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Evelyn Stroobach < Back Evelyn Stroobach Previous Next Evelyn Stroobach 🇨🇦 Canada COMPOSER Evelyn Stroobach is a professional musician and an award-winning, published composer. Presently, Stroobach is a PhD researcher/candidate in Music Composition at the University of Sheffield in the UK. She has won regional, national and international awards for her works. Stroobach was honoured in the Senate and the House of Commons at the Houses of Parliament in Ottawa, Canada for her participation as composer on the "Aboriginal Inspirations" CD ( https://cmccanada.org/shop/cd-ai6209/ ). Stroobach’s compositions have been performed in Canada, the United States, South America, Europe (Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and Ukraine) and Asia.

< Back Rafael Gintoli Violin Learn More Videos About Rafael Gintoli was born in Buenos Aires and studied under Emilio Pelaia, Humberto Carfi and Szymsia Bajour. In 1968 he won the City of Buenos Aires´ Municipal Prize, in 1972 received a scholarship awarded jointly by the “Mozarteum Argentino” and the Dutch Ministry of Science, Culture and Education to pursue higher studies in The Hague, Holland. From the age of 16 he performed as a soloist with the most renowned orchestras in Argentina, South America and Europe. Amongst them are the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Camerata Bariloche (Argentina), Sao Paulo Symphony (Brazil), La Paz Symphony (Bolivia), Simón Bolívar Symphony (Venezuela), Mexico State Orchestra, the resident orchestras at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and Teatro La Fenice in Venice (Italy), Thessaloniki State Symphony (Greece), Hamburg’s Das Neue Werk Ensemble, Bremen Philharmonic (Germany), The Zürich Symphony, the Tonhalle Orchestra (Switzerland), the Kraków Radio and TV Orchestra (Poland), the Irish National Symphony (in Dublin), the Reykjavik National Symphony Orchestra (Iceland), Moscow Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Kaohsiung Symphony (Taiwan). Rafael Gintoli has attended and performed in many celebrated Festivals in Italy, such as Fermo, Pisa, Lecce, Udine and Salerno. Eminent Argentine pianist Martha Argerich has often invited him to accompany her in performance during the Argerich Festival held at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires and in 2018 at National CCK Center in Buenos Aires and Auditorio Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy. During 2005 he was again invited to join the Mozart Festwochen in Lucerne (Switzerland) and at the Alberto Ginastera Festival held at St. James’ Church in Piccadilly, London. He has toured widely as a soloist or with the Buenos Aires Trio, playing chamber music. In the US, he has performed at the Kennedy Center (Washington), in Los Angeles, in New York and in New Orleans. In Europe, he has played in Antwerp, Sofia, Kiev, Paris, Milan and Rome. He was appointed leader and first violin at Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Haydn Orchestra in Bolzano, the Sinfonietta belonging to the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and the Rome Sinfonietta and leader and soloist at the National Orchestra of Argentine Music “Juan de Dios Filiberto”. Within his teaching activities, he has held Master Classes at the Trento Philharmonic Association, the Young Performers’ Association of Rome, Bilbao’s International Festival (Spain), in Lucerne and in Slovenia. He has recorded for RAI (Italian Radio and TV), Radio Bern, Radio Maastricht (Holland), TV Globo (Brazil) and for the Islandic National Broadcasting System. Together with pianist Aldo Antognazzi he recorded works for violin and piano by Mozart and Clementi for the label Cascade. During 1998 he recorded Alicia Terzian’s Violin Concerto with the Zürich Symphony Orchestra for the label D.O.M. In 2000, London’s ASV label recorded Gintoli in Piazzolla’s “Histoire du Tango” with guitarist Maria Isabel Siewers. This CD has worldwide distribution throughout Europe, the US and Japan. During his career he has been distinguished with the Critics’ Association Award for the Best Argentine Performer (1999) and he also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Argentine Academy of Music. In 2000 Rafael Gintoli won the “Estirpe” Prize for classical music. In 2002 the Critics’ Association selected him again, this time for Best Chamber Music Performer and in 2003, with pianist Paula Peluso he received the award for Best Argentine Chamber Ensemble. In 2007 he was the recipient of the Outstanding Personality Award in the Arts, bestowed by the Office of the Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires. In 2008 he performed with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, the Bari Symphony in Italy and at Mexico’s Morelia Festival. He also held an intensive workshop at Keshet Eilon in Israel invited by Maestro Shlomo Mintz. Rafael Gintoli participated as Artistic Director and member of the Jury of the Buenos Aires International Violin Competition 2010 and 2012, President of the Jury at the 2010 International Violin Competition “Luis Sigall” in Chile and member of the Jury at “Lipizer” International Violin Competition in Italy, and at HKIVS Shlomo Mintz International Violin Competition and professor at Masterclass Campus of Beijing Central Conservatory in China as well at the First Latinamerican Violin Competition in Tucumán and as President of the Jury at International “Postacchini” Competition in Fermo, Italy 2023. He was invited to perform in Festival Cervantino (Mexico), accompanied by Kaoshiung Sinfonica in Taiwan, Russian Philharmonic in Bilbao, Spain. In 2021 developed a Mastercourse of Tango for violinists for the digital platform iClassical Academy . In 2009 he founded the chamber ensemble "Estación Buenos Aires" with which he has toured throughout the country and recently completed the recording and world premiere in 2022 of the two "Modern String Quartets" by the Oscar-winning composer, Lalo Schifrin, and dedicated to the ensemble. Previous Next

