BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:122@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20241204T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20241204T210000 DTSTAMP:20241024T013213Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/sterling-elliot-and-janice-carissa / SUMMARY:Sterling Elliott & Janice Carissa DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nSubscriptions and individual tickets are now on sale at Artis—Naples.\nPlease call Artis—Naples box office for assistance a t 239-597-1900.\n\n\n\n“Elliott’s impeccable musicianship\, as well as his discernible love for the music\, won over the audience\, which respon ded with sustained standing applause.” - Victor Carr Jr. of Classics Tod ay.com\n\nAcclaimed for his stellar stage presence and joyous musicianship \, cellist Sterling Elliott is a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competit ion. Already in his young career\, he has appeared with major orchestras s uch as the Philadelphia Orchestra\, the New York Philharmonic\, the Boston Symphony\, the Cleveland Orchestra\, the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, the D etroit Symphony\, and the Dallas Symphony\, with noted conductors Yannick Nezet-Seguin\, Thomas Wilkins\, Jeffrey Kahane\, Mei Ann Chen\, and others .\n\nThis season\, Elliott debuts with the Minnesota Orchestra\, Grand Rap ids Symphony\, Charlotte Symphony\, Pacific Symphony\, San Antonio Symphon y\, and New Jersey Symphony. He also performs the world premiere of a new orchestral version of John Corigliano’s Phantasmagoria\, commissioned fo r him by a consortium of orchestras\, including the Orlando Philharmonic a nd music director Eric Jacobsen. He makes his UK recital debut at Wigmore Hall in February.\n\nThe 2022-2023 season saw his debuts at the Aspen Musi c Festival\, performing the Brahms Double Concerto with Gil Shaham\, as we ll as with the Colorado Symphony\, Cincinnati Symphony\, North Carolina Sy mphony\, and Ft. Worth Symphony\, among others. He appeared in recitals un der the auspices of the San Francisco Symphony\, the New York Philharmonic \, Shriver Hall in Baltimore\, the Tippett Rise Festival\, and Capitol Reg ion Classical in Albany\, NY.\n\nFast becoming a favorite on the summer fe stival circuit\, Sterling has appeared at Music@Menlo\, Chamberfest in Cle veland and Chamberfest Northwest in Calgary\, Music at Angel Fire\, and th e La Jolla Music Society. In the Summer of 2023\, he made his orchestral d ebut with the San Francisco Symphony\, performed chamber music with Nicola Benedetti\, Stefan Jackiw\, and others at the Edinburgh Festival\; and ma de a return appearance at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharm onic.\n\nSterling Elliott participates in several programs alongside excep tionally talented young artists. In April 2023\, he was selected by The Ch amber Music Society of Lincoln Center for its Bowers Program\, a three-yea r residency. As a Bowers Program artist\, he will perform in CMS tours nat ionally and play subscription concerts at Alice Tully Hall. In June 2023\, the London-based Young Classical Artists Trust named him their YCAT–Mus ic Masters Robey Artist\, a two-year program during which YCAT will provid e UK booking and management\, and Sterling will fulfill an ambassadorial r ole\, leading workshops and engaging with young learners in schools across London to inspire and enhance their musical education. In Spring 2022\, S terling participated in Performance Today’s Young Artist Residency\, whi ch featured educational events\, interviews\, and a feature on the nationa lly syndicated radio program.\n\nSterling has a long history with the Sphi nx Organization\, where he won the 2014 Junior Division Competition\, beco ming the first alumnus from the Sphinx Performance Academy to win the Sphi nx Competition. The following year\, he went on tour with the Sphinx Virtu osi before being awarded the Organization’s Isaac Stern Award in 2016. T his season\, Sterling will receive a Sphinx Medal of Excellence\, the high est honor bestowed by the Sphinx Organization\, awarded to artists who\, e arly in their career\, demonstrate artistic excellence\, outstanding work ethic\, a spirit of determination\, and an ongoing commitment to leadershi p and their communities.\n\nBorn into a musical household\, Sterling initi ally wanted to play the violin like his older brother and sister. After a bit of encouragement\, he completed The Elliott Family String Quartet\, an ensemble that enjoyed personalized arrangements of genres such as bluegra ss\, gospel\, and funk music.\n\nSterling is pursuing an Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Joel Krosnick and Clara Kim\, following completion of his Master of Music and undergraduate degrees at J uilliard. He is an ambassador of the Young Strings of America\, a string s ponsorship operated by Shar Music. He performs on a 1741 Gennaro Gagliano cello on loan through the Robert F. Smith Fine String Patron Program in pa rtnership with the Sphinx Organization.\n\n\n\n“Janice Carissa has been praised for radiating "the multicolored highlights of a mature pianist." - Philadelphia Inquirer\n\nA Gilmore Young Artist and winner of Salon de Vi rtuosi\, Janice Carissa has “the multicolored highlights of a mature pia nist“ (Philly Inquirer) and “strong\, sure hands” (Voice of America) that “conveys a vivid story rather than a mere showpiece.” (Chicago C lassical Review) She has garnered great acclaims at renowned concert halls \, including the Sydney Opera House\, Carnegie Hall\, United Nations\, Ken nedy Center\, Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park\, Louis Vuitton Fou ndation\, Saratoga Performing Arts Center.\n\nFollowing her Philadelphia O rchestra debut at age sixteen\, Janice has substituted Andre Watts as solo ist with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and gone on to perform with the Kansas City\, Amarillo\, Des Moines\, John Hopkins\, St. Peters by the Sea\, Symp hony in C\, Eastern Wind\, Bay Atlantic and Midwest Young Artist symphonie s. In 2023\, she will be a featured soloist with Sacramento Philharmonic\, Promusica Chamber Orchestra\, Curtis Symphony Orchestra\, and the Tacoma and Battlecreek symphonies.\n\nJanice's passion for chamber music has lead her to performances with Brooklyn Chamber Music Society and Jupiter Chamb er Concert Series\; collaborations with Vadim Gluzman\, Miriam Fried\, Pau l Neuebauer\, Lucy Shelton\, Marcy Rosen\, David Shifrin\, Jennifer Cano\, Peter Wiley\, among other distinguished musicians\; and appearances at Ma rlboro\, North Shore\, Ravinia\, Caramoor\, and Kneisel Hall festivals.\n\ nA pupil of Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald\, Janice left Indonesia in 2 013 and entered the Curtis Institute of Music with full scholarship from G erry and Marguerite Lenfest. Now graduated with a Bachelor's Degree\, she is presently pursuing her Master’s Degree at The Juilliard School with R obert McDonald. When away from the piano\, Janice is an avid foodie and lo ves going on strolls with her camera.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSe nse and Sensibility\n\nThis program begins with the turbulent romanticism of Scriabin’s impassioned sonata. Followed by Janáček’s exotic fairy tale\, we find an emotional anchor in the majestic masterpiece by Brahms. \n\nScriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor Op. 23\nJanáček: Pohá dka\, for Cello and Piano\n\nIntermission\n\nBrahms: Sonata for Piano and Cello in e-minor Op.38\n\nPrograms are subject to change.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2024/07/Sterling_Elliot4To-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1463&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events LOCATION:Artis—Naples (Daniels Pavilion)\, 5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\, N aples\, FL\, 34108-2740\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\ , Naples\, FL\, 34108-2740\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Arti s—Naples (Daniels Pavilion):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Easter X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Easter BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240907T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:-05 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR