Laureate Gala
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 7:00pm EST
Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Ensembles & Composers
From Around the World
Concertos and Arias with
New York Chamber Players Orchestra
Giacomo Franci, Artistic Director and Conductor
CONCERTOS AND ARIAS BY
J. S. Bach, Mozart,
Wieslaw Rentowski,
James Adler, Chopin,
Rainer Stegmann,
Tchaikovsky, Albéniz, Rodrigo,
Henry Litolff, Gong Qian Yang, François Borne
CONDUCTORS
Giacomo Franci,
Paolo Scibilia, Alan Freiles
Lillian Guo, soprano
Stacey Kim, violin
Dominika Zamara, soprano Ximurong Zhai, piano
Theodore Wang, violin
Aurelia Faidley-Solars, cello
Saiya Mittal, violin
Anna Maria Mendieta, harp
Roland Schlieder, guitar Laura Steven Song, violin
Ante Božić-Kudrić, piano Anastasiya Squires, flute
SOLO PERFORMANCES:
Neil Krishnan, piano
NEW COMPOSITIONS BY:
James Adler,
Rainer Stegmann,
Gong Qian
CELLO ENSEMBLE:
The Bow Lightlys
PRESENTS WORKS BY:
J. S. Bach,
Handel,
Vivaldi
Steve Robinson is an American radio manager, producer and executive producer. He has held senior management positions with numerous American radio stations, including WFMT and the WFMT Radio Network/Chicago, WBUR/Boston, WGBH/Boston, WCRB/Boston, KPFA/Berkeley, WBGO/Newark, Vermont Public Radio and Nebraska Public Radio Network.ork. Robinson served as general manager of the statewide Nebraska Public Radio Network (1990-2000) and WFMT and the WFMT Radio Network from 2000 until October 2016.
A 50-year radio veteran, he has produced programs ranging from classical music documentaries to public affairs programs and has directed over 100 on-air pledge drives.
In 1984, he co-founded AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio, a service organization to assist independent radio producers in the United States. Robinson wrote AIR’s first two successful grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
"It is very important to have the audience participate in this competition! It engages the listener and encourages our wonderfully talented contestants.
I am delighted to co-found the James Adler Audience Favorite Award for the Sound Espressivo Global Music Competition. Sit back, listen, enjoy -- and please vote!"
~James Adler, Pianist and Composer
Photo: Frank Gimpaya
Artists from Around the World
Sample Compositions from All Periods of Classical Music
Kaleidoscope of Genres, Instruments, Ensembles
Age is Not a Limitation of Artistry! Performers are
Aged 7-80
iClassical Academy
AWARDS
iClassical Academy provides Recognition Awards
to Winners and Participants of Carnegie Gala Auditions
We believe that anyone, at any time, should have access to the wonderfully beautiful world of music
Our mission is to provide new generations of musicians, from any part of the world, the possibility to improve their skills and enjoy a wide audience
iClassical Academy is based in Switzerland
Judges provide immediate on-air feedback to participants during the Live Audition stage.
To learn more about the Judges, and to see their bios click here
Laureate Gala! OUR STORY
Laureates' Journey to Performance in New York City at
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Hosted by STEVE ROBINSON,
the world renowned producer of classical music radio programs
The New York Chamber Players Orchestra
under the baton of Maestro Giacomo Franci is featuring world class soloists from US, Europe, Canada, Asia
Premieres of newly composed works; recital soloists, and ensembles.
SPECIAL GUESTS
Music Director of New York Chamber Players Orchestra
Pianist, Composer
Honorary Host
James Adler Audience Favorite Award
Jennifer Wang
Gala Staff Collaborative Pianist
Jennifer Wang, piano is a pianist, professional accompanist and
collaborator based in New York and the DC area as well as Program
Coordinator and Administrator Assistant at the Summit Music Festival.
She received her Master Manhattan School of Music, New York,
Jennifer has won numerous competitions, both in solo and chamber,
performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Merkin Concert Hall in NY, Palazzo del Priori in Italy, DiCapo Opera Theater in New York, Embassy of Italy, Mexican Cultural Institute, Lyceum in Alexandria, featured on Cable TV: A Holiday Recital, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Netherlands Embassy, Alden Theater Music Friends Concert, and the Kimmel Center in PA as well as giving a lecture-concert in Wuhan, China.