Kabalevsky Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major
The Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 50 (subtitled Youth) by Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky is one of three concertos (the others are for violin and cello) written for and dedicated to young performers within the Soviet Union in 1952, and is sometimes performed as a student's first piano concerto. This sunny and tuneful piece manages to combine effective apparent pianistic pyrotechnics whilst keeping it within the range of ability of a keen student.
Dmitri Kabalevsky - The Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 50
I. Allegro molto
II. Andante con moto
III. Presto
Kate Yunseo Lee (Piano soloist)
Kate Yunseo Lee, a fifth-grade student at St. Leo the Great Catholic School in Fairfax, VA, began her piano journey at the age of 4 under the tutelage of Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya, alongside music theory lessons from Fedor Ouspensky.
Kate performed Yuri Polunin's Piano Concerto in A minor with the New York Chambers Players Orchestra and maestro Giacomo Franci at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, in November 2022. Kate has had the privilege of performing multiple times at Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, including as an American Protégé Judges’ Distinction Award winner in 2019 and a First- Place winner in the American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music in the same year.
In 2024, she achieved second place at the Piano Concerto Festival hosted by the Northern Virginia Music Teacher Association. Additionally, she won first place in the American Fine Arts Festival Concerto Competition in 2023, participating in the winner’s recital at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, the same year.
Gevorg Sargsyan (Conductor)
Hailed as "... one of the most inspiring artists of his generation." Gevorg Sargsyan is a Singapore based conductor and music director from Armenia.
Recipient of Sir Georg Solti Award, he has been guest conductor in various venues around the world with different orchestras including Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Armenian National Opera as well as ballet productions, Jayakarta Symphonic Orchestra, Orquesta Carlos Chavez, among others.
Gevorg studied in his native Armenia at the Yerevan State Conservatory and later continued in Vienna Conservatory (Austria) and Goldsmiths College of Music (London - UK). After moving to Asia, he is combining his career between conducting and running masterclasses and lectures. He is a visiting professor of the University of Philippines College of Music and is regularly guest-lecturing in various educational establishments across South East Asia.
Gevorg is also a member of adjudication panels of various festivals and music competitions. He worked as a music director of Madison Academy of Music and SCGS String Orchestra in Singapore. He has recently been appointed an Artistic Director of Saudi Music Hub with the Ministry of Culture in Saudi Arabia.
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