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Sound Espressivo Gala and Announcement of Winners
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Sound Espressivo Gala and Announcement of Winners

0:16 Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au 13:19 Igor Zubkovsky, cello and Susanna Kolker, piano Rachmaninoff - In the Silence of the Night 17:33 SEC 10 & under Age group Honors: Ria Kang, Kate Lee, Colette Wiering 3rd Place: Hiroshi Corro 2nd Place: Jeffrey Zhang 1st Place: Ayla Takeda Moreno 18:45 Laureate: Ayla Takeda Moreno (10), piano (USA, AZ). Accompanied by Shiho Takeda Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 (excerpt) 22:38 Message from CEO of iClassical Academy Irma de Jong 25:42 iClassical Academy Awards 28:10 Performing Artist: Ben Batalla Improvisation on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “My Favorite Things” 31:23 Ouspensky Family and Friends Fund - Conducting Award: William Yeh 33:00 Laureate: William Yeh (accompanied by Akiko Chiba) Kreisler - Caprice Viennois, Op.2 38:07 Message from Gevorg Sargsyan, Director of the Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards 41:35 Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards Excellence in Piano Performance Scholarship: Antian Jiang, Colin Chang, Gabriel Wu Runner-ups: Oliver Corro, Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun, Sathvik Subramanian, Leyna Ishikawa Excellence in Violin Performance Scholarship: William Yeh Runner-up: Neal Eisfeldt 42:48 Performing Artist: Neal Eisfeldt (accompanied by Sung Hoon Mo) Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op 21 (V. Rondo: Allegro, excerpt) 46:27 SEC 11-14 Age Group Honors: Matthew Brand; Jaden Li 3rd: Neal Eisfeldt 2nd: William Yeh 1st: Antian Jiang 47:58 Laureate: Antian Jiang Liszt - Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor ("Appassionata") 54:06 Message from Clive Moore, Creative Director and CEO of FAN4ME FAN4ME- THE BIGGEST STAGE ON EARTH, PERFORMERS EXCELLENCE AWARD 6 Winners: Maria Narodytska, Alexei Rozov, John Lettieri, Ben Batalla, Esteban Alvarez, Vineel Mahal 3 Runner-ups: Asmik Arutunyants, Junwen Liang, Mary Beth Orr 59:47 Performing Artist: John Lettieri Improvisation, followed by The Can Can, William Tell Overture, and Hallelujah Chorus (fragment) 1:02:32 Performing Artist: Maria Narodytska Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (excerpt) 1:05:11 Performing Artist: Aleksei Rozov Der terk in America (Naftule Brandwein) / Honga (traditional) 1:08:28 Message from Anzel Gerber, Wiener Musikseminar “Rising Star” in Cello Scholarship Award: Yiqi Chen, cello (China), member of Curious Duo 1:10:45 Laureate: Colin Chang Chopin – Étude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5 1:15:18 American Fine Arts Festival Rising Performer Awards Carnegie Hall performance Awards: Kento Ishikawa, Haily Hui Ning Leung, Konomi Nakadai, Ruoyi Qiao, Jeffrey Zhang Lincoln Center Performance Awards: Sora Corro, Dean Griffin, Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun, Sathvik Subramanian $500 scholarship for European Festival: Leyna Ishikawa, Viktoria Lypa, Konomi Nakadai, Lilla Nóra Szabó “Best Voice” performance at Golden Voice Festival in NY: Asmik Arutyunyants 1:18:13 Performing Artist: Konomi Nakadai (accompanied by Madoka Nakadai) Pasculli - Fantasia sull' opera "Poliuto" di Donizetti (excerpt) 1:21:09 Performing Artist: Asmik Arutyunyants (accompanied by Natalia Gavrilova) Dvorak - “Song to the Moon”, from Rusalka (excerpt) 1:23:27 Message from Fred Karpoff, Founder and Artistic Producer of Entrada Piano Entrada Piano Discretionary Award: Hiroshi Corro, Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun, Ruoyi Qiao, Sathvik Subramanian, Dean Griffin Entrada Piano Emerging Artist Award: Jaden Li 1:25:47 Performing Artist: Hiroshi Corro Chopin - Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 Monsalvatge - Sonatina for Yvette (III. Allegretto) 1:29:54 Alla Lowery and Cultus Musicus Innovative Composition Award: Matthew Brand 1:32:03 Performing Artist: Matthew Brand 1:33:10 SEC 26+ Age Group Honors: Mary Beth Orr, Junwen Liang, John Lettieri, Asmik Arutuniants, Ben Batalla, Esteban Alvarez 3rd Place: Vineel Mahal 2nd: not awarded 1st Place: Maria Narodytska, Aleksei Rozov 1:35:19 Performing Artist: Junwen Liang 1:38:24 Vox Novus Fifteen Minutes of Fame Award: Mary Beth Orr, ZhaoJun Ma 1:40:30 SEC 15-18 Age Group Honors: Lilla Nóra Szabó, Viktoria Lypa 3rd: Grey Small 2nd: Dora Meiwes 1st: Colin Chang, Yihui (Gabriel) Wu 1:42:28 Laureate: Yihui (Gabriel) Wu 1:47:06 Message from Micah Yui, the co-Director of the Colburn Summer Piano Seminar. Young Artist Scholarship Award: Dora Meiwes 1:49:23 Performing Artist: Dora Meiwes Liszt - Transcendental Etude No. 5 "Feux follets" (Wills o' the Wisp) 1:52:45 The Fearless Artist Mastermind Prize: Mary Beth Orr 1:54:11 Message from Michelle Lynne, co-founder of The Fearless Artist Mastermind 1:56:16 Performing Artist: Mary Beth Orr Espana by Vitaly Buyanovsky / Spanish Mary by Bob Dylan 1:59:38 SEC 19-25 Age Group Honors: ZhaoJun Ma 1st: Terri Ji 2:01:12 Laureate: Terri Ji Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 (excerpt) 2:06:42 Message from James Adler, sponsor of Audience Favorite Award 2:07:59 Performing Artist: Vineel Mahal, the Winner of the James Adler Audience Favorite Award Bizet - Je Crois Entendre Encore, from Les Pêcheurs de Perles
SEC Finals. Session 1, Age group 26+. January 29 at 10:00 am EST
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SEC Finals. Session 1, Age group 26+. January 29 at 10:00 am EST

