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CLASSICAL CROSSROADS, INC. 2015-2016 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 19, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. FLUTESONIC ORCHESTRA
One of the newest ensembles on the Southern California classical music scene, the FluteSonic Orchestra was founded in 2014 by Gordon Halligan and David Shostac.
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Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Violinist
with Pianist JAMES LENT Violinist Annelle Kazumi Gregory is a Laureate of the 2013 Stradivarius International Violin Competition and the 2015 National Sphinx Competition as well as Gold Medalist of the 2012 National NAACP ACT-SO competition among numerous other competition wins. In 2010, as part of a national tour, she performed at Carnegie Hall as a 1st violinist of the Sphinx Virtuosi and recorded with the ensemble on their debut album, Sphinx Virtuosi: Live in Concert. In 2014, Annelle released a CD with pianist Alexander Sinchuk, Annelle K. Gregory & Alexander Sinchuk: Grieg, Mozart, Szymanowski and in 2015 recorded with organist Carol Williams on her CD, Just Carol - Compositions. Annelle Gregory studies under Glenn Dicterow at the USC Thornton School, where she was awarded the 2014 Glenn Dicterow Music Scholarship. Her previous teachers include Michael & Irina Tseitlin. Watch Annelle's collaborative pianist for the afternoon, James Lent, earned his Doctorate of
Musical Arts Degree in Concert Piano Performance from Yale University. James
currently serves as Lecturer and Coordinator of Instrumental Collaborative Piano at
UCLA in addition to serving as a coach and accompanist for vocal studies. |
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Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Among the Top Winners of the Pianist
Italian pianist Jacopo Giacopuzzi has studied in leading schools worldwide including the Conservatorio "E.F. Dall'Abaco" of Verona (undergraduate diploma cum laude in 2006, Master's degree cum laude, 2011), Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Salzburg Mozarteum, and Liszt Hochschule in Weimar (2008-2010), Music Academy of the West under the guidance of Jerome Lowenthal (2013), and Pianofest in the Hamptons (2014). He is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Piano Performance at the USC Thornton School of Music with Prof. Kevin Fitz Gerald. Jacopo Giacopuzzi has been the outright winner of many competitions, and most recently was among the top winners of the 2014 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition. |
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Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. AMICUS DUO
Coleman Itzkoff cello & Alin Melik-Adamyan piano The Amicus Duo - cellist Coleman Itzkoff and pianist Alin Melik-Adamyan - are winners of the 2015 Beverly Hills National Auditions. Currently the principal cellist of the American Youth Symphony Orchestra and a co-principal cellist of the L.A.-based conductorless Kaleidoscope chamber orchestra, Coleman has been a prizewinner at the Fischoff, Johansen, Blount Slawson,, and Young Texas Artist Competitions. He has been principal cellist of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra at Interlochen, the Shepherd School Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, the Aspen Festival Orchestra, and the USC Thornton School Symphony Orchestra, among others. Coleman is pursuing his Master's degree with Ralph Kirschbaum at the USC Thornton School. In June 2008, Alin was the Grand Prize Winner of the YMF/ASCAP Leiber & Stoller $10,000 Scholarship and immediately continued her success with her First Prize at the 2008 Los Angeles Liszt International Competition. In the following year, she won the William Grant Still Young Artists Competition. Alin also made her debut at the Redlands Bowl in 2012 as the Grand Prize winner of their Young Artist competition. Most recently, she won the 2014 MTNA State Piano Competition. Alin holds both Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees in Piano Performance from the USC Thornton School of Music, where she is currently an Assistant Lecturer of Keyboard Studies and is pursuing a Doctorate in Keyboard Collaborative Arts, studying with Professor Kevin Fitz Gerald. ~ and ~ |
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SAKURA
Sarah Rommel Michael Kaufman Peter Myers "Brilliant...Superb" ~ Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Sakura (Japanese for "cherry tree") is a quintet of cellists who are currently in, or
recently graduated from, the USC Thornton Cello Studio of renowned American cellist
Ralph Kirshbaum (German for "cherry tree"). A unique and versatile cello quintet,
Sakura is built on the artistry and virtuosity of its members: Jonathan Dormand (UK),
Michael Kaufman (USA), Yoshika Masuda (Japan/Australia), Peter Myers (USA),
and Sarah Rommel (USA). Drawing from the rich heritage of a repertoire that spans
eight centuries, eclectic and unexpected programs are constructed around conceptual
threads, with an overarching commitment to opening new vistas of beauty and
expression by showcasing the great warmth and scope offered by the sound of many
cellos. |
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. EUROPEAN CONCERT TRIO
The European Concert Trio was formed in 2015 by three European-born,
Los Angeles-based professional artists - Serbian-born pianist Irina Bazik, English-born
soprano Harriet Fraser, and English-born clarinetist Amanda Walker - each with
highly successful solo careers, to fulfill their passion for chamber music and share it with
Southern California audiences. Their program is sure to include Schubert's sublime song
Shepherd on the Rock in addition to selections for solo piano and clarinet & piano. |
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Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. Cinematic Scenes
Guitarist Ines Thomé & Violinist YuEun Kim German guitarist Ines Thomé and Korean violinist YuEun Kim met at the USC
Thornton School, where Ines is pursuing a Doctorate with the renowned guitarist
William Kanengeiser of the famed LAGQ and YuEun - winner of last year's USC
Thornton Concerto Competition - is pursuing an Artist Diploma with famed violinist
Midori. Their program features selections for violin and guitar inspired by the cinema. |
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Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. "Vladimir has a virtuosic technique that he molds into sounds that impact the listener with deep emotional intensity." ~ Daniel Pollack Pianist VLADIMIR KHOMYAKOV
Pianist Vladimir Khomyakov was born in Kirovograd (USSR) into a family of musicians. His piano studies started early at Chelyabinsk Special Music School with Merited Artist of Russia and then Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (St. Petersburg, Russia), where he graduated. In 2011 he received a post-graduate degree from the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory (Moscow, Russia). In 2012, he finished with honors, the highly prestigious Artist Diploma Program at the USC Thornton School of Music in the studio of world-renowned pianist, Professor Daniel Pollack. Vladimir Khomyakov is a top prizewinner of numerous International Piano Competitions. Watch |
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Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. "These very special young artists have the ability to both
impress and to touch the listener. " DUOKYARIA
Flutist Yoon Hee Jung Harpist Ko Ni Choi The flute/harp duoKYaria was formed by two highly talented graduate alumna of the USC Thornton School, who separately have fast-rising solo careers. Harpist Yoon-Hee Jung received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees with Academic Honors from the New England Conservatory of Music. She recently completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Flute Performance at USC Thornton School under Jim Walker, past longtime principal flute of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and member of the famed ensemble Free Flight. Harpist Ko Ni Choi studied at the Curtis Institute of Music, the Glenn Gould School at
Royal Conservatory of Music, and USC Thornton School under JoAnn Turovsky,
Principal Harpist of Los Angeles Opera and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. |
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Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. QUARTETO NUEVO
Quarteto Nuevo effectively merges western classical, eastern European folk, Latin and
jazz with an organic feel that packs a wallop! The ensemble's razor-sharp precision is
enhanced by its jazzy interludes, lightly rumbling percussion motifs, and challenging
time signatures. They meld the music of ancient worlds and faraway places with a
contemporary groove. |
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