Welcome to Virtual Concert Halls live classical music channel Season 2023-24! Laureates Gala, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall - performers from many countries sit down in New York for interviews with Steve Robinson, a world renown radio producer and host. Learn their stories, what brought them to music, what was their own journey to Carnegie Hall. Was it "practice-practice-practice"? Or, is there more to it? Steve's engaging conversations with Laureates open a whole world about them, their personalities, their stories, their aspirations. Today’s program is part of our Artist Spotlight series featuring pianist, James Adler. Learn about James Adler’s and the June 2023 Laureate Gala, Adler Audience Favorite Award winners: pianist, Lutao Guo; castanetist, Teresa Laiz & soprano, Marta Vàzquez; and soprano, Valerija Iljinaite James Adler is a pianist who “can create whatever type of music he wants at the keyboard” (Chicago Sun-Times) and a composer who writes “with uncommon imagination” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). He has been commissioned by the Curtis Institute of Music to compose a work as part of the Curtis Centenary Commissioning Initiative “100x100”. Mr. Adler will compose a work for solo piano to be performed and recorded by him in 2023, marking the 50th anniversary of Mr. Adler’s graduation from Curtis. Mr. Adler made his orchestral performing debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and has appeared in recital on the Orchestra’s Allied Arts Piano Series, and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts Series. His appearances have brought him from Chicago's Grant Park, to London’s Royal Albert Hall (broadcast by the BBC), to Thesseloniki, Greece, to New York’s Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Space, and the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden. As performer and composer, Mr. Adler can be heard on recordings from Albany Records, Capstone, Navona, and Ravello Records. He is a member of the Department of Fine Arts at Saint Peter’s University, a National Arts Associate in the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity and was selected in 2018 for membership in the SAI Composer’s Bureau. James Adler is a recipient of the 2017 Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Adler is a Yamaha Artist. Learn more and apply at… https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/ https://www.progressivemusicians.com/ https://www.colorchestra.com/ Sound Track Credits: Alla Lowery, igor Zubkovsky, Anna Ouspenskaya, Ante Božić-Kudrić, Sergey Zubkovsky Today's Broadcast is brought to you by the VCHS Production Team: Frane Rušinović, Ante Božić-Kudrić, Chris Au, Jennifer Wang, ELÖD AMBRUSZ, James Welch, Anna Ouspenskaya, Anastasia Sydorenko, Fedor Ouspensky, and Igor Zubkovsky. Learn more about Virtual Concert Halls: https://virtualconcerthalls.com/

Anna Ouspenskaya interviews Mark Walmsley, Founder of the Arts and Culture Network, a mission-driven and growing global community of over 80,000 practitioners, professionals, and specialist service providers. The pulse of ACN community is a series of free networking events on Zoom at which artists and culture enthusiasts connect, start conversations, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Learn more about this incredible network, and most importantly, about Mark and other people at the helm of this community of 80,000! Find out what inspires true cultural influencers to do the work they do, and how they do it. Please comment, ask questions - Mark and Anna will respond in real time on-air. Get involved! Future Free networking events: https://www.artsandculturenetwork.com/ourevents Membership benefits: https://www.artsandculturenetwork.com/join The Award-winning core LinkedIn group with 46k members https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2895827/ The arts and culture arts administration group with 22k members https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2779726/ The arts and culture careers group with 8,000 members. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4109471/ The arts and culture theatre professionals group with 4,000 members https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1848248/ ~~~~~~~~~~ Learn more and apply at https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/ https://www.progressivemusicians.com/ https://colorchestra.com Soundtrack Credits: Alla Lowery, Igor Zubkovsky, Anna Ouspenskaya, Ante Božić-Kudrić, Sergey Zubkovsky Today's Broadcast is brought to you by the VCHS Production Team: Frane Rušinović, Ante Božić-Kudrić, Chris Au, Jennifer Wang, ELÖD AMBRUSZ, James Welch, Anna Ouspenskaya, Anastasia Sydorenko, Fedor Ouspensky, and Igor Zubkovsky. Learn more about Virtual Concert Halls: https://virtualconcerthalls.com/

