The Benefactors Concert Series is presented throughout the year in private estates in Los Angeles.
Since 2007, the Series has also been presented in New York at the home of Susan and Charles Avery Fisher.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, April 19, 6:30 PM
PRIVATE ESTATE BEVERLY HILLS
DUO VIOLINO: IPALPITI ARTISTS YUAN TIAN & ZYGMUND WANG
& ALEXANDER BOLDACHEV, CLASSIC TO ROCK HARP
To receive an invitation, inquire: 323-363-7768
Suggested Minimum Donation: $100 per person includes Wine & Social, Buffet Supper, and the CONCERT of course.
* 100% of YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION goes to Artists & Programs
* iPalpiti Tax ID: 95-4618040.
KINDLY RSVP by April 10, 2023 SEATING IS LIMITED.
iPalpiti Musicales New York
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, May 2, 6:30 PM
HOME OF SUSAN AND CHARLES AVERY FISHER
DUO VIOLINO: Yuan Tian & Zi Zygmund Wang
GUEST ARTIST: Pianist Kevin Kwan Louks, CEO Chamber Music America
Suggested Minimum Donation: $100 per person includes Wine & Social, Buffet Supper, and the CONCERT of course.
* 100% of YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION goes to Artists & Programs
* iPalpiti Tax ID: 95-4618040.
KINDLY RSVP by April 10, 2023 SEATING IS LIMITED.
iPalpiti Artists International, founded in 1998, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to the artistic career advancement of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians and to the promotion of peace and understanding through music. Under the direction of Maestro Eduard Schmieder, the acclaimed iPalpiti orchestra & soloists present annually 25-30 prize-winning artists from around the globe in concerts, festivals, national and international tours. Since its founding, iPalpiti has provided essential support to 396 musicians in 51 countries. Your contribution supports iPalpiti artists and the future of classical culture.
iPalpiti Tax ID: 95-4618040.
Past Events
iPalpiti 25th anniversary celebration kick-off SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, May 14, 5 PM Private Estate Beverly Hills iPalpiti alumnus Superstar Pavel Šporcl & his Blue Violin
To receive an invitation, inquire: 323-363-7768
Suggested Minimum Donation: $250 per person.
* 100% of YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION goes to Artists & Programs
* iPalpiti Tax ID: 95-4618040.
KINDLY RSVP by April 30, 2022 SEATING IS LIMITED.iPalpiti Musicales New York
Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 PM Cancelled due to COVID resurgence in NY HOME OF SUSAN AND CHARLES AVERY FISHER
Preview Takamori Arai, violinist/Japan on his Weill Carnegie Hall debut May 10, 2022 Waxman Carmen Fantasy Faure Piano Quartet N 1 in c minor Op 15 with Kevin Kwan Loucks, pianist/ CEO, Chamber Music America Laszlo Mezo, cellist/Hungary Joseph Kauffman, violist/USA
iPalpiti Artists International, founded in 1998, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to the artistic career advancement of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians and to the promotion of peace and understanding through music. Under the direction of Maestro Eduard Schmieder, the acclaimed iPalpiti orchestra & soloists present annually 25-30 prize-winning artists from around the globe in concerts, festivals, national and international tours. Since its founding, iPalpiti has provided essential support to 379 musicians in 45 countries. Your contribution supports iPalpiti artists and the future of classical culture.
Samuel Nebyu
Jacopo Giacopuzzi
Samuel flying to LA fresh from a European tour with Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Jacopo will be driving from Santa Barbara for a Classical Sundays at Six at St. James (former Sundays Live! at LACMA) concert that night. We will be the fortunate ones to hear them before the general public in this exclusive private afternoon for our Benefactors and special friends.
Suggested Minimum Donation: $100 per person.
SEATING IS LIMITED to first 20.
Address will be given with confirmed reservation.iPalpiti 22nd season kick-off
Sunday, May 19, 2019 4:00 o’clock afternoon Home of Helena and Stanley Kolodziey in Beverly Hills
Meet & Greet Consul Generals from 22 countries representing iPalpiti artists this festival
Honoring dedicated Benefactors
Performance by iPalpiti Laureates
Azer Damirov, violin/Azerbaijan Adelya Shagidullina,violist/Tatarstan Francisco Vila, cellist/Ecuador Jacopo Giacopuzzi, pianist/Italy
Dress Elegant $500 per person includes: Cocktails & Sit-down dinner AND VIP ticket for Disney Hall concert on Saturday, July 20 & post-concert reception at Founders Hall
DONATE NOW to RSVP by May 5, 2019 Directions will be mailed upon received reservations
Wednesday, November 8 - Hillcrest Country Club Hosted by Mary Levin Cutler
6:00PM WINE & SOCIAL • 6:30PM DINNER • 7:15PM CONCERT • SWEET FINALE
FOR SPECIAL BENEFACTORS & FRIENDS WHO MISSED FESTIVAL 2017, IPALPITI'S FOUNDING CHAIR MARY CUTLER HOSTS AN EVENING OF THE "BROADCAST" SCREENING SELECTIONS FROM 2017 GRAND FINALE AT DISNEY HALL & MOZARTEUM SALZBURG.
