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< Back Previous Noam Faingold Next Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall April 1, 2024 WATCH VIDEO Composer Noam Faingold (b. 1984) is committed to composing and collaborating across traditional, multidisciplinary, and cross-genre projects. His music has been described as “lyrical,” “exhilarating,” and “a tour-de-force of jazz melded with classical” by The New York Times, The BBC, and Downbeat Magazine, among others. Recent highlights include works written for Leilehua Lanzelotti (Pulitzer Prize finalist), cellist Inbal Segev (Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center), oboist Rob Botti (New York Philharmonic), violinists Domenic Salerni (Attacca Quartet), Jesse Mills (Horszowski Trio), and Itamar Zorman (Lysander Trio), as well as for the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival. His music has been performed by the Argus Quartet, PubliQUARTET, Fidelio Trio, pianists Michael Brown (CMS) and Peter Dugan (host of NPR’s From the Top), and featured in arrangements for the London Symphony Orchestra, OK Mozart, and Pentatone Records. Faingold thrives on multi-stakeholder collaborations and special projects. Current work includes a new piece for Washington, D.C.’s Sumner Museum in celebration of its 150th anniversary in partnership with students and faculty of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. His “A Prayer for Those Who Look Away,” written for Inbal Segev, became a video collaboration with YouTuber The Cello Doll and later an installation at the Sumner Museum. “The Defiant Poet: Elegy in Memory of Yevgeny Yevtushenko” united the late poet’s family with orchestras and Navona Records to honor his legacy. “We Persist”—one of the earliest original virtual orchestra projects—was produced with the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the Tulsa Symphony and has been viewed over 50,000 times across platforms. Faingold’s work also appears in the Sphinx catalogue of Latin American Cello Works and in the Latin Orchestral Music catalogue. Equally dedicated to education and mentorship, Faingold creates opportunities for young artists to compose and engage with new music. In 2023, the U.S. Navy Band performed a piece he co-composed with nine D.C. Public Schools students, and he mentored a student composer’s first orchestral work for the district’s 100-plus member Honor Ensemble. He serves as composer-in-residence with Washington Musica Viva and with Oklahoma State University’s Community Music School and Cellofest, and as an arts mentor with the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Music Teachers National Association. Previous roles include Visiting Artist in Composition at the University of Tulsa and founder/director of the composition programs at Tulsa Community College and The bART. Faingold has received fellowships from the Salzburg Global Seminar, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Atlantic Music Festival, and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which supported his Ph.D. in Music Composition at King’s College London. Where Our Voices Hide When We Must Speak Where Our Voices Hide When We Must Speak was written in response to the feeling of needing to speak up for vulnerable people but staying muted. I Imagine a hidden place where our voice goes. The piece attempts to create a rendering of the invisible tensions present in situations that make us feel that it is unwise or even advantageous to stay silent.