Hunter Mill Music Studio Live! We present our first Recital of the 2023-24 School Year. Today our piano students will perform scales and new pieces which they learned COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN. Not only the students worked on their pieces by themselves, they only had ONE DAY to learn them! Students will perform scales according to their current Levels: One through Seven. ~~~~~ The Hunter Mill Music Studio was established in 1999 by two Russian-born and trained classical musicians, Anna Ouspenskaya and Igor Zubkovsky. We have been working for years with students of different ages, various goals, from elementary through high school, college students and graduates, young professionals, and chamber ensemble groups. Levin concert 2016In our Studio we provide nurturing environment for students’ personal growth, we help them learn technical skills necessary to be confident players, but more importantly, we teach them the art of communicating and expression through musical language. We teach our students wide variety of repertory, both solo and in chamber music collaboration; stage presence and ability to speak publicly; artistic etiquette; discipline; thoughtful and intelligent approach to practicing; supporting subjects such as music theory and history. Our students participate in numerous performances in varied settings: recitals, festivals, competitions, presentations, skill tests, TV shows, professional recording sessions. They perform on stages as contrasting as retirement communities and Carnegie Hall or Kennedy Center. We hope to send our students off with true life-long love for musical arts and strong skills which will allow them to continue to enjoy making music and bringing joy to themselves and others. WE ARE WHAT WE DO. Learn more about Hunter Mill Music Studio: https://musicstudiohuntermill.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Soundtrack Credits: Alla Lowery, Igor Zubkovsky, Anna Ouspenskaya, Ante Božić-Kudrić, Sergey Zubkovsky Today's Broadcast is brought to you by the VCHS Production Team: Frane Rušinović, Ante Božić-Kudrić, Chris Au, Jennifer Wang, ELÖD AMBRUSZ, James Welch, Anna Ouspenskaya, Anastasia Sydorenko, Fedor Ouspensky, and Igor Zubkovsky. Learn more about Virtual Concert Halls: https://virtualconcerthalls.com/

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Are you jaded by the music world? Do you feel isolated and left out? Thanks to the world of the internet, there are opportunities to hear the voices of those who have made and are continuing to make meaningful connections. What do meaningful connections look like in the world of Arts and Music? Join Michelle Lynne of The Fearless Artist Mastermind, Avguste Antonov - superb pianist and professor, and co-founder of Virtual Concert Halls Anna Ouspenskaya in our discussion of the world we live in. Moderated by Chris Ka Long Au, this discussion reaches far into the depths of what it takes to network but without feeling empty, drained, and uninspired. We look forward to having you join us on stage! ______ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for joining us today and throughout the season! Please comment, make suggestions, post questions to our Hosts and Guests, JOIN US on this JOURNEY to the search for solutions! Thank you to sponsors and supporters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn more and apply at https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/ https://www.progressivemusicians.com/ https://colorchestra.com Soundtrack Credits: Alla Lowery, Igor Zubkovsky, Anna Ouspenskaya, Ante Božić-Kudrić, Sergey Zubkovsky Today's Broadcast is brought to you by the VCHS Production Team: Frane Rušinović, Ante Božić-Kudrić, Chris Au, Jennifer Wang, ELÖD AMBRUSZ, James Welch, Anna Ouspenskaya, Anastasia Sydorenko, Fedor Ouspensky, and Igor Zubkovsky. Learn more about Virtual Concert Halls: https://virtualconcerthalls.com/

Chris Ka Long Au, supported by the amazing team at Sound Espressivo and Progressive Musicians, interviews the phenomenal pianist, jazz improviser, and composer NATHAN CHEUNG!! We will play his jazz improvisation on Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 inspired by Bill Evans, we will listen to his Piano Duo called Happy Dog Piano Duo, and hear his original composition: Rapid Fire! You can't possibly miss this inspiring and awesome pianist speak on his art, his music, and his journey! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for joining us today and throughout the season! Please comment, make suggestions, post questions to our Hosts and Guests, JOIN US on this JOURNEY to the search for solutions! Thank you to sponsors and supporters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn more and apply at https://www.soundespressivocompetition.com/ https://www.progressivemusicians.com/ https://colorchestra.com Soundtrack Credits: Alla Lowery, Igo