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 on January 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

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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. Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General of India in New York, featuring the outstanding young A American cellist Alexander Hersh and acclaimed traditional Indian musicians.

SPECIAL BONUS CONCERTS As a special thank you to our members who join for the entire season, we are planning two wonderful bonus concerts. The first is our New Year’s Concert on January 23, 2020, featuring the gifted Spanish pianist Albert Cano Smit and introducing the 12-year old child prodigy flutistSooah Jeon, winner of the 2019 92nd Street Y Concerto Competition. Our popular Spring Song from Japan is also in the works for March 2020. Stay tuned and follow our website for up to date information.

All concerts are followed by an elegant buffet dinner or cocktail reception.

8 SPONSORS Benefactors Patrons

Anonymous Cynthia Ader Mr. & Mrs. Noah Berley Fumiko Allinder Mrs. David Blanksteen Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Bernstone Barbara Brookes Dr. Joan Brigham Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Bryden Mr. & Mrs. Francis Carling Gail Daitch Michele Classe The Arthur W. Diamond Mr. & Mrs. J. Colvin Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Eaton The Japanese Chamber of Sandra Ekberg Commerce and Industry of Dr. & Mrs. Lajos Elkan New York, Inc. Dr. Susan Frame Daniel Kim Mr. & Mrs. Gennady Grevnin Mr. & Mrs. Arik Kashper Seth Grosshandler Margalit Meidar Toshiko Hall H. Onoyama & K. Sugawara Shinko Hanaoka The Prior Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hecht The Puffin Foundation Phoebe Jensen Helen Roosevelt Jay & Michiko Jones Monique Schoen-Warshaw Erica Jong Dr. Ralph N. Wharton Natalie Katz Erika White Claudia Oberweger & Hedy Zankel Yitzchak Frank Brigitte Roepke Sustaining Patrons Dr. Robert Ritch & Riyoichi Saito Andrey Shvetsov Donald Allison & Sumiko Ito Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Snyder Claudia Aronow Dr. Stanley Taub The Elias A. Cohen Foundation Barbara Cohn Our concerts are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with Rosalind Devon the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Nellie Gipson and the New York State Legislature. Vera Stern* Mr. & Mrs. Philip Wharton Naida Wharton

*In Memoriam Web and Digital Media: Yelena Kurdina Painting on cover by: Henry Solomonoff Design: Roussina Valkova

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9 Our sincere gratitude to and appreciation for the sustaining contributions provided by our invaluable and caring GRANT BENEFACTORS who have made our Salon De Virtuosi Career Grants possible. Thank You!

GOLDIE BLANKSTEEN BARBARA BROOKES ARTHUR W. DIAMOND FOUNDATION J.C.C. FUND OF THE JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF NEW YORK, INC. MARA & ARIK KASHPER THE PRIOR FAMILY FOUNDATION HELEN ROOSEVELT MONIQUE SCHOEN-WARSHAW

A More tributes to Charlotte and the impact of the Salon

I admire Charlotte so much not only because she was such a wonderful and successful artist, but a wonderful lady who advocated supporting and discovering young music talents like me. Every time I think about her, I always feel so inspired and grateful. She gave me the opportunity as a young pianist to perform at the SONY Club, and provided me the wonderful support of the Barbara Brookes Arthur Diamond Grant last November. These events are critical to me and young people like me. She represents the positive power of all of us, and her great spirit will shine forever. – Wei Luo, pianist

“Charlotte was a remarkable woman in so many areas, but the wonderful things she has done for so many young musicians will surely be remembered with unique appreciation by all of us – young and old. And thinking of age, she always seemed so young! And so enthusiastic. It was not only an honor but also a great pleasure for us to know such a vital, caring and kind lady.” – Gary Graffman

Charlotte for me was the embodiment of generosity and sophistication. She hosted my very first house concert where she had arranged for the venerable pianist Rosalyn Tureck to come hear me play. She was always supportive of me and it meant the world to have someone like Charlotte on my side. She is the reason young artists like me have succeeded. I will always remember her and be forever grateful. – Pitnarry Shin, cellist 10 Membership Rates for Upcoming 2019-20 Season

JUNIOR LEAGUE (for those 35 or younger)*$350 / person FRIEND...... $500 / person PATRON...... $600 / person SUSTAINING PATRON...... $1,000 / person BENEFACTOR...... $2,500 or more

Membership includes six regular concerts per season in an intimate “Salon” setting, followed by a reception with the artists. Season members for the 2019-2020 Season will also be treated to two bonus concerts. Patrons, Sustaining Patrons and Benefactors may be invited to additional special events over the course of the season. *The Junior League Music Membership offers the same number of concerts and dinner receptions as other memberships.