< Back James Adler Pianist, Composer, Board Member Learn More Videos About James Adler AdlerOaks Music Library James Adler is a pianist who “can create whatever type of music he wants at the keyboard” (Chicago Sun- Times) and a composer who writes “with uncommon imagination” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). The Curtis Institute of Music commissioned a new work from Mr. Adler as part of their Centenary Commissioning Initiative “100x100.” He presented the world premiere of A Curtis Reflection for piano solo in recital at the Yamaha Artist Services Studio NY in November for broadcast at Curtis during their Centenary Celebrations in 2024. In April, he appears in recital on the “Salon Concerts at Klavierhaus” series in New York, and also performs on the Arts on Bergen midday concert series at Saint Peter’s University. His Suite Moderne for Strings is featured at Virtual Concert Hall’s Laureate Gala on April 4 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. In 2023, the Global Music Awards selected Mr. Adler as a Silver Medal Winner – Outstanding Achievement in the Composer category for his album That Star in the Picture. The album also landed on the 2023 Top 20 Classical (Vocal) recording list of textura. Luciano Feliciani (Kathodik) calls this “a disc of great value, to be savored slowly,” while Judith Clurman (Conductor, Essential Voices USA) notes that “James Adler writes beautiful melodies.” This “exquisite” (David DeBoor Canfield, Fanfare), “lovely collection of lighter songs” (Henry Fogel, Fanfare) features performances by cabaret artists Shana Farr and Michael Buchanan; Broadway performer Kennedy Kanagawa; Perry Sook and Elizaveta Ulakhovich; and Metropolitan Opera mezzosoprano Victoria Livengood in a new chamber version of Pie Jesu from Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem. Mr. Adler is honored to serve on the Sound Espressivo Advisory Board. Sound Espressivo - Virtual Classical/Jazz music is known for the competitions and events it hosts. In 2023-2024, performers will compete for in-person concerto appearances at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, as well as with other orchestras throughout the world. The “James Adler Audience Favorite Award” is presented during the Laureates Gala, and Mr. Adler, a known interpreter of Rachmaninoff’s music, serves as a judge for a special competition celebrating the life and music of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Mr. Adler made his orchestral performing debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and has appeared in recital on the Orchestra’s Allied Arts Piano Series, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Series. His appearances have brought him from Chicago’s Grant Park, to London’s Royal Albert Hall (broadcast by the BBC), to Thesseloniki, Greece, to New York’s Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Space, and the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden. His extensive list of compositions is headed by Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem. Performed worldwide, recorded by AmorArtis Chorale and Orchestra, and published by Alfred Music, Memento mori features a “range of expression [that] is expansive” and is “a unique, well-crafted, emotionally rich piece” (American Record Guide). Other compositions include Reflections upon a September morn (poetry by Walt Whitman); Songs of Innocence and of Experience (poetry by William Blake); A Winter Triptych (Albany Records); Monday’s Child, performed at The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine and at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Carols of Splendour, premiered at Carnegie Hall (“A cheerful, splashy tour de force, skillfully constructed and full of clever ideas,” The Choral Journal); It’s Gotta Be America, commissioned for the Centennial Celebration of the Statue of Liberty; and Canticle For Peace, written for the opening of the 43rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (published by Colla Voce Music). Mr. Adler is also the composer of Concerto in G for Piano and Orchestra (published by Alfred Music), the children’s “pOpera” Herbie and Carnie: A Dinosaga, the Classic Rag-time Suite for orchestra, numerous solo, chamber, and choral works, and the award-winning film score for The Hat Act. As performer and composer, Mr. Adler can be heard on recordings from Albany Records, Capstone, Navona, and Ravello Records. He is a member of the Arts Department at Saint Peter’s University, a National Arts Associate in the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, a recipient of the 2017 Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2018 was selected for membership in the SAI Composer’s Bureau. In 2023, he was invited to join the Music Publishers Association of the United States. Mr. Adler is a Yamaha Artist. Elegy Artist Management • elegyartistmanagement.com www.adleroaksmusic.com February 2024 Previous Next

Richard Long < Back Richard Long Previous Next Richard Long 🇨🇦 Canada PIANIST Hello I am Ricky, I am 11 years old and live in Oakville,Ontario,Canada. I love to play piano, basketball, and video games. I was five when I started learning piano. I especially love jazz and 1980s music. I have gotton first place in Kiwanis festival with scholarship, I have gotton the Distinction in Instrumental Music award at school, and finally gotton a provincial music festival award. I play the piano in a band at school. I am also creating my own band. Piano makes my life more musical.

< Back Previous Albena Petrovic Next Composer Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall February 20, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Albena Petrovic is a Luxembourgish composer of Bulgarian origin and a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ( L’Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg , 2013). She has also been honored with the Médaille de Mérite en Argent de l’Union Grand-Duc Adolphe (2017), the Médaille en Argent de l’Union Saint Pie X (2018), and the Cultural Award 2007 from the Municipality of Hesperange. In 2007, she served as a jury member of the International Composition Competition “Valentino Bucchi” in Rome. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Albena earned her Master’s degree in Composition and Music Writing and a Diploma in Concert Piano Performance. Since 1996, she has made her home in Luxembourg, where she has become one of the country’s most prolific and influential composers. Albena has written more than 600 works spanning a wide range of genres, including eight operas and three concertos for orchestra. Her compositions are published by SCHOTT MUSIC International, Luxembourg Music Publishers, Éditions L’Octanphare, and Furore Verlag. Her five integral CDs— Crystal Dream , The Voyager , Bridges of Love , Dreamlover , and Sanctuary —released by solo.musica.de , have enjoyed international acclaim and received Opus Klassik nominations in 2019, 2020, and 2022. Albena is also the President and Founder of the International Composition Competition “Artistes en Herbe” ( Budding Artists ), held under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg. Now in its sixth edition, the competition is unique in Western Europe, offering both a Junior Category for young children and a Senior Category for adult composers, with the goal of enriching the pedagogical repertoire for young performers. www.albena-petrovic-vratchanska.com

