Nicolas Namoradze
November 13, 2022 – November 16, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze came to international attention in 2018 upon winning the triennial Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary, Canada—among the largest prizes in classical music. He was named Young Pianist of 2020 & 2021 by the UK Critics’ Circle, and recent album releases have received extraordinary accolades, including the Choc de Classica, […]
Beethoven Fest: Rodolfo Leone
October 28, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – One of the most insightful and brilliant pianists of his generation, Italian-born pianist Rodolfo Leone was the first-prize winner of the 2017 International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna. Described as “a true sound philosopher” (Oberösterreichische Nachrichten), Rodolfo released his debut all-Beethoven album on the Austrian label Gramola in May 2018. A second album comprised of Capriccios […]
Beethoven Fest: Dominic Cheli
October 27, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Dominic Cheli’s playing has been described as “spontaneous yet perfect, the best of how a young person can play.” (Symphony Magazine). His rapidly advancing career included his Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut where Dominic was described as “mesmerizing, (he) transfixed the audience…his fingers were one with each key.” (LA Times). He gave his Carnegie Hall […]
Beethoven Fest: Paul Williamson
October 26, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Named one of CBC Music’s “30 under 30” Canadian classical musicians, Paul Williamson is a first prize winner of the piano category of the Canadian national music festival (2014), the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association national piano competition (2017), and a prizewinner of the WMC McLellan Competition (2020) and the Shean Piano Competition (2022). […]
Beethoven Fest: Cheli/Williamson/Leone
October 25, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Dominic Cheli’s playing has been described as “spontaneous yet perfect, the best of how a young person can play.” (Symphony Magazine). His rapidly advancing career included his Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut where Dominic was described as “mesmerizing, (he) transfixed the audience…his fingers were one with each key.” (LA Times). He gave his Carnegie Hall […]
Alessandro Mazzamuto
May 11, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – “Alessandro is an outstanding and marvelous musician. He is one of the most extraordinary pianists I have had the joy to hear. His technique is absolutely accomplished, extraordinary, and brilliant, and his sound production, together with his creative power, really captivated the audience. I will give him all my support and I wish him a […]
Geneva Lewis/Evren Ozel
April 27, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis has forged a reputation as a musician of consummate artistry whose performances speak from and to the heart. Hailed by conductor Nic McGegan as “a name to watch,” Geneva is the recipient of a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and Grand Prize winner of the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Competition. […]
Manhattan Chamber Players & Milana Strezeva
March 30, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Spanish violinist Francisco Fullana, the winner of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, has received international praise as a “rising star” (BBC Music Magazine), an “amazing talent” (maestro Gustavo Dudamel), and “a paragon of delicacy” (San Francisco’s Classical Voice). His playing has been described as “explosive” (Gramophone), “electric and virtuosic” (The Strad). Among the many […]
Manasse-Frautschi-Nakamatsu
March 9, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Two-time GRAMMY nominee and Avery Fisher career grant recipient Jennifer Frautschi has garnered worldwide acclaim as a musically adventurous violinist with a wide-ranging repertoire. As the Chicago Tribune noted, “violinist Jennifer Frautschi is molding a career with smart interpretations of both warhorses and rarities.” Equally, at home in the classic and contemporary repertoire, her recent […]
Minhye Choi-Nadia Azzi
February 16, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Hailed by Newport Daily News as having “extraordinary finger technique for a musician so young,” pianist Nadia Azzi is a recipient of numerous top prizes at national and international levels. Born in Dunedin, Florida, to Lebanese-Japanese parents, Ms. Azzi began playing the piano at the age of five. Ms. Azzi has performed with the American […]