The Salon De Virtuosi is a 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.* Contributions in any amount are deeply appreciated and will aid in nourishing the fl ame of great art and artists for our children’s future. *The estimated value of goods and services provided for Season membership is $250.

“Art above all endures . . . it is the highest form of human expression.”

If you would like to join the Salon De Virtuosi please fi ll in the information below and send along with your check to Salon de Virtuosi, P.O. Box 816; New York, NY 10163:

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Salon De Virtuosi P.O. Box 816 New York, NY 10163 Tel. +1 (914) 589 - 6880 Email: [email protected] www.sdev.org 11 Salon De Virtuosi Past Grant Winners: 2018 2003 Argus Quartet 2011 Francisco Finck, violin Janice Carissa, piano Tanya Gabrielian, piano Carolina Singer, cello Ririko Takagi, violin Hans Kristian Goldstein, cello Saleem Aboud Ashkar & Reed Tetzloff, piano Eldar Djangirov, piano Shai Wosner, piano duo Danbi Um, violin Elena Urioste, violin William Wei, violin Conrad Tao, pianist-composer 2002 Shota Nakano, piano 2017 2010 Kristin Lee, violin The Aizuri Quartet Yves Dharamraj, cello Catrin Finch, harp Drew Petersen, piano Claire Huangci, piano Yun-Chin Zhou, piano Moran Katz, clarinet 2001 Asi Matathias, violin Jason Vieaux, guitar Dmitri Berlinski, violin Ania & Piotr Filochowski, Ryo Yanagitani, piano Sarah & Susan Wang, violin duo Di Wu, piano piano duo Ariel Horowitz, violin Maron Khouri, flute Dmitri Shteinberg, piano Olivier Stankiewicz, oboe 2009 Indrayuddh Majumder, sarod Tiffany Poon, piano 2000 and Dibyarka Chatterjee, tabla István Vardái, cello Mikhail Simonyan, violin Roman Rabinovich, piano Alban Gerhardt, cello 2016 The Soyulla Duo, violin & cello Ori Friedman, piano Rieko Tsuchida, piano Stefan Milenkovich, Josef Spacek & Miroslav 2008 violin Sekera, violin piano duo Mayuko Kamio, violin Daria Robotkina, piano Wei Luo, piano Varshavsky & Shapiro, Chang Pan & Ronaldo Rolim, piano duo 1999 cello piano duo Ashu, saxophone David Bodemann, Aeolus Quartet Erno Feher, piano “Music Education For Matei Varga, piano the Young” 2015 Allesio Bax, piano Joyce Yang, piano Bridget Kibbey, harp Jerusalem Piano Trio Sara Daneshpour, piano 2007 Chuan Yun Li, violin Sean Lee, violin Erno Kallai, violin Igor Begelman, clarinet Baron Fenwick, piano Bella Hristova, violin Nathan Chan, cello 2006 1998 Gabor Bretz, bass Kyung Jun Kim, violin Igor Leshishin, oboe Mihai Marica, cello Monique McDonald, 2014 Chen Reiss, soprano soprano Emi Ferguson, flute Amit Peled, cello Shunsuke Sato, violin Kensho Watanabe, violin Yevgeny Kutik, violin Borislav Strulev, cello Gideon Whitehead, guitar Daniel Gortler, piano Bela Horvath, violin 2005 Balazs Fulei, piano Mark Kosower, cello 1997 Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar Zvi Plesser, cello 2013 Andrea Lam, piano Philippe Quint, violin Avi Avital, mandolin Tengstrand-Sun, piano duo Paul Huang, violin Amy & Ray Iwazumi, violin duo 1996 Naomi Kudo, piano Ole Akahoshi, cello Sivan Magen, harp 2004 Alejandro Vela, piano The Claremont Piano Trio Alex Fiterstein, clarinet Karen Gomyo, violin Alon Goldstein, piano 2012 James Lent, piano 1995 Vassily Primakov, piano Arnaud Sussman, violin Terrence Wilson, piano James Kim, cello Jesus Castro Balbi, cello The Amphion String Quartet Kenneithia Mitchell, soprano Noemi Gyori, flute Erika Mitsui, violin