3:45 Introducing Judges: Pierre Beaudry, Massimiliano Donninelli, Anzel Gerber, Adrianne Greenbaum, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Stephen Stirling Maria Narodytska, piano (Ukraine/Germany). Music Ambassador 12:46 Schubert - 12 Valses Nobles, D. 969 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition 23:59 Promenade 25:18 The Gnome 28:45 The Old Castle 33:13 Tuileries (Children's Quarrel after Games) 34:19 Cattle 38:12 Ballet of Unhatched Chicks 39:24 "Samuel" Goldenberg and "Schmuÿle" 42:59 Limoges. The Market (The Great News) 44:19 Catacombs (Roman Tomb) 46:16 Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua (With the Dead in a Dead Language) 48:23 The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) 51:23 The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev) 1:13:12 Roza Yacova Duo / Moskver Klezmer Kapelye (Russia), represented by Aleksei Rozov. 1:37:25 Moskver Klezmer Kapelye (Russia), recording of the Preliminary round submission 2:13:00 John Lettieri, accordion (Canada, Ontario) Innovative Oblivion, Saint Louis Blues, Arkansas Traveler, Espana Cani, Habanera, Czardas, Hungarian Dance No. 5, The Galloping Comedians, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Five Foot Two, Liebesfreud, O mio Babbino Caro, Can-Can, & additional theme-quotes from a variety of selections, to creatively bridge together the entire program Asmik Arutiuniants, voice (Russia) Academic (accompanied by Natalia Gavrilova) 3:11:20 Dvorak - “Song to the moon” from Rusalka Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 2, Age groups 15-18 & 19-25. January 29 at 3:00pm EST
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SEC Finals. Session 2, Age groups 15-18 & 19-25. January 29 at 3:00pm EST

3:26 Introducing Judges: Frantisek Brikcius, Angela Chan, Philippe Chao, Annie Chang-Center, Agnes Tse Viktoria Lypa (15), guitar (Ukraine) Profound 8:15 Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007 11:08 Fernando Sor - Sonata in C Major, Op. 15b (ed. Meissonnier) 17:00 Francisco Tárrega - Arabian Capriccio Dora Meiwes (16), piano (USA, UT) Lyrical 28:37 Beethoven - Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato) 37:25 Liszt - Transcendental Etude No.5 "Feux follets" (Wills o' the Wisp) Colin Chang (17), piano (Canada, Ontario) Lyrical Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 49:55 I. Andante 57:34 II. Presto Prokofiev - Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 1:01:54 I. Allegro molto sostenuto 1:08:04 II. Andante assai 1:14:47 III. Allegro con brio, ma non leggiere Lilla Nóra Szabó (18), cello (Hungary) Virtuosity 1:26:40 Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No.1, Op.33 (III. Molto allegro) Terri Ji (19), piano (USA, WA) Profound (-3 hours) 1:44:17 Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C Major from WTCII BWV 870 1:48:39 Beethoven - Sonata in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 (I. Presto) 1:54:25 Liszt - Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 3, Age group 10 and under & 11-14.  January 29 at 8:00pm EST
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SEC Finals. Session 3, Age group 10 and under & 11-14. January 29 at 8:00pm EST

