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Sound Espressivo Gala and Announcement of Winners
02:18:17
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Sound Espressivo Gala and Announcement of Winners

0:16 Anna Ouspenskaya and Chris Au 13:19 Igor Zubkovsky, cello and Susanna Kolker, piano Rachmaninoff - In the Silence of the Night 17:33 SEC 10 & under Age group Honors: Ria Kang, Kate Lee, Colette Wiering 3rd Place: Hiroshi Corro 2nd Place: Jeffrey Zhang 1st Place: Ayla Takeda Moreno 18:45 Laureate: Ayla Takeda Moreno (10), piano (USA, AZ). Accompanied by Shiho Takeda Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 (excerpt) 22:38 Message from CEO of iClassical Academy Irma de Jong 25:42 iClassical Academy Awards 28:10 Performing Artist: Ben Batalla Improvisation on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “My Favorite Things” 31:23 Ouspensky Family and Friends Fund - Conducting Award: William Yeh 33:00 Laureate: William Yeh (accompanied by Akiko Chiba) Kreisler - Caprice Viennois, Op.2 38:07 Message from Gevorg Sargsyan, Director of the Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards 41:35 Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards Excellence in Piano Performance Scholarship: Antian Jiang, Colin Chang, Gabriel Wu Runner-ups: Oliver Corro, Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun, Sathvik Subramanian, Leyna Ishikawa Excellence in Violin Performance Scholarship: William Yeh Runner-up: Neal Eisfeldt 42:48 Performing Artist: Neal Eisfeldt (accompanied by Sung Hoon Mo) Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op 21 (V. Rondo: Allegro, excerpt) 46:27 SEC 11-14 Age Group Honors: Matthew Brand; Jaden Li 3rd: Neal Eisfeldt 2nd: William Yeh 1st: Antian Jiang 47:58 Laureate: Antian Jiang Liszt - Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor ("Appassionata") 54:06 Message from Clive Moore, Creative Director and CEO of FAN4ME FAN4ME- THE BIGGEST STAGE ON EARTH, PERFORMERS EXCELLENCE AWARD 6 Winners: Maria Narodytska, Alexei Rozov, John Lettieri, Ben Batalla, Esteban Alvarez, Vineel Mahal 3 Runner-ups: Asmik Arutunyants, Junwen Liang, Mary Beth Orr 59:47 Performing Artist: John Lettieri Improvisation, followed by The Can Can, William Tell Overture, and Hallelujah Chorus (fragment) 1:02:32 Performing Artist: Maria Narodytska Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (excerpt) 1:05:11 Performing Artist: Aleksei Rozov Der terk in America (Naftule Brandwein) / Honga (traditional) 1:08:28 Message from Anzel Gerber, Wiener Musikseminar “Rising Star” in Cello Scholarship Award: Yiqi Chen, cello (China), member of Curious Duo 1:10:45 Laureate: Colin Chang Chopin – Étude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5 1:15:18 American Fine Arts Festival Rising Performer Awards Carnegie Hall performance Awards: Kento Ishikawa, Haily Hui Ning Leung, Konomi Nakadai, Ruoyi Qiao, Jeffrey Zhang Lincoln Center Performance Awards: Sora Corro, Dean Griffin, Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun, Sathvik Subramanian $500 scholarship for European Festival: Leyna Ishikawa, Viktoria Lypa, Konomi Nakadai, Lilla Nóra Szabó “Best Voice” performance at Golden Voice Festival in NY: Asmik Arutyunyants 1:18:13 Performing Artist: Konomi Nakadai (accompanied by Madoka Nakadai) Pasculli - Fantasia sull' opera "Poliuto" di Donizetti (excerpt) 1:21:09 Performing Artist: Asmik Arutyunyants (accompanied by Natalia Gavrilova) Dvorak - “Song to the Moon”, from Rusalka (excerpt) 1:23:27 Message from Fred Karpoff, Founder and Artistic Producer of Entrada Piano Entrada Piano Discretionary Award: Hiroshi Corro, Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun, Ruoyi Qiao, Sathvik Subramanian, Dean Griffin Entrada Piano Emerging Artist Award: Jaden Li 1:25:47 Performing Artist: Hiroshi Corro Chopin - Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 Monsalvatge - Sonatina for Yvette (III. Allegretto) 1:29:54 Alla Lowery and Cultus Musicus Innovative Composition Award: Matthew Brand 1:32:03 Performing Artist: Matthew Brand 1:33:10 SEC 26+ Age Group Honors: Mary Beth Orr, Junwen Liang, John Lettieri, Asmik Arutuniants, Ben Batalla, Esteban Alvarez 3rd Place: Vineel Mahal 2nd: not awarded 1st Place: Maria Narodytska, Aleksei Rozov 1:35:19 Performing Artist: Junwen Liang 1:38:24 Vox Novus Fifteen Minutes of Fame Award: Mary Beth Orr, ZhaoJun Ma 1:40:30 SEC 15-18 Age Group Honors: Lilla Nóra Szabó, Viktoria Lypa 3rd: Grey Small 2nd: Dora Meiwes 1st: Colin Chang, Yihui (Gabriel) Wu 1:42:28 Laureate: Yihui (Gabriel) Wu 1:47:06 Message from Micah Yui, the co-Director of the Colburn Summer Piano Seminar. Young Artist Scholarship Award: Dora Meiwes 1:49:23 Performing Artist: Dora Meiwes Liszt - Transcendental Etude No. 5 "Feux follets" (Wills o' the Wisp) 1:52:45 The Fearless Artist Mastermind Prize: Mary Beth Orr 1:54:11 Message from Michelle Lynne, co-founder of The Fearless Artist Mastermind 1:56:16 Performing Artist: Mary Beth Orr Espana by Vitaly Buyanovsky / Spanish Mary by Bob Dylan 1:59:38 SEC 19-25 Age Group Honors: ZhaoJun Ma 1st: Terri Ji 2:01:12 Laureate: Terri Ji Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 (excerpt) 2:06:42 Message from James Adler, sponsor of Audience Favorite Award 2:07:59 Performing Artist: Vineel Mahal, the Winner of the James Adler Audience Favorite Award Bizet - Je Crois Entendre Encore, from Les Pêcheurs de Perles
SEC Finals. Session 1, Age group 26+. January 29 at 10:00 am EST
03:28:03
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SEC Finals. Session 1, Age group 26+. January 29 at 10:00 am EST

3:45 - Introducing Judges: Pierre Beaudry, Massimiliano Donninelli, Anzel Gerber, Adrianne Greenbaum, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Stephen Stirling Maria Narodytska, piano (Ukraine/Germany). Music Ambassador 12:46 - Schubert - 12 Valses Nobles, D. 969 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition 23:59 Promenade 25:18 The Gnome 28:45 The Old Castle 33:13 Tuileries (Children's Quarrel after Games) 34:19 Cattle 38:12 Ballet of Unhatched Chicks 39:24 "Samuel" Goldenberg and "Schmuÿle" 42:59 Limoges. The Market (The Great News) 44:19 Catacombs (Roman Tomb) 46:16 Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua (With the Dead in a Dead Language) 48:23 The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) 51:23 The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev) 1:13:12 - Roza Yacova Duo / Moskver Klezmer Kapelye (Russia), represented by Aleksei Rozov. 1:37:25 - Moskver Klezmer Kapelye (Russia), recording of the Preliminary round submission 2:13:00 - John Lettieri, accordion (Canada, Ontario) Innovative Oblivion, Saint Louis Blues, Arkansas Traveler, Espana Cani, Habanera, Czardas, Hungarian Dance No. 5, The Galloping Comedians, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Five Foot Two, Liebesfreud, O mio Babbino Caro, Can-Can, & additional theme-quotes from a variety of selections, to creatively bridge together the entire program Asmik Arutiuniants, voice (Russia) Academic (accompanied by Natalia Gavrilova) 3:11:20 - Dvorak - “Song to the moon” from Rusalka Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 2, Age groups 15-18 & 19-25. January 29 at 3:00pm EST
02:15:20
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SEC Finals. Session 2, Age groups 15-18 & 19-25. January 29 at 3:00pm EST