| • By invitation only. Inquire: info@ipalpiti.org. • All RSVP levels include cocktails, concert and dinner • THIS EVENT WILL SUPPORT the iPalpiti tour to Israel November 19 - December 2. I/We are unable to attend, but would like to make a contribution. Click here to donate. |
| RSVP: $250 • Tribute Event for ONE | RSVP: $1,800 • Tribute Event for TWO • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2018 Season |
| RSVP: $3,600 • “Adopt an Artist” 2018 • Tribute Event for FOUR • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2018 Season | RSVP: $18,000 • Underwrite Leo Frankel Violin Chair (awarded to iPalpiti Concertmaster during 2018 Season) • Tribute Event for TEN • Ten VIP Seats at iPalpiti Grand-Finale at Disney Hall, 2018 • Acknowledgment in iPalpiti Programs and Festival Brochures of 2018 |
SEATING IS LIMITED • RSVP BY NOVEMBER 1 • CALIFORNIA FESTIVE FORMAL
iPalpiti Artists International, founded in 1998, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to the artistic career advancement of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians and to the promotion of peace and understanding through music. Under the direction of Maestro Eduard Schmieder, the acclaimed iPalpiti orchestra & soloists present annually 25-30 prize-winning artists from around the globe in concerts, festivals, national and international tours. Since its founding, iPalpiti has provided essential support to 379 musicians in 45 countries. Your contribution supports iPalpiti artists and the future of classical culture.Wednesday, November 8 - Hillcrest Country Club Hosted by Mary Levin Cutler
6:00PM WINE & SOCIAL • 6:30PM DINNER • 7:15PM CONCERT • SWEET FINALE
FOR SPECIAL BENEFACTORS & FRIENDS WHO MISSED FESTIVAL 2017, IPALPITI'S FOUNDING CHAIR MARY CUTLER HOSTS AN EVENING OF THE "BROADCAST" SCREENING SELECTIONS FROM 2017 GRAND FINALE AT DISNEY HALL & MOZARTEUM SALZBURG.
| • By invitation only. Inquire: info@ipalpiti.org. • All RSVP levels include cocktails, concert and dinner • THIS EVENT WILL SUPPORT the iPalpiti tour to Israel November 19 - December 2. I/We are unable to attend, but would like to make a contribution. Click here to donate. |
| RSVP: $250 • Tribute Event for ONE | RSVP: $1,800 • Tribute Event for TWO • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2018 Season |
| RSVP: $3,600 • “Adopt an Artist” 2018 • Tribute Event for FOUR • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2018 Season | RSVP: $18,000 • Underwrite Leo Frankel Violin Chair (awarded to iPalpiti Concertmaster during 2018 Season) • Tribute Event for TEN • Ten VIP Seats at iPalpiti Grand-Finale at Disney Hall, 2018 • Acknowledgment in iPalpiti Programs and Festival Brochures of 2018 |
SEATING IS LIMITED • RSVP BY NOVEMBER 1 • CALIFORNIA FESTIVE FORMAL
iPalpiti Artists International, founded in 1998, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to the artistic career advancement of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians and to the promotion of peace and understanding through music. Under the direction of Maestro Eduard Schmieder, the acclaimed iPalpiti orchestra & soloists present annually 25-30 prize-winning artists from around the globe in concerts, festivals, national and international tours. Since its founding, iPalpiti has provided essential support to 379 musicians in 45 countries. Your contribution supports iPalpiti artists and the future of classical culture.PAVEL ŠPORCL (Czech Republic)
RSVP for TUESDAY • OCTOBER 10 • 7:00 PM • Los Angeles
SPECIAL EVENT In cooperation with Czechoslovak Society of Arts & Sciences under the auspices of the Consul General of the Czech Republic Pavol Šepeľák
iPalpiti presents alumnus Pavel Šporcl & his BLUE VIOLIN
At the Hollywood Hills “Moroccan” home of Sari Zelikowsky 7:00PM Wine & Social // 7:30PM Concert SUGGESTED MINIMUM DONATION: $30 Cash/Check at the door RSVP by October 1st: info@ipalpiti.org or 310.205.0511 Address will be given after confirmed reservation
Samuel Nebyu Jacopo Giacopuzzi
Samuel flying to LA fresh from a European tour with Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Jacopo will be driving from Santa Barbara for a Classical Sundays at Six at St. James (former Sundays Live! at LACMA) concert that night. We will be the fortunate ones to hear them before the general public in this exclusive private afternoon for our Benefactors and special friends.
Suggested Minimum Donation: $100 per person.
SEATING IS LIMITED to first 20.
Address will be given with confirmed reservation.SHAW/MAGNUSSEN DUO (DENMARK)
SATURDAY • MARCH 25 • 7:00 PM • New York
celebrating the 5th year of collaboration with pianist David Lau Magnussen.
iPalpiti Tax ID: 95-4618040.
- iPalpiti Musicales in New York - Home of Susan and Charles Avery Fisher
SATURDAY • JANUARY 21 • 7:30 PM
"Violin Gems from Black Composers" Collected and Performed by Violinist Samuel Nebyu Bethany Brooks, pianist
Samuel, winner of numerous international competitions, was recently featued on WQXR-FM. Born in Hungary of African-American and Jewish-European descent, Samuel spent most of his early childhood in Europe. At 15, he was accepted to Brussels Royal Conservatory of Music where he studied with Igor Oistrakh. Since coming to Philadelphia to study with Eduard Schmieder, Samuel was inspired by his teacher to research African classical composers and found big treasures, which led to a production of this upcoming CD on BCM+D label.Tuesday • January 17 • 6 PM
iPalpiti alumnus: Juan-Miguel Hernandez - Violist of the legendary Fine Arts Quartet - & iPalpiti Pianist: Jacopo Giacopuzzi
Private Residency, Los Angeles TBA* 6 PM Cocktails & Buffet Supper • 7 PM Performance Kindly RSVP by January 10, 2017
*address will be given with paid reservation
The XIV annual Leo Frankel Tribute & "Broadcast” screening of the 2016 grand finale concert at Disney Hall
Friday, December 9, 6PM - Hillcrest Country Club 10000 Pico Boulevard, Cheviot Hills Hosted by Mary Levin Cutler
6:00pm Wine & Social / 6:30pm Concert / 7:30 Dinner
iPalpiti orchestra/Maestro Eduard Schmieder Mendelssohn/Tchaikovsky/Schubert-Mahler &more This Annual Fundraiser Event by invitation only (invitations mailed one month prior to event) All RSVP levels include cocktails, concert and dinner/ or reception • All proceeds will go toward the Leo Frankel Memorial Award Fund.| RSVP: $250 • Tribute Event for ONE | RSVP: $1,800 • Tribute Event for TWO • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2017 Season |
| RSVP: $3,600 • “Adopt an Artist” 2017 • One Tribute Event for FOUR • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2017 Season | RSVP: $18,000 • Underwrite Leo Frankel Violin Chair (awarded to iPalpiti Concertmaster during 2017 Season) • Tribute Event for TEN • Ten VIP Seats at iPalpiti Grand-Finale at Disney Hall, July 29, 2017 • Acknowledgment in All iPalpiti Programs & Festivals Brochures of 2017. |
Seating is limited • RSVP by NOVEMBER 22nd • California Festive Formal
Established in 2003, the Fund honors Leo Frankel, a founding board member of iPalpiti, and a gifted violinist. Leo’s son, Nathan , continues in his father’s steps as a member of the iPalpiti board/advisory and, he has been performing with iPalpiti artists in this annual tribute event. Since its founding, iPalpiti has provided essential support to 248 musicians in 45 countries. Through the Frankel Fund the legacy of Leo’s love for music continues to support the most outstanding and deserving young professional classical musicians of this generation. The Frankel Fund is a significant contributor toward the ongoing success of iPalpiti.
iPalpiti Artists International, founded in 1998, is a 501c3 non-profit organization, dedicated to the artistic career advancement of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians and to the promotion of peace and understanding through music. Under direction of Maestro Eduard Schmieder, the acclaimed iPalpiti orchestra & Soloists present annually 25-30 prize-winning artists from around the globe in concerts, festivals, national and international tours. Your contribution supports iPalpiti artists and the future of classical culture.
All proceeds will go toward the Leo Frankel Memorial Award Fund.iPALPITI MUSICALES AT FISHER'S HOME
Sunday, February 14, 2016, 5PM - Home of Susan and Charles Avery FisherMeet Pavel Šporcl
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The most distinctive member of the young generation of Czech violinists, Pavel Šporcl has been reaping triumphs with audiences in major music venues worldwide, thanks to his formidable art combined with unorthodox platform presence. He is a regular guest of television and radio studios, making appearances in virtually all media. His recordings have invariably shot up to top-selling positions. His Yellow Blue CD (Žlutomodré CD, Supraphon 2002) was awarded Supraphon’s gold and platinum albums; his live recording of Dvořák’s and Tchaikovsky’s concertos with the Czech Philharmonic (Supraphon 2003) also achieved gold album status. Šporcl signed an exclusive contract with the label in 2001. In 2003 he produced his first CD for a major international label, Universal Music Japan, a title which he promoted with a concert tour of Japan’s big cities in June of the same year. On that occasion he likewise made a programme for Japan’s national Asahi TV station. He first took up violin at the age of five, subsequently to study it at the Prague Conservatory and Academy of Music (with Václav Snítil). From 1991–1996 he pursued his studies in the U.S.A., frequenting courses at several prestigious schools and universities, under the tutelage of outstanding teachers including the likes of Dr. Eduard Schmieder, Itzhak Perlman and Dorothy DeLay. Pavel Šporcl is the holder of various prizes and distinctions; he has to his credit an impressive discography, has appeared on concert platforms around the world, and has been working continually with a rich gallery of Czech as well as international orchestras and leading soloists. He is the sole young Czech violinist listed in the book by the world-renowned critic and music historian Henry Roth, Violin Virtuosos: From Paganini to the 21st Century. Pavel Šporcl’s extensive repertoire comprises 45 violin concertos, and countless sonatas, chamber and virtuoso compositions. His performances are warmly acclaimed by the general public and critics alike. In the press reviews of the inaugural concert of the Czech Philharmonic’s 2001/2002 season at Prague’s Rudolfinum (Dvořák’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor) under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy, which was recorded and broadcast by both Czech Television and Czech Radio, critics lauded Pavel Šporcl as “a talent that is born once in a century...“ In recent years Šporcl has begun to appear also at prestigious festivals such as Prague Spring, Moravský podzim, Concentus Moraviae, Mitte Europa, Festspiele Europaische Wochen Passau… In the summer of 2004 he not only debuted with tremendous success at one of the most significant international festivals in Salzburg (Salzburger Festspiele), but also at the prestigious Schleswig-Holstein festival. His appearances in 2005 include the Rheingau Music Festival. Pavel Šporcl strives to bring the message of classical music to the broadest circle of listeners, and above all to young audiences. He frequently performs in “instructive” concerts targeting secondary and higher education students, turning these projects into exceptionally popular occasions. |
Hear Pavel the day before at Carnegie Hall - Saturday, February 13, 2016 | 1 PM Stern Auditorium, Perelman Stage: Mendelssohn Concerto with New England Symphonic Ensemble
The XIII annual Leo Frankel Tribute
Saturday, November 14, 5PM - Private Home, Beverly Hills 5:00pm Cocktails / 5:30pm Concert / 6:30 Dinner
This Annual Fundraiser Event by invitation only (invitations mailed one month prior to event) All RSVP levels include cocktails, concert and dinner/ or reception • All proceeds will go toward the Leo Frankel Memorial Award Fund.
RSVP: $250 • Tribute Event for ONE |
RSVP: $1,800 • Tribute Event for TWO • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2016 Season |
RSVP: $3,600 • “Adopt an Artist” 2016 • One Tribute Event for FOUR • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2016 Season |
RSVP: $18,000 • Underwrite Leo Frankel Violin Chair (awarded to iPalpiti Concertmaster during 2016 Season) • Tribute Event for TEN • Ten VIP Seats at iPalpiti Grand-Finale at Disney Hall, July 23, 2016 • Acknowledgment in All iPalpiti Programs & Festivals Brochures of 2016. |
Nathan Frankel, iPalpiti Board Member / violin &
iPalpiti Artists:
Anastasya Terenkova, piano | Evgeny Tonkha, Cello
Performing Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 & more...
Established in 2003, the Fund honors Leo Frankel, a founding board member of iPalpiti, and a gifted violinist. Leo’s son, Nathan , continues in his father’s steps as a member of the iPalpiti board and, in an annual tribute event, performs with iPalpiti artists. Since its founding, iPalpiti has provided essential support to 248 musicians in 45 countries. Through the Frankel Fund the legacy of Leo’s love for music continues to support the most outstanding and deserving young professional classical musicians of this generation. The Frankel Fund is a significant contributor toward the ongoing success of iPalpiti.
iPalpiti Artists International, founded in 1998, is a 501c3 non-profit organization, dedicated to the artistic career advancement of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians and to the promotion of peace and understanding through music. Under direction of Maestro Eduard Schmieder, the acclaimed iPalpiti orchestra & Soloists present annually 25-30 prize-winning artists from around the globe in concerts, festivals, national and international tours. Your contribution supports iPalpiti artists and the future of classical culture.
All proceeds will go toward the Leo Frankel Memorial Award Fund.
UPCOMING EVENT: SUNDAY, MAY 3, 4PM
iPALPITI MUSICALES AT FISHER'S HOME
This event supports Samuel's tour to Romania: May 18-25, 2015, where he was a soloist with orchestras.Meet Samuel Nebyu
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Hungarian-born, Samuel's African-American/Jewish-European descent brings a unique flair to his playing—from improvisations worldwide with famed Gypsy violinist Roby Lakatos to classics and modern interpretations. First Prize winner of international violin competitions in France and Romania, Samuel is a Grand Prize winner in the National Solo Competition of American String Teachers Association (2015). He performed at international music festivals in Israel, Austria, Italy, US, and played as soloist with orchestras and in recitals at the prestigious stages such as Centre of Fine Arts in Brussels, Peles Castle in Romania, Wiener Saal in Salzburg, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Alice Tully Hall in New York, as well as a recital series tour in Southern California. At fifteen, he was admitted to the Brussels Royal Conservatory where he studied with Igor Oistrakh, and also with Prof. Boris Kuschnir in Vienna. Samuel was violinist-in-residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium, and currently studies with Prof. Eduard Schmieder at Temple University, Philadelphia where he became a Winner of the University Concerto Competition. |
iPALPITI MUSICALES AT FISHER’S HOME
New York City: Saturday, January 29, 2015, 7:30pm
Meet iPalpiti Junior:
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Fifteen year-old clarinetist Andrew Moses is a winner of the numerous national competitions. He performed as concerto soloist in Walt Disney Concert Hall at age 11, appeared on From the Top on NPR, and is a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Selected an iPalpiti Junior in 2013, he performed during annual Festival of International Laureates in ensembles with iPalpiti artists. A finalist in the 2014 ASCAP Morton Gould Composer Awards, Andrew was awarded a Composer Fellowship with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2013-2015 seasons. The LAPhil premiered his short symphonic piece "Surging Silence" in Disney Hall and will perform his new symphonic composition in early 2015. |
Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie / Poulenc Sonata
Kovacs After You, Mr. Gershwin/and his own solo composition Koryo.
GUEST ARTISTS TBA
• Wine/Social • Performance • Dessert Reception •
RSVP: $100 pp tax-deductible donation
* 100% of all donations goes to the Artists
* Donations can be given before January 1 for your tax-deductible considerations (iPalpiti Tax ID: 95-4618040).
The 12th Leo Frankel Tribute
Leo Frankel Concert Hall, Beverly Hills: Saturday, November 22, 2014, 4pm
This Annual Fundraiser Event by invitation only (invitations mailed one month prior to event) All RSVP levels include cocktails, concert and dinner • All proceeds will go toward the Leo Frankel Memorial Award Fund.
RSVP: $250 • Tribute Event
RSVP: $1,800 • Tribute Event for Two • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2015 Season
RSVP: $3,600 • “Adopt an Artists” 2015 • Tribute Event for Four • Benefactor Partnership (valued over $1000) for 2015 Season
RSVP: $18,000 • Underwrite Leo Frankel Violin Chair (awarded to iPalpiti Concertmaster during 2015-16 Season) • Tribute Event for Ten • Ten VIP Seats at iPalpiti Grand-Finale at Disney Hall, July 25, 2015 • Acknowledgment in All iPalpiti Programs & Festivals Brochures of 2015-16.
Nathan Frankel, violin & iPalpiti Artists
Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola Jason Issokson, Violin | Evgeny Tonkha, Cello iPalpiti junior Andrew Moses, Clarinet Performing Brahms Clarinet Quartet
Established in 2003, the Fund honors Leo Frankel, a founding board member of iPalpiti, and a gifted violinist. Leo’s son, Nathan , continues in his father’s steps as a member of the iPalpiti board and, in an annual tribute event, performs with iPalpiti artists. Since its founding, iPalpiti has provided essential support to 248 musicians in 45 countries. Through the Frankel Fund the legacy of Leo’s love for music continues to support the most outstanding and deserving young professional classical musicians of this generation. The Frankel Fund is a significant contributor toward the ongoing success of iPalpiti.
Following the concert, dinner will be served in the architecturally stunning main house, newly completed after two years of development. Built and designed by Walker Workshop, Architect Noah Walker will be in attendance, providing his insights and tours of the property.
iPalpiti Soloists
Monday, July 21 8:00PM | LEO FRANKEL CONCERT HALL, BEVERLY HILLSThis event was co-presented by the Beverly Hills Chapter of Rotary Club and iPalpiti Artists International.
Music in the Mansion
Sunday, May 18, 2pmTHIS CONCERT PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH the City of Beverly Hills’ Music in the Mansion series. The ticket price is $20 as it would be in Music in the Mansion series at the Greystone Mansion.
