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Winners’ Recital

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Moscow, June 24 - July 1, 2018

St. Petersburg, July 1 - 8, 2018

Paris, July 8 - 15, 2018

YOUNG MUSICIANS, PARENTS, FAMILY ARE WELCOME!

Come join us and make this tour an unforgettable experience, combining artistic performances, educational master classes and sightseeing excursions with the pleasure of a family vacation.

MOSCOW Concert & Master Classes at the Central House of Artists. Visiting Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral, Bolshoi Theatre, Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow River Boat Tour…

ST. PETERSBURG Concert & Master Classes at the Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir. Visiting Hermitage, Mariinsky Theatre, Russian Museum, Imperial Estate of Peterhof. Neva River Boat Tour…

PARIS Concert & Master Classes at Le Centre de Russie pour la science et la culture a Paris. Visiting Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame, Sacré-Cœur, Royal Palace of Versailles. Seine River Boat Tour…

ACCOMODATIONS 4-Star Hotel in the historical center of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Paris for 7 nights, double/triple occupancy, including breakfast. Welcome dinner in every city.

SCHOLARSHIPS Up to $1,500 ($500 for each week) will be awarded to the select Winners of the Concert Festival Competitions. AWARDS Commemorative Medals, Trophies and Certificates will be awarded at the Concerts. “2018 International Soloist of the Year” award to the select soloist. “2018 International Ensemble of the Year” award to the select ensemble. DISCOUNTS 10% applies to the Families of 3 or more. Additional 10% discount applies to the Families participating in three-week program.

Engelman Recital Hall at Baruch Performing Arts Center

Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 5 p.m.

Concert Festival International Summer Tour 2018

Concert Festival presents

Winners’ Recital March 25, 2018 - 5 p.m.

Program

Aanya Gandhi CT, piano _______________________ K. Haslinger - Sonatina C Major

Srishti Bansal NY, piano _________________________ J. Ibert - Le petit âne blanc

Claire Gomes-Jourdan NY, piano _________ W.A. Mozart - Fantasy D minor K.397

Ananya Bhaskara NY, piano _______________________ F. Chopin - Waltz E minor

Vanessa Charoenrat NY, voice * __ R.Rogers/O.Hammerstein - My Favorite Things

Taiyo Ohno NY, violin _________________________________ Ch. Dancla - Air Varie 3

Arav Amin CT, violin ___________________________________ V. Monti - Czardas

Roshita Anandani NY, piano ______________________ C. Sinding - Rustles of Spring

Arushi Parekh NY, piano _______ L.van Beethoven - Sonata F minor, Op.2 #1 Mov.I

Fiona Xu NY, piano ______________________ L.van Beethoven - Sonata Op.79 Mov.I

Ryan Pangilinan NJ, piano _____ L.van Beethoven - Sonata F minor, Op.2 #1 Mov.I

Rahul Mane NY, piano ________________ J.S. Bach - Prelude D minor (BWV 926)

_________________________________ * Student of MILI - Music Institute of Long Island

First Prize Solo Recital Competition Winner Joelle Jeon CA, piano

Student of Irina Bendetsky

Joelle Jeon, 14, has been studying piano with Irina Bendetsky for 10 years. Her first award was 3rd place from American Protege international competition in 2013 which led to perform at Carnegie Hall. In 2015 she received Silver Medal as a Winner at AADGT International Young Gifted Musicians Festival. In 2016 Joelle was also awarded 1st Place Winner at American Fine Arts Festival - Golden Era of Romantic Music International Competition and 2nd Place Winner for US New Star Piano Competition. She also got an award from Lansum International Music Festival in 2016. She received 2nd place at the Rome Grand Prize Virtuoso International

Music Competition in 2017. Recently she was awarded 1st Place at the Elite International Music Competition in 2018. She performed at the SDNC CAPMT Festival in 2017 and has given recitals to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) every year since 2010. Joelle is 9th grade at Bishop's School in San Diego CA. She also has talent in singing and joins the choir at school.

Program J.S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue #18 G# minor BWV 887

L.van Beethoven - Sonata #17, Op.31 #2, Mov.III F. Liszt - Concert Etude #3 ”Un Sospiro"

F. Chopin - Scherzo B minor, Op.20

First Prize Solo Recital Competition Winner Elena Gribelyuk CT, piano Student of Svitlana Fiorito

Elena Gribelyuk has been studying piano with Svitlana Fiorito for the past nine years. For the past eight years, Elena has performed at numerous decorated halls throughout the US and Europe, winning top prizes and local, state, national, and international competitions. As a result, she was honored to perform at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Engelman Hall, and the Russian Center of Music in Paris, France, among others. In addition, Elena was given the opportunity to perform with the North Shore Symphony Orchestra in 2010 and 2017, playing Mozart Concerto No. 17 and Rachmaninoff Rhapsody On a Theme of Paganini. Elena hopes to continue her study of music in college, where she will likely double-major in mathematics and computer science.

Program L.van Beethoven - Sonata #21 “Waldstein”, Mov.I & II

S. Rachmaninoff - Musical Moments #3 & #4 F. Liszt - La Campanella

Awards Ceremony

You can order Video (of one performer or the whole concert) from Concert Festival.The cost is $65 (or $60 if paying by check)

You may take a photo, but no flash photography, please!

Congratulations to the Teachers! Ruzan Asatryan, Iris Elezi, Lucie Gelinas, José Gomes, Joseph Han,

Aglinda Kumbaro, Sonia Lee, Irena Portenko, Anne Tedesco, Mikhail Zeiger, Nevart Zeronian

Accompanists: Pavel Bogomiakov, Marina Iwao, Vladimir Polezhayev