3:26 - Introducing Judges: Frantisek Brikcius, Angela Chan, Philippe Chao, Annie Chang-Center, Agnes Tse Viktoria Lypa (15), guitar (Ukraine) Profound 8:15 - Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007 11:08 - Fernando Sor - Sonata in C Major, Op. 15b (ed. Meissonnier) 17:00 - Francisco Tárrega - Arabian Capriccio Dora Meiwes (16), piano (USA, UT) Lyrical 28:37 - Beethoven - Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato) 37:25 - Liszt - Transcendental Etude No.5 "Feux follets" (Wills o' the Wisp) Colin Chang (17), piano (Canada, Ontario) Lyrical Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 49:55 I. Andante 57:34 II. Presto Prokofiev - Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 1:01:54 I. Allegro molto sostenuto 1:08:04 II. Andante assai 1:14:47 III. Allegro con brio, ma non leggiere Lilla Nóra Szabó (18), cello (Hungary) Virtuosity 1:26:40 - Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No.1, Op.33 (III. Molto allegro) Terri Ji (19), piano (USA, WA) Profound (-3 hours) 1:44:17 - Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C Major from WTCII BWV 870 1:48:39 - Beethoven - Sonata in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 (I. Presto) 1:54:25 - Liszt - Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 3, Age group 10 and under & 11-14.  January 29 at 8:00pm EST
04:20:33
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SEC Finals. Session 3, Age group 10 and under & 11-14. January 29 at 8:00pm EST

6:55 - Introducing Judges: Giacomo Franci, Devin Hughes, Galina Ivannikova, Fred Karpoff, James Welch Kento Ishikawa (7), piano (USA, CA) Academic (-3 hours) 12:22 - Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (I. Allegro con brio) Ruoyi Qiao (10), piano (Canada, Ontario) Lyrical 34:02 - Haydn - Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob.XVI:49 (I. Allegro) Colette Wiering (9), violin (USA, WI) Virtuosity (accompanied by Stella O'Neill) Bach - Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor 52:22 I. Allegro moderato 56:19 II. Andante 1:02:19 III. Allegro assai Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun (10), piano (USA, OR) Miniature 1:18:31 - Chopin - Fantaisie - Impromptu, Op. 66 1:24:41 - Prokofiev - Mercutio, from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75 Hiroshi Corro (9), piano (USA, CA) Virtuosity 1:41:33 - Chopin - Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 1:43:18 - Monsalvatge - Sonatina for Yvette (III. Allegretto) 1:45:33 - Haydn - Concerto in D Major (I. Vivace) (accompanied by Yuko Yoshida) Leyna Ishikawa (10), piano (USA, CA) Virtuosity 2:04:16 - Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K. 488 (III. Allegro assai) Matthew Brand (13), piano (USA, NY). Innovative 2:24:13 - Matthew Brand - Wrong Way Home 2:25:19 - Haydn - Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII/11 (movements?) Sora Corro (11), piano (USA, CA) Virtuosity 2:41:40 - Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 18, K.576 (I. Allegro) 2:45:05 - Chopin - Étude in G-flat Major, Op. 10 No. 5 2:46:59 - Kabalevsky - Youth Concerto No. 3 in D Major, Op. 50 (III. Presto) (accompanied by Yuko Yoshida) Konomi Nakadai (13), oboe (Japan) Lyrical (accompanied by Madoka Nakadai) 3:04:21 - Pasculli - Fantasia sull'opera Poliuto di Donizetti 3:13:33 - Silvestrini - Etude No.5 «Scène de plage – Ciel d'orage» Oliver Corro (14), piano (USA, CA) Virtuosity 3:26:12 - Chopin - Étude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 1 ("Waterfall") 3:28:07 - Kapustin - Concert Étude, Op. 40 No. 1 "Prelude" 3:30:14 - Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (III. Rondo, Allegro assai) (accompanied by Yuko Yoshida) Haily Hui Ning Leung (14), voice (Hong Kong) Music Ambassador (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 3:54:33 - Wallpaper (Cantonese pop song) 3:57:26 - A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman) Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 4. Age groups 10 and under & 11-14.  LIVE, January 30 at 10:00 am.
03:48:11
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SEC Finals. Session 4. Age groups 10 and under & 11-14. LIVE, January 30 at 10:00 am.

