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James Jeonghwan Kim in Review

James Jeonghwan Kim, cello Larry Wang, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY February 3, 2013

James Kim: Photo credit: Ryan Moon

 

There are debuts and debuts: the blood bank of human endeavor is forever bringing new musical talent to the fore. But I daresay, the recital of [...]

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Tatiana Tessman Pianist in Review

Tatiana Tessman, Piano Winner of the World Piano Competition Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center November 30, 2012

Tatiana Tessman’s November 30th Tully Hall recital presented the latest winner of the World Piano Competition—an artist of technical brilliance, interpretive authority along with a comforting aura of authority and dependability. Ms. Tessman, was who was [...]

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Maxim Anikushin, Pianist in Review

Maxim Anikushin, Pianist in Review Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium); New York, NY April 5, 2012

 

In October 2011, The Russian-American Cultural Heritage Center designated April as Russian-American History Month, and to launch the first RAHM in New York State, the RACH-C presented the superb pianist Maxim Anikushin in his first Carnegie Hall [...]

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Henry Wong Doe, Pianist in Review

Henry Wong Doe, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall March 26, 2012

Henry Wong Doe. Photo credit: Tom Stoelker

 

Henry Wong Doe, pianist, entitled his March 26th Weill Hall Recital “A Picture of New Zealand” and dedicated the first half of his program to the music of his countryman Gareth [...]

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Katarzyna Musial, Pianist in Review

Katarzyna Musial, Piano Camerata New York Orchestra, Richard Owen, Jr. Conductor The Kosciuszko Foundation March 18, 2012

Katarzyna Musial

 

The Camerata New York Orchestra presented a delightful program on a delightful Sunday afternoon, March 18, with a guest soloist, the Polish-Canadian pianist Katarzyna Musial. The Camerata, now celebrating its tenth [...]

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Rosa Antonelli, Pianist in Review

Rosa Antonelli, Pianist in Review Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY October 15, 2011

Rosa Antonelli

Rosa Antonelli, an excellent Argentinean pianist, presented a recital of mostly Argentine and Spanish composers at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium), a concert benefiting Action Against Hunger. Ms. Antonelli, according to the bio [...]

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Louise Dubin, Cellist in Review

Louise Dubin, Cellist in Review Forgotten Treasures by Franchomme and Chopin John Street Church; New York, NY September 29, 2011

Louise Dubin

Louise Dubin, a fine cellist who studied with Ardith Alton, Aldo Parisot, Timothy Eddy and Janos Starker, based her thesis on Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884). She has just completed her dissertation [...]

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Nadejda Vlaeva Pianist in Review

Nadejda Vlaeva, piano YASI Piano Salon; New York, NY October 4, 2011

Nadejda Vlaeva

Nadejda Vlaeva, a Bulgarian pianist who studied at The Sofia Music School, The Sofia Music Academy, The Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam and The Manhattan School of Music with teachers Antoanetta Arsova, Anton Dikov, Jan Wijn, and Ruth Laredo (she also [...]

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Alexej Gorlatch, Pianist in Review

Alexej Gorlatch, Pianist in Review Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall April 14, 2011

Alexej Gorlatch; Photo Credit: Akira Muto

Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall, part of the Carnegie Hall complex, presented Alexej Gorlatch on April 14th as the First Prize winner of the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition. [...]

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New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra in Review

New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra Guerguan Tsenov, conductor Gabrielius Alekna, piano Symphony Space; New York, NY April 11, 2011

Gabrielius Alekna

The New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra’s April 7th concert at Symphony Space had a fine guest soloist, Lithuanian pianist Gabrielius Alekna and a solid guest conductor, Bulgarian Guerguan Tsenov, who led [...]

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