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Charlotte White’s 2019/20 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Celebrating Our 31st Season OPENING GALA AWARDS CONCERT Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | 7 PM Kosciuszko Foundation 15 East 65th Street, New York, NY Dear Friends, Welcome to the 31st Season of the Salon de Virtuosi! We are delighted to continue the legacy of our founder Charlotte White by offering a series of unforgettable concerts featuring the most talented young musicians from around the world in intimate 19th Century salon settings throughout New York City, where you will have the opportunity to hear and get to know exceptional young artists who are destined to become our future “greats.” We celebrate the start of the season with our acclaimed Gala Awards Concert on September 25, 2019 at the elegant Kosciuszko Foundation, where we will present five of our2019 Career Grant Winners in a special concert hosted by the renowned musicologist and longtime Salon de Virtuosi friend Robert Sherman of WQXR. Other highlights of the Fall season include our Autumn in New York Concert on November 6, 2019 at the Liederkranz Foundation, presenting a talented young American pianist/ composer and a rising young American violinist, with a special guest appearance by 2017 Salon Career Grant Winner Asi Matathias. Our Holiday Concert on December 12, 2019 at the beautiful home of Elizabeth and Lewis Bryden at Hotel des Artistes will feature a phenomenal 16-year old violinist and an exciting American clarinetist. In the Spring we will continue our unique collaboration with the Consulates of Hungary and India and will also present a concert at the Consulate General of France, each featuring remarkable young talents. As a special thank you to our Season members and benefactors, we are also planning two bonus concerts. The first bonus concert will be held onJanuary 23, 2020, at the home of one of our benefactors, where we will be treated to the sound of a remarkable young Spanish pianist performing on a brand new Steinway concert grand piano and an exciting 12-year old flutist. The second bonus concert will be our Spring Song from Japan, featuring rising young Japanese musicians. In addition, we are planning two community outreach concerts at Mt. Sinai Hospital and two educational outreach concerts at P.S. 51 and Grant Avenue Elementary School, featuring our renowned alumni who will share their gifts with the community and young students. On behalf of our Board of Directors, we invite you to join us on this exciting musical journey. We rely on your generous support to fulfill the Salon’s vital mission of providing encouragement, performance opportunity and financial assistance to our deserving young artists! Please follow our website for the most up to date information. With warmest wishes and looking forward to seeing you in the fall, Erika White, President Lora Tchekoratova, Artistic Director 2 The Salon’s sophisticated audience of music lovers offers the perfect blend of support that every artist needs:the opportunity to be heard by an enthusiastic audience with discerning ears and critical financial support. By joining the Salon community, your ongoing support and celebration of young talent keeps our great musical heritage vital and alive! “The Salon is a significant influence in the development of young artists’ careers .... Indeed the musical life of our nation is richer because of your efforts” – Robert L. Blocker, Dean of Music, Yale University “I congratulate you on the success of your Salon de Virtuosi and the good use to which you put your success.” - The late Yehudi Menuhin, Legendary Violin Virtuoso, Conductor, Author, Humanitarian Fellowship Fund Since its founding, the Salon has awarded over $580,000 in grants to uniquely gifted young artists from around the world, many of whom have gone on to international acclaim. The Salon is very proud and honored to consider all of these wonderful musicians part of the Salon family! The Salon de Virtuosi and Charlotte White have had an impact on the lives of many superb young artists Charlotte was my first host for New York performances and I can remember her ageless wonder vividly. Without her and her support for me I would not be where I am. – James Kim, cellist Charlotte was truly an exceptional, inspiring and all around wonderful human being. I feel so lucky to have been in contact with her, and I am sure that everyone that has met her feels exactly the same. – Alessio Bax, pianist 3 Charlotte White, Founder In Memoriam Erika White, President Lora Tchekoratova, Artistic Director Board of Directors Honorary Directors Goldie Blanksteen Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Bryden Barbara Brookes Margalit Meidar Gail Daitch Rabbi David Posner* Mara Kashper Dr. Stanley Taub Kenneth Kato Helen Ng Hiroko Onoyama A Helen Roosevelt Monique Schoen-Warshaw Former Advisors in Perpetua Dr. Ralph N. Wharton Erika White Van Cliburn Dorothy DeLay Honorary Members & Kurt Masur Patrice Munsel Artistic Advisors Aldo Parisot Emanuel Ax Janos Starker Robert Blocker Rosalyn Tureck Seymour Bernstein Vladimir