4:31 - Introducing Judges: Cristina Botnari, Giacomo Franci, Devin Hughes, Galina Ivannikova, James Welch 9:18 - Ella Levy (7), piano (USA, VA) Lyrical (accompanied by Diana Levy) Berkovich - Concerto Op.44 (Mov.II) Jeffrey Zhang (9), piano (Ontario, Canada) Academic 16:26 - Tchaikovsky - December: Christmas, from The Seasons, Op.37a 21:46 - Dvarionas - Down The Hill In a Sledge Ria Kang (6), violin (USA, PA) Lyrical 29:25 - Haydn - Concerto No. 2 in G Major, 1st Mvt Kate Lee (9), piano (USA, VA) Lyrical 41:14 - Schubert - Impromptu in E-flat Major, Op.90 No.2 46:33 - Mendelssohn - Venetian Gondola Song in G minor, Op.19. No 6 48:45 - Burgmüller - L' Arabesque, Op.100 No.2 Ayla Takeda Moreno (10), piano (USA, AZ) Virtuosity 58:25 - Chopin - Waltz in A-flat Major, Op.42 1:02:15 - Prokofiev- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 (I. Andante - Allegro) William Yeh (12), violin (USA, NY) Lyrical (accompanied by Akiko Chiba) 1:18:20 - Waxman - Carmen Fantasy 1:30:35 - Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No.2, Op.22 (II. Romance) 1:36:07 - Kreisler - Caprice Viennois, Op.2 Neal Eisfeldt (12), violin (USA, IL) Swift (accompanied by Sung Hoon Mo) 1:51:23 - Paganini - Caprice No. 16 1:53:27 - Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 (V. Rondo: Allegro) Dean Griffin (12), piano (USA, NY) Lyrical 2:10:40 - Bach - Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783 2:12:21 - Schubert - Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 4 Sathvik Subramanian (12), piano (USA, NJ) Lyrical 2:30:32 - Liszt - Un Sospiro Jaden Li (14), piano (USA, MD) Profound 2:47:13 - Chopin - Polonaise in F-sharp minor Op. 44 Antian Jiang (14), piano (Canada, Ontario) Virtuosity 3:08:32 - Ravel - Ondine, from Gaspard de la Nuit 3:15:38 - Liszt - Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor ("Appassionata") 3:20:54 - Chopin - Ballade #4 in F minor, Op.52 Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 5, Age group 26+.  January 30 at 3:00pm EST
03:00:24
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SEC Finals. Session 5, Age group 26+. January 30 at 3:00pm EST

5:37 - Introducing Judges: Pierre Beaudry, Massimiliano Donninelli, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Anzel Gerber, Adrianne Greenbaum, Stephen Stirling Ben Batalla, piano (USA, TX) Program. Recital Theme: Children’s Playground 13:40 - Rodgers & Hammerstein - My Favorite Things, from “The Sounds of Music” 19:10 - Debussy - L’isle Joyeuse Ravel - Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite) 26:15 II. Petit Poucet (Tom Thumb) 29:46 III. Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes (Little Miss Ugly Face, Empress of the Pagodas) Chick Corea - 2 Children’s Songs 33:08 - No.17 34:25 - No.20 35:55 - Free Improvisation Junwen Liang, piano (USA, PA) 57:06 - Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 1:01:53 - Earl Wild - "Embraceable You" from 7 virtuoso etudes on Gershwin's songs Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat major, Op. 84 1:05:15 II. Andante sognando 1:09:27 III. Vivace Mary Beth Orr, vocal/french horn (USA, MI) Lyrical 1:39:36 - Spanish Mary (Song by The New Basement Tapes) There were three sailors bold and true With cargo they did carry They sailed away on the ocean blue For the love of Spanish Mary. So deeply now were they disturbed No longer could they tarry They swooned and swerved for the love of Spanish Mary. I remember well they came one day The buffoon, the fool, the fairy Oh paid the dues and inquired to me For the love of Spanish Mary ‘Tis not of me to talk absurd No rumor do I carry No, I'll not tell you one word For the love of Spanish Mary. Beggar man, beggar man Tell me no lie Is it a mystery to live Or is it a mystery to die? 1:41:22 - Vitaly Buyanovsky - Espana Esteban Alvarez, piano (USA, TX) Virtuoso 2:01:23 - El Cóndor Pasa 2:07:36 - Tico-Tico 2:22:20 - Vineel Mahal, voice (Hong Kong) Lyrical 2:23:13 - Bizet - "Je Crois Entendre Encore", from Les Pêcheurs de Perles 2:28:43 - Choodandi (Original Song) 2:46:17 - Closing remarks Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALISTS BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Finals. Session 6, Age groups 15-18 & 19-25. January 30 at 8:00pm
01:34:11
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SEC Finals. Session 6, Age groups 15-18 & 19-25. January 30 at 8:00pm