SOMANG JEAGAL, pianist
First-Prize Winner of the Asia-Pacific Young Artist Piano Competition, Somang is a graduate with highest honors from Seoul National University, Grand Prize recipient from the Ministry of Culture of Korea, performed in the Salzburg Schloss Konzerte in Austria and toured Australia as part of the KUMHO Virtuosi Concert Series. Currently he is pursuing an Artist Diploma at the USC Thornton School of Music under Professor Kevin Fitz-Gerald.
iPalpiti Concert Series at Leo Frankel Concert Hall, Beverly Hills
Saturday, April 19, 3pm Pavel Šporcl, violinist
THE MOST DISTINCTIVE MEMBER of the young generation of Czech violinists, PAVEL ŠPORCL’s recordings have invariably shot up to top-selling positions, all receiving a Supraphon Gold and Platinum Record, and accolades from “Gramophone recommends”. Holder of various international prizes and distinctions, Pavel Šporcl has to his credit an impressive discography, has appeared on concert platforms around the world, and has been working continually with a rich gallery of Czech as well as international orchestras. He is the sole young Czech violinist listed in the book by the world-renowned critic and music historian Henry Roth, Violin Virtuosos: From Paganini to the 21st Century. His repertoire comprises 45 violin concertos, countless sonatas, chamber and virtuoso compositions. Warmly acclaimed by the public and critics alike, press reviews of the inaugural concert of the Czech Philharmonic’s 2001/2002 season under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy (Dvorak’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor), lauded Pavel Šporcl as“a talent that is born once in a century…”
www.pavelsporcl.comiPalpiti’s First Study Course for the Song Hong faculty ensemble of the Vietnam National Music Academy
Concert: Friday, April 18, 2014 at 8PM Leo Frankel Concert Hall
Song Hong faculty ensemble from Vietnam National Music Academy, comes to LA on a grant from Wes Benson Foundation to be coached by Eduard Schmieder and Martin Chalifour (LA PHIL’ principal concertmaster & iPalpiti Artistic Advisor).
Daily sessions from April 10-21 will be open to iPalpiti board members and benefactors. Call for schedule and reservation.
Public performance: Friday, April 18, 8pm at Leo Frankel Concert Hall.
Directions given upon paid reservation.
Tickets: $30
iPalpiti Concert Series at Leo Frankel Concert Hall, Beverly Hills
Saturday, February 15, 3pm Andrew Moses, clarinet
Fourteen years-old, Andrew is a recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award and has appeared onFrom the Top on NPR. Winner of numerous awards, described as a “musician of enormous talent”, Andrew was named iPalpiti Junior and performed with iPalpiti artists during its 16th annual Festival of International Laureates in Los Angeles. Andrew held the role of Assistant Conductor of the Glendale Youth Orchestra while studying conducting with Brad Keimach. Recently named a Composer Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Andrew is among four composers selected for the 2013-2015 LAPhil Composer Fellowship Program, with a premiere of his newest work in February 2014 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
www.andrewmoses.comMusicales at Fisher’s Home
New York City: Saturday, January 25, 2014 8 pm
In an international spirit of iPalpiti, you will meet and hear:
• Italian virtuoso-violinist Davide de Askaniis in solo and duets with Israeli-American violinist Niv Ashkenazy
• Israeli cellist Yoni Draiblate and the “Outstanding Russian pianist with a luxuriant tone” Svetlana Smolina
The program will include familiar romantic compositions from solo to duos to the piano trio.
Desserts • Wine • Tea
RSVP: $100 pp tax-deductible donation
The 11th Annual Leo Frankel Tribute
Nathan Frankel & iPalpiti Artists
Established in November 2003, the Leo Frankel Memorial Award Fund honors Leo, a founding board member of iPalpiti, and a gifted violinist. Leo’s son, Nathan, continues in his father’s steps as a member of the iPalpiti board and, in an annual tribute event, performs with iPalpiti artists. Since its founding, iPalpiti provided essential support to 238 musicians from 45 countries.
Kindly RSVP BY NOVEMBER 1ST
Please select your contribution amount below and click for payment. ALL Ticket levels below include cocktails, dinner, and concert.
$250 per person
$1,800 includes:
• BENEFACTOR PARTNERSHIP (VALUED OVER $1000) FOR 2014 SEASON
• SEASON SERIES AT LEO FRANKEL CONCERT HALL (FOUR CONCERTS). TRIBUTE DINNER FOR TWO
Alexandru Tomescu, violinist
Monday, July 22, 2013 8pm
Hailed in international press as “a violin superstar” (Berliner Morgenpost), “one of the great players of violin in the world” (Le monde de la musique, France), “remarkable…ease of technical perfection” (The Strad, London), “Alexandru Tomescu is a great artist, an ambassador of Romanian culture. Together with his violin he went throughout Europe and America and changed people’s views of Romania” (Kansan Uutiset, Helsinki, Finland).
Tickets
General Public: $50/concert, $180/season
iPalpiti Patrons levels and above: FREE
* A wine and dessert reception with artists follows.
The Boreal Trio
Monday, April 29, 2013 8pm
Juan-Miguel Hernandez, VIOLA | Uriel Vankestein, CLARINET | Gabriela Martinez, PIANIST
Through this unusual and compelling combination of instruments, three soloists boasting national and international reputations unite to provide audiences with performances of the highest caliber. Mr. Vanchestein, Mr. Hernandez, and Ms. Martinez have respectively won top prizes at the Geneva International Competition, the Brahms International Competition, and the Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition, and have been lauded by critics as “compelling, elegant, and incisive” (The New York Times)
Tickets
General Public: $50/concert, $180/season
iPalpiti Patrons levels and above: FREE
* A wine and dessert reception with artists follows.
