BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Musical Bridges Around The World - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Musical Bridges Around The World X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://musicalbridges.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Musical Bridges Around The World REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20180101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240510T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240510T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160923 CREATED:20230811T090456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T090506Z UID:19277-1715364000-1715374800@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Aire | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:The incomparable queen of Latin jazz Magos Herrera is back! The Mexican singer-songwriter\, producer and educator will share highlights from her latest album “Aire” featuring original music and jewels from the Great Latin American songbook. Magos will share the stage with guitarist Vinicius Gomes. \nApart from being a Grammy-nominated vocalist with nine albums under her belt\, Herrera also serves as a spokesperson for the UN Women’s “UNITE to end violence against women” campaign and promoting gender equality with the He For She solidarity movement. \nCheck out the music video for her latest album’s title track\, “Aire”: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS: \n \n \n \n \n \n Magos Herrera | Mexico\n Born in Mexico City and currently based out of New York City\, Magos Herrera is a dazzling jazz singer-songwriter\, producer\, and educator declared as “One of the greatest contemporary interpreters of song” by The Latin Jazz Network. With a sultry voice and an unparalleled presence in the contemporary Latin American jazz scene\, she is best known for her eloquent vocal improvisation and her singular bold style\, which embraces elements of contemporary jazz with Ibero-American melodies and rhythms in a style that elegantly blends and surpasses language boundaries. \n“She gets way under the skin of the song\, recalling great communicators like Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday” is how NPR describes Herrera’s talents who has recorded 9 albums including joint collaborations with producer Javier Limón in addition to having participated as a guest artist of several recordings and albums. An accomplished artist\, Magos has performed in leading international cultural venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in NYC\, Kennedy Center in DC\, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City\, Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid\, Union Chapel in London\, Palau de la Musica in Valencia\, and has been part of the line-up of some of the most memorable jazz festivals including Montreux Jazz Festival and Montreal Jazz Festival\, to mention a few. Included as one of the most creative Mexicans in the world by Forbes Magazine\, throughout her career\, Magos has garnered important awards and recognitions\, including a Grammy short-list nomination in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category for her album Distancia (2009)\, and received the Berklee College of Music’s Master of Latin Music Award. \nIn 2018 Magos released her album Dreamers (Sony Music) in collaboration Brooklyn Rider. ”Dreamers is not only a work of art\, setting musicians of the highest order to accomplished music with purpose\, but it is a work of love as well” wrote Sounds and colors on this highly acclaimed album that rapidly got into the Top lists of The New York Times\, Billboard classical\, NPR Music\, among others and was nominated for the Grammys for Best arrangement with the song “Niña”. \nCreated and recorded remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and in collaboration with composer Paola Prestini\, in December 2020 Herrera released her tenth album “Con Alma” (National Sawdust Tracks) exploring the question of how we can find communion a in a time of isolation. With more that 30 musicians around the globe this artifact of our time was presented as a virtual digital experience. In March 2023 Con Alma concert was presented as part of the UN Women 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Headquarters to celebrate the power of creative activism\, innovation\, solidarity and resilience\, as well as the leadership of women while humanity faced the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. \nHerrera is as a spokesperson for UN Women for UNITE to end violence against women campaign and He For She\, as a promoter of gender equality\, is a 2020 recipient of Chamber Music Americas New Jazz Works Award\, 2021 South Arts Jazz Roads Creative Residencies and Cafe Royal Foundation grants recipient and is part of The New School faculty. \nIn May 2023 Magos Herrera released her eleventh album Aire (Sunnyside records) featuring The Knights orchestra\, her trio with Vinicius Gomes\, Sam Minaie\, Alex Kautz and guests Ingrid Jensen and Dori Caymmi with Magos original music and jewels from the Great Latin American Songbook with arrangement by Gonzalo Grau\, Diego Schissi and Jaques Morelenbaum. \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/aire-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MBAW_2023_8_IC_1920x1080_FINAL-5-Aire.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160923 CREATED:20230811T085822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T151822Z UID:19275-1712340000-1712350800@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Romani Rhapsody | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:Hungarian virtuoso violinist\, classical master\, jazz improviser\, and composer Roby Lakatos & His Ensemble make their San Antonio debut with one-of-a-kind fusions of contemporary\, classical and jazz elements with the folklore traditions of Hungarian Romani people. \nLakatos was born to a legendary musical family\, being a direct descendant of the famous “King of Gipsy Violinists” János Bihari\, who introduced Johannes Brahms to the themes for his Hungarian Dances and was admired by Beethoven and Liszt alike. Roby has stayed true to his musical legacy\, performing globally and with artists such as Herbie Hancock\, Randy Brecker\, and Joshua Bell. \nCheck out this excerpt from one of their performances in Belgium: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS: \n \n \n \n \n \n Roby Lakatos & His Ensemble\n Roby Lakatos is not only a virtuoso on the violin\, but also an extremely versatile musician who is equally adept to performing classical music\, jazz and the folk idiom of his home country of Hungary. He is hard to define: most often\, he is described as a Gypsy violinist\, a devil’s fiddler\, classical master\, jazz improviser\, composer and arranger – and his unique artistic personality is all that. He is a universal musician combining brilliant technique that makes him one of the best violinists in the world with creativity in improvisation and composing power. \n\nRoby Lakatos usually performs with his Ensemble consists of exceptional string instrumentalists\, pianist and cimbalist and the group is often invited to play in orchestral arrangements. Roby’s Ensemble today is composed of virtuoso musicians with classical musical education who are also well versed in the folklore tradition of Hungarian Gypsies. Those guys definitely know how to warm up the audience; where to give jazz\, where to crumble with the tune of the violin pizzicato\, spill the piano passages and all of a sudden\, they all get together and lead to the final\, to an optimistic note! \nVilmos Csikos (double bass) was born into a family of musicians in Budapest – his mother played the violin and his father was one of the best gypsy bassists in the country. From an early age\, Vilmos was in contact with different music genres: American jazz\, classical music\, Romanian traditional music\, etc. His favorite instrument has always been the double bass\, but being too small to play at six\, he was first introduced to the piano. He attended classes at the famous Dugonics School in Budapest. During that time\, he won several national competitions. Vili regularly plays with Roby’s Ensemble since 2017. \nLubomír Gaspar\, a cimbalom player and arranger was born on October 14th 1989 in Banská Bystrica. For the first 15 years of his life he lived in the central part of Slovakia in a small town called Detva. The town is known for its still well-maintained\, rich folk-based tradition. Ľubomír comes from the most famous family of musicians from the region and its surroundings. His passion for music began to rise into attention at primary art school. \nLater on\, he studied at Conservatoire of J.L.Bell in Banská Bystrica attending classes of Mgr.art Martin Budinský. He developed his profound skills\, knowledge and experience while digging deeper into the beauty and sophistication of classical music\, what profoundly influenced his future musical career. \nDuring his studies\, he became acquainted with two important music genres that made a huge impact on his career path. One of the styles represents traditional Hungarian Gypsy music\, very specific for cimbalom. The other one is a genre of jazz music. At a very young age\, as a little boy he improvised to various musical themes\, folk songs as well as he composed his own songs. \nIn 2013\, he got a scholarship at J. Albrecht Music Academy in Banská Štiavnica. He graduated with a Master diploma under the leading wings of worldwide known cimbalom player Mgr.art Marcel Comendant. Ľubomír has established a number of musical projects\, holding concerts in his homeland of Slovakia as well as on an international spectrum. He is also a guest musician in various traditional\, jazz and world music ensembles. Ľubomír Gašpar is a significant cimbalom player who has created his own signature work in the music field during his musical career. \nRobert Szakcsi Lakatos (piano) from Budapest\, was part of Roby’s Ensemble from 2019. This exceptionally gifted jazz and classical pianist won the first prize of the solo piano competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2000. In 2005\, he was voted best soloist at the Avignon International Jazz Festival. Robert Lakatos has already recorded eight albums for Japanese label Atelier Sawano. \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/romani-rhapsody-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MBAW_2023_8_IC_1920x1080_FINAL-4-Romani-Rhapsody.