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Adamant Music School: 72nd Anniversary in Review
Adamant Music School: 72nd Anniversary Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. March 10, 2013 Each year in Vermont’s historic quarry village of Adamant, pianists of all stripes converge for practicing, lessons, master classes, and relaxation at the Adamant Music School. For 72 years the school has demonstrated the…
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Los Angeles Youth Orchestra in Review
Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg, artistic director and conductor Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall; New York, NY February 25th, 2013 The Los Angeles Youth Orchestra arrived at Carnegie Hall and performed with great passion and dedication. They not only arrived at Carnegie, but as an organization and youth orchestra, they have truly “arrived’.…
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MidAmerica Productions presents “Vienna Meets Paris” in Review
MidAmerica Productions presents “Vienna Meets Paris” Patrick Gallois, flute; Maria Prinz, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY March 4, 2013 French flutist Patrick Gallois and Vienna- based pianist Maria Prinz combined their talents in a program called “Vienna Meets Paris”, the first half dedicated to Vienna, and the second…
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MidAmerica Productions presents Irrera Brothers in Review
MidAmerica Productions presents Irrera Brothers John Irrera, violin; Joseph Irrera, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY February 22, 2013 The Irrera Brothers, violinist John, and pianist Joseph, list many credentials separately as soloists, but in Weill Hall this February they joined together in a performance as a duo. It…
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Na Young Kim in Review
New York Concert Artists and Associates presents Na Young Kim, piano Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center; New York, NY February 21, 2013 Winner of numerous competitions, appearances throughout the world, and the full complement of degrees and diplomas from Seoul National University, New England Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, and The Ohio State…
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James Jeonghwan Kim in Review
James Jeonghwan Kim, cello Larry Wang, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY February 3, 2013 There are debuts and debuts: the blood bank of human endeavor is forever bringing new musical talent to the fore. But I daresay, the recital of a 19-year-old cellist at Weill Hall on February 3rd was…
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Fourth Olympic Challenge Competition in Review
Fourth Olympic Challenge Competition Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. February 10, 2013 The title “Olympic Challenge Competition” may seem to suggest athletics rather than the more subjective field of music, but the name does suit the heroic efforts showcased recently in a concert of its young winners, ages 5-18, presented by…
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Novus String Quartet in Review
Novus String Quartet Jae-Young Kim, Violin Young-Uk Kim, Violin Seung-Won Lee, Viola Woong-Whee Moon, Cello Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall January 24, 2013 In a Carnegie concert sponsored by Sejong Soloists, the Novus String Quartet did an excellent job of presenting stylistically authentic performances of varied music by Mozart, Ligeti, and Dvorak. The Mozart…
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The Sounds of War and Peace (DCINY): Chapter 2- The Music of Karl Jenkins
Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) The Sounds of War and Peace: Chapter 2- The Music of Karl Jenkins Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Distinguished Concerts Singers International Jonathan Griffith, Music Director; Karl Jenkins, Composer-in-Residence. Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall; New York, NY January 21, 2013 “The Sounds of War and Peace,” a two-evening event begun January…