< Back Nicole Zenns Flute Learn More Videos About Nicole Zenns Flutist J. Nicole Zenns maintains an active performance life alongside her position as a public school music teacher. A member of the Buffalo Musician's Union Local 92 since she was 16 years old, Nicole is a regularly requested sub with the Buffalo Philharmonic and has played with the WNY Chamber Orchestra, Bach and Beyond festival in Fredonia, NY, and numerous pit orchestras throughout the area, from the Struthers Theatre in Warren PA to Artpark in Niagara Falls. Mrs. Zenns is the director of bands at Cassadaga Valley Central School, where she is also the stage and pit director for the musical. She has been a NYSSMA All-State Woodwind adjudicator for several years, and is past-president of the Chautauqua County Music Teachers Association. At the collegiate level, Mrs. Zenns held the position of adjunct music education flute instructor at SUNY Fredonia for several years, and also currently serves as a College Connections Instructor for music theory and music appreciation with Jamestown Community College. Nicole's passion for flute and interest in anatomy, yoga, and body work has led to being a student of the Alexander Technique in recent years. She completed yoga teacher training in 2008, and continues to study, practice and teach yoga. Previous Next

Louisa Valentina Schewe < Back Louisa Valentina Schewe Previous Next Louisa Valentina Schewe Germany VIOLINIST Louisa Valentina has been playing the violin since the age of 6 years. She was a student of Ralf Kröger and is now a student of Stephanie Lichtmess in Hannover, Germany. She won several first prizes in national and international competitions and had master classes with Prof. Luz Leskowitz (Salzburg), Prof. Maria Egelhof (Lübeck) and Christin Blumenstein (Weimar). Louisa Valentina holds a scholarship at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover.

< Back Soo Bae Cello Learn More Videos About Canadian Korean cellist Soo Bae , was recently praised by The New Yorker as “superb” and by The Strad, for being “rich and romantic with crisp incisive technique” She has performed across the world from HongKong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Spain, Austria, Germany, Italy, South America, Canada and the US, including a sold-out debut recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and prestigious venues such as Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C , Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Japan. In addition, she was featured soloist for the closing ceremony of the Pablo Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, where she performed on Casals’ own instrument. As a concert soloist, she was recently honored as the musician of the month in Musical America Magazine. Ms. Bae is also a winner of the 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. In 2006, the Canada Council of the Arts awarded her First Prize in its Instrument Bank Competition, resulting in a three-year loan of the ca. 1696 Bonjour Stradivari cello. Earlier that same year, she became the first Canadian ever to win a prize at the Adam International Cello Festival & Competition in New Zealand. In 2009, she was awarded the McGraw-Hills Robert Sherman Award for Music Education and Community Outreach from the Juilliard School. Her recent CD for the Naxos label featuring all of the solo cello works by Alfredo Piatti has been praised for the ‘staggering display of technical brilliance and outstanding range of expression transforming these works, often thought of as nothing more than etudes, into fulfilling musical jewels’. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Bae has collaborated with celebrated artists such as Richard Goode, Charles Neidich, Lynn Harrell, Joel Smirnoff, Michael Tree, Mitsuko Uchida, Arnold Steinhardt, David Soyer and Peter Wiley among others. She has also toured with “Musicians from Marlboro” and "Curtis on tour" appearing in numerous chamber music festivals including Marlboro, Yellow Barn, Amelia Island Music Festival, Sarasota, and Verbier. As a supporter of new music, Ms. Bae has premiered new solo cello works written especially for her by such renowned composers as Huang Ruo, David Ludwig and Shinuh Lee. Soo Bae received her Bachelor of Music from The Curtis Institute of Music under Orlando Cole and her Master of Music Degree and the prestigious Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School where she also served as assistant faculty under Joel Krosnick. Intensely involved in teaching, Ms. Bae has given master classes around the globe and has been asked to judge for various competitions including the recent Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition. Ms. Bae is the director and founder of Angelos Mission Ensemble Chamber Music Program in New Jersey which is dedicated to training and empowering young musicians to serve and love the community through music. She also teaches at the Curtis Summerfest in Philadelphia as a faculty to Young Artist Summer Program and Chamber Music and Orchestra for Adults Program. Ms. Bae uses the Ivashkin Joseph Guarneri filius Andreae of Cremona cello dated 1710 and resides in New Jersey with her husband and three children. https://www.soobae.com/ https://www.youtube.com/soobaecello Previous Next