Zikai Andy Wang < Back Zikai Andy Wang Previous Next Zikai Andy Wang Canada PIANIST Zikai Andy Wang, 9-year-old, started learning piano at the age of 6 with Dr. Olga Chichova. He is self-disciplined, dedicated, and hardworking on practicing piano and won numerous awards in international competitions and local music festivals, Including the OMFA Ontario Provincial, Little Mozarts International Music Competition, Rocky Mountain Piano Competition, Peel Music Festival, etc. Andy is also an award winner of Steinway’s Canadian Young Artist Standards of Excellence Awards in 2021. In addition to music, Andy is also passionate for painting, language math and swimming.

< 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 Glen Cortese Conductor Learn More Videos About GLEN CORTESE begins his first season as artistic director of the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra and his fourteenth season as artistic director of the Western New York Chamber. He just completed twelve seasons as music director of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra and was named music director emeritus of the Oregon Mozart Players after serving as artistic director for nine seasons. His recent guest engagements have included the Eugene Opera, Madison Lyric Stage, The Three Tenors Concert in Tirana Albania to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the independence of Kososvo, RTSH Radio Orchestra (Albania) Emerald City Opera, Opera Fort Collins, Wolftrap Opera, The Charleston Symphony, the Sapporo Festival Orchestra, the Slovak Radio Orchestra the Sofia Philharmonic, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the Mexico City Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, the Lafayette Symphony, the Billings Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Cleveland, and the Annapolis Symphony. He was resident conductor of the Florida Philharmonic for the 2001–2002 season and completed twelve seasons at the Manhattan School of Music where he was principal conductor from 1988 to 2000. He has appeared as guest conductor both in the United States and abroad with the Symphonies of New Jersey, Florida Philharmonic, Austin, Mexico City Philharmonic, North Carolina, Colorado Springs, Bangor, Meridian, Queens, New Amsterdam, The New Orleans Philharmonic, the International Chamber Orchestra, the Belarus Sate Philharmonic, Sofia Philharmonic National Romanian Radio Orchestra, Noorhollands Philharmonisch, Orquesta Sinfonica Carlos Chavez, San Francisco Conservatory, Cleveland Institute, and the Altenburg Landeskappele Orchestra. Mr. Cortese covered as assistant conductor to the New York Philharmonic in 1990–92 for Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Charles Dutoit, Yuri Temirikanov, Erich Leinsdorf, Zdenek Macal and Cristof Perick. In July of 1993, he was invited by Kurt Masur to guest conduct a reading with the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. In August of 1994, Mr. Cortese began his tenure as music director of the East-West International Symphony Orchestra in Altenburg, Germany, a position that he held for seven years. He conducted over fifty concerts and two operas in seven seasons with the orchestra, made up of advanced conservatory students from ten different nations. His work at the Manhattan School of Music included the school’s debut performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and City Center as well as the MSM Orchestra’s first performance on “Live from Lincoln Center”. He received the honor of “Recording of the Month” in STEREOPHILE magazine for his release of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony with the Manhattan School on Titanic Records. His recording of Mahler’s Third Symphony with the Manhattan School was called “a remarkable achievement” in the American Record Guide. This season alone he will conduct five stage works, Beatirce and Benedict, Candide, Little Women, West Side Story and Othello. In 2011 he conducted the world premiere of John Musto’s new opera, “The Inspector” at the Wolftrap Opera, and his other opera credits include guest conductor with the Eugene Opera, Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera, the Cleveland Lyric Opera, the Maryland Opera Studio, the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival Opera Theater, the Manhattan School Opera Theater, and the East West International Opera Theater. Mr. Cortese’s credits in the world of dance include performances with the Connecticut Ballet, Joffrey II Ballet, the Elisa Monte Dance Company and the SUNY Purchase Dance Corps. He appeared regularly for five years as conductor for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Joyce Theatre and on national tours. He has conducted at numerous summer festivals including