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TThis season, 2014-2015, Tri-County Concerts Association proudly celebrates its 74th year as one of the region’s most significant venues for chamber music. In December 1941, chamber music in the Philadelphia area received a remarkable boost from Ellen Winsor and Rebecca Winsor Evans when the two sisters decided to sponsor the original Curtis String Quartet in a free public concert at Radnor Junior High School. An early program says that “its aim was to bring the spiritual peace and the beauty of music in the lives of our fellow-citizens who were living under the shadow of war; thus strengthening them with the knowledge that music is the great international language which unites all peoples in the common bond of friendship.” The musicians were enthusiastically received and the Tri-County Concerts Association was successfully launched. In 1943, the fledgling organization held its first Youth Music Festival and assumed a vital position in the area’s cultural life. From the early 1950’s to the late 1970’s, the driving force behind the Tri-County Concerts Association was Mrs. Guida Smith. Her energies were devoted to bringing top musical artists to the community, as well as relatively unknown virtuosi who later b ecame internationally renowned. In 1979 Jean Wetherill of Radnor assumed leadership of the Association. She fostered the organization’s continued health during a period of transition. Top 100 Awards That year, the Association became a nonprofit corporation in order to strengthen its ission and its increasingly important fund-raising functions. When the Radnor Middle San Francisco School underwent renovations in 1980, the concert series was relocated to Delaware County Community College. After a brief return to Wayne Auditorium in 1987, the See the video at series moved to Centennial Hall at Haverford College in 1989, then to the Main Line yangmingrestaurant.com Unitarian Church in 1992 and now to our present location at Eastern University since 1999. Throughout these changes, Tri-County upheld its tradition of the highest musical two acclaimed chefs standards. Its roster of virtuoso performers includes Marian Anderson, Eugene Istomin, inspired Chinese Vladimir Sokoloff, Paul Badura-Skoda, the Budapest and Juilliard String Quartets, and fusion Leontyne Price, Rosalyn Tureck, Cynthia Raim, and Peter Wiley, among others. In cuisine recent years, Tri-County has focused primarily on “Emerging Artists,” one part of its MuYang Vincent heritage. From the start, Tri-County has showcased brilliant young musicians who were on their way to distinguished professional careers. When he performed with Tri-County, William Kapell was only twenty, Gil Shaham was seventeen, and Pamela Frank was twenty-two. Local stars who appeared with us early in their careers include the legendary Anna Moffo, as well as Marcantonio Barone, Mimi Stillman, and Eric Owens. We carry on this fine tradition today by continuing to bring you outstanding young musicians in our chamber series. No less important is Tri-County Concerts‘ Youth Festival, which has been a #4&0'.0% .-&12.(#%106-#50    stepping-stone to achievement for many of the thousands of young musicians who have participated. Former winners have established national and international careers as +#--*-(#,&&2*-(.0/#026&+*()2&4&06(3&12 soloists and as members of major symphony orchestras. Opera stars Anna Moffo and 5*2)6.30$).*$&.')*-&1&$.-2*-&-2#+.0'31*.-$3*1*-&1 Clamma Dale first received recognition in Tri-County’s Youth Festival. At present, other winners hold positions as principals in the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Houston, Indianapolis, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, and four have seats in the Philadelphia Orchestra. Nectar &056- 7    "   With both our Emerging Artists Series and our Youth Festival, we afford our audiences !! CinCin )&12-32*++ 7         the opportunity to see and hear tomorrow’s stars. Mandarin !*++.50.4& 7    Garden OUR PURPOSE

TTri-County Concerts Association serves the Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery County communities by fostering the performance and appreciation of the ighest quality solo and ensemble chamber music. It is the only chamber music series in the area run by an independent community board. Tri-County Concerts is Welcomes Tri-Counttyy Concerrtsts Associaciaatition unique in presenting recitals both by emerging professional artists and by promising local youths. E  A S

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY the EAEASTERNSTERN EEXPERIENCEXPERIENCE       PPart of the Tri-County Concerts’ mission is to reach a widely varied audience with subsidized ticket arrangements. In this manner, many young people have received Music Schollararships AAvvvailailable their introduction to chamber music, conservatory students their inspiration, and members of retirement communities sheer musical enjoyment in exposure to Composition/Electronic Music Music Education world-class artists. Ticket prices are kept low to enable families to share a rich Church Music Individualized Maajjors cultural experience. Performance Contemporary Music Prograram

