This is the second of the three yearly June student recitals at Weill
Hall at Carnegie Hall. Dr. Ana
Maria Trenchi de Bottazzi, co-founder of the school and world-class concert
pianist and teacher, welcomed the large and enthusiastic audience and was
received with warm applause.
All four children who opened the concert were worth the entire afternoon!
They were SARIN DUTT (7), SYDNEY ADAMS
(6), JULIA SULLIVAN (5) and CHELSEA
TAYLOR (5). All four children
played with delightful poise, accuracy and determination.
A distinct lesson for us all and I am sure bringing back fond memories of
our own beginnings in music.
EKTAA DUTT (11) played her
Beethoven “Für Elise” with accuracy, controlled execution and with a fluid
rhythm.
ANTHONY LOMASTRO (11)
performed the C. P. E. Bach “Solfeggietto” with a good tempo, excellent
dynamics and sense of drama. Good
job Anthony!
COLLEEN STACK (7): outstanding
playing of the difficult Paderewski “Minuet” with good dynamics and control.
Excellent.
CHRISTINA HANLON (10):
good fingers, steady rhythm and good dynamics in her Clementi
“Sonatina”.
CLAIRE DRAGO (10): good and
steady fingers and a flowing rhythm in her Chopin “Minute Waltz”.
KATE
STACK (10): excellent
technical control and a flair for color and brilliance in the Khatchaturian
“Toccata”.
CHRISTOPHER WILSHERE (11) in
his trumpet version of the Triumphal March from Verdi’s “Aida” gave a
rousing performance.
PATRICK DRAGO (14) in his
saxophone transcription of the Brahms “Hungarian Dance” showed fine dynamics
and captured the spirit of the piece.
(Also
congratulations to Dr. Kupisok who played the piano accompaniments both
excellently and enthusiastically for his students Christopher and Patrick).
MELISSA BURKE (12) performed a
delicate rendition of the Singing “Rustles of Spring”.
GABRIELA BRENES (12) played
her Chopin “Waltz”, Op. 42 with great fluency, musicality and flashes of
brilliance.
CHRISTOPHER BIANCO (16) gave
an imaginative and sensitive performance of the 1st Gershwin
“Prelude”—most often heard just loud throughout—but not here.
CHRISTINA BIANCO (16) gave a
spirited and accurate performance of the Chopin “Military Polonaise”.
EDUARDO SOLANO (16).
It is always an experience to see and hear the Prokofiev
"Toccata" performed, much less by a young man of 16.
Superior fluency and clean playing with great energy and appropriate
bombast were present in his playing. Perhaps
a more professional appearance with a jacket might have been a plus.
SAROJA BANGARU (15) played the
great A Flat Polonaise of Chopin. The
playing was aggressive and spirited and showed great courage.
MIJAIL TUMANOV (14) performed
the 1st Ballade of Chopin. His
approach was sensitive, well planned and executed.
The lyricism sang and the bravura passages were effortless.
The difficult Coda was brilliant and dramatic.
There is much promise in this young man! Bravo!
(At any age, a man customarily wears at jacket to play in Carnegie Hall.)
ANNE LEUNG (15) gave an
elegant and tightly controlled performance of the Liszt “2nd
Hungarian Rhapsody”. There was
beautiful balance with the delicate, dramatic, playful and brilliant.
Bravo!
The concert concluded with an introduction of the faculty and a presentation of
grades and awards to the well-deserving young performers.