Chautauqua, Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, American Dance Festival, The New York Music Institute, Sewanee Music Festival and the Brevard Music Center. He has conducted performances of large collaborative projects including chorus, orchestra and dance at Carnegie Hall, as well as having performed in virtually every major performance venue in New York. His work in education is extensive, conducting community outreach programs, educational concerts and children's videos on classical music. Mr. Cortese has conducted concerti and solo works with many renowned performers, including Ransom Wilson, Sharon Isbin, Ruth Laredo, Nathaniel Rosen, Glenn Dicterow, Silvia McNair, Mignon Dunn and Dawn Upshaw. A strong advocate of new music, he has conducted over 150 premieres and has worked in direct collaboration with composers such as Milton Babbitt, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, George Crumb, Richard Danielpour, Peter Maxwell Davies, Lukas Foss, Hans Werner Henze, and Ralph Shapey. In June of 1993 through 2000, he was the eight-time recipient of the ASCAP New and Adventuresome Programming Award for his work at the Manhattan School. Mr. Cortese is also an accomplished composer and winner of numerous awards including the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a two time winner of the Joseph E. Bearns Prize, and a CAPS Grant from the New York Council on the Arts. He is also the recipient of the Arthur Judson Foundation Award for a Young American Conductor and his discography includes recordings on the Bridge, Titanic, Newport Classics, Phoenix, Owl, CMS and Le Crepuscule du Disc labels. Previous Next

< Back Robert Voisey Composer Learn More Videos About Composers know Robert for presenting their music in places around the world. Voisey has been described as "mad" or "crazy" by the New York Times, Time Out London, Music and Vision, and White Fungus Magazine. "The first thing to be said about "60x60 Dance" is that it is a masterpiece of organization. The idea ... is quite mad. But it's this kind of madness that makes the cultural world go round, and so our thanks are due to the composer Robert Voisey" - An Express Without Any Delays, New York Times Robert Voisey composes chamber music and electronic music. His chamber music feels neo-romantic and frequently utilizes extended instrumental techniques and graphic notation. The electronic music he creates tends to be either ambient in nature utilizing throat-singing techniques he records of himself or he flips over into a mashup territory comprising of a collage of micro-samples. Robert's piano work, "Persistence of Melancholy" received its Carnegie Hall debut in 2019 and featured on the album ENDURANCE with pianist Matthew McCright. The Mid America Freedom Band premiered Robert Voisey's work at Electronic Music Midwest festival and was described by as, "... combined Mid America Freedom Band's concert band instrumentation with electronics in compelling ways, allowing these often separated musical ventures to work together. Voisey's work ... used mass textures and a graphic score that played with, and against, concert band tropes, with the electronics supporting and enhancing the dense sound masses." - Computer Music Journal 2019 Voisey's work has enjoyed the privilege of being selected and performed on many festivals including: ADevantgarde festival, American Art Experience, Bellingham Electronic Arts Festival, Brookes Oxford's Sonic Art Festival, Create Festival, Dance Parade, Digital Art Weeks, EARFEST, Electronic Music Midwest Festival, EuCuE xxvii festival, Fresno New Music Festival, International Electroacoustic Festival at Brooklyn College, International Sound Art Festival Berlin, Annual Kentucky New Music Festival, Annual North Carolina Computer Music Festival, Spark Festival, STUDIO 300 Digital Art and Music Festival, 12 Nights The Street: Festival of Electronic Music, Art and Performance, and the 3rd All Ears Contemporary Music Festival. Robert Voisey is most known for his production work with the company he started Vox Novus and its concert series: 60x60, Composer's Voice Concert series, Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame, Circuit Bridges, and XMV. 60x60 has presented and promoted the works of more than 2500 composers with over 350 performances in close to 50 countries across the globe. 60x60 collaborations have presented the work of thousands of choreographers, dancers, performance artists, video artists, fine-artists, and more. The Composer's Voice concert series has presented over 1000 composers and musicians in 150 concert primarily produced in New York City but also in more than 10 countries around the world. Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame has featured more than 80 musicians and ensembles which have through Vox Novus inspired thousands of one-minute works to be written for them. Robert Voisey intrinsically believes in championing a community which collaborates and joins together to celebrate new music. http://www.60x60.com/founder/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Voisey Previous Next

