Musical Arts International, Inc.

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Alon Goldstein is one of the most original and sensitive artists of his generation, admired for his musical intelligence and dynamic personality. His artistic vision and innovative programming have made him a favorite with audiences and critics alike throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. He made his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Israel Philharmonic under the baton of Zubin Mehta and returned a few seasons ago with Maestro Herbert Blomstedt in Beethoven Concerto No. 1. In recent seasons, Mr. Goldstein has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; the San Francisco, Baltimore, St. Louis, Houston, Vancouver, Kansas City, Indianapolis, and North Carolina symphonies; and orchestras on tour in Paris, Mexico, Russia, Romania, and Bulgaria.

This season Mr. Goldstein performs in such cities as Philadelphia, Washington DC, Vienna, Berlin, and Milano. His concerts include return engagements with the Israel Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Camerata, Jerusalem Symphony, and the Bach Festival Orchestra. He will make his debut with the Holland Symphony and the Wilmington Symphony.

Recent concerto highlights include an appearance with the Indianapolis Symphony as part of a Prokofiev Concerto cycle, a Mozart Double Concerto in a return to the Gilmore Festival, Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 1 with the Kansas City Symphony, and performances of Beethoven and Mozart concerti on fortepiano with Mercury Houston. Recital and chamber music performances, including concerts with the Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio, include series in New York, Burlington, Yellow Springs, Jasper, and Clarksville, among others.

He recently returned to Vienna for the Lieven Piano Foundation and is in demand for in-person and virtual masterclasses and residencies worldwide. His 2020 online recitals and series of online chats entitled "Alon Not Alone" drew audiences from around the globe.

Memorable experiences from recent seasons include an appearance as soloist with the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia in the Mozart Double Concerto, K. 365 with Katherine Jacobson Fleisher and in the Triple Concerto, K. 242 with Leon Fleisher and Ms. Jacobson Fleisher; the premiere of Lost Souls with the Kansas City Symphony and Michael Stern, a work written for him by the noted Israeli composer Avner Dorman; his successful debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski playing Mendelssohn Concerto No. 1; and his Carnegie Hall debut in the Mozart Triple Concerto with Joseph Kalichstein and Shai Wosner.

Mr. Goldstein has appeared at the Gilmore, Santa Fe, Tanglewood, Ravinia, Marlboro, Seattle, and Steamboat festivals in the United States, as well as Prussia Cove, the Verbier Festival, and Klavier Festival in Rühr. He has also performed at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and at Millennium Park in Chicago with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. A passionate advocate for music education, his recent teaching engagements have included posts at the Steans Institute of the Ravinia Festival, the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, and at the “Tel Hai” international piano masterclasses in Israel, in addition to extended educational residencies across the country.

Mr. Goldstein also maintains an active recording presence on the Naxos label, including his series of Mozart piano concerti (arranged by Ignaz Lachner) with the Fine Arts Quartet (Nos. 19 & 25 in December 2023; 2021 release nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award), Dvorak piano trios with the Tempest Trio, and an album of Scarlatti piano sonatas (June 2020). The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC chose a live recording of one of Mr. Goldstein’s recitals there for its first CD release.

He serves as the Artistic Director of the Lieven Piano Foundation summer school in Vienna, as well as the Artistic Director of the Mt. Angel Abbey Bach Festival in Oregon, and Co-Director of The Distinguished Artists Concert & Lecture Series in Santa Cruz, CA. He is also the founder of the Emerald Coast Music Alliance, whose annual festival in Florida is devoted to sharing the beauty of classical music to under-served communities free of charge.

Mr. Goldstein graduated from the Peabody Conservatory where he studied with Leon Fleisher and served as his assistant – a position assigned only to his most exceptional students. In 2019, Mr. Goldstein was elected to the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, an honor bestowed upon graduates of the institution who have achieved excellence in their field. He is one of only two Peabody graduates to have been selected. A dedicated and creative teacher, Mr. Goldstein holds the Strandberg Endowed Chair, Distinguished Visiting Piano Professor at the UMKC Conservatory.

