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< Back Previous Tango 02 Next Tango Ensemble Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall February 17, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Tango 02 Ensemble Benoît Leseure – violin Ignaas Vermeiren – double bass Pieter Baert – piano Pato Lorente (Patrick Vankeirsbilck) – bandoneón Cristina Cortés – choreographer & dancer Cristian Taffarello – dancer Many in the international tango community know Pato Lorente from his fifteen-year artistic collaboration with Alfredo Marcucci in Orquesta Veritango, performing in concerts and milongas throughout Europe. Marcucci himself was a legendary figure of the Golden Age of tango, having performed in the orchestras of Julio De Caro and Carlos Di Sarli in the 1940s and 50s—placing Tango 02 directly in the lineage of one of tango’s most influential traditions. Following Marcucci’s passing in 2010, Pato Lorente continued to expand his artistic path and founded Tango 02 in Belgium, now celebrating over 25 years of activity. The ensemble is dedicated to tango for the dance floor and for the stage, performing widely across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Germany. In 2022, Tango 02 released an album of entirely new, original tango compositions, adding a Belgian chapter to the evolving history of Tango Rioplatense—urban music that is passionate, expressive, and alive with subtle humor and self-reflection. Around this repertoire, the ensemble created the concert production Por Eso, joined by Argentine dancer and choreographer Cristina Cortés, renowned for her fusion of tango and contemporary dance, and formerly of A.M. Stekelman’s Tangokinesis Company—a pioneering force in tango-contemporary stage work.

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< Back Previous Kaiden Griggs Next colORCHESTRA and Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Soloist with Orquesta Filarmónica Municipal de Guayaquil WATCH VIDEO Kaiden Griggs is a young rising star pianist residing in Vienna, Virginia. He began studying piano at age six, and he has studied with Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya since 2019. In November 2024 Kaiden made his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City, performing the Saint-Saens Concerto Number Two with the Orchestra Manhattan, conducted by Karim Said. He is excited to perform internationally with the Guayaquil Municipal Philharmonic Orchestra. Kaiden is a freshman at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia. He participates in mathematics competitions and is a C-rated epee fencer. Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Soloist - Kaiden Griggs. Orchestra Manhattan, conducted by Karim Said. Saint-Saens, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor

< Back Previous Kaitlyn Aaronson Next Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall November 24, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Kaitlyn began playing piano at age 5 and is currently pursuing the Level 8 Certificate of Merit. For several years, she has performed in the Honors Recital and has been recognized as a winner in The Memorial Awards Competition as well as a gold winner at the Contemporary Festival. Beyond her musical accomplishments, Kaitlyn excels academically at Chaminade College Preparatory, where she is actively involved in numerous extracurriculars. She serves as a leader in the Ambassador Club, Treasurer of the Society of Women Engineers, and participates in the California Scholarship Federation, Blue Crew, Speech and Debate, History Bowl, and Science Bowl. Kaitlyn is also a dedicated athlete, playing on the Varsity Field Hockey Team for the past three years and participating in Club Soccer since third grade.

< Back Previous Nicola & Raffaele Bertolini Next Clarinet Duo Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall February 20, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Raffaele Bertolini Raffaele Bertolini holds a Master’s Degree in Clarinet from the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan and a postgraduate degree in Bass Clarinet under Maestro S. Cardo. He has performed extensively throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia, appearing in numerous chamber music ensembles and giving masterclasses in Brazil, Turkey, Thailand, Uruguay, Mexico, and Kazakhstan. As a soloist, he has appeared with prestigious orchestras including “I Professori del Teatro San Carlo” of Naples, the “Mozarteum” Symphony Orchestra of Salzburg, and the State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. He currently collaborates with the “G. Verdi” Salerno Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Daniel Oren, and with the “I Pomeriggi Musicali” Orchestra of Milan. His recordings include several CDs, most recently featuring a contemporary work for bass clarinet and orchestra with “I Pomeriggi Musicali.” He has taught at the Conservatory of Bari and currently serves on the faculties of the “Tenca” Music High School in Milan and the “Tito Schipa” Conservatory of Lecce, Ceglie Messapica branch. Nicola Bertolini Born in 2007, Nicola Bertolini studies clarinet with Prof. Laura Magistrelli at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan. Despite his young age, he has distinguished himself as the winner of numerous national and international competitions, including Tradate, Mercadante (Naples), Stresa, Giussano, the Clarinet Academy Competition, “San Vigilio” (Rome), and “Città di Milano.” He has performed widely across Italy and abroad — in Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Kazakhstan (Kazakstan Ortalyk Koncert Zaly), Luxembourg (Philharmonie), France, Spain, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Romania, and Mexico (Sala Ponce, National Conservatory of Mexico). His appearances include both chamber music and solo performances with orchestras such as the State Symphony Orchestra of Kazakhstan, OLES Symphony Orchestra of Lecce (Teatro Apollo), “Guido d’Arezzo” Symphony Orchestra of Milan, Youth Orchestra of Salerno, Academy Symphony Orchestra of Benevento, Symphony Orchestra of Cosenza, “Opera Simphony” Orchestra of Milan, “I Filarmonici di Napoli,” “Antonio Vivaldi” Chamber Orchestra of Valle Camonica, “Assunta in Vigentino” Orchestra (former RAI Orchestra), Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim, Symphony Orchestra of Puebla, Youth Symphony Orchestra of Tultepec, and the Symphony Orchestra of Pazardzhik (Bulgaria). He currently serves as Principal Clarinet of the “INERBA” Orchestra of the European Music Academy in Erba and of the “Guido d’Arezzo” Orchestra in Milan.