< Back The Road to Zlin These series of albums provide a unique platform for emerging voices in classical composition and performance, offering listeners a journey through both familiar traditions and unexplored musical landscapes. Featured Works: S. Rachmaninoff- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, Op.18 (1st movement) Gong Qian - Strings Attached W.A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414 (1st movement) Reiner Stegmann - Aprěs la guerre E. Grieg - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16 (2nd movement) G. Puccini - In quelle trine morbide, from 'Manon Lescaut' F. Mendelssohn - Bartholdy - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64 (1st movement) Listen Featured Artists: Jennifer Savage (piano) Louise Ting (piano) Zhibin Chiam (piano) Jelena Stefanic (soprano) Kevin Matheson (violin) Gong-Qian Yang (composer) Rainer Stegmann (composer) Artists' Biographies Jennifer Savage Jennifer Savage received her Master Manhattan School of Music, New York, studying piano performance with Arkady Aronov and Efrem Briskin under the Elva van Gelder Memorial and Constance Keene piano scholarship, previously studying at the MSM Precollege with Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya at the Levine School of Music. An avid performer, Jennifer has appeared as a soloist with the Virtuosi Brunensis Orchestra and at prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Kaufman Center’s Merkin Hall, historical Palazzo dei Priori in Perugia Italy, the DiCapo Opera Theater in New York, and the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Jennifer has won numerous competitions, both in solo and chamber music, performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center in NY, Palazzo dei 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. Louise Ting Elite International Music Competition First Prize Carnegie Hall, Manhattan NY – January 2023 Golden Classical Music Awards First Prize and Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize and Carnegie Hall Manhattan, NY – July 2022 Windsor International Piano Competition Category A - 3rd Prize – July 2022 International Music Competition Amsterdam "Grand Prize Virtuoso" First Prize plus Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize "Young Musician Category" July 2022 International Music Competition Salzburg "Grand Prize Virtuoso" First Prize plus Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize "Young Musician Category" July 2022 7th Paderewski International Piano Competition Special Online Edition - Honorable Mention – June 2022 10th Concorso Musicale Ineternazionale Citta Di Palmanova Premio UNESCO First Prize Cat E - May 2022 Young Promise International 2021 Piano Competition Second Place – May 2021 Crescendo International Music Competition First Place - January 2021 Zhibin Chiam Zhibin Chiam lives for the magical moments of sharing great music with audiences worldwide. He worked as an accompanist for 12 years before he played for the Belgian American pianist Tedd Joselson and with Joselson’s guidance has been developing his distinctive pianism of sensitivity, refinement and imagination ever since. Season 2024/25 sees Zhibin Chiam performing at Music Fest Perugia in Italy and Season 2025/26 includes a solo recital at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Within 2 years of starting a concert career, Zhibin Chiam has played with the Orquestra do Algarve and the Orchestra delle Cento Città, played with the conductors Marius Stravinsky and Maurizio Colasanti, and has been signed by Price Attractions. His performances have taken him to Italy, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Hong Kong and Singapore. His audiences have included dignitaries from the Embassy of Italy and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Singapore. A pianist of distinctive pedigree, Zhibin Chiam presently studies with Tedd Joselson and is an heir in the lineage of Vladimir Horowitz, Rudolf Serkin and Clifford Curzon. He has studied with Boris Kraljevic who is a postgraduate of the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow in the class of Lev Naumov, a pupil of Heinrich Neuhaus. He has taken masterclasses with Mikhail Voskresenky (who worked with Dmitri Shostakovich), Jean-David Coen, Ian Jones, David Fung, Rixiang Huang, Danijel Gasparovic and Christopher Elton. He also attended a summer school at the Musikakademie Tübingen, Germany where he studied with Wei Tsin-Fu. Zhibin Chiam has garnered multiple awards and prizes including Bronze Hands at the Carles and Sofia International Piano Competition 2024, Distinction at the WPTA Italy International Piano Competition 2024, Gold Award at the Gold Star International Music Competition 2024 Singapore Preliminary, Finalist in the colORCHESTRA Auditions 2024, Career Project Prize at the 5th Swiss International Online Music Competition 2023, Silver Award at the 5th WPTA Singapore International Piano Competition 2023, Special Prize in the 2023 Pacific Stars International Piano Competition, Gold Award in the 1st Ars Nova Fest in Singapore, Bronze Award in the 1st WPTA Singapore International Piano Competition, and Platinum Award in the 1st Le Petit Performers’ Festival in Singapore. Jelena Stefanic Jelena is Croatian soprano performing wide range of roles, spanning from iconic Baroque heroines, to Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and Operetta Diva roles. Jelena is a Croatian soprano performing a wide range of roles, spanning from iconic Baroque heroines to Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and Operetta Diva roles. When she was only 16 years old, she made her debut in Varaždin as Hyale in Acteon under the baton of Laurence Cummings. Through years she appeared at numerous stages