Sixth Annual
Joseph H. Conlin Benefit
Gala and Awards Concert
Presenting the 2016 Serge & Olga
Koussevitzky Young Artist Award Winner
Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano
Additional Performances by
2013 Koussevitzky Young Artist Award Winner Katha Zinn, Violin,
and Illya Filshtinskiy, Piano
2014 Koussevitzky Young Artist Award Winner Yue Chu, Piano
Brian Hunter, Tenor
Paul H. Kirby, Oboe
Bonnie McAlvin, Flute
William McNally, Piano
Giuseppe Taormina, Tenor
Mara Waldman, Piano
Saturday, May 7, 2016, 6:00 PM
Liederkranz Concert Hall
6 East 87th Street
New York City
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2013 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Award Winner Katha Zinn, violin, and Illya Filshtinskiy, piano, open the 2016 Awards Concert with the first and fourth movements of Prokofiev's Sonata No. 2:
Musicians Club of New York's Joseph H. Conlin Gala, Saturday, May 7, 2016, Liederkranz Concert Hall, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
2014 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Award Winner Yue Chu, piano, honors 2016 vocal winners with selections from Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales and from Brahms' Piano Pieces, Op. 118:
Musicians Club of New York's Joseph H. Conlin Gala, Saturday, May 7, 2016, Liederkranz Concert Hall, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
2016 Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Young Artist Award Winner Virginie Verrez, mezzo-soprano, accompanied by Mara Waldman, piano, performs "Voi che sapete” from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro followed by Poulenc's "Les chemins de l’amour" and then receives her Award at the Musicians Club of New York's 2016 Joseph H. Conlin Benefit Gala and Award Ceremony on May 7, 2016:
Musicians Club of New York's Joseph H. Conlin Gala, Saturday, May 7, 2016, Liederkranz Concert Hall, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Paul H. Kirby, oboe, performs "Sleepy Shepherd" for solo oboe by Dorothy Kirby
The Musicians Club of New York's 2016 Joseph H. Conlin Gala, Saturday, May 7, 2016, Liederkranz Concert Hall, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Giuseppe Taormina, tenor, Mara Waldman, piano, perform "Tu ca nun chiane" (De Curtis/ Bovio)
The Musicians Club of New York's 2016 Joseph H. Conlin Gala, Saturday, May 7, 2016, Liederkranz Concert Hall, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
William McNally at the Musicians Club of New York's 2016 Joseph H. Conlin Gala
William McNally at the Musicians Club of New York's 2016 Joseph H. Conlin Gala, Saturday, May 7, 2016, Liederkranz Concert Hall, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
Bowie/Prince Tribute, arr. Brian Hunter ("Space Oddity" by David Bowie, "When Doves Cry" by Prince); Brian Hunter, tenor, Paul H. Kirby, oboe, Bonnie McAlvin, flute, William McNally, piano
Musicians Club of New York's 2016 Joseph H. Conlin Benefit Gala and Award Ceremony, Saturday, May 7, 2016, Liederkranz Concert Hall, New York City. Video by Paula and Chris Argondizza.
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