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2005-2006 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 27, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.
TIMUR BEKBOSUNOV tenor ANASTASIA NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO piano A Russian tenor from Kazakhstan, Timur Bekbosunov has appeared with many opera and theater companies including ARTiSHOCK (Cabaret-Moralité), Opera Boston (Nixon in China), Harvard University's Lowell Opera (Eugene Onegin) and BSO (Fidelio). Timur is currently a student at USC pursuing a Graduate Certificate. He received his Master's degree at the New England Conservatory of Music and his Bachelor's degree at WSU. A recipient of many prizes, he was awarded a USC Arts Grant for his upcoming multimedia presentation of The Szymanowski Project (September 2005). Timur was selected as a 2005 iPalpiti artist. Russian native Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko recently earned her Bachelor's degree in piano performance and musicology at UCLA and is currently working on her Master's in keyboard collaborative arts at USC. She is an accompanist for Santa Monica College Opera Theatre and USC Opera. |
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Saturday, September 24, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.
SARA NAOMI SUMITANI pianist/composer Winner of numerous awards in her native California both as a performer and composer, Sara Naomi Sumitani, a USC Thornton School of Music graduate, is stepping onto the international stage, having won top prizes in competitions in France and Italy. |
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Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. JANAKI STRING TRIO
ARNOLD CHOI cello These newly minted First-Prize winners of the 2005 Coleman Chamber Music Competition founded the Janaki Trio (YAHN-ah-kie, a Hindu word that means self-realization) at the Colburn School of Music in 2004, and have an impressive repertoire, ready to tour. |
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Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.
ALEXANDER SULEIMAN cello VALERIA MORGOVSKAYA piano First-Prize winner of the international Johannes Brahms competition in Austria, Alexander Suleiman performs in prestigious music festivals and solo concerts in Germany, Austria, England, Russia, and the Middle Eastern countries. He is currently pursuing his Artist Diploma at the USC Thornton School of Music under Professor Eleonore Schoenfeld. |
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Saturday, January 21, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.
STEVEN VANHAUWAERT piano Grand-Prize winner of the International Liszt Competition in Los Angeles, Belgian pianist Steven Vanhauwaert graduated in 1999 from the Conservatorium in Kortrijk and earned his Master of Music degree in 2004 from the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. He currently studies at the USC Thornton School of Music with Professor Kevin Fitz-Gerald. Steven won the USC Concerto Competition with the Schumann Concerto, and will perform it with the USC Thornton Symphony on Thursday, March 2, 2006. |
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Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.
KEVIN MORENO baritone VALERIA MORGOVSKAYA piano A native of Philadelphia, Kevin Moreno is a graduate of Oberlin College. His performance repertoire includes opera, lieder, operetta, and musical theater in numerous productions. Winner of the Schloss Oper Haldenstein singing competition, Kevin spent two seasons with the Cleveland Opera Company, and during this season sings the Figaro in "Barber of Seville" in Chur, Switzerland. |
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Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Violinists Two artists united by iPalpiti, the international ensemble of laureates that draw from the world's premiere young artists.
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Saturday, April 22, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.
Chamber Music JASON CALLOWAY cello Jason Calloway and Christopher Weldon are graduates of the Juilliard School, where Christopher continued to earn his doctorate. Jason earned his Master's at USC under Ronald Leonard. Canadian-born Juan-Miguel Hernandez studies with Paul Coletti at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and was selected by Young Artists International for the iPalpiti orchestral ensemble of international laureates. Winner of the Second Prize at the AudiMozart International Competition in Rovereto, Italy, Uriel Vanchestein studies clarinet at Juilliard with the renowned clarinetist Charles Neidich. |
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Saturday, May 20, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. THE REDWOOD GUITAR QUARTET
GUSTAVO CASTRO, KEVIN COOPER, Founded by "Sundays at Two" alumnus Kevin Cooper, the Redwood Quartet members are from of the USC Thornton School of Music. They will present a "Menagerie of Baroque Chamber Music." Thomas Echols will showcase in Capriccio Diabolico (Homage to Paganini) by Castelnuovo-Tedesco. |
Sayako Kusaka is a top winner in the most
prestigious international violin competitions
such as Sibelius (Finland), Paganini and
Lipizer (Italy). As a soloist and chamber
musician she has appeared in major festivals
and with orchestras throughout the world,
including two seasons with iPalpiti in Los
Angeles.
Catharina Chen, a musical celebrity in
Norway where she is recipient of numerous
awards, is also known to Norwegians
through television and radio broadcasting.
She has given solo and chamber concerts in
Italy, China, Malaysia, Austria, Switzerland,
Sweden, France, and South Africa.