such as Vienna Musikverein, State Opera Ruse, Bulgaria, State Opera Maldybayev, Croatian National Theatres in Varazdin, Osijek, Pola. Then NCPA Beijing, Carnegie Hall, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Mythos Opera Festival (Catania, Taormina Teatro Greco), Schlosstheater Schönbrunn Vienna, Vienna Volksoper, Teatro della Ciudad Mexico, Grand Theatre Suzhou, Bridewell Theatre London, Kensington Opera London and many more. Her repertoire include roles: Traviata, Leonora in Il Trovatore, Elettra in Idomeneo, Vitellia in Clemenza di Tito, First Lady in Magic flute, Konstanze, Rosalinde in die Fledermaus, Countess Mariza, Angelica in Orlando, Verdi Requiem, Lady Macbeth, Thais, Donna Anna, Desdemona, Medea, Tosca, Tatyana and many more. She is an alumna of iSING Festival China, under guidance of Hao Jiang Tian and honorary chair Placido Domingo. In 2012 Jelena was invited to participate on Domingo’s Operalia as the first Croatian female singer in the long history of this greatest competition. From 2021 Jelena is a casting director of small Classical Music Festival, Noctes Aquae Iasae in Croatia. Kevin Matheson Violinist Kevin Matheson was awarded first prize in the 2021 Charleston International Music Competition for his performance of Vieuxtemps’ “Souvenirs d’Amérique.” Kevin Matheson, with his brother as violin-viola duo, received critical acclaim at their Carnegie Weill Recital Hall debut as part of the Ibla Grand Prize competition winners’ tour. They have been recognized for their mesmerizing and spirited performances - two perfect virtuosos, playing as one. Their two successful tours to Japan included recorded performances at Yamaha Hall in Tokyo. Kevin performed Vivaldi’s Four Violin Concertos with the Irish Sinfonietta Orchestra in New York City and has performed Bruch and Mozart concertos with the Valley Chamber Orchestra at Hollins University. Matheson is a frequent recitalist and chamber musician on concert series throughout Virginia. He has organized new ballet choreography for his performances of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, selections from Bartok’s 44 Duos for Two Violins and other works with the Roanoke Ballet Theatre and Southwest Virginia Ballet. Kevin Matheson has arranged many Broadway, movie, operatic and orchestral works for his violin-viola-piano trio which tours for the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Kevin Matheson has commissioned and premiered new chamber compositions, recorded five CDs and is a Performing Artist for Young Audiences of Virginia, presenting school concerts throughout the state. He is concertmaster of the Orchestra of Virginia’s Blue Ridge and Adjunct Instructor at Hollins University. Gong-Qian Yang Yang’s music is in the 21st century modern classical music style ranging from Choral, movie soundtrack, TV, radio headlines and gaming music, soundscape, to symphonic works such as "Nature and Me " Symphonic Poem and "Dawn-Awakening", etc. His music is natural, easy listening, uplifting and inspirational. As a composer, producer and publisher, Gong Qian Yang has released seven of his music albums: "Sonic Poem”； "Sonic Spring by Gong Qian Yang”； "Sonic Wave by Gong Qian Yang”； "Lean on Me”； "Music for Yoga and More”； "Sonic Fusion”； "Space and Stars” - Yang's inspiration for communication with nature: Birds, Forest, Seashore, Wave, Wind, Night sky, Moon and twinkling stars. As an accomplished violinist, Yang has been twice first-prize winner of the Starling International Scholarship Foundation in U.S. He pursued his violin study with the legendary violin teacher Prof. Dorothy Delay and Prof. Kurt Sassmannshaus at both Aspen music Festival and Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM). Yang has been conferred a Master's Degree of Music. Yang also studied with Ms. Kathleen Lenski, and Prof. Robert Lipsett earlier when he was in California. Yang very much enjoyed taking composer Joel Hoffman's class at CCM. He was also very grateful to his music mentor Gerhard Samuel (who studied composition with Paul Hindemith and conducting with Koussevitzky). Yang was coached and influenced by Prof. Samuel on modern music languages and new music for the future. Fortunately, Yang was offered the opportunity to play Prof. Samuel's Gagliano violin during the time while he was studying at CCM. While enjoying a successful career as soloist and concert artist, Yang always kept keen interest in music composition. Focusing on his music production, Yang has studied a wide range of repertoire and a great diversity of music by western masters. As a sensible composer, Yang has often been inspired by the harmony between all the creatures in the universe. A lot of his music ideas came to him when he was on his music tour. He was humming along on the way to Nashville, and his heart was singing when he was driving in the Appalachian Mountains. Yang says he enjoys being close to nature whether it is sunny or rainy; he feels the energy and harmony coming from everywhere. Yang’s music is in the 21st century modern classical music style ranging from Choral, movie soundtrack, TV, radio headlines and gaming music, soundscape, to symphonic works such as "Nature and Me " Symphonic Poem and "Dawn-Awakening", etc. His music is natural, easy listening, uplifting and inspirational. Rainer Stegmann Rainer Stegmann is a concert guitarist, composer and music educator. He studied in Frankfurt am Main at the