\nLight food and drinks will be provided.<\/p>\n
Program<\/h1>\n
Nicholas Phan, Tenor<\/strong> FRANZ SCHUBERT Pilgerweise, D. 789 Amaryn Olmeda, Violin<\/strong> C\u00c9SAR FRANCK Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano Janice Carissa, Piano<\/strong><\/p>\n ENRIQUE GRANADOS The Maiden and the Nightingale Blake Pouliot, Violin<\/strong> ERICH KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing Suite, Opus 11 ANDREW NORMAN Sabina MIKL\u00d3S R\u00d3ZSA Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 15 Described by the Boston Globe<\/em> as \u201cone of the world\u2019s most remarkable singers,\u201d American tenor Nicholas Phan is \u00adincreasingly recognized as an artist of distinction. An artist with an \u00adincredibly diverse repertoire that spans nearly 500 years of music, he performs \u00adregularly with the world\u2019s leading orchestras and opera \u00adcompanies. Also an avid recitalist, in 2010 he co-founded the \u00adCollaborative Arts Institute of \u00adChicago (CAIC) to promote art song and vocal chamber music, where he serves as artistic director. In both recital and chamber concerts, he has been presented by Carnegie Hall, London\u2019s Wigmore Hall, San Francisco Performances, Cal Performances, the Aspen Music Festival, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Atlanta\u2019s Spivey Hall, Boston\u2019s Celebrity Series, and the Library of Congress. Often working to build the vocal chamber repertoire, numerous new song cycles have been composed for him by many of today\u2019s pre-eminent composers, including Lembit Beecher, Jake Heggie, Gabriel Kahane, Aaron Jay Kernis, Missy Mazzoli, Joel Puckett, Errollyn Wallen, and Nico Muhly.<\/p>\n Booking Inquiries<\/a><\/p>\n Winner of first prize and the audience choice award at the 24th Annual Sphinx Competition, violinist Amaryn Olmeda is a rising star sought after for her bold and expressive performances as a soloist and collaborator. Highlights of the 2023-2024 season include \u00adrecitals at Classical KDFC SKY Concerts with pianist Lara Downes, \u00adMusic at Gretna, and at the Willamette University Distinguished \u00adArtist Series. Olmeda made her Carnegie Hall solo debut on the Sphinx \u00adVirtuosi tour at the age of 14, garnering rave reviews. At 13, Olmeda was named the initial member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Opus 3 Artist\u2019s Artist Apprentice Program. In 2023, Olmeda made her recording debut as the featured soloist of Carlos Simon\u2019s \u201cBetween Worlds\u201d on the Sphinx Virtuosi\u2019s inaugural recording with Deutsche Grammophon. Born in Melbourne, Australia in 2008, \u00adOlmeda currently studies at the New England Conservatory of Music with \u00adMiriam Fried. She previously studied with Ian Swensen at the San Francisco \u00adConservatory of Music.<\/p>\n Booking Inquiries<\/a><\/p>\n A Gilmore Young Artist and winner of Salon de \u00adVirtuosi, Janice Carissa has \u201cthe multicolored highlights of a \u00admature \u00adpianist\u201c (Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>) and \u201cstrong, sure hands\u201d (Voice of \u00adAmerica<\/em>) that \u201cconvey a vivid story rather than a mere showpiece.\u201d \u00ad(Chicago \u00adClassical Review<\/em>) Her artistry has been showcased at an \u00adarray of renowned \u00adstages, including the Sydney Opera House, \u00adCarnegie Hall, United \u00adNations, Kennedy Center, Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Saratoga Performing Arts Center. \u00adJanice\u2019s burning passion for chamber music has led her to \u00adperformances with Brooklyn Chamber Music Society and Jupiter Chamber Concert Series; collaborations with Vadim Gluzman, \u00adMiriam Fried, Paul Neuebauer, Lucy Shelton, Marcy Rosen, David Shifrin, \u00adJennifer Cano, Peter Wiley, among other distinguished musicians; and appearances at Marlboro, North Shore, Ravinia, Caramoor, and Kneisel Hall festivals.<\/p>\n Booking Inquiries<\/a><\/p>\n Described as \u201cimmaculate, at once refined and \u00adimpassioned,\u201d (ArtsAtlanta<\/em>) violinist Blake Pouliot has anchored \u00adhimself among the ranks of classical phenoms. A tenacious young artist with a passion that enraptures his audience in every performance, Pouliot has established himself as \u201cone of those special talents that comes along once in a lifetime\u201d (Toronto Star<\/em>). As a chamber musician, Pouliot \u00adreturns this season to NAC Chamber Festival, Aspen Music Festival, and La \u00adJolla Summerfest where he performed the festival-opening \u00adconcert last year with conductor Alan Gilbert, and the National Youth \u00adOrchestra of Canada for his third consecutive year as Artist-in-\u00adResidence. He will also make his chamber debut with Festival Napa Valley at the San \u00adFrancisco Conservatory. Previous recitals include Koerner Hall in \u00adToronto, Seattle Chamber Music Society, and the world premiere of Derrick Skye\u2019s God of the Gaps<\/em> for violin and electronics at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.