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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 3 p.m.

Concert Festival International Summer Tour 2018

Guest Artist

Grand Prix Winner Michelle Skylar UK, voice Student of Marika Rauscher

W.A. Mozart - Deh vieni non tardar (“Le nozze di Figaro”) W.A. Mozart - Vedrai, carino (“Don Giovanni”) R. Schumann - Widmung

Accompanist - Vladimir Polezhayev

Concert Festival presents

Winners’ Recital March 25, 2018 - 3 p.m.

Program

Jacqueline Guo NY, piano _______________ Cute Little Friends & I Build My Boat

Erin Schwartz NJ, piano ______________________________ S. Maykapar - Scherzo

Celesta Chunton NY, piano _____________________ L.F. Olson - Festival in Aragon

William Hoang NY, piano _________________________ J.S. Bach - Rondino Minuet

Mathew Elyash NJ, piano ______________ S. Prokofiev - Cat (Peter and the Wolf)

Divyana, Priya & Veena Lokhnauth NJ, piano six hands ___ Chopstick for Three

Bryanna Hoang NY, piano __________________ L.F. Olson - September Serenade

Joshua E. Aminov NY, clarinet ______________________ S. Joplin - The Entertainer

Nila Roper NY, violin ____________________________ F. Seitz - Concerto #5, Mov.I

Alexa Elyash NJ, piano ________ W.A. Mozart - Romanze (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)

Eva Grise NY, piano _____________________________________ J. Pachelbel - Canon

Alison Wen NY, piano * ________________________ F. Chopin - Waltz C# minor

Gabriel Shilman NY, piano ______________________________ D.Tolstoy - In Spain

Alex Zhuo NY, piano ____________________ F. Liszt - Liebestraum #3 Ab Major

Cristina Aldo MI, violin __________________ J.S. Bach - Ch. Gounod - Ave Maria

_________________________________ * Student of MILI - Music Institute of Long Island

Solo Recital Competition Winner

First Prize Lynca Saito

NY, pianoStudent of Mina Kusumoto

Born in 2003 in NYC, Lynca Saito (14) started her piano lessons at age 7 with her current teacher Mina Kusumoto, and now studies with a scholarship at Bloomingdale Music School's Professional Training Program. She also learns from Dr. Nina Lelchuk, a professor at Queens College. Lynca has won numerous awards and competitions as well as performing at renowned concert halls, such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Engelman Recital Hall and Steinway Hall. In 2013 she earned a perfect score of 100/100 at highest level in the NYSSMA piano festival. In 2014 she passed ABRSM Grade 8 (highest level) piano exam with Distinction. She performed her first solo recital at age 10 as the reward for winning First Prize in the Solo Recital Competition. She also received Grand Prix of the Concert Festival International Competition, and Top Medal of AADGT festival. In 2016 she was granted First Prize

of the Rondo Vanguard Competition. Recently, for two years in a row, she has participated in IKIF (International Keyboard Institute and Festival) and received countless number of master classes. Lynca is now a freshman at Stuyvesant High School in NYC. She is a member of the high school concert band as a flutist. She also belongs to Stuyvesant Key Club, Model UN and Piano Club.

Program J. Haydn - Sonata C Major, Hob XVI 50

F. Chopin - Etude C Major, Op.10 #1 S. Prokofiev - Sonata #3 A minor, Op.28

F. Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody #2, C# minor

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! Marina Belkin, Alla Bell, Natalie Braileu, Wen Ling Cheng,

Jiuan Jiuan Chiou, Keita Fukushima, Gennady Kupisok, Taya Shumerina, Ella Yudin