Musikhochschule and at the Dr. Hoch's Conservatory. Rainer Stegmann performs as a soloist, in various chamber music casts and with orchestra. His musical focus is clearly in the field of new music. He wants to prove that contemporary music is not just for experts. Rainer Stegmann has performed numerous rarely heard contemporary chamber music and solo works for guitar. His CDs 'Soundscapes I, II and III' published by the classical label GENUIN received excellent reviews and established Rainer Stegmann as a globally respected interpreter of contemporary music. Rainer Stegmann has been active in composition since his youth. His teacher at the Frankfurt University of Music was Prof. Jürgen Blume. After that, he continued his autodidactically training, but also in courses, e.g. with Leo Brouwer. In his compositions, he often mixes different musical styles. He loves the strict classical forms as well as the free, quasi-improvisatory of contemporary music, but also rock and jazz. In his oeuvre there are solo, chamber music and orchestral works. www.rainerstegmann.de Previous Next

Come to New York for three days to immerse yourself in music-making, together with an international group of musicians, under the tutelage of Rita D'Arcangelo, Germany/Italy. Rehearse masterpieces by the greatest composers and perform a program on the world-renowned stage of the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Receive an archival, professional-quality video of your performance at Carnegie Hall. Participate in an interview for media. Tour the most well-known conservatories in the world. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow musicians from around the world, taking home lasting memories and friendships. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Dates: April 1, 2024 - Deadline to apply with a video of your choosing June 28 - July 2, 2024 - rehearsals and concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City ~~~~~~~~~~~ Who can apply? There is no age restrictions. Check the repertory which this Laureate Ensemble will perform at the Carnegie Hall and make sure you are up for the challenge! Flute Choir at Carnegie Gala June 29-July 1, 2024 < Back Application Deadline April 2, 2024 at 3:59:00 AM Apply Regulations Previous Next Come to New York for three days to immerse yourself in music-making, together with an international group of musicians, under the tutelage of Rita D'Arcangelo, Germany/Italy. Rehearse masterpieces by the greatest composers and perform a program on the world-renowned stage of the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Receive an archival, professional-quality video of your performance at Carnegie Hall. Participate in an interview for media. Tour the most well-known conservatories in the world. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow musicians from around the world, taking home lasting memories and friendships. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Dates: April 1, 2024 - Deadline to apply with a video of your choosing June 28 - July 2, 2024 - rehearsals and concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City ~~~~~~~~~~~ Who can apply? There is no age restrictions. Check the repertory which this Laureate Ensemble will perform at the Carnegie Hall and make sure you are up for the challenge! Apply In addition to a once-in-a-life-time experience, all participants receive: Carnegie Hall Archival DIGITAL VIDEO of their performance (see Regulations for acceptable uses as per by Carnegie Hall rules) Medals, Certificates Full color Concert Program brochure (digital and printed) with their short bio and picture Complimentary Performer's ticket Group Interview for media, broadcast on social and video platforms Concert Photos Letters of recommendation and other support is provided upon request for applying for grants, colleges, other programs, competitions, auditions Tuition cost: $870 (travel and accommodations not included) Inquire about affordable dorm-style accommodations in Manhattan, NY If you require a US visa - we provide visa support and can send you confirmation documents for the US Consulate Application Process Submit an Application form by the DEADLINE April 1, 2024 Upload video of any piece (with or without accompaniment). YouTube link or Google Drive link Application fee $60 Selected musicians will be notified about your acceptance into the Laureate Ensemble at Carnegie Gala program by April 15, 2024 Apply Typical Schedule June 28 - Arrival, check-in, orientation June 29 - Rehearsals and workshops 10:00-1:00; Lunch; Rehearsals and workshops 2:00-5:00 June 30 - Rehearsals and workshops, tour Juilliard School or Manhattan School of Music, or Mannes, or NYU July 1 - Sound check at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall at 2:30pm. Concert at 7:00pm July 2 - Depart Program to be presented at Carnegie Hall J. S. Bach: Gavotte 1 and 2 from the Orchestral Suite n.3 W.A.Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik E. Grieg: from Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Morning Mood P.I. Tschaikowsky: 2 Dances from the "Nutcracker Suite" Joseph Russo: New pieces written especially got the Laureate Ensemble at Carnegie. Listen to Joseph Russo's music for flute here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9CAnav8bIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TVKePEsFSQ Meet the Director First prize in numerous international competitions, she made her debut as soloist in 2011 at the Carnegie Hall in New York. She's one of the few flautists to have in repertoire the Concierto Pastoral by J. Rodrigo. She recorded for the German radios SR2, SWR and WDR, the Japanese National Television NHK and for the Vatican Radio. As a first flute she worked at the "HPAC Orchestra" and the Osaka Philarmonic Orchestra in Japan; Filharmonia Gorzowska, the United Chamber Orchestra and the Kammersolisten der Deutschen Oper Berlin. She's flute professor at the Department of Music of the German State University BTU – Cottbus, at the private University Akademie für Musik Berlin where she is also Head of Department for Orchestral Instruments. Rita is also guest professor at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and member of the jury for the Grammy Awards of the Recording Academy USA. She regularly holds masterclasses in Japan, Europe and the U.S.A. Rita D'Arcangelo is a Nagahara Flutes Artist and plays on a beautiful instrument crafted expressly for her by Kanichi Nagahara Graduated in flute, with honors, at the Conservatory of Music "L. D'Annunzio " in Pescara (Italy), she then graduated also at the "Royal Northern College of Music "in Manchester, “ the International Academy of Music in Milan " and " the Hochschule fuer Musik” in Mannheim. Rita studied with Sir James Galway for many years, following the masterclasses of the Weggis Flute Festival in Switzerland, where she won the gold Nagahara 14K flute headjoint in 2008 and was invited as Guest Artist in 2016 and 2019 MEET THE GUEST ARTIST CARLA AULD, NEW YORK, USA "...Her playing is beguiling. Smooth balanced tone throughout the registers of her instrument, marvelous breath control, pitch perfect and technical command distinguish all of her performances." – Jerry Dubins Carla Auld continues to distinguish herself as both a performer and one of the foremost proponents of the flute in the world today. A popular concert artist and teacher, she has also been hailed for her work as a founder and artistic director of organizations specifically related to music and arts administration. Constantly in demand for her work as an advisor and adjudicator, Auld has served on the boards of both the New York Flute Club, and the New Jersey Flute Society, and as an international judge for the Magalif Flute Competition. LEARN MORE Watch below the pieces which Directors chose for the Laureate Ensembles at Carnegie Program Laureate Ensemble Program at Carnegie Ha... Play Video Play Video 05:35 Romanze Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Romanze · Rita D'Arcangelo Inspired by Rita D'Arcangelo ℗ 2019 Rita D'Arcangelo Released on: 2019-03-14 Auto-generated by YouTube. Play Video Play Video 03:14 Jessie Montgomery's Starburst | Minnesota Orchestra | Osmo Vänskä Minnesota Orchestra audiences responded with great excitement for the music of New York-based composer Jessie Montgomery after an October performance of Strum. Now, listen to another great work by Montgomery, recorded live on New Year's Eve and conducted by Music Director Osmo Vänskä. Packed with energetic motives and layers of bright, swirling ideas, Starburst reflects the formation of new stars in a galaxy and seeks to musically represent the members of the dynamic ensemble for which the piece was written: The Sphinx Virtuosi. Watch the full performance: https://mnorch.vhx.tv/videos/vanska-conducts-a-new-year-s-celebration Play Video Play Video 10:04 Muti Conducts Saint-Georges' Overture to L'amant anonyme Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed the Overture to L’amant anonyme by Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, to open the 2021/22 concert season at Symphony Center. A champion fencer, war hero and contemporary of Mozart, Chevalier de Saint-Georges is considered the first Black European composer of note whose music, while wildly popular and influential during his lifetime, has long been overlooked. This performance was recorded on September 25, 2021. For additional videos of Riccardo Muti, visit https://www.riccardomutimusic.com. Tickets and more info: https://cso.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chicagosymphony Instagram: https://instagram.com/chicagosymphony Twitter: https://twitter.com/chicagosymphony Play Video Play Video 13:53 E. GRIEG arr. BEN-MEIR - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 for flute choir E. GRIEG arr. BEN-MEIR - Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 for flute choir (13’00) 00:00 I. Morning Mood 03:54 Death of Ase 07:28 Anitra's Dance 11:07 In the Hall of the Mountain King King's Flute Choir King's Flute Choir Presents: The Flutist-Composers 15 July 2023 Esplanade Recital Studio Audio: Justin Chew Video: Shao Yong Play Video Play Video 07:29 Fantasia (Arr. for Flute and Piano) Provided to YouTube by Da Vinci Classics Fantasia (Arr. for Flute and Piano) · Rita D'Arcangelo · Giuliano Mazzoccante 20th Century & 21st Century Fantasies and Romances (Arr. for Flute and Piano) ℗ Da Vinci Classics Released on: 2020-09-25 Soloist: Rita D'Arcangelo Soloist: Giuliano Mazzoccante Composer: Joseph M. Russo Auto-generated by YouTube. Play Video Play Video 02:13 Dvořák: Serenade for Strings / Petrenko · Berliner Philharmoniker Full-length concert: https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/concert/53016?a=youtube&c=true Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22 / Kirill