Eastern Universittyy BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015

P RESIDENT Anne Marie Bedford Eleanor James Bonnie Brebach Carolyn Hammond V ICE P RESIDENT Joy M. Kiszely Matthew Bengtson Barbara Miller Edmond H. Morse T REASURER Richard Hammond Robert V. Rossi Barbara Schick S ECRETARY Sherrill Shaffer Rebecca J. Clement Pearl Steinberg

Tri-County Concerts Association, Inc. Box 222, Wayne, PA 19087 610-649-2517 [email protected]

www.tricountyconcerts.org 5 VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCES SINCE 1941

1941 Curtis String Quartet 1983 The Ridge String Quartet 1942 William Kincaid, flute 1986 Cynthia Raim, piano 1943 William Kapell, piano 1987 Peter Wiley, cello 1944 Marian Anderson, contralto 1989 Gil Shaham, violin 1946 Budapest String Quartet Orion String Quartet 1946 Samuel Mayes, cello and 1989 Pamela Frank, violin Vincent Persichetti, piano Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano 1947 Roland Hayes, tenor 1993 Peabody Trio 1949 Juilliard String Quartet 1995 Meng-Chieh Liu, piano 1952 M. Horszowski, piano Brentano String Quartet 1953 Anna Moffo, soprano 1996 Ying Quartet 1955 Joseph Szigeti, violin 1997 Juliette Kang, violin 1956 Eugene Istomin, piano 1998 Alexander Shtarkman, piano 1957 Leontyne Price, soprano 1999 Jason Vieaux, guitar 1958 Guiomar Novaes, piano 2000 Sari Gruber, soprano 1960 Rosalyn Tureck, piano 2001 Eric Owens, basso 1963 Ruggiero Ricci, violin Reiko Watanabe, violin 1964 Hans Richter-Haaser, piano 2002 Sergey Schepkin, piano 1966 Benita Valente, soprano Mimi Stillman, flute 1971 Balsam, Kroll & Heifetz Trio 2004 Shunsuke Sato, violin 1972 Masuko Ushioda, violin 2006 Matthew Bengtson, Gyorgy Sandor, piano harpsichord and piano 1973 Orlando Cole, cello and 2011 Benjamin Beilman, violin Vladimir Sokoloff, piano 2012 Daedalus Quartet 1976 Clamma Dale, soprano 2013 Horszowski Trio 1981 Kristine Ciesinski, soprano 2014 Stefan Jackiw, violin 1982 David Wetherill, French horn

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Rosalyn Tureck, piano Alan Stepansky, cello Fei-Ping Hsu, piano Timothy Baker, violin James Barbagallo, piano Marcantonio Barone, piano Deborah Carter, flute David Hamilton, tenor 7 ERIC ZUBER | PIANO ERIC ZUBER O One of the leading and most decorated American pianists S UNDAY • S EPTEMBER 28, 2014 • 3:00 P. M . of his generation, Eric Zuber has won major prizes in McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University nine of the world’s most prestigious international piano competitions: Honens, Cleveland, Arthur Rubinstein, Seoul, Sydney, Dublin, Minnesota, Hilton Head and Eric Zuber, piano Bösendorfer. In the Hilton Head and Bösendorfer competitions, Eric received Gold Medals for First Prize. Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven He is also a recipient of the Gina Bachauer Award and the Allegro vivace (1770 – 1827) Adagio grazioso Arthur Rubinstein Prize for his outstanding achievements Rondo. Allegretto by The . Mr. Zuber has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Robert Schumann Des Abends (In the Evening) (1810 – 1856) Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Aufschwung (Soaring) and Severance Hall. After making his orchestral debut at the age of twelve with the Warum? (Why?) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, he has gone on to perform with the Cleveland Grillen (Whims) Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Minnesota Symphony, the Korean In der Nacht (In the Night) Symphony, and Ireland’s RTE National Symphony Orchestra among many others. Fabel (Fable) Highlights of his 2013-2014 season included performances of Chopin’s First Traumes Wirren (Dream’s Confusions) Concerto with the Phoenix Symphony, Rachmaninov’s Second Concerto with the Ende vom Lied (End of the Song) Indianapolis Symphony, as well as appearances at both the Bowdoin and Verbier International Music Festivals. L’isle Joyeuse Claude Debussy Zuber has captivated critics and audiences alike with his sensitive and insightful (1862-1918) artistry. The New York Times ’ Allan Kozinn hailed his recital debut at Carnegie hall, calling his playing “irresistibly fluid,” while applauding his “vividly INTERMISSION crisp articulation” and “solid technique,” while Donald Rosenberg of the Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 Frédéric Chopin Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote that Zuber’s performance of Schumann and Liszt (1810 – 1849) was “illuminating,” and that he “wedded deeply poetic instincts with refined command of pianistic challenges.” Four Preludes Sergei Rachmaninov Eric holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University Op. 23, No. 5 in G Minor (1873 – 1943) (B.M., A.D.), the Curtis Institute of Music (Diploma), and the Juilliard School Op. 23, No. 4 in D Major (M.M). His major teachers have been Boris Slutsky, Leon Fleisher, Claude Frank, Op. 23, No. 3 in D Minor and Robert McDonald. He is currently pursuing his D.M.A. at Peabody. Op. 23, No. 2 in B-flat Major