5:10 - Introducing Judges: Frantisek Brikcius, Annie Center, Angela Chan, Philippe Chao, Agnes Tse, Mike Vaccaro Grey Small (16), guitar (USA, VA) Virtuosity 11:31 - Francisco Tárrega - Arabian Capriccio 16:19 - Leo Brouwer - Preludio from Suite No. 2 18:55 - Alonso Mudarra - Fantasia Yihui (Gabriel) Wu (17), piano (Canada, Ontario) Profound 31:47 - Liszt - Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs), S.145/1 36:05 - Liszt - Ballade No.2 in B minor, S.171 ZhaoJun Ma (20), double bass (China) Innovative Bach - Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007 1:01:15 II. Allemande 1:03:54 III. Courante 1:15:12 - Closing remarks Groundbreaking classical music competition of the year reinvents concert stage. Arriving at the Third and Final Round of Sound Espressivo. 41 fabulous musicians from around the world take LIVE Virtual Stage in front of International Panel of Judges. VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FINALIST BELOW: https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/sound-espressivo-finals-2021 ------------------ Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition - A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery In the world of virtual music competitions, Sound Espressivo aims to ensure that as many "apprentices" are heard and appreciated by its growing virtual audiences. Platforms were built and technology put in place, that allows for all nuanced musical expressions to be conveyed with the highest sound bite quality, minus its - much feared in musical productions - time delayed projection. Sound Espressivo’s Second Edition 2021 has developed its innovative concepts from first installment that attracted a million viewers. Sound Espressivo offers musicians an opportunity to perform on a LIVE and professionally produced virtual stage via an Internet TV Broadcast
SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 5. Saturday, December 18, 2021
03:07:08
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SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 5. Saturday, December 18, 2021

3:20 - Introducing the Judges: Angela Chan, Giacomo Franci, Adrianne Greenbaum, Mike Vaccaro, James Welch. Cady Wing Tung Koo (11), oboe (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 6:36 - Carl Nielsen - Romance, Op. 2 Curious Duo (13). Haonan (Daniel) Yang, oboe; Yiqi Chen, cello (China) Joseph Fiala - Duo concertante in F major 18:53 I. Allegro assai 23:17 II. Adagio 28:28 III. Allegro Weng Cheng Tiffany Chum (13), voice (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 43:24 - Reflection, from Disney's “Mulan” 45:23 - Christmas Isn't Christmas Cady Wing Tung Koo (11), voice (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 58:47 - Franck - Panis Angelicus Pui Ki Christina Au Yeung (13), voice (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 1:12:53 - Grieg - The Princesse 1:16:00 - Bernstein - I Feel Pretty Hannah Kwok (11), voice & violin (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 1:29:16 - Stephen Flaherty - Once Upon A December, from "Anastasia" 2:15:57 - Elgar - Salut d'Amour Haily Hui Ning Leung (14), voice (Hong Kong) (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) 1:46:35 - Wedding Invitation Street (Cantonese Pop Song) Rachel Si Yin Wong (17), cello (Singapore) (accompanied by Pauline Lee) 2:03:00 - Bach/Gounod - Ave Maria Yoshimi Matsuda, piano (Japan); Age group: 26+ 2:20:44 - Faure - Impromptu No. 3 in A flat Major, Op.34 2:26:09 - Debussy - Poissons d'or (Goldfish), from “Images” Book 2 2:30:17 - Sibelius - Granen (The Spruce), from “The Trees”, Op.75 No. 5 2:49:23 Robert Voisey, the President of the Advisory Board of Sound Espressivo 2:52:21 - Interview with the Judges What is Sound Espressivo? Our mission is to EMPOWER musicians with new tools, ENRICH with new thinking, EXPAND horizons of what's possible, what can work, what can be a source of joy and success for a modern performing artist Sound Espressivo Competition brings together artists of different generations from around the world. https://www.soundespressivocompetitio... Sound Espressivo online competition is where musicians present their talent, practice, and individuality. It is an opportunity to engage with audiences and the world in a present day technical environment, to be reviewed and guided by respected judges from around the world. Sound Espressivo is bringing the future of the music industry to the artists, educators, and audiences of today. Founded and managed by professional musicians, SEC aims to empower artists of every instrument and all walks of life. Sound Espressivo gives an opportunity for the contestants to present themselves to a supportive panel of established veterans in the field.
SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 2.  Friday, December 17, 2021
04:28:12
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SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 2. Friday, December 17, 2021

6:23 - Introducing the Judges: Avguste Antonov (USA/France), Frantisek Brikcius (Czech/UK), Annie Chang-Center (USA), Galina Ivannikova (Ukraine/USA), James Welch (USA) Viktoria Lypa (15), guitar (Ukraine) 9:11 - Heitor Villa-Lobos — Mazurka-Choro №1 11:47 - Jorge Morel — Danza in E minor Shuheyu Feng (25), flute (Germany) 19:25 - Kuhlau - Fantasie No. 2 for flute solo Maria Narodytska, piano (Ukraine/Germany). Age group: 26+ 37:23 - Scarlatti - Sonata in D minor, K.9 41:09 - Maria Narodytska - Moment Musical 43:37 - Schubert - Moment Musical No. 2 in A-flat Major, Op. 94 D. 780 50:30 - Schubert/Liszt - Erl King Teresa Laiz, percussion (Spain). Age group: 26+ 1:04:32 - Albéniz - Asturias (Leyenda), from Suite española, Op. 47. Partitura de Castañuelas Silvia Tessari, piano (Italy). Age group: 26+ 1:19:49 - Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 "Appassionata" (I. Allegro assai) 1:30:49 - Schubert/Liszt - Gretchen am Spinnrade 1:36:30 - Schubert/Liszt - Erlkoenig 1:42:50 - Liszt - St. Francis of Assisi's sermon to the birds 1:53:31 - Liszt - St. Francis of Paola walking on the waves 2:02:38 - Stravinsky - Danse Russe John Lettieri, jazz accordion (Canada, Ontario). Age group: 26+ 2:17:47 - Paul Desmond - Take Five 2:21:52 - Astor Piazzolla - Libertango 2:25:11 - Agustín Lara - Granada Dmitry Styrkas, piano (USA, NJ). Age group: 26+ 2:38:05 - Rachmaninoff - Elegie Junwen Liang, piano (USA, PA). Age group: 26+ 2:51:44 - Chopin - Mazurka in c-sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 2:55:48 - Chopin - Etude in G-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 6 2:58:04 - Chopin - Rondo a la mazur, Op. 5 Vineel Mahal, voice. Age group: 26+ 3:18:22 - I Have a Picture of You (Original Song) Jeffrey Zhang (9), piano (Ontario, Canada) 3:34:32 - Mozart - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (12 Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman") Harry Chen (9), piano (USA, VA) 3:47:32 - Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 5 in D Major, K. 175 (II. Andante ma un poco adagio) (accompanied by Frane Rušinović) Konomi Nakadai (13), oboe (Japan) Marcello - Concerto in D minor 4:02:40 I. Andante e spiccato 4:06:08 III. Presto It is an opportunity to engage with audiences and the world in a present day technical environment, to be reviewed and guided by respected judges from around the world. Sound Espressivo is bringing the future of the music industry to the artists, educators, and audiences of today. Founded and managed by professional musicians, SEC aims to empower artists of every instrument and all walks of life. Sound Espressivo gives an opportunity for the contestants to present themselves to a supportive panel of established veterans in the field.
SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 7.  Sunday, December 19, 2021
05:26:12
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SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 7. Sunday, December 19, 2021

8:43 - Introducing the Judges: James Adler, Avguste Antonov, Devin Patrick Hughes, Agnes Tse, Mike Vaccaro, James Welch. Leyna Ishikawa (10), piano. 10 and under (USA, CA) 14:00 - Mozart - Sonata No.10 in C Major, K.330/300h (I. Allegro moderato) 19:07 - Grieg - Butterfly, Op. 43 No. 1 Sora Corro (11), piano (USA, CA); Age group: 11-14 Dyes 33:00 - Chopin - Étude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2 34:57 - Liszt - Gnomenreigen (Dance of the gnomes) William Yeh (12), violin (USA, NY?). Age group: 11-14 Dyes 47:30 - Saint-Saëns - Havanaise, Op. 83. Pre-recorded video due to the arm injury Dean Griffin (12), piano (USA, NY). Age group: 11-14 1:09:36 - Bach - Invention No. 4 in D minor, BWV 775 1:10:53 - Sergei Bortkiewicz - The Butterfly, Op. 30, No. 9 1:13:22 - Debussy - Arabesque No 1 Brandon Zhou (12), piano (USA, MD) Age Group: 11-14 Kuhlau - Sonatina Op.55 No.3 1:23:52 I. Allegro con spirito 1:25:37 II. Allegretto grazioso 1:27:25 - Bach - Invention No. 10 in G Major, BWV 781 Derek Lee (14), piano (USA, CT) Age Group: 11-14 1:42:57 - Schubert - Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 3 Dylan Schenker (14), piano (USA, MD). Age group: 11-14 1:57:53 - Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 2:08:12 - Kabalevsky - Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 38 No. 14 Nickita Zinkovsky (13), voice (USA, NY) Age Group: 11-14. 