Petrenko, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 13 June 2020 The Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com Subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/newsletter Website of the Berliner Philharmoniker: http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de Play Video Play Video 03:22 Fugue in G Major (BWV 577) for Guitar Quartet Unique among Bach's works -- assuming it is by Bach -- this is a fugue in jig-time, the sort of thing one finds in Buxtehude and Pachelbel, but at a lower skill level. It begins, innocently enough, with a cheerful tune in dotted Gigue rhythm, but quickly proves to be a treacherous test of virtuosity with its rapid, four-voice writing and its especially difficult pedal part. The fugue works well if played in a low-key manner, but some performers feel that if they're going to take the trouble to master this three-minute piece, they should impress the audience with its difficulty, so with a combination of showy registration choices and fast tempo, this can also be used as a barn-burner. Source: Allmusic (http://www.allmusic.com/composition/fugue-for-organ-in-g-major-bwv-577-bc-j61-mc0002369101). Although originally composed for Organ, I created this modern interpretation of the Fugue in G Major (BWV 577) for Guitar Quartet. Sheet music made with MuseScore - https://musescore.com Play Video Play Video 02:21 Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Dance of the Reed Flutes Learn More Apply Fees Application Fee - $60 Tuition - $870 Previous Next

< Back Angela Chan Piano Learn More Videos About Dr. Angela Chan Ph.D. Recognized as the great-grand student of Alfred Cortot (from the lineage of Frederyck Chopin) , Dr. Angela Chan is an accomplished concert pianist who has performed extensively in Canada, Europe, the U.S.A. China and Hong Kong, and has been featured on the Discovery Channel (Canada), Global TV, CBC, the Australian Television Network, CJAD, CJOH, RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) and other media networks. Dr. Chan’s works have also been featured in Maclean’s Magazine , La Scena Musicale , Montreal Gazette and the National Post . Angela Chan holds a Doctorate in Piano Performance, Pedagogy and Education from Concordia University, Montreal, and she is the founder and Director of Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts, an internationally recognized institution for its fine quality and reputation. Dr. Chan is also head of the piano pedagogy division at Lambda School, providing professional and career development opportunities for piano teachers. Dr. Chan has a wealth of experiences in helping students achieve their maximum potential, and has groomed numerous child prodigies in her career. In her 38 years of extensive music and psychological research, Dr. Chan has unraveled the mysteries of effective and efficient teaching and learning. As a consequence, within short periods of study with Dr. Chan, many of her students have demonstrated phenomenal progress. Dr. Chan's students have won first prizes in national and international piano competitions and have been invited to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York, the Royal Albert Hall in London (United Kingdom), as well as in Amsterdam (Holland), Rome (Italy), Vienna and Salzburg (Austria), Brussels (Belgium), Bonn (Germany), China, Japan and Hong Kong. Dr. Chan's students have been highly successful under her guidance - they have been accepted by prestigious universities in the US and Canada, including the New England Conservatory, Peabody Institute of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music and the Manhattan School of Music in New York, as well as McGill University in Canada. Dr. Chan's pedagogy students have become outstanding piano teachers, whose students have won international awards. Dr. Chan is also the author of the new Lambda piano method series developed to help pianists progress at an accelerated pace. Dr. Chan’s book A Guide to Musicality - The Art and Science on her research and experiences with innovative pedagogical approaches has also been released in July 2020. Recognized internationally as an outstanding pedagogue, Dr. Chan has been invited to adjudicate a number of major competitions in Canada, China, Europe and in the US. She is also retired senior examiner and clinician of the Royal Conservatory of Music. Dr. Chan also serves as pedagogical consultant to the iScore Project – an online pedagogical platform co-developed by the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Concordia University and Queen’s University. Dr. Chan has lectured at Concordia University, and she also serves as artistic and pedagogical consultant for a number of music and arts organizations. She is also currently pedagogical consultant to an innovative pedagogical project in China in the provinces of Shanghai and Guangzhou. Previous Next

Samuel Rhoades < Back Samuel Rhoades Previous Next Samuel Rhoades 🇺🇸 USA PIANIST Samuel Rhoades, 16, has been engaged with classical music since he was an infant, but he only started playing piano when he was 10. However, he has assiduously applied himself towards that art, and now carries with him a diverse repertoire that ranges from Beethoven to Busoni. Alongside practicing, Samuel studies at Casady High School in Oklahoma City, where he enjoys running and folding origami.

< 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