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2004-2005 Previews Concert Series ~ presenting ~ 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 |
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Saturday, August 28, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. Stars from Kazakhstan AISHA DOSSUMOVA with American pianist GIDEON RUBIN
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Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. ALISON BJORKEDAL harp
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Saturday, October 23, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. TETRAKTYS STRING QUARTET
Violinists Stanislav Zakrjevski from Russia and Ziga Faganel from Slovenia, violist Luke Maurer from Santa Barbara, and cellist Gal Faganel also from Slovenia, are graduate students at USC. The Tetraktys String Quartet was a finalist in the 2004 Coleman Chamber Music Competition. |
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Saturday, November 20, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. ACHILLES LIARMAKOPOULOS trombone
Members of the Blue Rose Trio, pianist Rose Chen, violinist Audrey Solomon, and cellist Lars Hoefs, are graduates at the USC Thornton School of Music. |
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Saturday, January 22, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. BLUE ROSE TRIO
Returning again this season by popular demand for a full program, members of the Blue Rose Trio, violinist Audrey Solomon, cellist Lars Hoefs, and pianist Rose Chen, are graduate students at the USC Thornton School of Music. The Trio was among the finalists in the Coleman Competition, and its members have played in master classes for Menahem Pressler, members of the Eroica and Raphael Trios and the Takacs and Ysaÿe Quartets. Last August they traveled to Rio de Janeiro to perform in the International Cello Encounters festival. |
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Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. TOSHEFF PIANO DUO
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Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.
TIBI CZIGER clarinet Born in Tel Aviv in 1981, Tibi Cziger studied at the Rubin Music Academy in Tel Aviv and the Israeli Conservatoire. Tibi's numerous awards include first prizes in the Israeli Conservatoire Competition, the Tel Aviv Academy Concerto Competition, and the Tel Aviv Academy Chamber Music Competition. He is studying toward a Master's at USC under Yehuda Gilad. |
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Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.
JOVANNI-REY VERCELES DE PEDRO piano A winner of five major national and international competitions, including the International Pacific Piano Competition (Canada), 22-year-old Jovanni De Pedro studied with renowned Los Angeles teacher Professor Robert Ward. Currently, Jovanni-Rey is studying at the Vienna Conservatory of Music under full scholarship. |
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Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. ORION WINDS
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Violinists Aisha Dossumova and Ordabek Duissen,
both winners of major international competitions, are
members of the I Palpiti Orchestra and study with
Maestro Eduard Schmieder at the Meadows School of
the Arts in Dallas.
Alison Bjorkedal began her musical studies at the age
of three with piano and has been studying harp for nine
years. A recent graduate magna cum laude from the
University of Oregon, Alison is currently working
toward her Master's of Music at USC, where she studies
with Professor JoAnn Turovsky. Recent symphonic and
chamber performances include the Music Academy of
the West Festival Orchestra, the USC Symphony and
Chamber orchestras, and the world premiere of William
Kraft's Encounters XII for harp and percussion.
Achilles Liarmakopoulos studies at the San Francisco
Conservatory and won its 2004 Concerto Competition.
Bulgarian-born duo pianists Vely Stoyanova and
Ilia Tosheff have won numerous international
competitions, including Grand Prize in the Tokyo
International Piano Duo Competition. They are the
first to study as a duo with the world-renowned
pianist John Perry at USC Thornton School of Music.