2:22:52 - Bart Howard - Fly Me to the Moon Oliver Corro (14), piano (USA, CA); Age group: 11-14 Dyes 2:34:43 - Mozart - Sonata No.14 in C minor, K.457 2:38:48 - Chopin - Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4 Colin Chang (17), piano (Canada, Ontario). Age Group: 15-18 2:53:03 - Bach - Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 Siddharth Pant (17), piano (USA, CA). Age Group: 15-18 3:16:29 - Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato) Ashrey Shah (21), clarinet (USA, MN). Age Group: 19-25 3:33:28 - Bach - Adagio from Violin Sonata in G minor 3:37:28 - Béla Kovács - Hommage à Manuel de Falla for solo clarinet Reuven Ben-Zeev (19), piano (USA, MD). Age group: 19-25 3:49:15 - Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (I. Allegro Agitato) (1913 version) Nevaeh Marelich (8), violin (USA, NV). Age Group: 10 and under 4:13:28 - Rieding - Concerto in B minor, Op. 35 (I. Allegro moderato) Piervito Cardone (10), voice (USA, NY) Age Group: 10 and under? 4:24:20 - Schubert - Ave Maria Ella Levy (7), piano (USA, VA). 10 and under. 4:37:52 - Berkovich - Concerto, Op.44 (III. Allegro assai) 4:45:33 Ben Batalla, piano (USA, TX) Age group 26+ 4:46:24 - Chopin - Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 4:54:23 - Improvisation on Chopin Prelude No. 4 5:01:36 - Erroll Garner - Misty 5:06:25 - Original improvisation - free form What is Sound Espressivo? Our mission is to EMPOWER musicians with new tools, ENRICH with new thinking, EXPAND horizons of what's possible, what can work, what can be a source of joy and success for a modern performing artist Sound Espressivo Competition brings together artists of different generations from around the world. https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com Sound Espressivo online competition is where musicians present their talent, practice, and individuality. It is an opportunity to engage with audiences and the world in a present day technical environment, to be reviewed and guided by respected judges from around the world. Sound Espressivo is bringing the future of the music industry to the artists, educators, and audiences of today. Founded and managed by professional musicians, SEC aims to empower artists of every instrument and all walks of life. Sound Espressivo gives an opportunity for the contestants to present themselves to a supportive panel of established veterans in the field.
SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 1.  Thursday, December 16, 2021
03:50:51
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SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 1. Thursday, December 16, 2021

2:55 - Introducing Robert Voisey, the President of Sound Espressivo Board 4:24 - Introducing the Judges: Angela Chan, Giacomo Franci, Mike Vaccaro, Robert Voisey, James Welch. Justin Kijun Lee (10), cello (USA, VA); Age group: 10 and under 7:08 - Popper - Gavotte, Op. 23 No. 2 (accompanied by GaYoung Lee) Ruoyi Qiao (10), piano (Canada, Ontario). 10 and under 18:10 - Glinka/Balakirev - The Lark 23:33 - Moszkowski - Étude de virtuosité in A-flat Major, Op. 72 No.11 (“Per aspera”) Virginia Bent (10), Voice: Broadway and Light (Hong Kong); Age group: 10 and under. 