<\/p>\n Booking Inquiries<\/a><\/p>\n Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and \u00advibrant communication. In the past few years she has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los \u00adAngeles Philharmonic. Born in 1996, Simone made her professional solo debut at age 10 with the Seattle Symphony and her \u00adinternational debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London at age 13. In March 2015, Simone was named a recipient of an Avery Fisher \u00adCareer Grant. Recent recital highlights include a tour in Spain with \u00adpianist \u00adPallavi \u00adMahidhara and debuts at Celebrity Series in Boston and NY92, both of which \u00adfeatured the newly commissioned piece by composer \u00adReena Esmail. At the invitation of Esa-Pekka Salonen, Simone \u00adperformed his work \u2018Lachen verlernt\u2019 at the New York Philharmonic\u2019s \u201cForeign Bodies,\u201d a multi-sensory celebration of the work of the composer and conductor. Simone made her Carnegie Zankel Hall debut on the Emmy Award-\u00adwinning TV show From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall<\/em> followed in November 2016 by her debut in Stern Auditorium.<\/p>\n Booking Inquiries<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, January 20, 2024 5:30pm Doors | 6:00PM Performance Steinway Hall 1133 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave between 43rd & 44th Street) NYC SUBWAY Take the B\/D\/F\/M to 42nd Street\/Bryant Park Seating is limited. Reservations are required. R.S.V.P. by contacting Hanan Rahman at hrahman@opus3artists.com or 212.584.7517. Light food and drinks will be provided. 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\nBryan Wagorn, Piano<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nRALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Whither Must I Wander from Songs of Travel
\nERROLLYN WALLEN My Feet May Take A Little While<\/p>\n
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\nHsin-I Huang, Piano<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAllegretto; Moderato<\/em>
\nAllegro<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nSERGEI PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 8 in Bb major, Op. 84
\nMvt 1. Andante dolce \u2013 Allegro moderato<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nSimone Porter, Violin<\/strong>
\nHsin-I Huang, Piano<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMvt 3. Intermezzo<\/em>
\nMvt 4.. Masquerade<\/em>
\nBlake Pouliot & Hsin-I Huang<\/p>\n
\nSimone Porter<\/p>\n
\nMvt 3. Vivo e Giocoso<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAbout the Artists<\/h1>\n
Nicholas Phan<\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nBryan Wagorn<\/h2>\n
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Canadian pianist Bryan Wagorn serves as \u00adAssistant Conductor at The Metropolitan Opera and regularly \u00adperforms \u00adthroughout North America, Europe, and Asia as soloist, chamber \u00admusician, and \u00adrecital accompanist to the world\u2019s leading singers and \u00adinstrumentalists. He has appeared on Good Morning America, WQXR and CBC Radio, has performed in recital for the George London \u00adFoundation, the \u00adMarilyn Horne Foundation and Richard Tucker Foundation, and worked with artists such as Angel Blue, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Lise Davidsen, Eric Owens, Nadine Sierra, Karita Mattila, Joyce DiDonato, the New York Woodwind Quintet, and members of The Metropolitan Opera\u202f \u00adOrchestra, the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony. He also performed as pianist in the Met\u2019s Grammy winning production of Porgy and Bess<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nAmaryn Olmeda<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\nJanice Carissa<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\nBlake Pouliot<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nSimone Porter<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nHsin-I Huang<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Quickly becoming recognized as today\u2019s most sought after collaborative pianist, Hsin-I has played in esteemed venues such as Disney Hall and Zipper Hall. She has collaborated with many \u00adartists such as Margaret Batjer, Andrew Shulman, Sheryl Staples, Chee-Yun, Simone Porter, William Hagen, Blake Pouliot, Jacob Braun, LA \u00adPhilharmonic principal horn Andrew Bain, associate principal \u00adviolist Dale Hikawa Silverman and cellist Tao Ni. Passionate about constantly growing as an artist and helping others grow, she regularly \u00adcollaborates with students in master classes of Robert Lipsett at the Colburn School of Music. Hsin-I has made guest appearances at such venues as LA Philharmonic Chamber Music, Aspen Music Festival, Ravinia BGH \u00adClassics series, NPR\u2019s Performance Today, Sundays Live at LACMA, South Bay Chamber Music Society, and Innsbrook Institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"