Svetlana Smolina, pianist
Saturday, February 16, 2013 8pm
Svetlana Smolina has performed with orchestras and in recitals worldwide including with the Mariinsky Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, and as an iPalpiti artist at Walt Disney Concert Hall. A frequent guest in the world’s leading festivals, she has recorded for Decca/Phillips with Maestro Valery Gergiev and for Deutsche Grammophon.
“…an outstanding Russian pianist with a luxuriant tone…” –Mark Swed, LA Times
Tickets
General Public: $50/concert, $180/season iPalpiti Patrons levels and above: FREE
* A wine and dessert reception with artists follows.
Tenth Annual Leo Frankel Tribute
Sunday, January 20, 2013 6PM
Inaugural Concert at Leo Frankel Concert Hall
Home of Nathan Frankel, Beverly Hills
Nathan Frankel, iPalpiti board member, honors his father performing with iPalpiti Artists & special guest
Martin Chalifour, Principal Concertmaster of LA Philharmonic
By invitation ONLY.
Benefactors Concert Series featuring Konstantin Boyarsky
November 19, 2012 7PM
Principal Viola, Royal Opera, London UK
“A gifted young musician with immense musical potential.” Mstislav Rostropovich
Home of Ludmila Gierowitz, Pasadena
$25 General Admission
FREE for iPalpiti Patrons & above levels
RSVP
Address & Directions will be given with PAID or Member reservation.
COMPOSER SALON II
June 7, 2012 8PM
Home of Harriet Selling: the famous Schwimmer house by John Lautner
1435 Bella Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Commissioned work has been finished and the title is ONLY A BOOK.
In this second phase of the project, local iPalpiti members will present the first reading of the completed composition in a quintet version.
Ellen Jung (violin), Victor de Almeida (viola), Julie Jung & Lars Hoefs (cello) and Nathan Frankel, iPalpiti Board Member, joining the group as a guest violinist, Renowned Los Angeles-based Israeli/American composer Sharon Farber will be present & talk about the new commissioned composition written for iPalpiti through the special LA County Grant.
At that time you will be able to view the draft score you helped to “produce” with all the donors’ names printed, as promised during the Cultivate/Create matching grant campaign. Invited: ALL 93 DONORS WHO HELPED US MEET THE CHALLENGE.
Cellist Francisco Vila
May 19, 2012
Home of Dr. & Mrs. Saeed Hakim
Brentwood, CA
“…an exceptionally talented young cellist and musician. He is heading for an important place in the world of music.” – Janos Starker
Member of iPalpiti since 2009, Ecuadorian-Spanish Francisco currently mentors with Gary Hoffman in the Artist Diploma Program at the Chapelle Queen Elisabeth in Brussels, with solo engagements in Europe.
Composer Sharon Farber
April 21, 2012 3PM
Saban Theatre Foyer 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills 90211
(323) 658-9100
COMPOSER SALON
Renowned Los Angeles-based Israeli/American composer Sharon Farber will play excerpts and talk about new commissioned composition written for iPalpiti through the special LA County Grant
Invited: ALL 93 DONORS WHO HELPED US MEET THE CHALLENGE and Temple of the Arts’ Rabbi Baron “Circle” The world premiere on July 20, 2012 at the Saban Theatre/Temple of the Arts, where Sharon is a music director
MY MUSIC MY LOVE
March 3, 2012 7:30PM
MUNICIPAL GALLERY, City of Beverly Hills 455 N. Rexford Drive
MY MUSIC MY LOVE
A staged reading of a play by Eduard Schmieder A reflection of the Romantic Era in One Act featuring excerpts from selected compositions in the style of Romance
(arranged by Eduard Schmieder)
Featuring:
Dennis Bade as Johannes Brahms
Eduard Schmieder as Joseph Joachim
Svetlana Smolina as Clara Schumann
Pianist Svetlana Smolina
March 1, 2012 2PM
Home of Ludmila Gierowitz, Pasadena
” an outstanding Russian pianist with a luxuriant tone” - Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
New face of iPalpiti since this summer’ festival, Svetlana spares the time to come to LA amidst her numerous solo engagements with orchestras and recordings.
New York performance Svetlana Smolina (piano) / Maron Anis Khoury (flute)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7PM
Home of Susan & Charles Avery Fisher
5th Avenue & 87th
New York, New York
Performance by
Svetlana Smolina, Piano/Russia
with
Maron Anis Khoury, Flute/Israel
Alto-tenor Slava Kagan-Paley
March 24, 2012 7PM
Home of Severyn Ashkenazy, Beverly Hills
Alto-tenor Slava Kagan-Paley
“A diamond among voices” - Times of London
After 10 years of exclusive contract with Japan Victor Entertainment (JVC Japan), Slava shares his home between Israel and Moscow, and is available to the US audiences again. We are privileged to be among the first to present him. Check his recordings on amazon.com.
