 3-6. Her first experiments at composing and arranging on the synthesizer were designed for her work with the children at the school. Quirky, cartoonish and children’s music still has a special place in her heart. In late 2000ths, after more than 30 years of successful career of a classical pianist in Russia and Lithuania, Alla Lowery started working extensively with MIDI and samples, and it eventually became her next specialty. Her life-long professional experience and practical knowledge of the sound of acoustic instruments helped her with mimicking them in MIDI. She has become proficient in working with high-end sample libraries in Cubase. Since immigrating to the USA in 2005, Alla Lowery continues her work as a private piano teacher, a composer, and a MIDI engineer, taking interest in computers, and producing videos on the side. During last years she has created dozens of pieces in different styles, including a Suite for oboe and symphony orchestra, a number of pieces for piano duet and solo, a collection of pieces for ballet accompanists “The Elements of Ballet”, renditions of famous classical compositions, pieces for oboe, strings, etc. In 2013 Alla Lowery’s Siciliana for oboe and orchestra was performed an the Chamber Hall of Ryazan State Philharmonic, Russia. In 2014 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, creating custom renditions and medleys of various pieces. Alla Lowery, now a naturalized citizen of the USA, lives in North Potomac, Maryland, USA with her husband Charles and sons Eugene and Kirill.Sources in Russian: http://svetkrym.esy.es/daughter.htm https://www.chayka.org/authors/alla-krymskaya-lauri Previous Next

< Back Adrianne Greenbaum Flute/Klezmer/Baroque Learn More Videos About ADRIANNE GREENBAUM , pioneer of the klezmer flute tradition, recognized as the “Queen of Klezmer Flute”, Professor of Flute at Mount Holyoke College, is the foremost purveyor of the klezmer flute tradition. Having reached International acclaim as both a klezmer and classical flutist, Adrianne performs on modern, traverso and 19th c. flutes. She has performed in many national and international festivals and conventions: as soloist with orchestra at the National Flute Convention, solo recitals at the British Flute Convention, full concerts in the KlezMore Festival in Vienna, tours in US, Scotland and Poland with a variety of narrated themes that are both informative and highly entertaining, with dancing in the aisles being a must. Adrianne Greenbaum is a nationally acclaimed flutist and clinician, performing on historical instruments of the 18th and 19th centuries and modern Boehm system. Having received her upper level degrees from the Oberlin College Conservatory and Yale University School of Music, she has held professorships for five decades at prestigious colleges and universities previous to Mount Holyoke, those being Smith, Yale and Wesleyan. With performances of both klezmer and classical concerts across the globe, her career ranks amongst the finest musicians of her time. She began her career as a classical musician, maintaining her presence in the field performing recitals at universities, conventions national and local – Brittish, National Flute Association, New York to name a few - and as an orchestral musician as Principal of both the New Haven Symphony (recently retired) and Orchestra New England. Highlights of her presence in the classical arena included many years performing with the New York City Ballet Orchestra, performances with New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival, and as Principal flutist with Berlin Ballet at the Met. She can be heard in recordings of her own solo album “Sounds of America” as well as those produced by Koch International and Music Masters labels. As a klezmer flutist Adrianne has been crowned The Queen of Klezmer Flute, thanks to both a press comment and public opinion. Rising to prominence early on with her first album “FleytMuzik”, performing with stellar musicians Cookie Segelstein, Josh Horowitz and Marty Confurius, attention was quickly and easily drawn to Greenbaum as the foremost exponent and pioneer of the klezmer flute tradition, a position held in high regard by her esteemed colleagues. Audiences as well have come to truly appreciate the instrument’s special qualities because of such high level performing on the long-forgotten instrument of the ensembles of the past. Her FleytMuzik albums, with the above-mentioned musicians and more recently with Pete Rushefsky, Michael Alpert and Jake Shulman-Ment, as well as an earlier recording Family Portrait, produced by her first klezmer ensemble “Klezical Tradition”, have been firmly placed in the core of the klezmer output of the late 20th and now 21st centuries. Her latest recording project Farewell to the Homeland: Poyln gained an appreciation from the public and from colleagues alike for connecting early klezmer bands of Poland – in particular the Frandt kapelye of Dubiecko, Poland – and continues to be presented in narrated form in concert. Other themed concerts with FleytMuzik include a narrated A Khasene far di Zisn Kale and her touring show Tartan, Baroque and Klezmer! A recently added klezmer project is the formation of “di naye froyen kapelye” a super group of five prominent North American women in klezmer, with Cookie Segelstein, Marilyn Lerner, Susan Watts and Lauren Brode. Adrianne Adrienne Greenbaum flute klezmer klezmerflute classical professor Mount Holyoke College Photo by Lloyd Wolf ADRIANNE has involved herself with teaching at all levels, from the day-one experience of flute playing, to coaching professionals on the fine distinction of colorful tone production, period performance practice and making music come alive. Beyond her private studio she has taught at many adult programs: KlezKamp, KlezKanada, KlezmerQuerque, Boxwood Festival (Nova Scotia) and Santa Fe Flute Immersion. Known as the Flute Pioneer in the klezmer world, Adrianne leads workshops wherever she travels: England, France, Austria, and across the US. She is a published composer and arranger of her own compositions of flute choir and of flute and orchestra music. RECORDINGS: You will find my records on the “Shop” page in the menu. The hard copies are for those who wish to read my detailed liner notes. For digital, iTunes carries all but "Sounds of America" which you will find on my BandCamp account by clicking on the link. To whet your appetite, you can peruse Youtube by typing in my name (Adrianne - with an "a") and flute OR take a listen to this fun video I have selected for you! (Epic fun times for me, with Michael Alpert, David McGinness, and Lev when we toured in Scotland!) Previous Next