This performance was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

8 9 ELENA URIOSTE | VIOLIN ELENA URIOSTE

Elena Urioste , recently selected as a BBC New Generation Artist and featured on the cover S UNDAY • F EBRUARY 8, 2015 • 3:00 P. M . of Symphony magazine, has been hailed by critics McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University and audiences for her lush tone, nuanced lyricism, and commanding stage presence. Elena’s debut Elena Urioste, violin performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra were praised for their “hypnotic delicacy,” Gabriela Martinez, piano “expressive poise,” and “lyrical sensitivity.”

Since first appearing with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 Ludwig van Beethoven age 13, she has made acclaimed debuts with major Allegro (1770 – 1827) orchestras here and abroad: the Cleveland Orchestra, , Boston Adagio molto espressivo Pops, Buffalo Philharmonic, and the National, Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Scherzo: Allegro Molto Richmond, and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras; the London Philharmonic, BBC Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Würzburg Philharmonic, and Hungary’s Orchestra Dohnányi Budafok and MAV Orchestra. She has performed recitals Sonata for Violin and Piano Leoš Jan á˘c ek in Wigmore Hall in London, Weill Recital Hall, and the Mondavi Center at the Con moto (1854 – 1928) University of California-Davis. Balada Allegretto As first-place laureate of the Sphinx Competition, Elena debuted at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Adagio Stern Auditorium in 2004 and has returned annually as soloist. She has collaborated with acclaimed conductors Sir Mark Elder, Christoph Eschenbach, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Robert Spano, and Keith Lockhart; pianists Mitsuko Uchida, Christopher O’Riley, and INTERMISSION Ignat Solzhenitsyn; cellists Peter Wiley, Carter Brey, and Colin Carr; and violinists Joseph Silverstein, Shlomo Mintz, and Cho-Liang Lin. An avid chamber musician as well as Sonata in D minor, Op. 108 soloist, Elena frequently performs in recital with pianist Michael Brown and has been a Allegro (1833 – 1897) featured artist in the Marlboro, Ravinia, La Jolla, and Sarasota music festivals, as well as Adagio Switzerland’s Sion Valais International Music Festival. Un poco presto e con sentimento Presto agitato Elena’s awards include the inaugural Sphinx Medal of Excellence, a London Music Masters Award, a Salon de Virtuosi career grant, and 1st prize in the Sion International Violin Competition. Her media credits include the radio programs From the Elena Urioste and Gabriela Martinez appear by arrangement with Top and Performance Today , appearances on Telemundo and NBC’s Today Show , and a Sciolino Artist Management live studio audience at WQXR in New York City. She was featured in the Emmy award-winning documentary Breaking the Sound Barrier , and in numerous magazines including Symphony , The Strad, Strings , Philadelphia Music Makers, Careers and This performance was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Colleges, and Latina magazine. Her first CD was released on the White Pine label; her National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. second recording will be released in 2014. Elena is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of M usic, where she studied with Joseph Silverstein, Pamela Frank, and Ida Kavafian. She completed graduate studies with Joel Smirnoff at The Juilliard School. Other notable teachers include David Cerone, Choong-Jin Chang, Soovin Kim, and the late Rafael Druian. Elena plays an Alessandro Gagliano violin, Naples c. 1706, and a Pierre Simon bow, both on loan from the private collection of Dr. Charles E. King through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