< Back Diego Imperiale Voice (Countertenor) Learn More Videos About Diego Gabriel Imperiale, born in Buenos Aires Argentina. Singer, actor, voice coach and musician. Since he was young, around 2005, he began writing songs and performing on stages in Argentina. In 2010 he founded his band “Absurda Atracción” and in addition to playing in several legendary places in the city, he began to appear on the musical theater scene as a vocal coach, composer and assistant director of local musicals. As an actor, he was the face of “Coca Cola” for the celebration of 125 years as a lead role for Spain and several places in Europe. He was selected by Oscar winner Armando Bo for this role. He is also in the movie “Christmas In Miami” on Amazon Prime. Between 2010 and 2020 he portrayed Paul McCartney in different bands of the Latin American Beatle scene, participating in Beatle Week festivals in Latin America and also in different cities in Brazil. In 2014, he celebrated a successful tour with the band Quantica, a Pop Art Discos and Sony Music signed project, as a backup vocalist, keyboardist and sequencer. He is an Estill Voice Training certified singing teacher (Estill Voice Master Trainer) at Estill Voice International. He studied with Kim Steinhauer, the president of the method, and assisted her in some of her international courses. He was certified by Alejandro Saorín Martínez (renowned opera voice teacher from Italy) and is also an assistant for his international courses in Spanish. He is one of the few Latin American Master Trainers in the world. In 2018, he directed, headlined and produced “Avenida Broadway”, a musical theater concert series in Buenos Aires that ran for a year and a half and had two shows in Columbus, Ohio, United States. He participated in shows at Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, as a singer and musician with his former pop/rock band “Absurda Atracción” under the production company Club Media Networks, awarded by YouTube as one of the most important influencers’ agents in Latin America. “Avenida Broadway” had its new installment at the end of 2022 as “A Night At Broadway” in Fort Lauderdale. Diego is a former counter tenor opera singer, cross-trained to sing tenor roles as well. In 2019 he played Jesus as a counter tenor lead in a baroque opera version of Jesus Christ Superstar and Marius in Les Miserables. He also starred in the Opera Gianni Schicchi in the role of Rinuccio, the lead tenor, in California. In mid-2023. At the end of 2023, he returned to the musical theater stage in South Florida with West Side Story, where he performed two different roles singing, acting and dancing in a professional cast for the Wynmoor Theater. Previous Next

Jeffrey Zhang < Back Jeffrey Zhang Previous Next Jeffrey Zhang Canada PIANIST Jeffrey Zhang (age 10), started to study piano performance with Dr. Olga Chichova at age 6. He has participated in many competitions, music festivals, piano recitals. In the recent years, he has played and won numerous First Places and various winner’s trophies/medals/certificates in the Peel Music Festival, the OMFA Provincial Festival, the Steinway Piano Competition, the North York Music Festival, the Unionville Music Competition, the New York Open Music Festival and Sound Espressivo Competition. Jeffrey also passed the RCM Level 8 Piano Practical Examination in December 2020 with an outstanding mark. He enjoys performing and sharing his passion for music.

< Back Vera Danchenko - Stern Piano/Vocal Coach Learn More Videos About Vera Danchenko-Stern is an internationally acclaimed artist, chamber player, and teacher who has gained recognition as one of the foremost coaches and pianists in her field. She has received great praise from conservatories and universities, endearing herself to her students and colleagues for her professionalism, dependability, and caring. Ms Danchenko-Stern is the FOUNDER OF THE RUSSIAN CHAMBER ART SOCIETY. Born in Russia, she was both a graduate and faculty member of the esteemed Gnessin Institute of Music in Moscow. Her artistic and teaching career in the former Soviet Union has qualified her as a soloist and accompanist for singers and instrumentalists, and as a piano teacher. Ms. Danchenko-Stern lived in Toronto for 13 years and was on the faculty of piano, Royal Conservatory of Music, where she taught piano and the art of piano accompaniment for voice and instruments. There she became an experienced vocal coach. Now living in the United States, she specializes in coaching singers in Russian Art ongs and operatic repertoire. F or 30 years, Ms Danchenko-Stern was teaching "Singing in Russian" course at the prestigious Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. Since 1996 she is a Russian diction coach for Washington National Opera, as well as coaching the singers for its Cafritz Young Artists Program. Ms. Danchenko-Stern's vast experience and knowledge have been exhibited on her numerous tours performing as an accompanist throughout Russia, Europe, the United States, and the Far East. She and her brother, noted violinist Victor Danchenko, have toured extensively throughout North America and Europe performing to sold-out houses. She has also accompanied such renowned artists as Ilya Kaler, Triple Gold Medalist, and exquisite American soprano, Carmen Balthrop, among others. Previous Next

