8^th Annual International Laureates Festival 2005

In Beverly Hills-Los Angeles July 24 – 31

Featuring the acclaimed
I PALPITI Orchestral Ensemble of International Laureates
 Eduard Schmieder, Music Director & Conductor

 

“Eduard Schmieder transforms young professional players of his I PALPITI Orchestra into tomorrow’s first-rank musicians.”  The Strad (London, December 2004)

 

Sunday, July 24, 6pm: Bing Theatre, LACMA- Dmitri Demiashkin/Amanda von Goetz, pianists                  FREE

 

Tuesday, July 26, 7pm: Schubertnacht in Bel-Air: Estate of Trudy and Bob Bogert                       SOLD OUT
                                        “Meet the Artists” concert & dinner reception
                                        Piano Duo (von Goetz/Demiashkin); Theme &Variations Saparaev, cello/Demiashkin;
                                        Bb Piano Trio: Demiashkin/Teifikov/Saparaev.  

 

Wednesday, July 27, 7pm: Beverly Hills Estate of Helena & Stanley Kolodziey                            SOLD OUT
                                        “Meet the Artists” concert & dinner reception
                                        Dvorak Piano Quintett: von Goetz/Sakharova/Kowalski/Sorin/Lomakov. Virtuosi Showcase.

 

Thursday, July 28, 1pm: UCLA/ Korn Convocation Hall                                                                FREE

                                        I Palpiti Soloists. Brahms 2^nd String Sextet: Rainer/Lambelet; Hernandez/Weilbach;

                                        Saparaev/Feder.

                                                                    

 

Friday, July 29, 12pm: Bach’s Lunch Recitals at Trinity Lutheran Manhattan Beach.                      $10
                                        Cameron Carpenter’ organ recital and presentation “Taking Action Now”
                                        on the state of classical audience.  Daniel Cariaga, moderator. 
                                        Box lunches sold following the performances or BYO.

 

Saturday,July 30, 8pm: Walt Disney Concert Hall                                                 $20-$75

                                        I Palpiti/Schmieder/Carpenter

                                                 Fritz Kreisler        Preludium & Allegro

                                                 Nino Rota          Concerto per Archi 

                                                 Francis Poulenc   Concerto in G minor for Organ, String Orchestra and Timpani
                                                 F. Schubert/        "Der Tod und das Madchen" Death and the Maiden
                                                 G. Mahler

                          

 

Sunday, July 31, 6pm:  Bing Theatre, LACMA- Aroa Sorin, violist                                        FREE
                                        Schumann, Enescu, Paganini, Elgar, Britten, Penderecki.

 

 

“How appropriate that the highlight of this astonishing musical odyssey was the sold-out performance at the Disney Hall with elegant Maestro Schmieder at the helm, conducting this world-class group with a brilliant sense of balance, tension and phrasing.” 
Beverly Hills Outlook (Festival 2004, August review)

 

 

        Other Festival Locations:

            July 8-14, Bled, Slovenia (Concerts: July 12 – I Palpiti, July 13-Soloists)

            July 14 -17, Carinthia (Concert: July 15, I Palpiti)
            July 17-18, Salzburg, Austria (Concert: July 18, I Palpiti at Mozarteum)
            July 19-24, Taos, New Mexico (Concerts: July 21, 22- Soloists; July 23 - I Palpiti).