10 (Gabriela Martinez on p. 13) GABRIELA MARTINEZ

Lauded by The New York Times as “compelling, elegant, and incisive,” Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez is quickly establishing a reputation and earning praise as a versatile artist who combines “panache and poetry” (Dallas Morning News ) with a “sense of grace and clarity” ( The Star Ledger ). Ms. Martinez has already amassed an impressive list of recital, concerto, and chamber music performance credits. Since making her orchestral debut at age 7, she has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the Chicago, Houston, New Jersey, Fort Worth, Pacific and San Francisco Symphonies; with the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, MDR Rundfunkorchester, Nurnberger Philharmoniker, and Symphonisches Staatsorchester Halle in Germany; and regularly performs with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with conductors Gustavo Dudamel, James Gaffigan, Lawrence Foster, James Conlon, Charles Dutoit, Marcelo Lehninger, Giordano Bellincampi, Diego Matheuz, Christian Vasquez, Guillermo Figueroa, and Pedro and Cristobal Halffter, among many others. Ms. Martinez has appeared at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and Alice Tully Hall (New York); Grosses Festspielhaus (Salzburg); Semperoper (Dresden); Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen); Palace of Versailles (Paris); Festival dei Due Mondi (Spoleto); Verbier Festival (Switzerland); Mostly Mozart, Ravinia, and Rockport festivals (U.S.A.); Festival de Radio France et Montpellier; and Tokyo International Music Festival. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Martinez has collaborated with numerous musicians and ensembles including Itzhak Perlman, Carter Brey, and the Takács and Calder quartets. Passionate about contemporary music, she regularly includes performances and world premieres by living composers. This season, Ms. Martinez will premiere a solo piano piece by Mason Bates, as well as works by American composers Dan Visconti and Adam Schoenberg. She has won numerous national and international prizes and awards. Her most recent accomplishments include first prize and audience award at the Anton G. Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Dresden. She was a semifinalist at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, where she also received a Jury Discretionary Award. Ms. Martinez began her piano studies in Caracas with her mother, Alicia Gaggioni; earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School as a full scholarship student of Yoheved Kaplinsky; and worked on her doctoral studies with Marco Antonio de Almeida in Halle, Germany. Committed to arts advocacy, Ms. Martinez was a member of “Ensemble ACJW—The Academy, a program of Carnegie Hall,” and is currently on the Concert Artist Faculty at Kean University in New Jersey. 13 TRIO CLEONICE TRIO CLEONICE T Trio Cleonice has established itself as one of the S UNDAY • M ARCH 15, 2015 • 3:00 P. M . most creative young ensembles in the U. S. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA Violinist Ari Isaacman-Beck, cellist Gwen Krosnick, and pianist Emely Phelps formed the trio TRIO CLEONICE in 2008 at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Ari Isaacman-Beck, violin Festival. The group enjoys a diverse repertoire that Gwen Krosnick, cello spans early trios of Mozart and Beethoven through Emely Phelps, piano romantic masterworks and new pieces, including commissions. Piano Trio No. 2 in A Major, Op. 166 (1829) Carl Czerny In August 2014, Trio Cleonice won Second Prize in the chamber music division of Allegro (1791 – 1857) The Alice and Eleanore Schoenfeld International String Competition. In fall 2014, Scherzo. Molto allegro the trio has its Concertgebouw debut, with concerts also in Slovakia and Slovenia. Adagio sostenuto Highlights of recent seasons include performances in Jordan Hall (NEC), at the Old Allegro agitato South Meeting House, and on the Concord Chamber Music Society series. Trio Cleonice has enjoyed residencies in Blue Hill, ME, and Frederick, MD, and played Piano Trio No. 2, “the Traits of Messina” (2012) Richard Wernick in New York and Philadelphia, Portsmouth, Woodstock, and Jacksonville. Piano Written for Trio Cleonice- Pennsylvania Premiere (b. 1934) trios by contemporary American composers form a major part of their repertoire. The group worked extensively with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Richard I. Vivid; Effulgent II. Sometimes sentimental; somewhat unpredictable Wernick on his first Piano Trio, and commissioned a second from him that they III. Spirited; Energetic premiered in Jordan Hall in 2013. Trio Cleonice recently played the 1980 Piano Trio by Arthur Berger as well as works by Rodney Lister and Russell O’Rourke. INTERMISSION