6:55 Introducing Judges: Giacomo Franci, Devin Hughes, Galina Ivannikova, Fred Karpoff, James Welch Kento Ishikawa (7), piano (USA, CA) Academic (-3 hours) 12:22 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (I. Allegro con brio) Ruoyi Qiao (10), piano (Canada, Ontario) Lyrical 34:02 Haydn - Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob.XVI:49 (I. Allegro) Colette Wiering (9), violin (USA, WI) Virtuosity (accompanied by Stella O'Neill) Bach - Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor 52:22 I. Allegro moderato 56:19 II. Andante 1:02:19 III. Allegro assai Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun (10), piano (USA, OR) Miniature 1:18:31 Chopin - Fantaisie - Impromptu, Op. 66 1:24:41 Prokofiev - Mercutio, from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75 Hiroshi Corro (9), piano (USA, CA) Virtuosity 1:41:33 Chopin - Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 1:43:18 Monsalvatge - Sonatina for Yvette (III. Allegretto) 1:45:33 Haydn - Concerto in D Major (I. Vivace) (accompanied by Yuko Yoshida) Leyna Ishikawa (10), piano (USA, CA) Virtuosity 2:04:16 Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K. 488 (III. Allegro assai) Matthew Brand (13), piano (USA, NY). Innovative 2:24:13 Matthew Brand - Wrong Way Home 2:25:19 Haydn - Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII/11 (movements?) Sora Corro (11), piano (USA, CA) Virtuosity 2:41:40 Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 18, K.576 (I. Allegro) 2:45:05 Chopin - Étude in G-flat Major, Op. 10 No. 5 2:46:59 Kabalevsky - Youth Concerto No. 3 in D Major, Op. 50 (III. Presto) (accompanied by Yuko Yoshida) Konomi Nakadai (13), oboe (Japan) Lyrical (accompanied by Madoka Nakadai) 3:04:21 Pasculli - Fantasia sull'opera Poliuto di Donizetti 3:13:33 Silvestrini - Etude No.5 «Scène de plage – Ciel d'orage» Oliver Corro (14), piano (USA, CA) Virtuosity 3:26:12 Chopin - Étude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 1 ("Waterfall") 3:28:07 Kapustin - Concert Étude, Op. 40 No. 1 "Prelude" 3:30:14 Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (III. Rondo, Allegro assai) (accompanied by Yuko Yoshida) Haily Hui Ning Leung (14), voice (Hong Kong) Music Ambassador (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 3:54:33 Wallpaper (Cantonese pop song) 3:57:26 A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman) Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 4. Age groups 10 and under & 11-14.  LIVE, January 30 at 10:00 am.
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SEC Finals. Session 4. Age groups 10 and under & 11-14. LIVE, January 30 at 10:00 am.

4:31 Introducing Judges: Cristina Botnari, Giacomo Franci, Devin Hughes, Galina Ivannikova, James Welch 9:18 Ella Levy (7), piano (USA, VA) Lyrical (accompanied by Diana Levy) Berkovich - Concerto Op.44 (Mov.II) Jeffrey Zhang (9), piano (Ontario, Canada) Academic 16:26 Tchaikovsky - December: Christmas, from The Seasons, Op.37a 21:46 Dvarionas - Down The Hill In a Sledge Ria Kang (6), violin (USA, PA) Lyrical 29:25 Haydn - Concerto No. 2 in G Major, 1st Mvt Kate Lee (9), piano (USA, VA) Lyrical 41:14 Schubert - Impromptu in E-flat Major, Op.90 No.2 46:33 Mendelssohn - Venetian Gondola Song in G minor, Op.19. No 6 48:45 Burgmüller - L' Arabesque, Op.100 No.2 Ayla Takeda Moreno (10), piano (USA, AZ) Virtuosity 58:25 Chopin - Waltz in A-flat Major, Op.42 1:02:15 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 (I. Andante - Allegro) William Yeh (12), violin (USA, NY) Lyrical (accompanied by Akiko Chiba) 1:18:20 Waxman - Carmen Fantasy 1:30:35 Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22 (II. Romance) 1:36:07 Kreisler - Caprice Viennois, Op.2 Neal Eisfeldt (12), violin (USA, IL) Swift (accompanied by Sung Hoon Mo) 1:51:23 Paganini - Caprice No. 16 1:53:27 Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 (V. Rondo: Allegro) Dean Griffin (12), piano (USA, NY) Lyrical 2:10:40 Bach - Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783 2:12:21 Schubert - Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 4 Sathvik Subramanian (12), piano (USA, NJ) Lyrical 2:30:32 Liszt - Un Sospiro Jaden Li (14), piano (USA, MD) Profound 2:47:13 Chopin - Polonaise in F-sharp minor Op. 44 Antian Jiang (14), piano (Canada, Ontario) Virtuosity 3:08:32 Ravel - Ondine, from Gaspard de la Nuit 3:15:38 Liszt - Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor ("Appassionata") 3:20:54 Chopin - Ballade #4 in F minor, Op.52 Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 5, Age group 26+.  January 30 at 3:00pm EST
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SEC Finals. Session 5, Age group 26+. January 30 at 3:00pm EST

