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The Previews
2002-2003 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 Beverly Hills' historic Greystone Mansion. Beginning in the 2012-13 season, the concerts also are presented on the preceding Friday evenings in the beautiful Encinitas Library with its expansive view of the Pacific Ocean. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH For more information, call (310) 316-5574 or click here. Past Seasons: [2001‑2002] [2002‑2003] [2003‑2004] [2004‑2005] [2005‑2006] [2006‑2007] [2007‑2008] [2008‑2009] [2009‑2010] [2010‑2011] [2011‑2012] |
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Saturday, August 24, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. SAYAKO KUSAKA violin
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Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. JAKUB OMSKY cello
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Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. The Duo
"A force to be reckoned with....they are the future of classical guitar." - William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. "The Duo plays with fire, commitment, humor, musicianship, and a strong personal bond....In the next generation of young guitarists, they stand out as artists with a bright, secure future." - guitarist/composer Bryan Johanson |
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Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. SHERYL LEE piano
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Saturday, January 25, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. DANIEL AUSTRICH violin
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Saturday, February 22, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. ANDRÉ DUBELSTEN trumpet &
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Saturday, March 22, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. FANG FANG XU cello
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Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. EDNA YUAN-YUAN CHIA piano
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Saturday, May 31, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. TIMO-VEIKKO VALVE cello
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Winner of many prestigious competitions, violinist
SAYAKO KUSAKA received a Silver Medal in
the Premio Paganini International Violin
Competition in Italy, where she also won the Best
Performer Caprice Award, and third prize in the
8th Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition
in Finland. She soloed with the Tokyo Symphony,
the Kirov Orchestra, and the Japan, Osaka and
Kansai Philharmonics, and was a featured soloist
with I PALPITI in Los Angeles and Japan. She
also soloed and recorded with the Meadows Symphony Orchestra and
continues her studies with Professor Eduard Schmieder at Meadows
School of the Arts in Dallas. This summer she was a featured soloist
with I PALPITI in the 6th Annual International Laureates Festival.
JAKUB OMSKY was born in Warsaw,
Poland, where he started as the youngest
student in the history of the Fryderyk
Chopin Music Academy. He continued his
studies with Peter Rejto and Andor Toth, Jr.
at the Oberlin College Conservatory of
Music, graduating with Honors in 1995 (Bachelor of Music) and in
1997 (Artist Diploma). He is continuing his studies at USC under
Eleanor Schoenfeld. Jakub has performed at prestigious summer
festivals including Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival,
and Music Academy of the West.
ERIC BENZANT-FELDRA &
MICHAEL KUDIRKA met at USC and
took 1st and 2nd prizes respectively in the
10th Annual Portland Guitar Competition.
As a duo they have performed extensively
on the West Coast as well as in Chicago and
Osaka, Japan.
Canadian pianist SHERYL LEE attended the
Juilliard pre-college program. She continued her
education at Yale and is currently studying with
John Perry at USC. A recipient of many awards,
she has performed with the Utah Symphony, the
Haling Park Orchestra and Mill Hill Sinfonia in
London, and the Bratislava Chamber Orchestra in
Austria, and has given recitals in New York,
Boston, Connecticut, London, and Hong Kong.
Born in St. Petersburg in 1984,
DANIEL AUSTRICH entered St.
Petersburg Conservatory when he was 9
years old. His teacher there and his
current mentor is Alla Aranovskaya, first
violinist of the St. Petersburg Quartet. He
performed as a soloist with orchestras in the Grand Philharmonic Hall
and other prestigious venues. In 1997 his family moved to Germany,
where he won first prizes in the Steinway & Sons Competition and
Jeunesses Musicales, and most recently won a Guarneri violin
performing with the North German Radio and Zurich Chamber
Orchestra. He is continuing his studies under Ms. Aranovskaya at
Oberlin College.
ANDRÉ DUBELSTEN and DEVON
GUTHRIE are two 16-year-old friends who
perform a baroque repertoire for soprano and
trumpet as well as solo repertoires. In 2001
André won 1st prize in the National Trumpet
Competition and won in the brass/woodwind
section of the Vancouver Symphony
Competition. He has performed throughout the U.S. and was a
member of the Disney Orchestra (1997-1999). He has studied with
Tim Morrison and Wynton Marsalis. André plans to attend the
Juilliard School of Music this fall. In 2001 Devon Guthrie was a
semifinalist in the L.A. Music Center Spotlight Awards in the
Classical Voice Division and 1st-prize winner in the British Arts
Awards in London. She has performed as a soloist with the YMF
Debut Orchestra and the South Coast Symphony, and is a student of
Elisabeth Howard of Vocal Power Academy.
Cellist FANG FANG XU began cello lessons
with her father in Beijing at age 6, attended the
Central Conservatory of Beijing, and toured
Singapore. In 1990 she moved to the U.S. and
continued her studies with Professor Eleonore
Shoenfeld at USC, where she earned Bachelor's
and Master's degrees in music in cello
performance. She has won many competitions in
Southern California, performed with orchestras as
a soloist, and in 2001 joined Philharmonie der
Nationen on tour in Spain and Germany. She is in the USC doctoral
program.
A native of Taiwan, pianist EDNA
YUAN-YUAN CHIA received her Bachelor's
degree from National Taiwan University in
1997. She has been a winner in both Piano
Performance and Composition in the National
Taiwan Music Competition, and in the U.S.
received an award from the Leni FeBland
Foundation, a Dean's scholarship from the USC
Thornton School of Music, and most recently
second prize in the annual Carmel Music
Society Competition. 
Finnish cellist TIMO-VEIKKO VALVE has
soloed in Finland with major orchestras including
the Finnish Radio Symphony and the Helsinki
String Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared as a
soloist and a chamber musician in France, Ireland,
Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, South Africa,
and Norway, and has performed in numerous
festivals. Second prize winner in the Eurovision
Grand Prix for Young Musicians in 2000,
Timo-Veikko performs both the modern and the romantic repertoire
for the cello. He has recorded for the Finnish Broadcasting Company
and for TV. His 2002 concerts include a performance of Schumann's
concerto with Sinfonia Lahti conducted by Paavo Berglund, a solo
recital in the Lux Musicae festival, and a solo appearance with I
PALPITI at the Ford Amphitheatre the 6th Annual International
Laureates Festival.