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231208T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160923 CREATED:20230811T085051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T003525Z UID:19273-1702058400-1702069200@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Holiday Gifts | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:Event Sponsored byIndulge in gourmet musical bites by all-time favorites of composers Fritz Kreisler\, Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss with the Belgian violin-piano duo Jolente De Maeyer and Nikolaas Kende along with U.S. star tenor Eric Taylor of the Houston Grand Opera. \nThe acclaimed De Maeyer and Kende duo have a wealth of international awards under their belt\, and performances throughout countries across Europe and America. They last visited Musical Bridges Around the World audiences virtually in April 2020 from their home in Belgium due to COVID-19 restrictions\, but will now finally be arriving in the Alamo City for a spectacular performance with Eric Taylor. The tenor vocalist has performed roles with the Santa Fe Opera\, Utah Lyric Opera\, and will be performing in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Detroit Opera and Houston Grand Opera this concert season. \nCheck out these videos from the duo and Eric Taylor: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS: \n \n \n \n \n \n Jolente De Maeyer & Nikolaas Kende | Belgium\n Jolente De Maeyer\, violin \nOne of the leading Belgian violinists\, Jolente De Maeyer\, has brought her virtuosity and passionate interpretations to diverse global audiences. She is recognized as an exceptionally gifted artist\, reflected in the numerous awards and effusive reviews she has received for both her live performances and recordings. \n​Prizewinner of several international competitions in Portugal (Cardona Competition)\, Russia (Liana Issakadze Competition) and London (Benjamin Britten Competition)\, the international career of Jolente started with a successful participation at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. \n​Performances with all major Belgian orchestras and concert tours in Europe and the United States followed. She made her debut in Florida\, Vermont\, California\, Washington DC and Canada in 2017. This was followed by an extensive tour in South Africa. Future engagements include concert tours in Europe\, Canada\, United States and China. \n​Her recordings include concerti by Saint-Saëns and Vieuxtemps with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège with Christian Arming\, awarded an ‘Editors Choice’ from Diapason\, and the CD ‘Kreutzer sonata’ with duo partner Nikolaas Kende\, awarded a ‘Gold Label’ from Klassiek Centraal. \n​After an invitation from Yehudi Menuhin when she was 14 years old\, Jolente studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School near London. She continued her studies in London\, Berlin\, and Waterloo where she graduated in the class of Augustin Dumay in 2013. Since 2018\, Jolente is a professor of violin at the Conservatory of Tilburg\, the Netherlands\, and has given masterclasses in Belgium\, Germany\, Italy\, Texas and California. \nNikolaas Kende\, piano \nNikolaas Kende has been praised for his poetic playing and honest\, passionate musicality. Critics have honored his sensitive and visionary musicianship and his flawless skills always serving the music. Both as soloist and chamber musician he is a highly-demanded pianist on international concert stages. A winner of several competitions\, including the Cantabile\, EPTA\, Vriendenkrans Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Tenuto competitions\, Nikolaas started performing in all major halls in Belgium and the Netherlands. Highlights included the performances of the piano concertos by Brahms\, Beethoven\, Chopin\, Schumann and Bartok with Brussels Philharmonic\, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra\, National Radio Orchestra Romania\, among others. \nAfter a concert at the Festival de Dansa y Musica Granada in 2019 ‘Ideal’ wrote: ‘This promising pianist caresses the keyboard\, expressive with colors and tender with the melody and all the degrees of affection that typify the romantic soul’. Besides being a regular guest at the Festival of Flanders\, he has also performed at festivals in Italy (Ravello\, Rome\, Bari)\, France (Menton\, Montpellier\, Vexin)\, Portugal (Coimbra)\, Germany (Görlitz\, Munich\, Bad Berleburg) \, Austria (Salzburg)\, Ireland (Westport)\, UK (Cotswolds)\, Czech Republic (Prague)\, Spain (Zaragoza\, Madrid). \nNikolaas made his debut in America in 2009 with the 1st piano concerto of Brahms. This debut was well received in the press\, “One could almost imagine a young Brahms at the keyboard doing precisely the same thing: more intent on communicating his piece than dazzling listeners with his performance.” Since then he has returned to America annually and has toured in Texas (Houston\, Austin\, San Antonio)\, California (San Francisco\, Fresno\, LA) and Vermont\, Florida\, California\, Texas\, Washington DC and New York. In 2019 amongst others his debut for the ‘Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts’ in Chicago. He also performed in the Netherlands Antilles\, Canada and South Africa\, where several tours followed. In 2018 he made his debut in China with recitals in Bejijng\, Harbin\, Chongqing and Chengdu. Concerts in Shanghai\, Xi’An\, Yangzhou and Guangzhou followed in 2019. Also for the next seasons\, concerts are planned in North America\, Canada\, South Africa and China. \nAs a chamber music partner\, he was a member of the Narziss und Goldmund trio and the Rubens Ensemble. His duo with violinist Jolente De Maeyer\, which has existed for almost 20 years\, is often praised in the press for its exceptional synergy and harmony. The duo’s debut CD ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ was released by Warner and won a Golden Label from Klassiek Centraal for best chamber music album of 2016. De Standaard wrote about this: ‘You want to listen to this captivating recital album again immediately after the last track’. In 2020 their next CD ‘Remains’ was released by Evil Penguin Records. \nNikolaas studied in Antwerp with his parents\, Heidi Hendrickx and Levente Kende\, in Amsterdam with Jan Wijn and in Munich and Fiesole with Elisso Virsaladze. In addition\, he studied with such artists as Murray Perahia\, Aldo Ciccolini and Radu Lupu. In 2015\, Nikolaas was appointed professor of piano at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. He has given masterclasses in Belgium\, Germany\, Italy\, Portugal\, Texas\, California and China. \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Taylor\, tenor | US\n The “Impassioned tenor” (Houston Press)  Eric John Taylor of St. George\, UT is noted for the “exceptional quality of his tenor” (First Row). Mr. Taylor completed his Master of Music degree at Rice University\, where he dazed audiences with his interpretations of Sam Polk in Floyd’s Susannah and the Emperor Tito in La clemenza di Tito. He was named the second prize winner in HGO’s 2021 Eleanor McCollum Competition Concert of Arias and currently is part of the Houston Grand Opera’s prestigious Sarah and Ernest Butler Studio. For HGO’s 2021-22 season\, Taylor brought the Chevalier de la Force to life in Dialogues of the Carmelites and “brought sturdy voice and dignified demeanor” (Texas Classical Review).  First Armored Man in the Kosky production of Die Zauberflöte\, Benvolio in mainstage and outdoor performances of Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette\, and covered Don Jose in Carmen and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte. \nMr. Taylor returned this past fall to the Butler HGO studio and was featured onstage as Gastone in La traviata\, Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro\, and Narraboth in Salome. Mr. Taylor also covered the roles of Mark in The Wreckers and the title character of Werther for Houston Grand Opera in their 2022-23 season.  \nWhile pursuing his undergraduate degree in music at Westminster College\, he performed several leading roles\, including Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore and Rodolfo in La bohème\, Luis in The Gondoliers\, in addition to appearing in Carmina Burana with Salt Lake City’s Ballet West. Taylor has participated in Apprentice Artist programs with Santa Fe Opera\, Central City Opera\, and Utah Lyric Opera. He was named a semi-finalist at the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions in 2017. Mr. Taylor covered the role of Rodolfo in La bohème at the Santa Fe Opera in 2019 and returned to the Santa Fe Opera in 2022 to perform the role of Melot in Tristan und Isolde and cover Don José in Carmen. \nMr. Taylor can be seen performing the title role of Faust at Wolf Trap Opera this July. He will be making his house and role debut singing the role of Lt. B.F. Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at Detroit Opera and Houston Grand Opera in the upcoming 2023-24 season.  \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/holiday-gifts-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MBAW_2023_8_IC_1920x1080_FINAL-3-Holiday-Gifts.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20230811T084352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T084404Z UID:19263-1698429600-1698440400@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Mostly Kosher | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:This musical feast will explode into a global food fight of jazz\, Latin\, rock\, and folk with resounding themes of social justice\, human dignity and mutual understanding. Acclaimed klezmer/rock band Mostly Kosher radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural music through ravenous klezmer beats and arresting Yiddish refrains. \nThe group has also been a fixture of California stages and the community\, performing and educating with the Urban Voices Project\, Jewish Youth Orchestra in San Gabriel Valley\, and various underserved communities. Mostly Kosher have released two albums thus far\, the latest in 2022 titled “This World is Yours” which sources elements from the biblical Songs of Solomon and Ladino folk songs\, among others. \nCheck out one of their latest music videos: \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS: \n \n \n \n \n \n Mostly Kosher | US\n MOSTLY KOSHER\, the acclaimed Klezmer/Rock band\, radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural music through ravenous klezmer beats and arresting Yiddish refrains. Mostly Kosher is a musical feast that explodes into a global food-fight of Jazz\, Latin\, Rock\, and Folk. In response to the poetry and folk music of Judaic roots\, their original voice resounds with themes of social justice\, human dignity\, and mutual understanding. Led by frontman Leeav Sofer\, one of Jewish Journal’s “30 under 30” most accomplished professionals in the Los Angeles Jewish diaspora\, Mostly Kosher is comprised of some of the highest regarded Los Angeles musicians: violinist Janice Mautner Markham\, drummer Eric Hagstrom\, bassist Adam Levy\, accordionists Gee Rabe and Nigel Wilson\, trombonist Bob Lawrence\, and Ben Tevik on clarinet and sax. Longtime collaborators also include Aníbal Seminario\, Taylor Covey and Will Brahm. \nMostly Kosher is a