5:37 Introducing Judges: Pierre Beaudry, Massimiliano Donninelli, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Anzel Gerber, Adrianne Greenbaum, Stephen Stirling Ben Batalla, piano (USA, TX) Program. Recital Theme: Children’s Playground 13:40 Rodgers & Hammerstein - My Favorite Things, from “The Sounds of Music” 19:10 Debussy - L’isle Joyeuse Ravel - Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite) 26:15 II. Petit Poucet (Tom Thumb) 29:46 III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes (Little Miss Ugly Face, Empress of the Pagodas) Chick Corea - 2 Children’s Songs 33:08 No.17 34:25 No.20 35:55 Free Improvisation Junwen Liang, piano (USA, PA) 57:06 Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 1:01:53 Earl Wild - "Embraceable You" from 7 virtuoso etudes on Gershwin's songs Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat major, Op. 84 1:05:15 II. Andante sognando 1:09:27 III. Vivace Mary Beth Orr, vocal/french horn (USA, MI) Lyrical 1:39:36 Spanish Mary (Song by The New Basement Tapes) There were three sailors bold and true With cargo they did carry They sailed away on the ocean blue For the love of Spanish Mary. So deeply now were they disturbed No longer could they tarry They swooned and swerved for the love of Spanish Mary. I remember well they came one day The buffoon, the fool, the fairy Oh paid the dues and inquired to me For the love of Spanish Mary ‘Tis not of me to talk absurd No rumor do I carry No, I'll not tell you one word For the love of Spanish Mary. Beggar man, beggar man Tell me no lie Is it a mystery to live Or is it a mystery to die? 1:41:22 Vitaly Buyanovsky - Espana Esteban Alvarez, piano (USA, TX) Virtuoso 2:01:23 El Cóndor Pasa 2:07:36 Tico-Tico 2:22:20 Vineel Mahal, voice (Hong Kong) Lyrical 2:23:13 Bizet - "Je Crois Entendre Encore", from Les Pêcheurs de Perles 2:28:43 Choodandi (Original Song) 2:46:17 Closing remarks Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALISTS BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 6, Age groups 15-18 & 19-25. January 30 at 8:00pm
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SEC Finals. Session 6, Age groups 15-18 & 19-25. January 30 at 8:00pm

5:10 Introducing Judges: Frantisek Brikcius, Annie Center, Angela Chan, Philippe Chao, Agnes Tse, Mike Vaccaro Grey Small (16), guitar (USA, VA) Virtuosity 11:31 Francisco Tárrega - Arabian Capriccio 16:19 Leo Brouwer - Preludio from Suite No. 2 18:55 Alonso Mudarra - Fantasia Yihui (Gabriel) Wu (17), piano (Canada, Ontario) Profound 31:47 Liszt - Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs), S.145/1 36:05 Liszt - Ballade No.2 in B minor, S.171 ZhaoJun Ma (20), double bass (China) Innovative Bach - Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007 1:01:15 II. Allemande 1:03:54 III. Courante 1:15:12 Closing remarks Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 5. Saturday, December 18, 2021
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SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 5. Saturday, December 18, 2021