32:46 - Reflection, from Disney's “Mulan” (accompanied by Shirley Whing Chow) Kaiden Griggs (10), piano (USA, VA); 10 and under 41:59 - Mendelssohn - Concerto in G minor, Op. 25 (I. Molto allegro con fuoco) (accompanied by Frane Rušinović) Brandon Kim (13), cello (USA, VA); Age group: 11-14 59:23 - Squire - Tarantella (accompanied by Susanna Kolker) Matthew Brand (13), piano (USA, NY). Age Group: 11-14 1:11:11 - Matthew Brand - Under the Willow Tree 1:13:07 - Matthew Brand - Fire Dance Rachael Lippe (11), violin (USA, NY). Age group: 11-14 1:24:34 - Rieding - Concerto in B minor, Op. 35 (II. Andante) (accompanied by Cynthia Lippe) Jaden Li (14), piano (USA, MD). Age Group: 11-14 1:35:05 - Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G minor Jaime Moon, Madison Bae, Brandon Kim (12), piano trio (USA, VA) Age Group: 11-14 1:54:19 - Frank Bridge - Valse Russe Grey Small (16), guitar (USA, VA). Age Group: 15-18 2:04:52 - Albéniz - Asturias (Leyenda), from Suite Española, Op. 47 2:11:40 - Roland Dyens - Fuoco from Libra Sonatine Mary Beth Orr, french horn (USA, MI). Age group: 26+ 2:26:31 - Lydia Busler - Appalachia (Wayfaring Stranger) Lydia Chinchilla (19), flute (USA, IL). Age Group: 19-25 (accompanied by Joel Jamison) 2:41:30 - Reinecke - Ballade, Op. 288 2:51:18 - Bach - Flute Sonata in E-flat Major, BWV 1031 (I. Allegro moderato) ZhaoJun Ma (20), double bass (China). Age Group: 19-25 (accompanied by Tatiana Holub) Hindemith - Sonata for Double Bass and Piano (mvts. 1-2) 3:08:02 I. Allegretto 3:10:40 II. Scherzo. Allegro assai Esteban Alvarez (40), piano (USA, TX, Costa Rica). Age group: 26+ 3:23:03 - La Bikina 3:28:31 - El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) 3:42:35 - Ballad What is Sound Espressivo? Our mission is to EMPOWER musicians with new tools, ENRICH with new thinking, EXPAND horizons of what's possible, what can work, what can be a source of joy and success for a modern performing artist Sound Espressivo Competition brings together artists of different generations from around the world. https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com Sound Espressivo online competition is where musicians present their talent, practice, and individuality. It is an opportunity to engage with audiences and the world in a present day technical environment, to be reviewed and guided by respected judges from around the world. Sound Espressivo is bringing the future of the music industry to the artists, educators, and audiences of today. Founded and managed by professional musicians, SEC aims to empower artists of every instrument and all walks of life. Sound Espressivo gives an opportunity for the contestants to present themselves to a supportive panel of established veterans in the field
SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 3.  Thursday, December 18, 2021
02:59:49
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SEC Semifinals LIVE, Session 3. Thursday, December 18, 2021

3:07 - Introducing the Judges: Avguste Antonov, Frantisek Brikcius, Robert Voisey. Katrina Cheng (8), violin (USA, MD) 4:40 - Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, Op. 12 No.1, RV 317 (I. Allegro) (accompanied by Mark Pfannschmidt) Tsz Ching (Charriess) Pun (10), piano (USA, OR) 16:28 - Liszt - "Liebestraum" S.541, No. 3 in A-flat Major 21:20 - Beethoven - Rondo a capriccio (Rage Over a Lost Penny) in G Major, Op. 129 Colette Wiering (9), violin (USA, WI) 33:01 - Accolay - Concerto No. 1 in A minor Patrick Qiu (9), piano (USA, MD) Mozart - Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K.545 43:02 I. Allegro 45:20 Andante 51:05 Rondo: Allegretto Sathvik Subramanian (12), piano (USA, NJ) 57:53 - Liszt - Étude No. 3 in D-flat Major "Un sospiro" Antian Jiang (14), piano (Canada, Ontario) 1:08:43 - Liszt - Étude No. 3 in D-flat Major "Un sospiro" 1:14:59 - Liszt - Tarantella from Venezia e napoli from the 2nd year Lilla Nóra Szabó (18), cello (Hungary) 1:29:33 - Haydn - Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1 (I. Moderato) (accompanied by Ágota Lénárt) Asmik Arutiuniants, voice (Russia); Age group: 26+ 1:41:04 - Mozart - "Padre, germani, addio!" from Idomeneo ROZA YACOVA DUO Maria Yacubovich, vocals, Alexey Rozov, piano (Russia); Age group: 26+ Songs of the 1930 and 1940s 1:51:01 - Jerzy Petersburski - The Last Sunday 1:56:01 - Alexander Olshanetsky - Glik (Happiness), from operetta "The Last Dance" 2:01:24 - Oskars Stroks - Foxtrot "Tancz Maszka, Tancz" / Танцуй, Машка, танцуй Moskver Klezmer Kapelye (Russia); Age group: 26+ 2:18:12 - Klezmer tunes Aleksei Rozov, violin (Russia); Age group: 26+ 2:41:58 - Improvisations on Klezmer tunes by Gennady Fomin, for violin solo What is Sound Espress