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CLASSICAL CROSSROADS, INC. 2019-2020 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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Music By The Sea ~ Encinitas CA The Interludes ~ Torrance CA A Shared Recital . . . Solo Piano & Saxophone
Twenty-one-year-old Nadia Azzi has performed with the Colburn Orchestra, Montreal's Orchestre de la Francophonie, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra, and South Carolina's Beaufort Orchestra, to name some. Nadia graduated from the pre-college division of The Juilliard School and currently studies with Fabio Bidini at the Colburn Conservatory, where she also a member of a piano trio.. ~ and ~
ANDREW HARRISON Saxophone Acclaimed as "a virtuoso saxophonist" and a "magician showing off his tricks," Andrew Harrison has performed throughout the United States and Europe. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the USC Thornton School of Music and a Master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin's Butler School of Music. His teachers have included legendary saxophonist Harvey Pittel, and LA Philharmonic saxophonists Jim Rotter and Douglas Masek. Andrew's collaborative pianist Jason Lo also holds a Doctorate from the USC Thornton School, where he studied with Antoinette Perry. |
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Music By The Sea ~ Encinitas CA The Interludes ~ Torrance CA Another Shared Recital . . . Solo Piano & Soprano LUKASZ YODER Solo Piano
~ and ~ ROKSANA ZEINAPUR Soprano
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Music By The Sea ~ Encinitas CA The Interludes ~ Torrance CA And Another Shared Recital . . . Baroque & Brass LOS ANGELES CAMERATA
Los Angeles Camerata strives to tell the stories of women and "others" through historical performance. L.A. Camerata made its Berkeley Early Music Fringe Festival debut in June 2018. Past productions include a world premiere revival of Isabella Andreini's La Mirtilla (written 1588), as well as the first woman-composed opera, Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggiero (1625). OAKWOOD BRASS
Founded in 2009, Oakwood Brass performs engaging selections to attract new listeners to classical brass instrumentation. Its members trained at CalArts, The Colburn School, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, USC Thornton School of Music, Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Northwestern University. View the e-flyer with full concert and program information by clicking here. |
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Music By The Sea ~ Encinitas CA The Interludes ~ Torrance CA Music In The Mansion ~ Beverly Hills CA Piano Duet
SO-MANG JEAGAL & HYE WON SOUH With praise from the Boston Globe, "heavenly with remarkable charming tones,"and from Piano Music Magazine, Seoul as "a thrilling blend of fire and lyricism," pianist Hye Won Souh is a performer known for her exceptional musicality. After studying at Ye-Won School of the Arts in South Korea, she came to the U.S. and continued at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Boston. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music and her Master's from Seoul National University. Ms. Souh won prestigious international competitions, including Grand Prize at the Johannes Brahms Association Competition and finalist at the Stravinsky Awards International Competition, as well as winning the NEC Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Competition and the BSO Concerto Competition. As Grand Prize winner in the 61st Washington International Competition for Piano, So-Mang Jeagal was awarded a $10,000 prize, as well as a concerto appearance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and a solo recital on the prestigious Phillips Collection Recital Series. Somang also won the 2014 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, receiving an all-expense-paid trip to present a solo recital at the Liszt Museum in Budapest, Hungary. So-Mang Jeagal graduated from Seoul National University with Bachelor and Master of Music degrees, and earned the coveted Artist Diploma under Professor Kevin Fitz Gerald at the USC Thornton School of Music. View the e-flyer with full concert and program information by clicking here. |
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Music By The Sea ~ Encinitas CA The Interludes ~ Torrance CA Music In The Mansion ~ Beverly Hills CA Voices of South America
XAVIER PRADO tenor CAMILA LIMA soprano "Beautiful, very artistic, clear operatic soprano from Argentina will share a program with a powerful tenor from Chile. Both have extensive repertoire." ~ Beverly Hills National Auditions Selection Committee Tenor Xavier Prado came to the U.S. with his family at the age of 15. An accomplished violinist and violist, his focus shifted fully to becoming a singer, and he has sung numerous leading operatic and oratorio roles in Europe and North America. In 2018, Opera Buffs selected Mr. Prado to be featured in their fall production of La Boheme and he received a grant they provide to excellent emerging young artists. In January 2019, Mr. Prado starred as the lead role in the world premiere of the new opera Dulcinea XL by celebrated composer Juan Colomer under maestro Ignazio Terrasi and the Los Angeles Grand Ensemble at the Colburn School's Zipper Concert Hall. American/Argentinian soprano Camila Lima made her debut in the role of Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata in Barcelona, Spain, and has since sung numerous leading operatic roles in Europe and North America. She has sung at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and at Carnegie Hall in New York. She was the winner of alternate First Prize of the 2018 international New York Lyric Opera Competition and semi-finalist at the Montserrat Caballe Competition in Zaragoza and the Jaume Aragall Competition in Sabadell, both in Spain. Camila won the Beverly Hills National Auditions for a second time, and is returning after her recital triumph last season. View the e-flyer with full concert and program information by clicking here. |