fixture at renowned California stages such as the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre\, Skirball Cultural Center\, Torrance Center for the Arts\, and Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. They have also graced the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a live television broadcast to over half a million viewers in 2015\, 2017\, 2019\, and 2021. The ensemble has headlined multiple summer festivals including the Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival and Claremont Folk Festival. Mostly Kosher had the honor of being the first Jewish music ensemble at the Disney parks with 2022 marking their sixth season performing during the 2-month long Festival of Holidays. Mostly Kosher was credited for “stealing the Festival of Holidays Show” by the acclaimed Fresh Baked Disney podcast. For the 2017 holiday season\, Mostly Kosher added Epcot Center in Florida to their list of holiday performance venues\, becoming Disney’s first Jewish cultural music performed on both coasts. \nStaying true to giving back to the community\, Mostly Kosher is proud to be teaching artists for Urban Voices Project\, performing and educating in underserved areas in and around Southern California including prisons\, community clinics and shelters serving men and women suffering from homelessness. Mostly Kosher is also a mentor ensemble to the Jewish Youth Orchestra\, a project of the Jewish Federation of San Gabriel Valley\, offering performance opportunities and ongoing workshops for middle school and high school musicians. \nThe band’s self-titled debut album has won international acclaim by World Music Network\, Songlines Magazine\, and BBC radio. The first track\, Ikh Hob Dikh Tsufil Lib (I Love You Much Too Much)\, was recognized as one of World Music Network’s Top 6 Songs of 2014. Mostly Kosher’s music videos have been garnering accolades on the film festival circuit\, receiving two nominations at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema and Best Music Video at the Glendale International Film Festival. 2021 will mark the indie film debut of Mostly Kosher\, as they will be featured in the wedding scene of the upcoming feature film\, “The Accursed”\, starring Izabela Vidovic and Melora Walters. \nMostly Kosher kicked off their 2022 live performance schedule with a long-anticipated record release of “This World is Yours” on February 24th at the Skirball Museum\, and a tour of Arizona beginning with the magnificent Chandler Performing Arts Center. Other performances in the 2022-2023 season include the debut of the Mostly Kosher family show\, “Roots and Wings”\, headlining the Ashkenaz Music Festival in Toronto\, the largest Jewish & Eastern European event in the western hemisphere\, and performing for “Sunday Funday” at the Wallis Annenberg Theatre. Mostly Kosher was honored to be included in the flagship series\, “Secret Chord”\, a live concert taping sponsored by the UCLA Department of Music and the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/mostly-kosher-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MBAW_2023_8_IC_1920x1080_FINAL-2-Mostly-Kosher.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230922T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230922T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20230811T083146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T181622Z UID:19256-1695409200-1695416400@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Golden Touch | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:Event Sponsored by Shigeru Kawai \nGold Medalist of The Gurwitz 2020 International Piano Competition\, pianist Jiale Li from China returns for the first time since his victory. Romantic virtuoso masterworks by Chopin\, Liszt\, and Rachmaninoff will set the tone for a spectacular 26th concert season! \n\n\nFrom Mike Greenberg\, Classical Voice North America: \n“Li’s account of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 evinced limitless technical chops\, sensitively sculpted phrasing\, and power by the megaton ‒ yet in the slow movement he could spin the merest wisps of gossamer poetry.” \nCheck out an excerpt from Li’s winning concerto performance in Round IV of The Gurwitz 2020 International Piano Competition: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS: \n \n \n \n \n \n Jiale Li\, piano | China\n Pianist Jiale Li was born in Huludao\, Liaoning Province\, China. In 2020\, Li won the gold medal at the first Gurwitz International Piano Competition. The following year\, he graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a DMA under the guidance of Ms. Nelita True and Ms. Natalya Antonova. Previously during his studies\, Li won the first prize in the Eastman Concerto Competition and performed Liszt’s First Piano Concerto in Eb major with the Eastman Philharmonic Orchestra. Also\, as a winner of the Lowry Award Auditions at Eastman\, Li represented the Eastman in a recital\, his Carnegie Hall debut\, in the Weill Recital Hall in 2018. \nLi completed his undergraduate studies at the Juilliard School with Mr. Seymour Lipkin\, and participated in several summer courses such as the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival\, Los Angeles Music Festival\, and the ANME Asian New Music Festival. \nSince the beginning of his studies at Shenyang Conservatory of Music middle school and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing during high school\, Li has won numerous piano competitions and awards for his playing\, including the first prize at the “Conservatory Cup” Piano Competition; first prize and the best performance of Schubert’s works at the Yamaha Award Competition; third place at the 5th International Competition of Young Pianists “A Step Towards Mastery” in St. Petersburg\, Russia. \nSince winning the Gurwitz\, Li has been presenting solo\, duo piano (with Wanting Zhao) and chamber music concerts\, both online and in-person\, including venues in Beijing\, Tangshan and Dalian\, China. \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/golden-touch-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MBAW_2023_9_IC_1920x1080_Jiale-Le_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230505T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230505T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20220720T002809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T043511Z UID:16988-1683309600-1683309600@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Expedition | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:This unusual combination of cellist Boris Andrianov and classical guitarist Dimitri Illarionov is marked with the seal of true genius. Inspired by innumerable and stimulating intercultural encounters\, the duo combines classical music and folk tunes in a musical expedition all over the world. They desire to share the world’s vibrant diversity\, the planet’s incredible colors and unbelievable contrasts – eliminating physical\, historic\, or stylistic distances.  \nOf Andrianov:“His profound musicality and phrasing impresses one almost immediately.”– Zubin Mehta\, Director Emeritus of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra“ \nOf Illarionov:“Illarionov commands attention with his fluent technique and bright basic sound\, ‘in-your-face’ from the beginning of the first item..”John Duarte\, Gramophone \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS \n \n \n \n \n \n Boris Andrianov (cello) & Dimitri Illarionov (guitarist)\n Two outstanding young Russian soloists – cellist Boris Andrianov and guitarist Dimitri Illarionov – combine forces in this rare and wonderful combination. Andrianov\, who plays the cello with the ease of a violin\, and Illarionov\, who does not seem to know any instrumental boundaries\, show an unbelievable breadth of musicality. Both musicians won important competitions. Their duo CD “Classical Duo” (by Delos Records\, USA) was in the preliminary list of nominations for Grammy Award. This CD as well as Dimitri Illarionov’s solo CDs with Naxos\, Daminus Records and Edition Doberman and Boris Andrianov’s CDs with Quartz Records were highly acclaimed by critics. The duo has given concerts in Europe\, North America and Asia. They took part in some significant festivals\, such as the 2004 Los Angeles Festival of Russian Culture\, the Tongyeong International Music Festival (Korea) and the Crescendo International Music Festival in St.Petersburg\, Russia. In 2005 they were invited to play at the opening ceremony of the Hannover Messe and had an appearance between the speeches of German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among other venues where they have performed as a duo are the 2006 G-8 Summit in Saint-Petersburg\, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival\, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Music Festival and in France: Festival de musique d’Auvers-sur-Oise\, the Festival Pablo Casals Prades and the Annecy Classic Festival\, the Frick Collection in New York\, University of Wisconsin\, Milwaukee… \nCellist Boris Andrianov\, winner of the bronze medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition\, is the first Russian laureate at the International Rostropovich Competition in Paris. His talent has been recognized by musicians such as Zubin Mehta – “his profound musicality and phrasing impresses one almost immediately.” and Daniil Shafran – “Boris Andrianov is probably one of the most talented cellists of Russia at present.” Boris Andrianov has performed at the Moscow Conservatory halls\, Moscow Philharmonic Hall\, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall\, the Concertgebouw\, Tokyo’s Opera City and Suntory Hall and the Vienna Konzerthaus. He has performed with the French National Orchestra\, the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra\, the Beethoven Orchestra with such conductors as Valery Gergiev\, Pavel Kogan\, Alexander Vedernikov\, Krzysztof Penderecki and David Geringas. His CD of Rachmaninov and Shostakovich sonatas with pianist Uri Urasin on the Quartz label received the Gramophone’s “Editor’s Choice”. \nGuitarist Dimitri Illarionov is the winner of two of the most prestigious guitar competitions in the world – the International Guitar Foundation of America Solo Guitar Competition and the International Guitar Competition of Francisco Tarrega (the first time in 42 years that the winner was from Russia). Dimitri has played in some of the most prestigious halls in the world – Tonhalle (Zurich\, Switzerland); Lutfu Kirdar (Istanbul); Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory; Concert Hall “Bulgaria” (Sofia); Osaka Symphony Hall; “Schleswig-Holstein” Music Festival. He teaches at the Russian Gnesins’s Academy of Music. “… with such temperament\, musicianship\, richness of colour\, radiance\, sense of timing and feeling the acoustic qualities of his soft-toned instrument that the combination of all these abilities\, coupled with an evident gift for entertainment\, is the best expressed in one single word: wow!” “Tages-Anzeiger” (Zurich\, Switzerland) \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/expedition-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5_Expedition_DimitriIllarionov_BorisAndrianov_MBAW_2022_8_S25_IC_1920x1080_FNL5-_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230324T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20220720T001218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T043407Z UID:16986-1679680800-1679680800@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:From Italy With Love | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:Leonardo Colafelice\, Italian concert pianist and 2020 Bronze Medalist and Audience Favorite of The Gurwitz International Piano Competition\, returns to San Antonio with a stellar new virtuoso program of Franz Liszt compositions inspired by Italian opera masterpieces of Rossini\, Bellini and Verdi. From Altamura (Bari) in Southern Italy\, Colafelice has won a multitude of international competitions and also currently teaches as Piano Professor at the renowned “Niccolò Piccinni Conservatory of Music” in Bari.  \n“I am very excited to hear such a fabulous pianist and musician. Thanks for your music!” – Martha Argerich\, renowned concert pianist \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTIST \n \n \n \n \n \n Leonardo Colafelice\, piano\n Born in 1995 in Altamura (Bari)\, Southern Italy\, Leonardo Colafelice is a concert pianist of the greatest degree. In August 2016\, he was awarded Second Prize in the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Competition and also received 3 special awards: Audience Prize\, Best Performance of a Russian Piece\, and The Junior Jury Prize. Most recently in January 2020\, Leonardo won the 3rd prize Bronze Medal and the Audience Favorite Award at The Gurwitz International Piano Competition in San Antonio (Texas\, USA). He has also been recognized as “Emissary of the Muse” by the current mayor of San Antonio Ron Nirenberg. In May 2019\, Leonardo was also one of the 6 finalists during the first edition of the “China International Music Competition” in Beijing. \nPrior to this\, Leonardo has been awarded with several international prizes: in May 2014 as a young 18- year old\, Leonardo Colafelice was one of the six finalists in the “Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition” in Tel Aviv. At the end of the competition\, he also received three important special prizes: Best Performer of a Classical Concerto\, Best Performer of a Chopin Composition\, and finally\, Most Outstanding Pianist up to 22 Years of Age. Also in October 2014\, he was awarded the “A. B. Michelangeli” prize from the city of Eppan in Northern Italy. \nBetween 2012 and 2013\, he won several important international awards: Gold Medal at the “Gina Bachauer Young Artists International Piano Competition” in Salt Lake City (USA); First Prize at the “Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition” in Oberlin and Cleveland (USA); Gold Medal at the “Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition” in Rochester (USA); all in 2012. In 2013\, he was awarded: Gold Medal at the “Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition” in Arizona\, where Martha Argerich herself personally handed him his Award; First Prize at the “Aarhus Competition” in Denmark; and finally\, First Prize at the “Hilton Head Competition” in South Carolina (USA). \nHe was also the First Prize winner at many other international piano competitions including:”The Young Pianists of the North International Piano Competition” in Newcastle (UK); “The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Young Artists” in Szafarnia (Poland); “The Concours Musical de France” in Paris; “The International Tournament of Music” (TIM) in Verona (Italy); and “The Premio Città di Padova” in Padua (Italy). \nColafelice is regularly invited to play in the principal Italian cities including Milano\, Turin\, Roma\, Bologna\, Messina\, Palermo\, Catania\, Bari\, Padova\, Venezia\, Verona\, Caserta\, etc.\, as well as abroad in various venues in the United States\, Canada\, France\, Germany\, United Kingdom\, Denmark\, Switzerland\, Poland\, Hungary\, Israel\, Morocco\, Turkey\, Norway\, Chile\, and Georgia. He has performed with numerous and prestigious orchestras like: The Cleveland Orchestra\, The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra\, The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra\, The Toledo Symphony Orchestra\, The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra\, The Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra\, The Chile Symphony Orchestra\, The Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra\, The Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali\, The Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto and many more. \nLeonardo is also currently Piano Professor at the renowned “Niccolò Piccinni Conservatory of Music” in Bari\, in which Leonardo was graduated in 2014 as a pupil of Pasquale Iannone. \nhttps://www.leonardocolafelice.com/ \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/from-italy-with-love-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4_FromItalyWithLove_LeonardoColafelice_MBAW_2022_8_S25_IC_1920x1080_FNL4-_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221202T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221202T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20220719T235703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T162427Z UID:16983-1670004000-1670004000@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Joy to the World | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:A perfect blend of sound\, precision\, lightness and wit. These are the hallmarks of the Calmus Ensemble\, now one of the most successful vocal groups in Germany. This holiday a capella program will feature carols and Christmas music all the way from the 11th century to present. These five Leipzig musicians have won a whole string of international prizes and competitions and the reach of their activities is constantly expanding. Shaped by the centuries-old tradition of great German boys’ choirs\, they are at home in the vocal music of the Renaissance\, the Baroque and the Romantic. They revel in singing pop\, folk and jazz\, as well as chansons and golden oldies from the 1920s.  \n“The entire performance was nothing short of hypnotic. Calmus’ five members blended perfectly in their harmonies and left the audience in awed silence many a time\, before they finally broke out into applause.”– Kendall Mostafavi\, DC Metro Theatre Arts \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS \n \n \n \n \n \n Calmus Ensemble\n Elisabeth Mücksch – soprano; Maria Kalmbach – alto; Friedrich Bracks – tenor;Jonathan Saretz – baritone; Michael B. Gernert – bass  \nHomogeneity\, precision\, lightness\, emotionality\, humorousness—these are characteristics of the Calmus Ensemble\, one of Germany’s most successful vocal groups. The wide range of tonal colors\, the passionate joy the singers convey on stage\, their sound culture and their varied and imaginative programs never fail to inspire. The five singers from Leipzig have won several international prizes and competitions—most recently the OPUS Klassik 2019 for “Best Choral Recording”. With over 50 concerts a year\, Calmus is always a welcome guest throughout Europe and North America alike.  \nThe ensemble’s repertoire range is almost unlimited. Influenced by the tradition of the old masters of Leipzig\, the singers are at home in the vocal music of the Renaissance\, Baroque\, and Romantic periods alike. Over the years\, they have commissioned and premiered numerous compositions\, including works by Paul Moravec\, Mathew Rosenblum\, Bernd Franke\, Steffen Schleiermacher\, Wolfram Buchenberg\, Bill Dobbins\, Mia Makaroff\, Dan Dediu and Harald Banter. They also enjoy singing and arranging pop\, folk\, and jazz\, as they published numerous sheet music publications. \nCalmus is known for its many collaborations including projects with the MDR Sinfonieorchester (Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins”)\, the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet\, the Hamburg Ratsmusik\, the hr-Bigband\, the Capella de la Torre\, amarcord (“Disputation”) or Elke Heidenreich (“Nachtgedanken”) further enrich Calmus’ repertoire\, and with the lautten compagney BERLIN (“BachArkaden” / “Mitten im Leben”). \nCalmus devotes a part of its time to the promotion of young talent. Lessons\, workshops\, and jury activities are part of the singers’ daily routine\, at home in Leipzig and on the road as artists-in-residence at the STIMMEN Festival Lörrach\, at the Bachwoche Stuttgart. \nwww.calmus.de \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/joy-to-the-world-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3_JoyTotheWorld_Calmus_MBAW_2022_8_S25_IC_1920x1080_FNL3-_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221028T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221028T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20220719T231952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T042836Z UID:16975-1666980000-1666980000@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:The Big B's | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:The Janoska Ensemble\, with three Bratislava-born Janoska brothers and their bassist brother-in-law Julius Darvas\, have a special way of performing the well-known masterpieces of the greatest classics be they Mozart or the Beatles\, in a manner that renders them contemporary and distinctive. The Big B’s\, the ensemble’s latest album\, features works by composers such as Bach\, Beethoven\, Bartók\, Bernstein and Brubeck\, whose art always remained close to the world of improvisation. The works are arranged in the unmistakable Janoska style\, beyond the bounds of virtuosity and wit. \nCheck out this amazing promotional video for the Big B’s performance series and album! \n“The Janoska Ensemble is one of the most original groups of extremely talented musicians\, who are very unique in performing classical music\, jazz\, Latin and other genres. Their inspiration is inexhaustible and they deserve everyone’s attention and enthusiasm.” – Lalo Schifrin\, Composer \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS \n \n \n \n \n \n Janoska Ensemble\n Janoska EnsembleOndrej Janoska\, ViolinRoman Janoska\, ViolinFrantišek Janoska\, PianoJulius Darvas\, Double Bass \nThe musical universe is infinite and the galaxy of best-loved composers alone contains thousands of musical suns. Stylistically\, though\, these are often musical light-years apart. The Janoska Ensemble has set out to span intergalactic distance with its unique synthesis of musical worlds and its venture has won it an enthusiastic international public in a remarkably short time.  \nThe four young progenitors of this art – each with superb classical training – have combined their individual musical attainments to perfection: Ondrej\, František and Roman Janoska (three brothers from Bratislava) and their brother-in-law Julius Darvas (born and bred in Konstanz) are already successful in repeated engagements on four continents.  \nThe Janoska Ensemble has achieved the feat\, in the competitive jungle of today’s music scene\, of forging their specific style into their own brand and thus into a genre concept\, namely their Janoska Style\, transposing familiar references from classic to pop into an audibly related and yet quite new message. Nor is this all: each of their precision-tuned arrangements invariably carries the hallmark of the ensemble’s abounding musical invention\, the Janoska fingerprints. This fingerprinting – with an amazing range of expression from moving to thrilling – naturally shows up in the ensemble members’ own compositions. The Janoska Style possesses the rare ability to enthuse dedicated followers of totally opposing genres. Its vast reserves of positive energy electrify an audience after just a few bars; by the time they have embarked on their spontaneous virtuoso improvisations\, the four great artists have stirred even the most reticent listeners from their seats. \nThe Janoska Ensemble’s debut album “Janoska Style” was released on the prestigious classical music label Deutsche Grammophon in 2016 and attained gold status within a year. This concentrated versatility of the Janoska Ensemble allowed it to break new ground in the choice of its musical material on the album REVOLUTION\, which released internationally at Deutsche Grammophon in 2019. In homage to the four ingenious Liverpoolers\, the Janoska Ensemble has arranged top Beatles hits in Janoska style for their album. Their latest 2022 album\, The Big B’s\, originated as started from their own strength in improvising and then asked themselves who the greatest improvisers in classical music were. They came up with the names Bach\, Beethoven and Brahms\, whom they view as the main role models for the ensemble\, yes\, even their patron saints. Then they looked a little into the modern age\, and immediately took Bernstein\, Bartók and Brubeck on board. Thus the Big B’s\, which release globally August 5th. \nRoman Janoska plays a violin kindly loaned to him by Dr. Christian Kuhn. \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/the-big-bs-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2_TheBigBs_JanoskaEnsemble_MBAW_2022_8_S25_IC_1920x1080_FNL2-_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220923T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220923T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20220719T234648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T042755Z UID:16977-1663956000-1663956000@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:It Ain't Necessarily So! | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:A renowned violinist and pianist/actor combine virtuosic performances\, theatrical humor\, and pop culture together as Duo Baldo! ​​In a small town on the outskirts of Florence\, Italy\, the group was born in the most natural of ways\, with a casual meeting of two very different people from two very diverse cultural backgrounds. With over a thousand performances in major concert halls\, recital halls and theaters\, Duo Baldo make for a show that captivates and surprises! \n“What can I say? Discouraging? Scandalizing? Irritating? Blasphemous? All in all Duo Baldo’s performance has to be seen\, words are not enough to convey the subtle irony that pervades it.”– Susan Jarman\, Grapevine Magazine \n“The duo gave such an explosive performance\, mixed with a series of exhilarating gags\, that they literally conquered the audience.”– Giancarlo Caselli\, Liricamente (Teatro Goldoni di Livorno) \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS \n \n \n \n \n \n Duo Baldo\n The musical comedy team Duo Baldo is renowned violinist Brad Repp and pianist/actor Aldo Gentileschi. Their critically acclaimed concerts combine virtuosic performances\, theatrical humor and pop culture. \nDuo Baldo made their debut with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in 2004. In February 2006\, Duo Baldo won first prize at the National Short Theater Competition in Florence. After winning first prize at the 2009 Musicomicontest\, they performed at the opening of the 2010 Salzburg Festival. Other invitations include Tokyo’s Musashino Cultural Foundation\, the Shanghai Concert Hall\, the Mozaic Festival\, the Beijing Concert Hall\, the Chamber Music Society of Trieste\, as well as appearances in Brescia\, Cincinnati\, Baltimore\, Lugano (Switzerland)\, Mexico City and Stockholm. In 2016\, the duo was highly praised for a successful television appearance on Italy’s popular talent show\, “Tu Sí Que Vales”. In 2018\, the duo made their first successful US Tour which included 36 cities. Also in 2018 the duo performed to a sold-out crowd at Taipei’s prestigious National Concert Hall\, earning themselves a second invitation in October of 2019. In 2019\, the duo appeared in the new and innovative TV series\, “Now Hear This” on Great Performances | PBS\, the first classical music television series broadcast in primetime since 1967. (episodes n.1 and n.4) \nBrad Repp performs on a 1736 Testore violin. Aldo Gentileschi performs on whatever piano he can find. \nhttp://www.duobaldo.com/ \n \n \n \n \n \n Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/it-aint-necessarily-so-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1_ItAintNecessarilySo_DuoBaldo_MBAW_2022_8_S25_IC_1920x1080_FNL-_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220506T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220506T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20210811T201042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220418T213909Z UID:14656-1651860000-1651860000@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Yedam Kim | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:2020 Silver medalist of The Gurwitz International Piano Competition Yedam Kim returns to San Antonio for a spectacular solo piano performance! \n\n\nInterested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Yedam Kim\, piano | South Korea-France\n \nBorn in South Korea\, Yedam Kim started piano at the age of 6 with Eun-Ock Kim and Hae-jeon Lee. After many prizes at national piano competitions and her 2002 debut recital in Seoul\, she moved to Paris\, France. Yedam graduated with a Masters degree at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSM de Paris) in 2010 with Henri Barda and Bruno Rigutto\, her Postgraduate degree in 2013 at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Jacques Rouvier and obtained the ‘Diplôme de Concertiste’ at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris in 2015. She also graduated with a Masters of Opera Coach at CNSM de Paris and studied with Rena Shereshevskaya until 2019. \nKim is a prizewinner of several international piano competitions\, most recently 4th prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition in 2021 and 2nd prize in The Gurwitz International Piano Competition (San Antonio\, TX) in 2020. Other past accolades include 2nd prize in the Porto Santa Cecilia International Competition\, 6th prize in the Seoul International Competition\, 6th prize in the Hong Kong International Competition\, and 2nd prize in the Epinal International Competition. She was also a semi-finalist in the Queen Elizabeth International Competition. \nYedam has performed in prestigious halls throughout Europe\, the United States\, and South Korea as a soloist\, chamber musician\, and with orchestra. Examples include the Konzerthaus in Berlin\, Salle Pleyel\, Salle Cortot\, Théatre du Châtelet\, and the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow. URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/yedam-kim-impresario-club/ CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MBAW_2022_4_IC_YedamKim_1920x1080_PROOF-1_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220408T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220408T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20210811T200302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T194959Z UID:14654-1649440800-1649440800@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Happy Birthday Schubert! | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:The Julius Quartet and Ukrainian soprano Yelena Dyachek celebrate the 225th birthday of one of the most beloved composers of all time\, Franz Schubert. \nInterested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more  \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS \n \n \n \n \n \n Julius Quartet\n Members:Hyun Jeong Helen Lee\, first violinDavid Do\, second violinJohn Batchelder\, violaSebastian Kozub\, cello \nBiography:Characterized as “the captivating young string quartet” (The Bennington Banner)\, the Julius Quartet has cultivated a distinguished voice since its formation in 2012. As passionate chamber musicians\, the quartet strives to spread the values of chamber music to diverse communities in addition to presenting their diacritic expression within the music. Swiftly rising to critical acclaim\, the group was awarded First Prize at the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition\, First Prize at the first annual MA-ASTA String Quartet/Quintet Competition by unanimous vote\, and was nominated for the Harvard Musical Association’s Arthur Foote Award. The quartet’s expressive personality\, commended for leaving audiences “mesmerized by its resonant sound” (The Collegiate Times)\, has led to performances all over the North America in various venues such as Bing Concert Hall\, Bargemusic\, the Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center\, The Moss Arts Center\, the Museum of Fine Arts\, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. In February of 2019\, the quartet collaborated with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and award-winning Texas composer Jesus Martinez in tribute to both the Museum’s thirtieth anniversary and the fifty-fifth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy\, performing a newly commissioned work “The Sixth Floor” – a stirring journey from the darkest days of 1963 to a deeper understanding of the enduring legacy of President Kennedy and what lies beyond. Cherishing the collaborative essence of chamber music\, the group has shared in numerous collaborations with celebrated artists such as Andres Cardenes\, Aaron Boyd\, members of the St. Lawrence\, Shanghai\, Escher and Lydian Quartets in addition to composers Louis Andriessen\, Dan Tepfer\, Jesper Koch\, and Jesus Martinez. The group has been featured repeatedly in the Music from Salem festival\, where they have collaborated with artists and directors Rhonda