At Juilliard, Trio Cleonice was an Emerging Ensemble, working with , Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80 (1847) Robert Schumann Robert Mann, and Joseph Kalichstein. While there, the trio played in ChamberFest, Sehr lebhaft (1810-1856) the Society for Ethical Cultures, and Peter Jay Sharp Theater, and at Paul and Morse Mit innigem Ausdruck – Lebhaft Halls. At Kneisel Hall, members of the trio worked with Jane Coop, Seymour In mässiger Bewegung Lipkin, Laurie Smukler, and Ronald Copes. In summer 2011, Trio Cleonice attended Nicht zu rasch Banff Centre’s Chamber Music Residency, where they studied with Jamie Parker, Geoff Nuttall, and Mark Steinberg. Trio Cleonice gave its Canadian debut in Rolston Recital Hall at Banff. Steinway piano selected from Jacobs Music Company Trio Cleonice has just completed a three-year residency in the Professional Piano Trio Training Program directed by Vivian Weilerstein at New England www.triocleonice.com Conservatory, where they worked also with Donald Weilerstein, Natasha Brofsky, and Roger Tapping. The group is on the chamber music faculty of the New England This performance was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Conservatory Preparatory Division. The trio works closely with NEC’s Office of a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Community Performances and Partnerships and has presented family concerts and National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. community outreach throughout Boston as well as downeast Maine. Trio Cleonice aspires to make music as accessible, immediate, and joyful as they find it to be. The trio takes its name from the bistro Cleonice, in Ellsworth, Maine. As a group they enjoy cooking and dining out. Their food blog, “grilled octopus and the Archduke,” is accessible at www.triocleonice.com.

14 15 JULIAN SCHWARZ JULIAN SCHWARZ B Born in Seattle into a musical family, cellist Julian S UNDAY • A PRIL 19, 2015 • 3:00 P. M . Schwarz is already being recognized as one of the finest St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA cellists now before the public. In August 2013, he was awarded 1st Prize in the professional cello division of the Julian Schwarz, cello inaugural Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International Sara Daneshpour, piano String Competition in Hong Kong. Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 Robert Schumann Mr. Schwarz made his orchestral debut at the age of (1810-1856) eleven, playing the Saint-Saens Concerto No. 1 with the Two Pieces for Cello and Piano Anton Webern and his father, , on Langsam in G Major (1883-1945) the podium. Since then, he has appeared with the Langsam in F Major Seattle, San Diego, Puerto Rico, Columbus (OH), Syracuse, Virginia, Sarasota, Grand Rapids, Omaha, Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 143 Francis Poulenc Wichita and Modesto symphonies, among others, and Allegro – Tempo di Marcia (1899-1963) performed recitals at the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico and in Palm Springs. In the Cavatine Ballabile 2014-2015 season, Mr. Schwarz makes debuts with the Charlotte, Toledo, Amarillo Finale and Washington/Idaho symphonies, the Louisville Orchestra and Symphony Silicon Valley in San Jose; returns to the Hartford and Boca Raton symphonies and the INTERMISSION Northwest Sinfonietta; and plays recitals in Palm Springs, Washington, DC, and in Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 J.S. Bach Pennsylvania with Tri-County Concerts. He makes his Australian debut with the Prélude (1685-1750) Queensland Symphony as well as his debut in Hong Kong at the Intimacy of Allemande Creativity Festival. Courante Sarabande In August 2012, Julian Schwarz recorded the Cello Concerto, which Menuett was written for him, with the newly formed All Star Orchestra, founded by Gerard Menuett Schwarz. The All Star Orchestra, comprised of musicians from major American Gigue orchestras, taped eight programs that were broadcast on public television in 2013 and then issued on DVDs by Naxos. Mr. Schwarz’s previous recordings for Naxos Sonata No. 6 in A Major, G. 4 Luigi Boccherini include “In Memoriam” for the Music of Remembrance series and the Saint-Saens Allegro moderato (1743-1805) No. 1 and Haydn C Major cello concertos with the Seattle Symphony. Adagio Jewish Life Suite Ernest Bloch An avid chamber musician, Julian Schwarz has performed at the Aspen, Interlochen, Prayer (1880-1959) Eastern, California Summer and Encore music festivals. He has been the “Featured Supplication Young Artist” at both the Seattle Chamber Music Festival and the Cape Cod Music Jewish Song Festival and performed at the prestigious Verbier Festival in Switzerland. He performed the Brahms Double at the Eastern Music Festival and the Bellingham A selection of works to be announced Fritz Kreisler Festival of Music in summer 2011 and returned to Eastern in summer 2013 to play Arr.J. Schwarz (1875-1962) the premiere of a new concerto by , A Prayer For Our Time. Julian Schwarz started piano lessons at age five and began his cello studies the Julian Schwarz appears by arrangement with C/M Artists, New York following year with the late David Tonkonogui. Subsequent teachers include Toby Sara Daneshpour appears courtesy of Astral Artists, Philadelphia Saks, Lynn Harrell, Neal Cary and Ronald Leonard. He received his BA degree Steinway piano selected from Jacobs Music Company from The Juilliard School in New York City in May 2014 where he studied with Joel This performance was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Krosnick. a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. 16 (Sara Daneshpour on p. 19) 17 SARA DANESHPOUR