Feltsman Gary Graffman A Hyo Kang *In Memoriam Yoheved Kaplinski The Juilliard String Quartet Itzhak Perlman Robert Sherman Honorary International Members America-Israel Cultural Foundation Ambassador Miroslav Rameš of the Czech Republic Ambassador Anne-Claire Legendre of France Ambassador Antonia Romero of Great Britain Ambassador István Pásztor of Hungary Ambassador & Mrs. Sandeep Chakravorty of India Ambassador Dani Dayan of Israel Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi of Japan Ambassador Maciej Golubiewski of Poland 4 About the Salon The Salon de Virtuosi is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to discovering, encouraging and supporting the most talented young musicians to help them achieve their full potential to become tomorrow’s great concert artists, thereby nourishing the finest spirit of artistic creativity to help ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy the refining and uplifting influence of great music. Founded by pianist Charlotte White, the Salon stands at the crossroads of great music and international culture. Each season the Salon presents a dozen or more phenomenally talented young artists from around the world at consulates, diplomatic residences and other exclusive, elegant and intimate venues that capture the charm and vitality of the Old World music salon. The Salon has an outstanding track record of identifying great talent: among the young artists presented in the Salon’s earliest years are Gil Shaham, Lang Lang, Philippe Quint, Karen Gomyo, Helen Huang and Wendy Warner. Following each performance, Salon members and guests are treated to festive buffet suppers and cocktail receptions, which contribute to the warm exchange between artists and guests that creates stimulating and memorable experiences. In the enjoyment of uplifting and exciting music, you will also meet some of the most interesting people in New York! The Salon is also one of New York’s most committed supporters of young musical talent through generous scholarship and career grants. At the conclusion of each season, academic scholarships and professional career grants of $5,000 each are awarded to selected artists, providing them with vital financial support. “I sincerely hope and trust that this unique organization will continue to grow and thrive for many years to come.” - Gary Graffman, former Dean, Curtis Institute 5 Photos from our 30th Anniversary Season A 6 2019 Grant Winners We are delighted to announce that the following outstanding young musicians were selected by the Salon Board and distinguished panel of judges as recipients of this year’s $5,000 Career Grants: Yesong Sophie Lee, violin Minami Yoshida, violin Yi-Nuo Wang, piano Anna Han, piano Madeline Olson, harp Zlatomir Fung, cello Congratulations to all our winning artists! Yesong Sophie Lee Yi-Nuo Wang Zlatomir Fung Madeline Olson Minami Yoshida Anna Han 7 2019 - 2020 SEASON FALL SPRING GALA AWARDS CONCERT THE MUSICAL SOUL OF HUNGARY Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | 7 PM Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 7 PM Kosciuszko Foundation Consulate General of Hungary 15 East 65th Street 227 East 52nd Street Our acclaimed Gala Awards Concert will We celebrate the cultural heritage of Hungary feature five of our 2019 Career Grant Winners: with the talented young cellist Aleksander Yesong Sophie Lee, violin, Yi-Nuo Wang, Simic, student of Salon Career Grant Winner piano, Madeline Olson, harp, Minami Yoshida, István Várdai, and the thrilling pianist violin and Anna Han, piano, with the renowned Tomer Gewirtzman. This concert, presented musicologist Robert Sherman, host of with the kind support of Mr. István Pásztor, WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase, Consul General of Hungary in New York, will as Master of Ceremonies. also feature a performance by 2019 Salon Career Grant Winner Zlatomir Fung, cello, who recently won First Prize at the XVI AUTUMN IN NEW YORK International Tchaikovsky Competition. Wednesday, November 6, 2019 | 7 PM Liederkranz Foundation SALUTE TO FRANCE 6 East 87th Street Monday, May 18, 2020 | 6:30 PM We will feature the talented pianist and composer Audrey Vardanega and the rising Consulate General of France violinist Nathan Meltzer, with a special return 934 Fifth Avenue appearance of 2017 Salon Career Grant Winner We are thrilled to present an evening at Asi Matathias, violin, as guest artist. the elegant French Consulate, under the patronage of Anne Claire Legendre, Consul General of France in New York, featuring the HOLIDAY CONCERT phenomenal French pianist Rémi Geniet and Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 7 PM the gifted young violinist Hina Khuong-Huu. Des Artistes Apartments 1 West 67th Street EAST MEETS WEST Join us as we celebrate the season at Wednesday, June 10, 2020 | 7 PM the beautiful home of Consulate General of India Lewis and Elizabeth Bryden. We will feature the gifted young violinist 3 East 64th Street Marley Erickson and the exciting clarinetist We will close the season with our spectacular Bixby Kennedy. Season Finale at the Consulate General of India, with the kind support of Mr.