Rider\, Lila Brown and Judith Gordon. Keeping an active performance schedule during the summer\, the quartet has participated in numerous summer festivals such as the St. Lawrence String Quartet Seminar\, McGill International String Quartet Academy\, the Chamber Music Residency at The BANFF Centre\, and the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music. Settled in Dallas\, the quartet’s commitment to sharing the principles of chamber music through outreach events and educational workshops has impacted both local communities and audiences nationwide. From the onset of the ensemble’s formation\, the group sought to engage with community organizations\, such as the “Bridging the Gap” organization in Worcester\, MA- a program for youth at risk associated with The Salvation Army. More recently in September 2019\, the group was invited to participate in the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series\, enriching the Quad City region through performance workshops and interactive sessions that reached over 2\,000 people across the region. The quartet has given masterclasses for numerous youth music programs\, such as the Empire State Youth Symphony String Festival\, the Newark School of the Arts\, the Florida Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Harrison Arts Center. Moreover\, they have also been featured as guest artists at some of the country’s most prestigious institutions\, including the University of South Florida\, Black Hawk College\, Richland College and a residency at Virginia Tech University. Furthermore\, the group served as Assistant Chamber Music Coaches as part of the Peak Fellowship at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas\, TX. The quartet recently completed its tenure as the Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University\, receiving close mentorship from violinist Aaron Boyd\, Director of Chamber Music at SMU\, and members of the Escher String Quartet. Prior to this appointment\, the quartet served as the Graduate Quartet-in-Residence at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University\, where they worked intensely with the celebrated Shanghai Quartet. Oher primary mentors and influences include Rhonda Rider\, Mark Steinberg\, and Lila Brown. Furthermore\, the group has worked with various esteemed chamber musicians such as Shmuel Ashkenasi\, Michael Tree\, Gerhard Schulz\, Mathias Tacke\, Harald Schoneweg\, Joseph Silverstein\, and members of the Juilliard\, Emerson\, St. Lawrence\, Tokyo\, Miro\, Chilingarian\, Ying\, Latino Americano and Apple Hill String Quartets. \n \n \n \n \n \n Yelena Dyachek\, soprano\n Ukrainian-born soprano Yelena Dyachek was a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2016\, receiving praise from The New York Times saying “…memorable as the soprano Yelena Dyachek from California\, who demonstrated impressive range\, depth and power in ‘Come scoglio’\, before delivering an emotionally captivating Letter Scene…”. She is a graduate from Houston Grand Opera’s prestigious studio program and during her time in the HGO Studio\, Ms. Dyachek appeared in several productions including as Musetta in La bohème\, Flora in La traviata\, and Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Further productions included Norma\, Some Light Emerges\, and Nixon in China. In the summer of 2019\, she made her debut as Marie Antoinette in Ghosts of Versailles at the Glimmerglass Festival\, a production which travels to the Opera House at the Palace of Versailles in the winter of 2019. Further engagements in the 2019-20 season include her professional role debut as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin with Palm Beach Opera under the direction of Tomer Zvulun and joining the Lyric Opera of Chicago for their productions of Il barbiere di Siviglia and Dead Man Walking. \nRecent performances for Dyachek include Elettra in Idomeneo and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 as a Filene Young Artist at Wolf Trap Opera and Fiordiligi for San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program. A multi-year member of the Aspen Opera Theatre Center\, Ms. Dyachek appeared as Fiordiligi in 2015 and as Tatiana in 2014. She will return to the Aspen Music Festival in the Summer of 2020 as part of their Beethoven Celebration. \nFurther recognition includes the Ana Maria Martinez Encouragement Award at the 2016 Eleanor McCollum Competition\, and singing as a finalist at the Palm Springs Opera Guild of the Desert’s vocal competition. She holds a bachelor’s degree from University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music\, and a master’s degree from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Further roles performed while at USC include Frau Von Daubek in the concert premiere of Thomas Morse’s Frau Schindler\, the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos\, Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito\, the title role in Iphigénie en Tauride\, and Madama Cortese in Il viaggio a Reims. URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/happy-birthday-schubert-impresario-club/ CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MBAW_2022_3_IC_Schubert_1920x1080_PROOF-2_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220121T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220121T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20210811T195920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T045803Z UID:14652-1642788000-1642788000@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:The Quilt: A Living History of African American Music | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:This concert showcases outstanding musicians featured in Musical Bridges’ original documentary “The Quilt”: a celebration of the history of African American culture through music. Featured artists include vocalist Beverly Houston\, Veronica Williams\, Andrea Vocab\, legendary trombonist Ron Wilkins\, pianist Aaron Prado\, and many others. The program will highlight historical spirituals to music of the present day. URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/the-quilt-a-living-history-of-african-american-music-impresario-club/ CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MBAW_2021_8_IC_S24_1920x1080_3_TheQuilt.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20210811T195533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T000841Z UID:14650-1637344800-1637344800@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:In a Style of Jazz | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:Classical music meets jazz with two of MBAW’s founding artists\, pianist Valeri Grokhovski and violinist Mark Cheikhet. San Antonio favorites bassist Zlatan Redzic and percussionist Darren Kuper join them to offer a unique interpretation of all-time favorites from Bach to Gershwin. \nNot a Member? Learn More Here \n\n  URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/in-a-style-of-jazz-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Roosevelt Library\, 311 Roosevelt Ave\, San Antonio\, TX 78210 CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MBAW_2021_10_IC_Jazz_1920x1080_Web-Event-Calendar_FNL_WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211001T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211001T180000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20210811T195112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210914T055831Z UID:14648-1633111200-1633111200@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Don't Cry for Me Argentina | Impresario Club DESCRIPTION:Native of San Juan\, Argentina\, JP Jofre is an award-winning bandoneon player and composer that is repeatedly highlighted by the New York Times and praised as one of today’s leading artists by Great Performers at Lincoln Center. JP and the JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band will be joined by Argentinian singer Sofia Tosello\, known for connecting emotionally with her audience through the exploration of drama and tango! \n\nAbout JP Jofre (Argentina):\nNative from San Juan\, Argentina\, JP Jofre is an award winning bandoneon player and composer. He has been repeatedly highlighted by the New York Times and praised as one of today’s leading artists by Great Performers at Lincoln Center. His music has been recorded by 16 times Grammy winner Paquito D’ Rivera\, Orpheus Orchestra and Kathryn Stott. Jofre is a recipient of the National Prize of the Arts grant in Argentina\, he has taken his form of contemporary Tango to some of the most important festivals around the world including Celebrity Series of Boston and Umbria Jazz Festival\, among others. As soloist he has appeared with the San Antonio Symphony\, San Diego Symphony and Argentina’s NSO to name a few. JP has also given lectures at Google Talks\, TEDtalks and The Juilliard School. He is currently writing two double concertos commissioned by clarinetist producer Sunny Kang and violinists Francisco Fullana and Michael Guttman co-commissioned by Classical Music Institute of San Antonio\, Balearic Islands Symphony and Metropolis Ensemble. More at JPJofre.com \nAbout the Hard Tango Chamber Band:\nThe JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band\, based in NYC\, was started in 2008 by bandoneonist and composer Juan Pablo (J.P.) Jofre. The quintet focuses on Jofre’s original works as well as authentic interpretations of legendary composer Astor Piazzolla. Argentinian expatriate JP Jofre\, highlighted several times by the New York Times\, and praised by Lincoln Center\, who called him “one of today’s leading tango artists\,” has seen his reputation grow by leaps and bounds. After its debut performance at the Public Theatre in NYC in 2008\, the group has appeared at Great Performers at Lincoln Center\, Celebrities Series of Boston\, and Seattle Town Hall\, Seoul Art Center\, Argentina\, Panama World Music Festiva\, Pro Arte in Puerto Rico and Tokyo-Japan among many others. \nAbout Sofia Tosello (Argentina):\nOriginally from Córdoba\, Argentina\, Vocalist and Music Educator Sofia Tosello is a cherished voice in the vibrant scene of New York City artists who are redefining Latin American song. Christopher Loundon\, writing in Jazz Times\, notes they “ The next wave in Latin –American jazz may well begin with Tosello”. Sofia has performed and recorded with artists such as Grammy Winner Mexican Pop singer Thalia\, Horacio “ El Negro Hernandez”\, Grammy-Winner Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra\, Guy Mendilow Ensemble\, Aquiles Baez\, Mariela Franganillo Dance Company\, Polly Ferman and Glamour Tango\, among others. Ms Tosello has performed in renowned stages in the USA\, Asia and Latin America. \nIn the fall 2011 and 2012 she had been part of the music faculty at Swarnabhommi Academy of Music in Chennai\, India along with musicians such as Victor Wooten\, Dafnis Prieto among others. She is currently one of the Jazz Vocal Professors at New Jersey City University. Ms.Tosello is also currently teaching jazz for young people through Webop Music Program at Jazz at Lincoln Center. \n“The purity of Tosello’s voice is matched by the vibrancy of her emotional palette and inventiveness of her cross-cultural technique.” – Christopher Loudon\, Jazz Times \nwww.sofiatosello.com URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/dont-cry-for-me-argentina-impresario-club/ CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MBAW_2021_9_IC_Dont-Cry_1920x1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210605T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210605T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20200827T193128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210521T190230Z UID:11579-1622912400-1622912400@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Through a Child's Eyes | Impresario Club & Musica Viva! DESCRIPTION:Please Note: This concert has changed to virtual only and has changed from its previous 1 May date to 5 June.  \nThe season finale celebrates the achievements of our two educational programs – Kids to Concerts and Musical Sprouts – and their impact on children as they journeyed to Russia\, Japan\, Spain and San Antonio’s Sister Cities around the globe. The concert will also feature brand new piano performances by The Gurwitz Youth Ambassadors filmed at the San Fernando Cathedral\, as well as other highlights from this season’s virtual performances. \n\n  \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/through-a-childs-eyes-impresario-club-musica-viva/ LOCATION:(Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club,Musica Viva! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MBAW_2021_5_ICMV_Through-a-Childs-Eyes_1920x1080_PROOF-2_WEB.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210227T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210227T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20200827T192444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T115353Z UID:11574-1614445200-1614445200@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Harp vs. Harp | Impresario Club & Musica Viva! DESCRIPTION:Please Note: This event has changed to virtual only.\nThis concert documentary will dive into the lives of Switzerland-born harmonica player Grégoire Maret and Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda to learn what inspired their musical careers\, collaborations\, and the unique style they bring to their instruments. \n\n\nAbout Edmar Castañeda (Colombia): \nSince arriving in the United States in 1994\, Colombian-born harp virtuoso Edmar Castañeda has forged his own distinctive path in music. He brings not only an unfamiliar instrument but a wholly original voice to jazz\, branching out into a world of different styles and genres. His wide-ranging career has been remarkable for discovering a brilliant role for the harp in jazz\, then continuing to innovate and spark creativity from a wealth of formidable collaborations. His latest CD\, Live in Montreal\, features the latest in an ever-growing history of thrilling partnerships\, an utterly unique duo with the electrifying Japanese pianist Hiromi.\nhttps://www.edmarcastaneda.com/\n \nAbout Grégoire Maret (Switzerland): \nGrammy winner\, Swiss born harmonica player and composer\, Grégoire Maret moved to New York City at 18 years old to study at the New School University. Over the course of the past decade\, Grégoire has emerged as a unique and compelling new voice across a wide spectrum of the modern jazz world. That his chosen instrument – the harmonica – is a relative rarity in the genre is one element in his singular sound\, but far from the whole explanation. After all\, the extensive list of heavy- hitters who have enlisted him for their own projects is unparalleled: Herbie Hancock\, Pat Metheny\, Cassandra Wilson\, and Marcus Miller are some of his most prominent employers\, none of whom have the patience to employ novelty for novelty’s sake.\nhttps://www.gregoiremaret.com/\n \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/harp-vs-harp-impresario-club-musica-viva/ LOCATION:(Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club,Musica Viva! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/BKTokFRb-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210123T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210123T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20200827T191420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T003904Z UID:11565-1611421200-1611421200@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Il Favorito | Impresario Club & Musica Viva! DESCRIPTION:Please Note: This event has changed to virtual only. \nWinner of the Audience Favorite Award\, Italian virtuoso Leonardo Colafelice joins us virtually from his home city of Altamura to present a dazzling new program\, just a year after taking the Bronze Medal at The Gurwitz 2020 International Piano Competition. \n\n\nAbout Leonardo Colafelice (Italy): \nLeonardo Colafelice is an Italian pianist of international repute and acclaim. Legendary pianist Martha Agerich has remarked of Colafelice as a “fabulous pianist and musician.” Colafelice was born in 1995 in Altamura (Bari)\, Southern Italy and became a pupil of Pasquale Iannone at Bari’s renowned Niccolò Piccinni Conservatory of Music\, where he later graduated.  \nLeonardo most recently won the Bronze Medal as well as the Audience Favorite Award at The Gurwitz 2020 International Piano Competition. This comes along with numerous other international wins: Second Prize\, Audience Prize\, Junior Jury Prize\, and Best Performance of a Russian Piece in the 2016 Cleveland International Piano Competition; finalist of the 2019 China International Music Competition; finalist in the 2014 Tel Aviv Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition; and numerous Gold Medals and First Prizes from US competitions throughout 2012 and 2013.\n\nColafelice currently teaches as Principal Piano Teacher at the Matera Conservatory of Music in Italy\, the school where he first started his piano studies.He has also performed in Italy and abroad\, with orchestras including: The Cleveland Orchestra and The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.\nhttps://www.leonardocolafelice.com/\n \n  \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/il-favorito-impresario-club/ LOCATION:Online (Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club,Musica Viva! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MBAW_2020_11_ICMV_Il-Favorito_1920x1080_WEB-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201205T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20200827T190543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T235526Z UID:11561-1607187600-1607187600@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:Happy Birthday Beethoven! | Impresario Club & Musica Viva! DESCRIPTION:The legendary Janoska Ensemble invites you to Vienna to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in the Austrian city where he spent much of his life composing his most eminent works. \n\n\nAbout Janoska Ensemble (Austria): \nThe musical universe is infinite and the galaxy of best-loved composers alone contains thousands of musical suns. Stylistically\, though\, these are often musical light-years apart. The Janoska Ensemble has set out to span intergalactic distance with its unique synthesis of musical worlds and its venture has won it an enthusiastic international public in a remarkably short time. The four young progenitors of this art – each with a superb classical training – have combined their individual musical attainments to perfection: Ondrej\, František and Roman Janoska (three brothers from Bratislava) and their brother-in-law Julius Darvas (born and bred in Konstanz) are already successful in repeated engagements on four continents.  \nThe Janoska Ensemble has achieved the feat\, in the competitive jungle of today’s music scene\, of forging their specific style into their own brand and thus into a genre concept\, namely their Janoska Style\, transposing familiar references from classic to pop into an audibly related and yet quite new message. Nor is this all: each of their precision-tuned arrangements invariably carries the hallmark of the ensemble’s abounding musical invention\, the Janoska fingerprints. This fingerprinting – with an amazing range of expression from moving to thrilling – naturally shows up in the ensemble members’ own compositions.\nThe Janoska Style possesses the rare ability to enthuse dedicated followers of totally opposing genres. Its vast reserves of positive energy electrify an audience after just a few bars; by the time they have embarked on their spontaneous virtuoso improvisations\, the four great artists have stirred even the most reticent listeners from their seats.\nThe Janoska Ensemble’s debut album “Janoska Style” was released on the prestigious classical music label Deutsche Grammophon in 2016 and attained gold status within a year.\nThis concentrated versatility of the Janoska Ensemble now allows it to break new ground in the choice of its musical material on the album REVOLUTION\, which will be released internationally at Deutsche Grammophon on March 15th 2019. In homage to the four ingenious Liverpoolers\, the Janoska Ensemble has arranged top Beatles hits in Janoska style for their album. \nRoman Janoska plays a violin\, kindly loaned to him by Dr. Christian Kuhn. \nJanoska Ensemble\nOndrej Janoska\, Violin\nRoman Janoska\, Violin\nFrantišek Janoska\, Piano\nJulius Darvas\, Double Bass \njanoskaensemble.com\n\n \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/happy-birthday-beethoven-impresario-club-musica-viva/ LOCATION:Online (Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club,Musica Viva! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MBAW_2020_8_ICMV_HappyBdayBeethoven4_1920x1080-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201010T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201010T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20200827T185704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T071835Z UID:11558-1602349200-1602349200@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:We Shall Overcome | Impresario Club & Musica Viva! DESCRIPTION:Join us as we journey across the globe visiting San Antonio Sister and Friendship Cities from Japan to Namibia\, Mexico to China\, Germany to India and beyond! Our international music ensemble shatters boundaries with a program of hope and resilience. \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/we-shall-overcome-impresario-club-musica-viva/ LOCATION:Online (Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club,Musica Viva! