Violinist Jacqueline Audas is excited to join the Seattle Symphony at the start of their 2024 season. In recent years, she has performed as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician across the United States and internationally in Israel, Germany, Italy, Spain, and New Zealand. A laureate of several competitions, Jacqueline was awarded first prize in the 2017 North International Violin Competition and was a quarter-finalist in both the 2019 Michael Hill International Violin Competition and the 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition. She was also selected as a recipient of the Arkady Fomin Scholarship Fund in 2017. Her recent engagements include performances with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, the Baltimore Symphony, the North Shore Chamber Music Festival, the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, and the Aspen Music Festival.
Jacqueline holds a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Vadim Gluzman. Previously, she studied with Paul Kantor at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where she earned both a Bachelor’s Degree, conferred Summa Cum Laude, and a Master’s Degree in Violin Performance. Prior to university, she studied with the late Arkady Fomin.
Jacqueline is the founder and artistic director of the non-profit Classical C.A.R.M.A. (Concerts Aiming to Raise Money and Awareness), which organizes benefit concerts to fundraise for, and bring awareness to, other non-profit organizations and their missions. More information can be found at classicalcarma.org.
Konstantin Soukhovetski: Pianist, Composer, Educator
The winner of 17 awards from prestigious international piano competitions, Konstantin has performed to critical acclaim at leading venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall (London), and The Louvre (Paris).
As the newly appointed Director of Education and Community Engagement at Grand Piano Series in Naples, Konstantin brings to Southwest Florida his dynamic combination of performance and audience interaction honed through his acclaimed presentations on music at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, at Singapore’s Academy of Music, at Latvia’s Jelgava Music School, and as an adjunct faculty member at his alma mater, the Juilliard School in New York City. Born in Moscow to a family of artists, Konstantin studied at the Moscow Central Music School, where he double-majored in piano and composition.
Konstantin’s Pride Suite for piano is enjoying world premieres this season, and his first symphonic work, Once Upon The Spring, will be performed with the Auburn Symphony in California and the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras.
Konstantin now resides in Naples, FL, where he enjoys the rich cultural offerings, the beautiful weather, and the thriving artistic community.
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About Scholarship Fund:
THE ARKADY FOMIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND was created in 2015 to celebrate and perpetuate the legacy of Arkady Fomin – a renowned violinist, beloved teacher, and conductor. Mr. Fomin’s inspiration and guidance touched the lives of hundreds of artists, including many of today’s top performers. The AFSF has awarded grants to over 50 talented young artists from around the world, thanks to the generosity of individual supporters and sponsors. To learn about our recipients, please visit: nscmf.org/afsf
Narrative Musicale, a 60-minute program curated by Konstantin Soukhovetski, invites our audience to experience an inspiring musical performance that offers insights into the composers’ personal lives and anecdotal stories, illuminating the historical context of music.
E. Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in D minor ‘Ballade’, Op. 27, No. 3
C. Debussy: Claire de Lune from Suite Bergamasque
C. Franck: Sonata for violin and piano
Ysaÿe, Debussy, and Franck give us unforgettable melodies, dizzying virtuosity, and grand pathos.
Programs are subject to change.