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A Live-Streamed Recital The Interludes ~ Torrance CA Renowned Russian Pianist
Pianist Svetlana Smolina has performed with the Mariinsky Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, iPalpiti Orchestra at Disney Hall, and with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Orchestra National de France. She has appeared at the Salzburg Festival, the Hollywood Bowl, the Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome, and at many other leading venues throughout the world. Her recording with Maestro Valery Gergiev on the Mariinsky label of Stravinsky's Les Noces received an ICMA award in 2011. Since 2015, Svetlana has performed worldwide in a duo with the famous violinist Vadim Repin. Highlights of Svetlana's recent performances include her debut with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional Juvenil in Lima, Peru, a tour to China with the Dublin Philharmonic, and appearances at Carnegie Hall, the Sentosa Theater in Singapore, and CCK Symphony Hall in Buenos Aires. The originally scheduled artist for this concert, the acclaimed Czech violinist Pavel Sporcl, was unable to travel to the U.S. because of the Coronavirus pandemic. His collaborative pianist for the concert, Svetlana Smolina, graciously stepped in to play a live-streamed solo recital of selections by Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Balakirev. Watch the archived livestream by clicking here. View the e-flyer with full concert and program information by clicking here. |
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Music By The Sea ~ Encinitas CA The Interludes ~ Torrance CA Music In The Mansion ~ Beverly Hills CA Note: These live-audience concerts have been cancelled Although the final live-audience concerts of the current season have been cancelled, Classical Crossroads is endeavoring to present high-quality livestreamed replacements for you to view at home. Watch the "streamed-as-live" concert by the Tandru Trio by clicking here. TANDRU TRIO
YASMINA SPIEGELBERG clarinet Based in Los Angeles where they met at the USC's Thornton School of Music, members of the the Tandru Trio -- Yasmina Spiegelberg from Switzerland, Javier Iglesias-Martin from Spain, and Katelyn Vahala from Pasadena -- share their passion for chamber music and the repertoire for clarinet trio with the community. |
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Music By The Sea ~ Encinitas CA The Interludes ~ Torrance CA Music In The Mansion ~ Beverly Hills CA Note: The live-audience concerts have been cancelled. An International Collaboration
Cellist Max Beitan represents a new way of unique individual interpretation in the art of the cello. He is the winner of five Grand Prix awards and 15 international competitions. Max Beitan tours and performs extensively in Europe, the USA, and Asia. His expression on the cello is synthesis of a belcanto and a "speaking" technique. Thanks to his energetic interpretations and a winning personality, his concerts leave a unique impression. Watch Pianist Jacopo Giacopuzzi has performed at Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, Pianofest in the Hamptons, Harmos Festival in Porto, Portugal, Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is the winner of the International Piano Competition San Donà di Piave, Premio Crescendo in Florence, International Liszt Competition in Los Angeles, and Beverly Hills National Auditions. |
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Music By The Sea ~ Encinitas CA The Interludes ~ Torrance CA Music In The Mansion ~ Beverly Hills CA Note: The live-audience concerts have been cancelled. SYRINX QUINTET
back row: MATHIEU GIRARDET JEFFREY WASIK The Syrinx Quintet is bringing a new voice to the Southern California chamber music scene. Founded in 2018, Syrinx Quintet boasts a versatile and colorful combination of avid teaching artists with backgrounds from across the nation. Experienced in a wide variety of styles and comfortable in any venue, the ensemble offers bold and innovative repertoire in an industry that demands fresh creativity. Syrinx Quintet effectively communicates all music - from the Renaissance to contemporary and popular genres. Built and driven by its homogeneous instrumentation, Syrinx Quintet is proud to inspire new perspectives and collaborations in sound. |
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NADIA AZZI Solo Piano
Enriched by the musical tradition of his mother and teacher
Roza Kostrzewska Yoder, whose studies with Jan Ekier place
her in direct lineage to the legendary Polish pianist Theodor
Leschetitzky, 
Described as an "emotional magician on stage," Russian-Azerbaijani soprano 
