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The Previews
2010-2011 Concert Series
Free - Donations Appreciated Beverly Hills Audition Winners "A much-sought-after opportunity for performers Under the Artistic Direction of Laura Schmieder, talented rising artists from Southern California and around the world are selected at the Beverly Hills Auditions and presented monthly in the intimate and acoustically superb sanctuary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach. From January through June, the concerts are repeated the next day on Beverly Hills' "Music In The Mansion" recital series in the historic Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH For more information, call (310) 937-7275 or click here. Past Seasons: [2001-2002] [2002-2003] [2003-2004] [2004-2005] |
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Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. DIVAN CONSORT
The Divan Consort is a chamber music ensemble founded by
pianist Füreya Ünal (a faculty member of the California State
University, Fullerton), with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century
composers. The members of Divan Consort are award-winning
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Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Tré Celli SUNNY YANG, XIAN ZHUO, LARS HOEFS
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Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
ESTHER KEEL piano Praised by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as "an artist of utmost
taste, proportion and charm," pianist Esther Keel has captured
audiences since making her debut with Esa Pekka Salonen and
the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the age of thirteen. Since then,
she has performed concertos with many orchestras in the U.S.
As a soloist, Ms. Keel has appeared in prestigious concert halls
including Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Lincoln Center's
Alice Tully Hall in New York, Walt Disney Concert Hall in
Los Angeles, and abroad. Numerous competition honors include
top prizes in the Moscow International Chopin Competition,
Washington International Piano Competition, Kingsville
International Piano Competition in Texas, and the Cleveland
International Piano Competition. |
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Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. "Tim Fain has everything he needs for a spectacular career. What brought the audience to its feet demanding three encores was his sheer youthful exuberance and dazzling technical skill." - Washington Post
Violinist TIM FAIN Avery Fisher Career Grant-winning New York-based violinist Tim Fain was featured in Symphony magazine's "Up and Coming" musicians, STRAD magazine's "Pick of Up and Coming Musicians ," and was heard as the sound of Richard Gere's violin in Fox Searchlight's Bee Season. Recipient of the Young Concert Artists International Award, he has appeared as soloist with the Baltimore Symphony with Marian Alsop, New York Chamber Symphony (Alice Tully Hall), iPalpiti Orchestra (Disney Hall) and appeared as soloist with the Philip Glass Ensemble at Carnegie Hall in a concert version of Einstein on the Beach. He has toured with Musicians from Marlboro, performed as a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and appeared at the Spoleto, Ravinia, Moab, and Santa Fe Festivals. His newest solo disc on Naxos comes out next season. A native of Santa Monica, Tim Fain is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and The Juilliard School. |
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
GEETA NOVOTNY mezzo soprano SOO-YEON PARK CHANG piano Mezzo-soprano Geeta Novotny is an award winning mezzo-soprano whose performance artistry has been reviewed as "undeniably confident and regal," "beautiful," and "seductive." Geeta has performed principal roles with esteemed opera companies and symphony orchestras from the hallowed stages of New York City's Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera House to the stage of the Los Angeles Opera and the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra. Geeta has also sung lead vocals on film soundtracks and has enjoyed a career as a principal stage and film actor. Geeta holds a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and pursued her graduate degree at the University of North Texas.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Glamour magazine names USC undergraduate Pauline Yang among "Top 10 College Women in America"
PAULINE YANG piano Pianist Pauline Yang won her first international piano competition in Washington D.C. at age 7. By age 11, she was training at the Juilliard School. Also at 11, she debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra with Chopin's Piano Concerto No.2 and soloed at Carnegie Hall. She has since performed as concerto soloist and recitalist worldwide. Other honors include Third Prize in the Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition, and First Prizes in the 2002 Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition, 2004 Lennox International Young Artists Competition, 2006 Klaviersommerfest Competition in Germany, among others. Ms. Yang is a scholarship student of John Perry at USC, where she is double-majoring in piano performance and political science. Watch a USC-produced video with Pauline: |
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Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. AURIA TRIO
MICHAEL MORTON flute The Auria Trio brings together the talents and experiences of
artists who've performed all over the globe. Auria, "gentle
music," blends the lushness of a harp with the whimsy of the
flute and the drama of a soprano and fuses them into artful
interpretations of traditional chamber music and more modern
treasures. Auria Trio unique sound combination brings their
audiences a rare treat of serenity and inspiration in a busy, fast
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
BRONWYN BANERDT cello Cellist Bronwyn Banerdt has appeared in concert throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, and Southern Africa, and made solo appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Houston Symphony, among many others. A Marlboro Music participant, she frequently collaborates in chamber music with artists such as Gilbert Kalish, Ida Kavafian, and Charles Neidich. A native of Los Angeles, Ms. Banerdt earned her Bachelor's Degree from the USC Thornton School of Music, Artist's Diploma from The Curtis Institute of Music, and currently is studying at The Juilliard School. |
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Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. An Art Song Recital of 19th-Century American Music, Conceived and Produced by Karen Benjamin
KAREN BENJAMIN soprano Alan Chapman has written some brilliant arrangements, in addition to various other composers' arrangements, of these timeless songs, and I am delighted to be collaborating with the wonderful tenor Charles Lane and my longtime friend, the incredible pianist Victoria Kirsch. - Karen Benjamin
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Born in Korea, Sunny Yang studied at the Eastman
School of Music in Rochester, New York, Royal
Northern College of Music in Manchester, and
recently moved to the U.S. to continue her studies with
Ralph Kirshbaum on the Masters program at the
University of Southern California. In the UK, Sunny was a
member of the Diamond Quartet, which won the Nossak
Chamber Prize. 
Born in Xiamen, China, Xian Zhuo
received his professional education at the
University of Southern California, Yale
University, the Royal Northern College
of Music, and Shanghai Conservatory.
Prominent artist teachers he has studied
with include Nathaniel Rosen, Aldo
Parisot, Jian Wang, Ralph Kirshbaum,
Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo Yo Ma, Trüls Mørk, Liwei Qin,
Eleonore Schoenfeld and Mei-Juan Liu. 
Cellist 
Pianist Soo-Yeon Park Chang has given
numerous concerts in Korea, England, and the
United States as a piano soloist and a collaborative
pianist, and has been engaged for master classes
with distinguished artists such as Midori Goto,
Elizabeth Futral, and Carol Vaness. She received
her Bachelor's Degree at the Seoul National
University, her Master's Degree at the Peabody Conservatory,
and her Doctorate in Keyboard Collaborative Arts at USC. She
is currently a full-time faculty member at California State
University, Bakersfield.
Soprano