Pianist Sara Daneshpour’s performances have earned high praise of audiences and critics alike. Of her performance with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Washington Post wrote, “she created transfixing poetry.” The Baltimore Sun stated t hat she “delivered a powerhouse account of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1, producing enough tone for two pianists,” while The Mercury News called her “s ensational. Strength, finesse, passion; it was all there.” The winner of many international competition awards, Ms. Daneshpour is a 2013 Laureate of the ProLiance Energy Classical Fellowship Awards of the American Pianists Association. She also won First Prize at the XII Concours International de Musique du Maroc (Morocco, 2012), Second Prize at the 2007 William Kapell International Piano Competition, First Prize and the Gold Medal at the 2007 International Russian Music Piano Competition, and First Prize at the 2003 Beethoven Society of America Competition. She joined the roster of Astral Artists as a winner of its 2010 National Auditions. Ms. Daneshpour has performed extensively in her native Washington D.C., as well as in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Russia, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, and Sweden. She has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. She has also been featured nationwide on 160 public radio stations. She has been featured as soloist on the Werner Richard Saal concert series in Munich, at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Strathmore Hall in Washington, D.C., the Ventura Festival, the Frederic Medical Equipment Chopin Society in St. Paul, Minnesota, Moscow’s Gnessin School of Music, and Certified Brace Fitters - Camp Brace Agency - Jobst Agency New York’s International Keyboard Institute and Festival. Craig Lehrman, RPh 610-649-0390 333 E. Lancaster Avenue 610-642-5568 Highlights of the 2012-2013 season included performances with the Indianapolis Wynnewood PA 19096 Fax: 610-642-5860 Symphony and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestras, the Britt Festival in Jacksonville, [email protected] Cell: 215-816-8806 OR, the Bucks County Symphony, Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts www.tepperrx.com Center, and with Stephen Simon and his Sinfonietta, both in Cape Cod and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Other engagements included recitals in Normandy, France, and for the Vancouver Chopin Society, the Steinway Series at Texas A&M, the Chopin Foundation of the U.S., and in Cape Cod. She also recently > Digital Printing gave recitals in Paris at the Musée d’Orsay and at the Salle Cortot. She debuted on Hayden Astral’s series in the Philadelphia Brahms Festival and has been featured as concerto PRINTING > Copy Projects soloist on its Rising Stars concert. > Offset Ms. Daneshpour is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied > Color Copies with Leon Fleisher. She earned a master’s degree from The Juilliard School, where Company she studied with Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky. She has also studied extensively with 206 E. Lancaster Avenue . Ardmore, PA 19003 Dr. Oleg Volkov.