3:20 Introducing the Judges: Angela Chan, Giacomo Franci, Adrianne Greenbaum, Mike Vaccaro, James Welch. Cady Wing Tung Koo (11), oboe (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 6:36 Carl Nielsen - Romance, Op. 2 Curious Duo (13). Haonan (Daniel) Yang, oboe; Yiqi Chen, cello (China) Joseph Fiala - Duo concertante in F major 18:53 I. Allegro assai 23:17 II. Adagio 28:28 III. Allegro Weng Cheng Tiffany Chum (13), voice (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 43:24 Reflection, from Disney's “Mulan” 45:23 Christmas Isn't Christmas Cady Wing Tung Koo (11), voice (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 58:47 Franck - Panis Angelicus Pui Ki Christina Au Yeung (13), voice (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 1:12:53 Grieg - The Princesse 1:16:00 Bernstein - I Feel Pretty Hannah Kwok (11), voice & violin (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 1:29:16 Stephen Flaherty - Once Upon A December, from "Anastasia" 2:15:57 Elgar - Salut d'Amour Haily Hui Ning Leung (14), voice (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 1:46:35 Wedding Invitation Street (Cantonese Pop Song) Rachel Si Yin Wong (17), cello (Singapore) (accompanied by Pauline Lee) 2:03:00 Bach/Gounod - Ave Maria Yoshimi Matsuda, piano (Japan); Age group: 26+ 2:20:44 Faure - Impromptu No. 3 in A flat Major, Op.34 2:26:09 Debussy - Poissons d'or (Goldfish), from “Images” Book 2 2:30:17 Sibelius - Granen (The Spruce), from “The Trees”, Op.75 No. 5 2:49:23 Robert Voisey, the President of the Advisory Board of Sound Espressivo 2:52:21 Interview with the Judges What is Sound Espressivo? Our mission is to EMPOWER musicians with new tools, ENRICH with new thinking, EXPAND horizons of what's possible, what can work, what can be a source of joy and success for a modern performing artist Sound Espressivo Competition brings together artists of different generations from around the world. https://www.soundespressivocompetitio... Sound Espressivo online competition is where musicians present their talent, practice, and individuality. It is an opportunity to engage with audiences and the world in a present day technical environment, to be reviewed and guided by respected judges from around the world. Sound Espressivo is bringing the future of the music industry to the artists, educators, and audiences of today. Founded and managed by professional musicians, SEC aims to empower artists of every instrument and all walks of life. Sound Espressivo gives an opportunity for the contestants to present themselves to a supportive panel of established veterans in the field.
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Session1

Age group: 10 and under

Ruoyi Qiao, piano. Lyrical

 

Age group: 11-14

Matthew Brand, piano. Innovative

Jaden Li, piano. Profound

Age group: 15-18

Grey Small, guitar.  Virtuosity

Age group: 19-25​

ZhaoJun Ma, double bass. Innovative

Age group: 26+

Mary Beth Orr, french horn.  Lyrical

Esteban Alvarez, piano. Virtuosity

Session 2

Age group: 10 and under

Jeffrey Zhang, piano. Academic

Age group: 11-14

Konomi Nakadai, oboe. Lyrical

 

Age group: 15-18

Viktoria Lypa, guitar. Profound

 

Age group: 26+ 

Maria Narodytska, piano. Music Ambassador

John Lettieri, accordion. Innovative

Junwen Liang, piano. Profound

Vineel Mahal, voice. Lyrical

Session 3

Age group: 10 and under

Tsz Ching Pun, piano. Miniature

Colette Wiering, violin. Virtuosity

Age group: 11-14

Sathvik Subramanian, piano. Lyrical

Antian Jiang, piano. Virtuosity

Age group: 15-18

Lilla Nóra Szabó, cello.  Virtuosity

 

Age group: 26+ 

Asmik Arutiuniants, voice. Academic

Roza Yacova Duo. Miniature

Moskver Klezmer Kapelye. Lyrical

Session 4

Age group: 15-18

Yihui (Gabriel) Wu, piano, 

Profound

Dora Meiwes, piano, Lyrical

 

Age group: 19-25

Terri Ji, piano, Profound

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Session 5

Age group: 11-14

 

Curious Duo. Haonan (Daniel) Yang; Yiqi Chen, cello,

Virtuosity

Haily Hui Ning Leung, voice, 

Music Ambassador

Session 6

Age group: 10 and under

Ria Kang, violin, Lyrical

Kento Ishikawa, piano, Virtuosity

Hiroshi Corro, piano, Virtuosity

Kate Lee, piano, Lyrical

Ayla Takeda Moreno, piano, Lyrical

Age group: 11-14

Neal Eisfeldt, violin, Swift

Session 7

Age group: 10 and under

Leyna Ishikawa, piano, Academic

Ella Levy, piano, Lyrical

Age group: 11-14

Sora Corro, piano, Virtuosity

William Yeh, violin, Lyrical

Dean Griffin, piano, Lyrical

Oliver Corro, piano, Virtuosity

Age group: 15-18

Colin Chang, piano, Lyrical

 

Age group: 26+ 

Ben Batalla, piano, Program

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