G A L A    O P E N I N G    C O N C E R T
 

The Jerome L. Greene Foundation Concert

 
 
Introducing The Jupiter String Quartet. First prize winners of the 2004 Banff International String Quartet Competition, Grand prize winners of the 2004 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and recipients of the The Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize.They have been hailed for their “heavenly presentation” by The Enterprise (Brockton, MA), playing with “eloquence and immediacy, justly earning their standing ovation.”

The Claire Tow Concert
 

 
 
Introducing Wonny Song, pianist, recipient of The Miriam Brody Aronson Prize and winner of the 2003 Prix d’Europe (Quebec). The Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul) writes that Song has “a wonderfully poetic touch and a rich, warm sound. He knows how to give a phrase expressive shape and also a kind of glow.”

The Catherine G. Curran Concert
 

 
 
Introducing Jennifer Check, soprano. Recipient of the John Browning Memorial Prize, alumna of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, and winner of the Zarzuela Prize at Placido Domingo’s 2003 Operalia Competition. In their review of “Elektra” at the Met, The New York Sun writes “the one who must be watched is Jennifer Check!”

The Peter Jay Sharp Concert
 

 
 
Introducing Efe Baltacigil, cellist. The Philadelphia Enquirer writes that Baltacigil is “a highly individualized solo artist with a gorgeous sound” and calls him “an artist about to have a major career.”
 
The YCA Composer program is supported by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and the Alumni Association of Young Concert Artists

The Peter P. Marino Concert
 

 
 
Introducing Gleb Ivanov, pianist, recipient of The Calouste Gulbenkian Prize and The Peter P. Marino New York Debut Prize of YCA. “Gleb Ivanov is a brilliantly individual pianist with deep musical intuition and superb technical control,” says Isvestia Samarskie, Russia.

The Rhoda Walker Teagle Concert
 

 
 
Introducing Philippe Castagner, tenor. Recipient of the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Prize. Alumnus of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artists Development Program. The New York Sun writes “his manner is winning, his voice wide-ranging, flexible and soars beautifully. He could be a major tenor of his generation.”

The Summis Auspiciis Concert
 

 
 
Introducing Dora Seres, flutist. First prize winner of the Budapest International Flute Competition, First prize winner of the “Prague Spring” Competition and recipient of the Alexander Kasza-Kasser Prize. “Dora Seres’ flute sound is beautiful, glittering, and energetic. Her imaginative music-making touches her audience,” writes Parlando (Hungarian Music Magazine).

T H R E E   C O N C E R T O    D E B U T S
The Irene Diamond Concert
 

ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S
KEITH LOCKHART, conductor

JOSE FRANCH-BALLESTER, clarinet
COPLAND: Clarinet Concerto

DAXUN ZHANG, double bass
BIZET/WAXMAN: Carmen Fantasy

LISE DE LA SALLE , piano
LISZT: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat

  
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 at 7:30 PM
at THE ROSE THEATER , JAZZ at LINCOLN CENTER

 
This concert is part of Young Concert Artists Gala Benefit Evening.
For Gala Benefit information, please click here.