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The Previews Archives
From 2001 to 2013 in Manhattan Beach, The Previews has become
Classical Crossroads' The Interludes concert series in Torrance CA

2003-2004 Previews Concert Series
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Beverly Hills Audition Winners
Talented rising artists from around the world are selected at the
Beverly Hills Auditions and presented monthly in the South Bay on
The Interludes concert series in Torrance (previously The Previews
concert series in Manhattan Beach). The Interludes series is
graciously hosted by First Lutheran Church & School –
Torrance as a gift to the community. The concerts also are presented
on the preceding Friday evenings on the Music By The Sea recital
series in the beautiful Encinitas Library with its expansive view of
the Pacific Ocean. From January through June, the concerts are
presented the following Sundays on Beverly Hills' Music In The
Mansion recital series in the Beverly Hills' historic Greystone
Mansion.
"The series is a much-sought opportunity for young
performers...the talent level is extremely high."
~ Los Angeles Times |
Saturday, August 23, 2003 at 2:00 p.m.
RUSLAN BIRYUKOV cello
MARY AU piano
Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, RUSLAN
BIRYUKOV graduated from Moscow
Conservatory. Among Ruslan's teachers were
such prominent artists as Natasha Gutman,
Daniil Shafran, Mstislav Rostropovich, and
Kirill Rodin. He is currently in the Advanced
Studies program at the USC Thornton School
of Music under the guidance of distinguished
professor Eleonore Schoenfeld.
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Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 2:00 p.m.
DAVID KAPLAN piano
Nineteen-year-old DAVID KAPLAN, a winner of
the 2002 Arthur Rubinyi Competition and a Gluck
Chamber Fellowship, is currently studying piano
with Walter Ponce at UCLA. David's enthusiasm for
chamber music has brought him opportunities with
several distinguished series: he was the youngest
artist ever to perform at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival and the
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
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Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 2:00 p.m.
LUCY CHUANG clarinet
and guest
BRIDGET DEE CASTILLO flute
A prize winner of the prestigious
"Concertino Prague" international
competition, LUCY CHUANG has
won many awards in Canada,
Taiwan, and USA, and appeared as a
soloist with numerous orchestras.
BRIDGET
DEE CASTILLO is a natural talent,
self-taught until age 18. "She plays with
fantasy�involves her audience through her
performance. This is very rare." - Paula
Robison
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Note time and venue change for this recital only
Saturday, November 22, 2003 at 2:30 p.m.
St. Cross By-The-Sea Episcopal Church
1818 Monterey Blvd., Hermosa Beach CA
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THE ESPAÑA DUO
ADOLFO GUTIERREZ ARENAS cello
DANIEL DELPINO piano
ADOLFO GUTIERREZ ARENAS is
familiar to Los Angeles audiences since 1999
for his solo appearances with I PALPITI
orchestra at the Ford Theatre and in festivals.
He has performed in prestigious halls
throughout Spain in solo recitals and with
orchestras, and in chamber music festivals in
Germany (Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck),
France (Prades), Holland (Holland Music
Sessions), Spain (Madrid, Santander, Vic),
and the U.S.A. A graduate of the Reina Sofia
School of Music under Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson, Adolfo
continued his studies with Lluis Claret and Bernard Greenhouse. He
participated in summer courses with Janos Starker, Tsuyoshi
Tsutsumi, and Ralph Kirshbaum. In 2000 his recordings of Bach's
Six Suites were released in Spain.
DANIEL DELPINO has performed on all
continents as a soloist, chamber musician and
guest at festivals. He won special prizes in
the Ciudad de Ferrol and Jose Iturbi
competitions, the Parisot Prize, and the
Gruman Prize for outstanding pianist. With a
Master's degree in piano from Yale
University, he is the youngest professor at the
Toledo Conservatory.
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Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.
"From Bach to Hendricks"
TAKEISHI NISHIMOTO guitar
Guitarist TAKEISHI NISHIMOTO
embraces and expresses music from the
European, Northern Indian, and American
jazz classical traditions. Born in Fukuoka,
Japan, Takeishi came to USC's famed guitar
program, also receiving instruction from the
legendary Pepe Romero. Takeishi's budding
performing career has already taken him to
across the country, from LA to NY.
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Saturday, February 21, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.
Meet Californian Teen Stars
CHLOE PANG piano
OTTO EHLING piano/jazz
Eleven-year-old CHLOE PANG has been
captivating audiences with her "spirited and
commanding performances" since the age of
4. She has won numerous first-place awards
and top prizes including the Pinault
International Competition, "From the Top,"
and the Yehudi-Menuhin/Helen Dowling
Prize.
At eight, Chloe was the youngest debut
soloist at Bosendorfer Hall. She made her
orchestral debut at 10 with the Pro Art Symphony Orchestra at the
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts and has performed with
several symphonies in the San Francisco Bay area.
She will perform at New York's CAMI Hall (Columbia Artists'
Management, Inc.), Boston's Jordan Hall, National Public Radio,
and play Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini as guest
soloist with the Pacific Chamber Symphony this season. Chloe is a
student of James Arthur Gardner and resides in Orinda, California.
OTTO EHLING began playing piano
before he could walk. He has soloed at the
Brazilian Music Festival at the Ford Theatre,
and was praised by the Los Angeles Times.
He performed at the Hollywood Bowl
Museum Cluster Recital, and his virtuosity
earned him a place on Brazilian TV (his
mother is Brazilian), where he was seen by 25
million viewers. He is a student at Hamilton
Music Academy.
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Saturday, March 20, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.
UCLA BRASS QUINTET
ADAM BHATIA trumpet
ANDRÉ DUBELSTEN trumpet
JUSTIN HAGEMAN horn
CARL BERDAHL euphonium
JON PIPER tuba
assisted by BRIAN HANKE piano
The UCLA BRASS QUINTET, consisting of undergraduate and
graduate performance majors, are some of the finest young brass
players in the country. Individually, they have won numerous awards
and honors. |
Saturday, April 24, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.
SUNDAYS-AT-TWO ARTISTS
PLAY CHAMBER MUSIC

TIBI CZIGER clarinet
RUSLAN BIRYUKOV cello
DAVID KAPLAN piano
Favorite Sundays-At-Two artists, cellist RUSLAN BIRYUKOV
(Russia) and pianist DAVID KAPLAN (USA), are joined by Israeli
clarinetist TIBI CZIGER, who will be appearing on the series next
season. Winners of numerous honors and awards, Tibi and Ruslan
are graduate students at the USC Thornton School of Music, and
David is an undergraduate at UCLA. The concert features a recital
piece by each artist and the Brahms' Clarinet Trio after intermission. |
Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.
TIMOTHY FAIN violin
and
ROSSETTI QUARTET
and
RINA DOKSHITSKY piano
First violinist of the internationally
renowned Rossetti Quartet, TIMOTHY
FAIN won First Prize at the 1999 Young
Concert Artists International Auditions
and tours with "Musicians from
Marlboro." A native of Santa Monica,
Timothy attended the Colburn School of
Performing Arts and the Crossroads
School. He received a Bachelor's Degree
from the Curtis Institute of Music in
Philadelphia, where he studied with
Victor Danchenko, and a Master of
Music degree from the Juilliard School,
where he worked with Robert Mann. He
has also studied with Aaron Rosand, Haroutune Bedelian, and Laura
and Eduard Schmieder, and played in masterclasses for Isaac Stern,
Peter Oundjian, Miriam Fried, and Ida Haendel. He is recipient of a
2001 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Timothy will be joined in the second half of the concert by the other
members of the ROSSETTI QUARTET and pianist RINA
DOKSHITSKY. |
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