Ronald Deng < Back Ronald Deng Previous Next Ronald Deng 🇺🇸 USA VIOLINIST My name is Ronald Deng. I am currently a junior at Hunter College High School in New York City. I have been playing violin for about thirteen years. I've played violin in multiple ensembles throughout the years, including multiple school orchestras and chambers, the Manhattan School of Music Performance Orchestra, and currently, the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra. In my spare time, I enjoy fiddling around with other musical instruments, mainly the electric guitar and the electric bass.

The Kaboff Cello School, Bow Lightlys < Back The Kaboff Cello School, Bow Lightlys Previous Next The Kaboff Cello School, Bow Lightlys 🇺🇸 USA STRING ENSEMBLE John Kaboff, B.M., M.M., studied with Janos Starker at Indiana University as well as Jacqueline DuPre’s teacher, William Pleeth, at the Holland Music Sessions in the Netherlands and at the Britten-Pears Summer School in England. In addition to serving as Mr. Pleeth’s teaching assistant, he studied at the International Academy of Chamber Music in Kronberg, Germany, with Arto Noras. A resident of the Washington since 1995, D.C., Mr. Kaboff has performed as recital and concerto soloist locally at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The United States Department of State, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Embassies of Germany, France and New Zealand, The Church of the Epiphany, Dumbarton House and has been a repeat concerto soloist with the JCC Symphony Orchestra and the Landon Symphonette. He has performed with the Manhattan Symphonie in Carnegie Hall and his concert appearance at Strathmore Hall, in North Bethesda, MD, was acclaimed by The Montgomery County Sentinel as, ”beguilingly lyrical” and in “top form”. Internationally, he has performed as recital soloist in the Kleinezaal of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, The Cologne Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt Museum of Contemporary Art, The Adelaide Towne Hall and various venues throughout Italy. Mr. Kaboff is a highly successful private teacher of pre-college age students who frequently garner prizes in local and regional cello competitions. Most recently, his students took top prizes in all levels of the 2016 Washington Performing Arts Society competition. In 2015 two students were prizewinners at the American Protégé Competition, resulting in Carnegie Hall, Weil Recital Hall debut recitals. In 2015 and 2016, his students have been featured in the Classical Spotlight Showcase for Maryland Public Television. His former students matriculate from highly competitive music schools such as the Curtis Institute, Indiana University, the University of Michigan, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Mannes College of Music with substantial merit scholarship. They have held positions in the Baltimore Symphony, Austin Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, Castleton Music Festival and other European orchestras. His students, known as the Bow Lightlys, were featured guest artists at the World Cello Congress III (2000), where they were featured in an internationally broadcast cello ensemble workshop with world famous cellist, Yo-Yo Ma which then resulted in a cello choir concert at the Sixth American Cello Congress (2001) as part or Mr. Kaboff’s appearance as a guest lecturer. They performed at the 2014 Tennessee Cello Workshop. The Bow Lightlys have been featured in concert on live radio broadcast in Washington, DC. They have also performed cello ensemble concerts at the Embassy of France, Almas Shriner’s Temple as well as many local religious centers. They often perform at charity events for the American Diabetes Association. As a way to share their musical expression, the Bow Lightlys also perform at senior living centers as to bring music to the homes of those who might not be able to enjoy otherwise. Mr. Kaboff has adjudicated preliminary competition rounds at the 2000 Third World Cello Congress’s Master Class Competition, 2006 Johansen International String Competition and the 2009 & 2012 Washington International Competition for Strings. He was the Chairman of the 2022 Washington International Competition held at the John K. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He succeeded in fundraising substantial prize money from various private donors and philanthropic organizations such as the Maryland Lyric Opera. In addition to financial contributions, Mr. Kaboff arranged for the loan of fine instruments from Christophe Landon Rare Violins and the Brobst Violin Shop for the winners of the 2022 Washington International Competition for Strings. As a frequent guest lecturer, he has conducted master classes and performed at the Flinders Street Conservatorium in Adelaide, Australia, Purcell School of Music in London, England, Indiana University Summer String Program, Michigan State University, Longy School of Music in Boston, The Music Academy of North Carolina and the Universities of Tennessee and Rhode Island. He was in artist in residence in 2011 at Appalachian State University and was a featured artist at the 2010 Tennessee Cello Workshop. Mr. Kaboff has earned Suzuki certification through level 10 and was invited by the Suzuki Association of Australia to conduct workshops, master classes and solo recitals in Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia. He has received accolades for his teaching by numerous world-class cellists such as Yo-Yo Ma and Janos Starker and has been the feature of numerous articles in such publications as the Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Jewish Weekly, The Vienna (VA) Connection and The Montgomery Journal. Yo-Yo Ma, also notes him in a biography about him entitled, “Musicians with a Mission”, as being a superb teacher of young children.

