JUNE 2, 2019 SEASON FINALE CONCERT

“A CONCERTO EXTRAVAGANZA”

Featuring
12th Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners

Nagyeom Jang, Age 17, Cello
Eilene Lee, Age 16, Violin
Caroline Nagayumi, Age 10, Piano
Abigail Nishiwaki, Age 17, Violin

Program
Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture
Schumann Cello Concerto in A Minor
Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor
Mozart Piano Concerto in C Major, KV 246
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor

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Nagyeom Jang, a 17-year-old cellist originally from South Korea, is a student of Clara Kim at The Juilliard School Pre-College Division. She received a special prize at the 9th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, and 2nd prize of the International Davidov Cello Competition. When she was 8 years old, Nagyeom won the grand prize at the Little Mozart Competition, and was subsequently invited to perform at the Mirabelle Palace in Salzburg, Austria with Salzburg Chamber Orchestra. Nagyeom has been a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, and she also received first prize awards from the New York Music Competition and International Grand Music Competition. Nagyeom has performed at venues including Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Concert Hall of the Seoul Arts Center, Kumho Art Hall, and various halls in Lincoln Center. Nagyeom has also studied with Myung-Wha Chung and Hyung-Won Chang.

Violinist Eilene Lee, 16, is a student of Naoko Tanaka at The Juilliard School, and was also taught by Dr. Yu-jeong Lee and the late Shirley Givens. She has performed as a soloist with the New Jersey Sinfonietta, New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra, Livingston Symphony Orchestra, and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, where she received the highest acclaim for her performance. Eilene has won numerous competitions, including the YWCA New York Music Competition, NLPA National Young Virtuosi Recital Competition, and KRB NY International Music Competition. As a chamber musician, Eilene was invited by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to play in the Young Musicians Concert at Alice Tully Hall. She has participated in music programs such as the Echo Music Festival and Saarburg International Music Festival in Saarburg, Germany. She also volunteers at charitable events with her chamber group, and participates in the Back to Bach Project, where she visits elementary schools and libraries to share her love of making music. Eilene most recently received the New Horizons Fellowship to attend the Aspen Music Festival in thesummer of 2019.

Ten-year-old pianist Caroline Nagayumi is from the Philadelphia area. She was awarded First Prize atthe American Protégé International Competition in 2014, and she made her Carnegie Hall debutat Weill Hall when she was 6 years old. Caroline has lived in London, where she studied with Professor Tessa Nicholson of the Royal Academy of Music, and was awarded the Sara Medina Cup at the North London Festival of Music. After moving back to the US in 2017, she won the Gold Award at the American Youth Talent and Art Contest. Caroline was accepted by The Juilliard School Pre-College Division at the age of 9, and studies with Julian Martin. Caroline speaks three languages. She feels that studying music is like learning a whole new language, and she loves to share her joy with audiences through its beauty.

Violinist Abigail Nishiwaki is a senior at Scarsdale High School, and studies at the Manhattan School of Music with Elizabeth Faidley. She has performed in master classes with Lisa Batiashvili, Peter Winograd, Ray Chen, and Augustin Hadelich. Abigail won the Manhattan School of Music Concerto Competition, and she was a winner of the 2019 National Young Arts Competition. Abigail was the concertmaster of the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Philharmonic Orchestra, and she previously served as the principal second violinist of the New York Youth Symphony. Abigail has participated in All-National Orchestras, and toured Argentina, Germany, Austria, and Hungary. Abigail continues her solo and chamber music studies during the summer, and she has attended the Greenwood Music Campand Heifetz International Music Institute.