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JUNIOR ENSEMBLE Founded 1967 First Place ...... The Longview Trio: Chris Dahlke, violin; Hannah Yoon, cello; Evan Qiang, piano DID YOUDI DKNOW YOU KTHATNO WHUNGARY THAT HISU NPERHAPSGARY ITHES P EONLYRHA PCOUNTRYS Second Place ...... The Spring Trio: Linsy Wang, violin; INT HTHEE O NWORLDLY C OWITHUNT RUNIVERSALY IN TH EMUSIC WOR LLITERACYD WIT H? Sarah Yang, cello; Aaron Lee, piano UNIVERSAL MUSIC LITERACY? THE SECRET TO THEIR SUCCESS IS A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO MUSIC SENIOR MUSICA DIVERSA EDUCATION PIONEERED BY ZOLTAN KODALY. THE KODALY MUSIC TRAINING First Place ...... Mia Venezia, harp THE SECRET TO THEIR SUCCESS IS A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH METHOD CAN DEVELOP FLUENCY IN READING AND WRITING MUSIC, TO MUSIC EDUCATION PIONEERED BY ZOLTAN KODALY. ENHANCE SIGHT READING, SIGHT SINGING TECHNIQUES AND PERFORMANCE, SENIOR PIANO THE KO DANDAL Y MAKEMUS I C MUSIC TRAI N EDUCATIONING METH OA D JOYOUS CAN D EXPERIENCE.EVELOP FLUENCY First Place ...... Maryann Han IN READING AND WRITING MUSIC, ENHANCE SIGHT READING, Second Place ...... Stephen Yi SIGHT SINGING TECHNIQUES AND PERFORMANCE, AND MAKE MUSIC EDUCATION A JOYOUS EXPERIENCE. JUNIOR PIANO Joy Miller Kiszely, Director First Place (tie) ...... Chris Jung First Place (tie) ...... Laura Liu Pianist, Graduate of Oberlin College, Second Place ...... Nina Mennies Indiana University, & Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria Master Teacher of many prize-winning students Honorable Mention ...... Allister Barnes in major International and National Competitions SENIOR STRINGS PROFESSIONAL PIANO INSTRUCTION ON ALL LEVELS AND First Place ...... Sophia Yoo COMPREHENSIVE MUSICIANSHIP TRAINING KODALY METHOD Second Place ...... Keoni Bolding SPECIAL CLASSES FOR THE GIFTED JUNIOR STRINGS First Place ...... Alex Wu Students performed concerti with orchestra in Russia, July 2014 Second Place ...... Natalie Kim Had masterclasses with faculty of Moscow Conservatory of Music SENIOR VOICE First Place ...... Isabel Springer, soprano Second Place ...... Katie Horner, soprano

JUNIOR VOICE First Place ...... Emily Damasco, mezzo-soprano

SENIOR WINDS First Place ...... Tanavi Prabhu, oboe Second Place ...... Olin Wei, flute

Left to right: Stella Chen, Mrs. Kiszely (teacher), Kelly Zhang Stella Chen: Saint-Saëns, Concerto No. 2 JUNIOR WINDS Kelly Zhang: Rachmaninoff, Concerto No. 2 First Place ...... Betty Ben Dor, flute Second Place ...... Erica Westcott, flute 610.642.8565 27 73 RD ANNUAL YOUTH FESTIVAL

TThe Tri-County Concert Association’s Annual Youth Festival has been a stepping stone to achievement for the thousands of young musicians who have participated since the competition’s inception in 1943. The festival offers talented students an opportunity to audition before and receive critiques from professional judges. The winners receive scholarships for their musical training and the opportunity to perform before a discriminating audience.

2015 AUDITIONS Immaculata University 1145 King Road, Immaculata, PA

73 RD ANNUAL YOUTH FESTIVAL CONCERT SATURDAY • J UNE 6, 2015 • 7:00 P.M. GARYGARY D. WHITE Music DirectorDirector and Conductor Science Center Theater Montgomery County Community College For season events, please visit our website 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA at www.philadelphiasinfonia.comwww.philadelphiasinfonia.com or call 215-351-0363

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