< Back Agnes Tse Violin Learn More Videos About It has been said that violinist Agnes Tse’s musical journey began in her baby stroller when she was transfixed by a performance of Herbert von Karajan conducting on TV. She had to wait until she was four before receiving a size 1/8 violin as a toy and the violin has been her closest companion ever since. While recently completing her Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School as a student of Lewis Kaplan and Joel Smirnoff, within one remarkable two-week span, she worked with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle and was offered a position with the Baltimore Symphony under Marin Alsop. A native of Hong Kong, Ms Tse has appeared as a soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra. A participant of the New York String Orchestra Seminar at Carnegie Hall, she has been heard at the Music Academy of the West, Tanglewood Music Center, Bowdoin International Music Festival and the International Summer Academy, Mozarteum Universität Salzburg; where she studied with Pierre Amoyal and Zakhar Bron. An avid chamber musician, she has appeared in Juilliard’s ChamberFest and London Symphony Orchestra’s Discovery Day where she performed in a string quartet with David Alberman, Principal Second Violin of the LSO. Her chamber music mentors include Emanuel Ax, Pamela Frank, Yo-Yo Ma and the Juilliard and Takács quartets. She has also performed with the two contemporary music ensembles at the Juilliard School, AXIOM and New Juilliard Ensemble. Ms. Tse was a former Co-Concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster of the Symphony in C and has been a substitute player at the New York Philharmonic and Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Outside of music, she enjoys walking around the streets of New York City to discover flea markets, antique stores, handmade gift shops, cafés and restaurants. Previous Next

Marie-Claire Giraud < Back Marie-Claire Giraud Previous Next Marie-Claire Giraud 🇺🇸 USA SOPRANO Marie-Claire Giraud is a lirico spinto soprano, a jazz singer, musical theater singer, songwriter, composer, playwriter, actor and actvist. Born on the island of Dominica, raised in The Bronx, NYC she started her operatic training in Rome, Italy.The pandemic afforded Marie-Claire the luxury of time to reflect and she overcame obstacles that were blocking her creative path. With her creativity freed Marie-Claire wrote her first musical, discovered her true fach of being a lirico spinto soprano. With the musical finished, Marie-Claire has many more projects in the works, screenplays, novels, EP’s, musicals and more. With her many talents, she is focused and excited on her operatic debut. Instagram: @marie_claireplus