< Back Curious Duo(Haonan(Daniel) Yang-OBOE,Yiqi Chen-CELLO) Jan 29 at 8:00pm EST (10 and under/11-14) Sonata in C minor S.277（Johann David Heinichen） About Haonan Yang Haonan(Daniel) Yang was born in Shenzhen in 2008. He was admitted to the oboe major of the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School in 2020. Now he is studying in the second year of junior. He is taught by Professor Wei Weidong, a famous Chinese oboe player, educator, professor of the Central Conservatory of Music, and the first oboe doctoral tutor in China. Since childhood, he has developed a keen interest in music and musical instruments. As the oboe principal of Shenzhen Cuizhu Primary School Orchestra during elementary school, he participated in many performances such as the China-Korea concert and the special concert of Shenzhen Youth Music Week held at the Shenzhen Grand Theater, and assisted the orchestra to win 4 group gold medals and 1 silver medal. Won 5 individual gold medals for oboe solo in the Salzburg International Music Competition in Austria, NMCC in the United States and Royal International Art Competition in the United Kingdom. At the age of 11, he successfully performed the Oboe Concerto "Blue Flower" with the Cuizhu Orchestra. With the help of Professor Wei, his musical quality and oboe performance skills have been rapidly improved.He also received the guidance of world-renowned oboe virtuoso Professor Jonathan Small, Professor Garcia-Cano, Professor Liu Mingjia, Professor Christian Schmitt, Professor Claradent-Boganyi, Dr. Huang Zheng, etc. In 2021. ★About Yiqi Chen My name is Yiqi Chen from Shenzhen, an advanced and international city in China. I was born in December 2007. When I was 7 years old, I run into and love the cello , a beautiful sweet instrument. Perhaps it was fate,when I was 10 years old, I met the talent scout Mingqing Yu in my life, and I was admitted to the fifth grade of CCOM affiliated primary school and began my road to cello professional. I have often performed with my teacher all over the country, and finished demonstration performance in some large-scale activities and master classes. Such activities gave me a lot of learning experience . During the period of school, I kept the first place in the cello major of the whole grade every semester. In July 2020, I was admitted to the junior high school affiliated to the Central Conservatory of Music as the first place.In the same year, I won the first place in the attached high school for my final professional performance. AWARDS and HONORS: *2017 Hong Kong International Music & Arts Festival Children Group: Second Prize *2019 The 6th Scholarship Competition for Central Conservatory of Music School Viola & Cello: Third Prize *2019 The 8th “AiQin” Prize And The 3rd International Cello Competition Children Group: First Prize Ensemble Group:First Prize And he gave a solo performance at the closing ceremony at The Poly Theatre in Beijing. *2020 The 2th "Cello Family" International Competition Junior Group: First Prize Ensemble Group: First Prize *2020 The 30th Young Musician International Competition "Citta'd Barletta" First Prize + Special Prize for Arts Management *2020 International Music Competition Best Saint-Saens Performance First Prize Winner *2020 International Music Competition Bonn "Grand Prize Virtuoso" First Prize Winner + Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize. *2020 San Francisco, USA International Innovative Music Competition Junior Cello: First Prize *2020 "CROWN OF STARS" Music & Star Awards The "GRAND PRIX-CROWN OF STARS" Best Instrumentalist in all age categories for strings, And the only special award : "FULL CELLO SCHOLARSHIP". An invitation to record with KNS Records, an interview with a classical magazine. *2021 The 3rd Gustav Mahler Prize Cello Competition 1st Prize and Category Winner, Prize of Director of Gustav Mahler Institute, and Special Prize Oline Lessons by Michaela Fukacova. *2021 Vienna Golden Hall String Music Invitational Competition Special Gold Medal of Youth Group . *2021 the 8th Stockholm International Music Competition The first prize of Cello Group C . *Gold Award of Professional Secondary School Group in Asia-pacific region of 2021 Prokofiev International Music Competition. Previous Next

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