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MBAW_2020_8_ICMV_WE-SHALL-OVERCOME2_1920x1080-2-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200501T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200501T190000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20190918T151359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T114028Z UID:8459-1588359600-1588359600@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:DUO BALDO | ITALY DESCRIPTION:The musical comedy team Duo Baldo is renowned violinist Brad Repp and pianist/actor Aldo Gentileschi. Their critically acclaimed concerts combine virtuosic performances and theatrical humor. Duo Baldo made their debut with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in 2004. In February 2006\, they won first prize at the National Short Theater Competition in Florence. After winning first prize at the 2009 Musicomicontest\, they performed at the opening of the 2010 Salzburg Festival. In 2018 the duo performed to a sold-out crowd at Taipei’s prestigious National Concert Hall\, earning themselves a second Chinese/Taiwanese tour in October of 2019. Violinist Brad Repp has appeared as violin soloist with José Carreras in two Asia tours. He performs on a 1736 Testore violin. Aldo Gentileschi performs on whatever piano he can find. \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/duo-baldo-italy-3/ LOCATION:(For Impresario Club Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/baldo-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200410T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200410T190000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20190918T151235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T074751Z UID:8458-1586545200-1586545200@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:MANE GALOYAN\, SOPRANO | ARMENIA\, DUO: JOLENTE DE MAEYER\, VIOLIN & NIKOLAAS KENDE\, PIANO | BELGIUM DESCRIPTION:Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan\, whom Classical Source exclaimed\, “…is a real find <…> with a compelling presence and able to express feelings as naturally as breathing … ” is making a splash in the classical music industry. In the most recent season\, Ms. Galoyan makes her Metropolitan Opera debut\, singing Prilepa/Chlöe in Pique Dame\, conducted by Vasily Petrenko. She also returns to Houston Grand Opera to sing Gilda in Rigoletto\, debuts with Hawaii Opera Theatre as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro\, and the role of Giannetta and cover of Adina in L’elisir d’amore with Glyndebourne Festival. For the 2018-2019 season\, Ms. Galoyan performed Violetta with the Glyndebourne Festival on tour and Gilda in Rigoletto with Kentucky Opera and Wolf Trap Opera. Symphonic engagements included Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with James Gaffigan and The Dallas Symphony\, as well as with Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Houston Symphony. Ms. Galoyan also performed select Russian song repertoire with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Aspen Music Festival. From 2015 to 2018 she was a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio where she performed numerous roles including Margaret Hughes in Carlisle Floyd’s Prince of Players\, Adina in L’elisir d’amore\, Violetta in La traviata\, the Forest Bird in Siegfried. Mané Galoyan is a winner of numerous international competitions\, including\, third prize in the International Tchaikovsky Competition\, fourth prize in the International Vocal Competition China\, third prize in the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition\, a special prize in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition\, and first prize in the Bibigul Tulegenova International Singing Competition. A native of Armenia Ms.Galoyan holds two degrees from the Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory. Currently resides in Houston\, Texas. \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/mane-galoyan-soprano-armenia-duo-jolente-de-maeyer-violin-nikolaas-kende-piano-belgium/ LOCATION:(For Impresario Club Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Mane-Galoyan-Jolente-de-Maeyer_Web2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200221T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200221T190000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20190918T150432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200814T122309Z UID:8457-1582311600-1582311600@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:AVI AVITAL\, MANDOLIN & BRIDGET KIBBEY\, HARP | ISRAEL DESCRIPTION:Avi Avital is a driving force behind the reinvigoration of mandolin repertory. More than 90 contemporary compositions\, 15 of them concertos\, have been written for him\, while his inspired re-imaginings of music for other instruments include arrangements heard on some of his recordings for Deutsche Grammophon. Enhanced by his infectious spirit of adventure and the warm rapport he fosters with his audience\, Avital’s championship of his instrument is taking the mandolin centre stage. As well as appearing frequently in the major concert halls of Europe\, including the Royal Albert Hall\, Berlin Philharmonie\, Vienna Konzerthaus\, Zurich’s Tonhalle\, and Paris Philharmonie\, Avi has exploded onto the US stage with recent debuts with the St. Louis Symphony\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, Montreal Symphony\, and the Chicago Symphony. In 2019\, he makes his main stage debut at Carnegie Hall. \nIn demand as a soloist and chamber musician alongside today’s top artists\, harpist Bridget Kibbey is a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant\, the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist Award\, a Salon de Virtuosi Grant\, the only harpist to win a position with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society II\, a winner of Concert Artist Guild’s International Competition\, Astral Artist Auditions\, and Premiere Prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition in Arles\, France.  “Bridget Kibbey makes it seem as though her instrument had been waiting all its life to explode with the gorgeous colors and energetic figures she was getting from it.” The New York Times \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/avi-avital-mandolin-bridget-kibbey-harp-israel-2/ LOCATION:(For Impresario Club Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/avi-bridget.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191206T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191206T190000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20190918T150242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T114143Z UID:8456-1575658800-1575658800@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:VICTOR PRIETO\, ACCORDION | SPAIN\, THE THALEA STRING QUARTET | CANADA-US DESCRIPTION:Grammy Winner Victor Prieto is hailed by The New York Times as “A fiendishly skilled accordionist and composer” and by All About Jazz as “One of the best World music and Jazz accordionists now days”. He has changed the way musicians and spectators view accordion by revolutionizing both technique and sound. His love for traditional Galician music and classical education enriches his compositions with explosive rhythm and colors uniquely combining Galician Roots\, Celtic\, Brazilian\, Jazz\, Tango\, and Classical music. Victor continues collaborating on world stages with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble among many others. He teaches Master Classes in US Berklee College of Music and heads jazz accordion studies at the Brooklyn Conservatory\, New York. \nThe Thalea String Quartet is dedicated to bringing timeless music to audiences from all walks of life. They are devoted to building a new and diverse audience for chamber music through innovative programming and community engagement. Formed in 2014 at the Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival in Courmayeur\, Italy\, the Thalea String Quartet has been praised for their “vibrant performance” and “sincere expressivity” (SF Classical Voice). They were the first quartet-in-residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 2015-17. They were appointed as the Sphinx Ensemble at the 2018 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival\, and will return this coming summer as a Shouse Ensemble. They were ensemble-in-residence at the Bear Valley Music Festival for the summers of 2018 and 2019. \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/victor-prieto-accordion-spain-the-thalea-string-quartet-canada-us-3/ LOCATION:(For Impresario Club Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dec-8-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191025T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191025T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T160924 CREATED:20190918T150010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T172259Z UID:8455-1572026400-1572037200@musicalbridges.org SUMMARY:NINA KOTOVA\, Cello | RUSSIA\, SCOTT CUELLAR\, PIANIST | US DESCRIPTION:The Russian-American cellist Nina Kotova\, has been praised by Gramophone as a “strong and individual artist” and by the Los Angeles Times as “a talent to reckon with- poised\, committed\, graceful and spirited.”Ms. Kotova has been internationally recognized as one of the outstanding instrumentalists of her generation. She studied at the Moscow Conservatory and graduated from the Musikhochschule in Cologne. Ms. Kotova has performed on Red Square in Moscow\, for the Imperial family of Japan and at Buckingham Palace. She has appeared in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory\, at Town Hall and Carnegie Hall in NewYork\, Wigmore Hall\, the Barbican Centre in London\, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Berlin Philharmonic to name a few. \nPianist Scott Cuellar won the gold medal at the 2016 San Antonio International Piano Competition. He was the 1st place winner in the solo division of the 2013 Virginia Waring International Piano Competition and the 3rd place winner of the 2016 New Orleans International Piano Competition. He has performed at major venues around the world\, including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall\, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Bösendorfersaal\, the Newport Music Festival\, the Polytheatre Chongqing and the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in the People’s Republic of China. Mr. Cuellar holds a Master of Music from the Juilliard School\, and completing his Doctor of Musical Arts at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University\, where he studies with Jon Kimura Parker. Scott currently teaches at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. \nExplore Membership URL:https://musicalbridges.org/event/nina-kotova-cello-russia-scott-cuellar-pianist-us/ LOCATION:(For Impresario Club Members Only) CATEGORIES:Impresario Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://musicalbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Nina_Kotova_-_Scott_Cuellar_IC.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR