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CLASSICAL CROSSROADS, INC. ~ and ~ FIRSTSERVE COMMUNITY SERVICES ~ present ~ Beverly Hills National Auditions Winners ~ on ~ The Interludes (formerly, The Previews in Manhattan Beach) 2013-2014 Concert Series
Talented artists and ensembles are selected at the Beverly Hills National Auditions and presented monthly in the South Bay on The Interludes concert series. The concerts also are presented on the preceding Friday evenings on the Music By The Sea recital series in the Encinitas Public Library. From January through June, the concerts are presented the following Sundays on Beverly Hills' Music In The Mansion recital series in Beverly Hills' historic Greystone Mansion. Find information about the next Beverly Hills National Auditions by clicking here. Saturday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. For information, call Classical Crossroads at (310) 316-5574 or click here. Free admission - Donations Appreciated Click to see Beverly Hills National Auditions Winners from past seasons: |
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Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Two Beverly Hills National Audition Winners in One Recital
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EVGENY TONKHA cello
He regularly performs in leading venues including the Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin Konzerthaus, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Hamburg Philhamonie, and at the Hall of Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich. Evgeny performs with orchestras include the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, Neue Philharmonie in Hamburg, Berliner Camerata, the Symphony Orchestras of Nizhny Novgorod, Toliatti, Ryazan, and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. Resident and guest participant in international music festivals, currently, Evgeny resides in Los Angeles where he works in the film industry and appears as a recitalist in concert series in Southern California.
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Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Ensemble-in-Residence at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine TRIO CÉLESTE
Kevin Kwan Loucks piano Based in Orange County, Trio Céleste was recently appointed Ensemble-in-Residence at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine. The Trio has already taken on several large-scale projects, including performances of the complete Beethoven Trios and performances of Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the UCI Symphony Orchestra in June of 2012. The Trio is the principal Ensemble-in-Residence at the new series, Chamber Music OC. Listen |
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Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Grand Prize Winner at the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition as a member of the Mana Saxophone Quartet MORTAROTTI/TAZAWA DUO
MICHAEL MORTAROTTI alto saxophone Praised as a "consummate and multi-faceted musician," saxophonist Michael Mortarotti enjoys an active performing career that has taken him throughout the United States, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. He is a passionate chamber player who regularly combines his unique sound with outstanding performers like the Calder String Quartet, Brazilian guitarist Camilo Carrara, oboist Jared Hauser, harpist Richard Fleischer, and Japanese pianist Erika Tazawa. During his eight-year tenure in the Mana Saxophone Quartet, the ensemble was awarded the coveted Alice Coleman Grand Prize at the Coleman International Chamber Ensemble Competition in Pasadena, California. He performs on an historic Buescher saxophone (c.1937) that was built according to the acoustical specifications of the instrument's inventor, Adolphe Sax. About pianist Erika Tazawa, the American Record Guide wrote, "Tazawa is a superb collaborator, boldly undertaking the demanding keyboard parts with boundless technique, dynamic range, and expressive understanding." Erika holds top prizes in numerous competitions including the Chopin Society of Thousand Islands International Competition, Empire State Piano Competition, Julia Crane Concerto Competition, and Tochigi Piano Competition. |
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Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. Faculty Artists at ATAPINE-PARK DUO
HYEYEON PARK piano Described as "a splendid, elegant cellist, with a gorgeous sound" (MundoClasico), Dmitri Atapine has been hailed as a performer with "brilliant technical chops" (Gramophone), whose playing is "highly impressive throughout" (The Strad). Dr. Atapine has appeared on some of the world's most coveted stages including Zankel and Weill Halls at Carnegie Hall, National Auditorium of Spain, Juan March Foundation (Madrid), Prince Philip Auditorium (Asturias). Praised for her "very sensitive" (Washington Post) and "highly nuanced" (Lucid Culture) playing, pianist Adela Hyeyeon Park's. recent concerts have been presented on the Dame Myra Hess Recital Series in Chicago, the Trinity Wall Street Series in NYC, Philips Collection in Washington DC among others, leading her to venues such as Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Recital Hall, Kennedy Center and Seoul Art Center, to name a few. |
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Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. Percussion Ensemble Formed at the Colburn School
SMOKE & MIRRORS While the Smoke & Mirrors Ensemble has championed the work of percussion masters, they also work with young composers who are just beginning their careers. Their debut album on the Yarlung label includes selections by Steve Reich, Eric Whitacre, Happenstance, Toru Takemitsu, and Ravel, and a world premiere recording by ensemble member Derek Tywoniuk. Together the five musicians weave into filaments of sound and rhythm as if they were one person. |
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Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. Violinist with Pianist
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Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. "Svetlana Smolina, an outstanding Russian pianist with a luxuriant tone ... found urgency in the flashy solo part." - Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, July 2011
Born in Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, pianist Svetlana Smolina has performed with orchestras and in recitals worldwide. Some recent notable solo appearances with orchestras include Mariinsky Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fischer Hall, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Orchestra National de France, Odessa and Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, with iPalpiti in Walt Disney Concert Hall, and numerous others. A frequent guest in the world's leading festivals, she has performed recitals in prestigious halls including Royal Covent Garden Opera, Mariinsky 3 Concert Hall, Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory Hall, Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Grand Artists Series in Tel-Aviv, Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome, and Vienna's Sacher Hall, to name just some. Dr. Smolina is DMA graduate from the University of Michigan. She has recorded for Decca/Phillips and with violinist Vadim Repin for Deutsche Grammophon in Berlin. Watch |
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Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. Grand Prize at the Korea Music Foundation Competition SO-MANG JEAGAL piano
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. The New York City-based
HYO KYOUNG BETH NAM piano Inspired by the French musical term allant meaning "energetic" and "driving," the three young artists of the Allant Trio are passionate about performing so that audiences of all ages and backgrounds can rediscover the power and beauty of chamber music. Formed at Juilliard three years ago, last year the Trio was invited to participate at the highly selective Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Festival in San Francisco. In 2011, the trio was chosen for a three-week performance residency at The Banff Centre in Canada and was named semifinalists at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in Norway. The trio performs often throughout the New York City metro area, and recently, was featured as soloists at the South Orange Performing Arts Center in New Jersey. |
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Fast-rising pianist 
Russian cellist 
Evgeny's collaborator for the recital is noted Russian-born
pianist and composer 
First Prize winner of the 16th Remember Enescu International
Violin Competition in Romania (2013) and Flame International
Violin Competition in Paris (2008), 20-year-old violinist
Samuel Nebyu performed at international music festivals
including the Eilat Music Festival in Israel, Mozarteum Festival
in Salzburg, Austria, and Ravello Festival in Italy. Born in
Hungary, Samuel's African-American and Jewish-European
descent brings a unique flair to his playing - from
improvisations worldwide with famed Gypsy violinist Roby
Lakatos to classics and modern interpretations. 
Russian Pianist
Born in Daegu, South Korea in 1983, So-Mang Jeagal began
the piano at the age of 5, and at 11 gave his first recital debut.
He studied at Seoul Arts High School, followed by graduation
with the highest honors from Seoul National University with
Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Winner of several
national as well as international competitions, Somang is a
recipient of a Grand Prize at the Korea Music Foundation
Competition and First Prize at the Asia-Pacific Young Artist
Competition. Somang performed at many important
international music festivals and concert series, including
Salzburger Schloss Konzerte in Austria, touring Australia and
New Zealand (Sydney, Canberra, Wellington, and Auckland) as
part of the KUMHO Virtuosi Trio Concert Series, and he also was featured in US Tour
Concerts (New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and
Toronto) of the US Seoul National University Alumni. Somang continues to broaden his
musical aspirations by participating in masterclasses with eminent concert pianists such
as Leon Fleisher and John O'Conor. Currently, he is working with Professor Kevin
Fitz-Gerald in the Artist Diploma Program at the USC Thornton School of Music. 