Program:

Bach Partita No. 1 Schubert - impromptus op 142 Debussy - Evening in Granada  Glass - Etude no. 6 F. Price - 2nd mov from Sonata in E minor  Chopin - Scherzo no 3 in C# minor, op 39. Introduction - Three Impromptus to welcome the Lunar New Year 2024, a premiere by Li-Ly Chang

Date: Sunday, March 10th, 2024 @3 pm

Address: Calvary Lutheran Church

9545 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910

Between 495 and Georgia Ave. Metro red line to Forest Glen. Free parking, reception follows. Handicap accessible.

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Laureate of numerous national and international competitions, Teodora Adzharova’s career has taken her to multiple performance venues in the United States, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Macedonia and the Czech Republic. Currently based in Baltimore, MD, she has established herself as one of the most sought-after chamber musicians in the Baltimore, MD-Washington, D.C. region, frequently collaborating with musicians from both the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Some of Dr. Adzharova’s recent performances include appearances at Catholic University, York College, Bulgarian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Novi Sad, Washington College, Towson University, University of Maryland, and Silo Hill. On many occasions, Dr. Adzharova’s recordings have been broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today. Dr. Adzharova’s 2024–2025 season will feature the release of her debut solo album dedicated to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. The CD will include the composer’s Preludes, Op. 34 and Piano Sonata, Op. 61. One of the few pianists who performs both of Shostakovich’s piano sonatas in a single program, Dr. Adzharova presented a lecture-recital of the repertoire at the World Piano Conference in Serbia and the DiMenna Center in New York. In 2019, Dr. Adzharova’s dedication to chamber music and community engagement led her to become the Co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of the Annunciation Cathedral Concert Series.  Each season, the series provides inventive and accessible classical music programming to the Baltimore community and promotes high-caliber artists from the region. As a passionate educator, Dr. Adzharova serves as a Visiting lecturer in Piano at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and is a member of the piano faculty at the Peabody Preparatory. She is a board member of GBMTA and has served as an adjudicator for NVMTA, GBMTA, HCPTA, and WIPAC competitions. Dr. Adzharova holds piano Performance Diploma and DMA degrees from the Peabody Institute where she studied with Ellen Mack.

Heralded by the Washington Post as a pianist with “extraordinary sensitivity and technical skill,” Shirley Yoo has performed internationally at venues such as the Kennedy Center Concert Hall; Tata Theatre, Mumbai; Arts Center, Seoul; Penderecki Festival, Banff; Societa Filarmonica, Trento; and Steinway Hall, London. Her numerous performances in the United States include radio broadcasts of solo and chamber recitals on WQED and WQLN. Recognized as a top prizewinner for her solo performance in such competitions as the Pennsylvania Federation of Music Clubs, the National Society of Arts and Letters, and the Kosciuszko Foundation’s National Chopin Competition. She is also passionate about chamber music. She was a founding member of the Annapolis Chamber Players, an ensemble of winds, strings and two pianos and League of the Unsound Sound (LotUS), a chamber group dedicated to performing contemporary and experimental music. In their first season, the Washington Post reviewed their concert at Catholic University and called her playing “a spectacular performance... that really stole the show.” Dedicated to nurturing the next generation of musicians, she has been teaching in the university and conservatory setting for over two decades. She has judged for various competitions and mentored by renowned artists including Marc Durand, Leon Fleisher, Ellen Mack, Raymond Hanson, Marek Jablonski, and Seymour Lipkin, as well as Guarneri, Juilliard, Shanghai, and Tokyo String Quartets. Yoo received a Master of Music degree at the University of Maryland and completed post-graduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and DMA degree at Peabody Institute. She had taught at the Conservatory and at Temple Preparatory and while working at Curtis Institute as staff accompanist. She then held a professorship in piano and was Artist-in-Residence of the D’Angelo Piano Trio at Mercyhurst University. She is teaching piano and chamber music at Peabody Conservatory. The recipient of a Presser Award, Yoo was also awarded a Maryland State Arts Council Grant.

 

Program:

• Beethoven Sonata in D Major, op 6
• Dvorak Slavonic Dances
• Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite
• Ravel Mother Goose Suite
• Brahms Hungarian Dances

 

Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024 @3 pm

 

Address:

Calvary Lutheran Church

9545 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910

Between 495 and Georgia Ave. Metro red line to Forest Glen. Free parking on Flora Lane, reception follows. Handicap accessible.

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Musical Arts International, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.