< Back Previous Emily Greene Next Vocalist Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall June 28, 2025 WATCH VIDEO Emily Greene has nurtured a passion for music, languages, and the performing arts from a very young age. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at Bowdoin College, where she studies classical voice under Christina Astrachan. Beyond her college studies, she continues vocal training in both classical and musical theater styles with Mary Johnston Letellier, having previously studied with Samantha Loomis and Paul Stickney. A versatile musician, Emily also plays violin, guitar, and piano—her first instrument, which she began studying at age five with Portland Symphony Orchestra violinist Deirdre Oehrtmann. Emily’s love for opera began in 2016, when she joined the children’s chorus for Opera Maine’s production of Carmen, blending her musical and linguistic passions. The following year, she contributed as a librettist to the original opera Girl in Six Beats, a collaboration between Opera Maine, The Telling Room, and the University of Southern Maine. She later became a member, and eventually coordinator, of Opera Maine Teens. Her performance credits span opera, musical theater, choir, orchestra, and dance. Recent stage roles include Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Antonio in Twelfth Night, Emma Carew in Jekyll and Hyde, and Gabriella Montez in High School Musical. She has performed Susanna in scenes from The Marriage of Figaro with Portland Conservatory of Music’s Opera Summer Scenes program, appeared as a guest vocalist for PCM’s Piano Palooza (2022), and sung both as soloist and ensemble member with the Southern Maine Choral Music Academy. She has also performed in recitals for Opera Maine Teens, district and all-state festivals for both violin and voice, serving as concertmaster of the District II Instrumental Festival and achieving the highest vocal audition score at the District II Vocal Festival (2023). In addition to her artistic accomplishments, Emily has excelled academically. In high school, she was inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society, French Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, and the National Honor Society, earning recognition as an AP Scholar with Distinction. She received medals for the National Latin Exam (since 2020) and the Grand Concours (since 2013), as well as the B2 DELF Certification in French (2018). Emily performed at the 2024 Laureate Gala and is thrilled to be returning, continuing her journey as a dynamic young artist with a bright future in both classical and theatrical performance.

< Back Fred Karpoff Piano Learn More Videos About After recovering from a career-threatening injury, Fred Karpoff continues to develop his multi-dimensional approach to piano teaching and technique through a wide range of experience. Initial mentoring by Yoheved Kaplinsky helped him rethink his approach to piano playing–which now combines elements of Tai chi, the Alexander Technique, and the Feldenkrais Method® with the work of many piano pedagogues, past and present. A master clinician, Fred is highly sought-after for workshops throughout the world. He guides teachers and students toward more efficient, healthful, and expressive piano playing as Artistic Producer of Entrada Piano. An international Steinway Artist, Fred has performed as both soloist and collaborative pianist in China, India, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and throughout North America and Europe. As guest artist at major music festivals in the U.S. and Europe, he has collaborated with many of America’s foremost musicians. With a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Peabody Conservatory, he has been fortunate to study with Ann Schein, Leon Fleisher, and Robert Weirich, and to have had extensive coachings with Karl Ulrich Schnabel and Richard Goode. A former USIA Artistic Ambassador, Visiting Professor at the Eastman School of Music, and current Professor of Piano at Syracuse University, he was named the winner of MTNA’s Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award for 3-D Piano: The Three-Dimensional Pianist. Fred’s Story More than thirty years ago, I was a graduate student at the Peabody Conservatory. At the end of a grueling academic year, without papers to write or students to teach, I greedily devoured big repertoire like it was going out of style, practicing for six or more hours a day. After two weeks, I began to feel fatigued at night. My arms felt hot and sore. But this was still the era of “ No pain, no gain ,” so I figured this had to be a sign that my hard work was paying off! Then one morning, after only fifteen minutes at the piano, I felt a sharp, searing pain on the underside of my arm, and stopped playing right away. I rested for a few days and tried practicing again, but the pain immediately returned. The same thing happened each time I rested and tried to resume my work. A specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital gave me the bad news: I had tendonitis, synovitis, and myositis in my arms and, later, bursitis in my shoulder. He prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs and recommended that I take up swimming. I took two blue pills and swam a half-mile a day for two weeks. This helped some but the pain returned as soon I resumed practicing. I stopped again. This time I was really down. Was this the end of my music career? Fred Karpoff Presenting a teacher’s workshop in Mumbai, India, 2017 A few weeks later, during a routine vision exam, my eye doctor asserted that postural problems tend to precede vision problems. He suggested I meet with a Feldenkrais® practitioner to deal with these issues. The Feldenkrais Method® helps clients develop their sensory skills and promote more efficient, agile body movement. Indeed, this helped me improve my posture and the quality of movement throughout my body. Around the same time I met a new instructor at Peabody, Julian Martin, who had been reexamining his own piano technique under the guidance of Dorothy Taubman. Over the course of a month, Julian patiently tutored me on very basic pianistic movements. My progress was steady but slow; I still worried that I might reinjure myself. And focusing repeatedly on the C Major scale and simple rotary movements was pretty dull–I yearned to play real music again, without pain or fear. After a few more months of working on my own, Julian introduced me to Yoheved (“Veda”) Kaplinsky, who showed me a systematic way of understanding the faults in my technique. Time and again, Veda demonstrated why I experienced specific pains. She offered alternatives that dramatically changed my approach to the piano, including new ways of listening and responding to music. I was grateful to return to inspired artistic study with Ann Schein and Leon Fleisher and soon began playing professionally. Veda accepted a position at Peabody and I completed my final semester at Peabody with her as my major teacher, and it was my great good fortune to study with Karl Ulrich Schnabel in the lead-up to my doctoral comprehensive and oral exams, incorporating new input on balancing resonance and clarity with artistic pedaling and a wide range of other artistic insights. Emerging from those dark days at Peabody, I not only became healthy again, but also grew as a musician. I learned to explore new sound possibilities and express myself more fully. In many ways, however, my journey as an artist and teacher was just beginning. Fred Karpoff performing the Brahms D Minor Concerto with Leon Fleisher conducting, 2015. As a young university professor, I encountered a wide range of challenges in helping students of many levels to play better. Whether it was the beginning student in piano class or the piano major working on virtuoso repertoire, the concept of three-dimensional movement quickly emerged as a constant theme to address the challenges I and my students faced together. Though my developing views were at odds with many of the prevailing teaching paradigms of the past two hundred years, the results for students at all levels were consistently positive. My studies of Tai Chi and the Alexander Technique inspired more insights on integrating three-dimensional principles at the piano, including mobility in the hips, and the cycling motion of the vibrato technique and trills. Over several years, I was privileged to have a series of extensive lessons with Richard Goode, whose artistic insights into music of Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and Mozart were revelatory; Mr. Goode’s powerful imagination combined with penetrating demonstrations produced new technical tools to express myself more deeply. Later still I resumed lessons with Leon Fleisher, which ultimately led to a rich collaboration with him conducting me and my university’s orchestra in a performance of the Brahms D Minor Concerto. Mr. Fleisher’s approach to technique, sound, and pedaling had evolved tremendously from my student days, and he generously and enthusiastically shared his latest discoveries, with the same sharply-attuned ears as ever. Around the same time, Seymour Bernstein agreed to work with me and fired my imagination in new and exciting ways, particularly by enlightening me on the true meaning of hairpins as well as Chopin’s pedal markings. Fred Karpoff With Seymour Bernstein after Ann Schein’s recital, 2015. As I reflect, I am increasingly aware of my good fortune to work with, and learn from, many musicians who have influenced me. Private and masterclass sessions with prominent pianists, singers, and string players, including Murray Perahia, Menahem Pressler, Lazar Berman, Carol Webber, Janos Starker, Michael Tree, Franco Gulli, and Earl Carlyss provided invaluable insights which have been synthesized into my pedagogy. Playing professionally with many outstanding partners has infused a chamber-music ethos into my life’s work that is central to my playing and teaching of solo piano as well. There is an inseparable link between artistry and technique that I espouse at every moment: although we often need to isolate technical gestures to fully understand whole-body movement, it’s only through a profound integration of movement and artistry–grounded in rich and varied piano sound–that the study of technique holds true meaning. Entrada Piano is not a one-size-fits-all method. Pianists apply these concepts to fit their hand size, body, technical level and playing style. In Skills videos featuring students, note that each one applies Entrada concepts in their own way. Summary reviews, musical examples, and marked scores that accompany Masterclasses help guide your experience and invite you to adapt these principles to your work at the piano in everything you play, so that your music flows effortlessly with your enhanced coordination. And Insights provide targeted instruction on problem spots in repertoire and other responses to members’ questions. I hope Entrada will bring you what three-dimensional playing has given me – the means to discover new and rich pathways of expression while enjoying a physical approach that promotes freedom, longevity, and health in the body. Previous Next

< Back Gevorg Sargsyan Conductor Learn More Videos About Hailed as "...one of the most inspiring artists of his generation..." Gevorg Sargsyan is a Singapore based conductor and music director from Armenia. Recipient of Sir Georg Solti Award he has been guest-conducting in various venues around the world with different orchestras including Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Armenian National Opera and ballet productions, Jayakarta Symphonic Orchestra, Pescara Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra among others. Gevorg studied in his native Armenia at the Yerevan State Conservatory and later continued in Vienna Conservatory in Austria and Goldsmiths College of Music, London (UK). After moving to Asia, he is combining his career between conducting and running masterclasses and lectures. He is a visiting professor of the University of Philippines College of Music, and is regularly guest-lecturing in various educational establishments across South East Asia. Gevorg is also a member of adjudication panels of various festivals and music competitions and worked as a music director of Madison Academy of Music and SCGS String Orchestra. He has recently been appointed an Artistic Director of Music Hubs with Ministry of Culture of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Previous Next