Violinist Catharina Chen
October 20, 2011
Violinist Catharina Chen iPalpiti artist since 2004, well-known to Californians as a soloist. Catharina detours from her tour in Mexico via LA on the way to her native Norway for few public performances, sharing a special evening with iPalpiti Benefactors.
9th Annual Leo Frankel Tribute
Saturday, November 19, 2011 5pm
MUNICIPAL GALLERY
City of Beverly Hills
455 N. Rexford Drive
Nathan Frankel, iPalpiti board member, honors his father as the lead violinist in Dvorak’ Piano Trio in f, Op. 65 with iPalpiti artists Pianist Svetlana Smolina and Cellist Julie Jung.
iPalpiti Soloists
East Coast Benefactors Concert Series
Sunday, May 22, 4pm
High Tea /Performance
HOME of CHARLES AVERY & SUSAN FISHER
5th Avenue & 87th (address will be given with paid reservation)
Ending its biannual east coast residency, selected iPalpiti artists give a showcase "SPECTACULAR" featuring
Violinists:
Aisha Dossumova/Kazakhstan
Azer Damirov/Azerbaidjan
Irina Chepizhnaya/Russia
Alexandru Dzyubinsky/Moldova
Violist Adelya Shagidullina/Tatarstan
Cellist Francisco Vila/Ecuador-Spain
Pianist Svetlana Smolina/Russia- USA
Click to RSVP ($75 pp tax-deductible donation) Information: 310.205.0511 Seating is limited, RSVP by May 15th.
It is with great honor and pleasure that we welcome the members of iPalpiti Artists International and invited guests into our home.
These special events are significant in that they represent chosen young musicians who exemplify the caliber of gifted artists from around the world and are supported financially and artistically by iPalpiti.
Bravo!
Susan and Charles Avery Fisher
Israeli Chamber Project
Monday, February 7, 6pm
Israeli Chamber Project
Home of Severyn Ashkenazy
N. Palm Drive, Beverly Hills
featuring
iPalpiti artist Tibi Cziger/clarinet
Michal Korman/cello
Sivan Magen/harp
Assaff Weisman/piano
Itamar Zorman/violin
On tour from Israel, these prize-winning musicians will present a program from classic to romantic to contemporary Israeli composers.
Generous tax-deductible donations are gratefully accepted now to support iPalpiti orchestra tour to Israel March 11-21 and the Israeli Chamber Project.
6pm: buffet reception
7pm: performance
Grace Cloutier, Harp
Tuesday, October 19 at 7pm
Click to RSVP ($100 pp)
Home of Charles Avery & Susan Fisher
5th Avenue & 87th
(address will be given with paid reservation)
“…an accomplished, poised, self-assured performer… [her] playing was dreamy, poetic and colorful..evoking all the colors of the rainbow with scintillating effect.” – New York Concert Review
“Grace Cloutier is an impossibly young and gifted, improbably modest woman whose beauty and genius is carried with an airy happy quality that might be called “Diva Light”…she is the fastest rising star harpist in New York City.” – Hagstar Arts Review, Vermont
Young concert harpist Grace Cloutier, trained at The Juilliard, Yale, and in France, gave her solo début and encore solo recital at Carnegie Hall (2006, 2008) as first prize winner of the International Competition of Artist International Presentations.
It is with great honor and pleasure that we welcome the members of iPalpiti Artists International and invited guests into our home. These special events are significant in that they represent chosen young musicians who exemplify the caliber of gifted artists from around the world and are supported financially and artistically by iPalpiti. Bravo!
Susan and Charles Avery Fisher
8th Annual Leo Frankel Tribute
Saturday, November 20, 5pm
Home of Hayley & Michael Miller
Bel Air, Los Angeles
Nathan Frankel & iPalpiti Friends, artists
Maria Wietrzynska, piano
Lars Hoefs, cello
Evan Wilson, viola
Click to RSVP ($75 pp)
(address & directions will be given with paid reservation)
As a founding board member of iPalpiti Artists International, Leo Frankel was a great supporter of classical music and young artists. Leo Frankel Memorial Award Fund was established in November 2002. It is our aspiration that through this Fund the legacy of Leo’s love for music will continue to support the most outstanding and deserving young artists of this generation. Leo’s son, Nathan, continues in his father’s steps as a board member of iPalpiti Artists International and is ardent supporter of the arts.
Soprano Jacquelynne Fontaine
Sunday, February 14, 2010, 2:30pm
Miss California 2006. Selections from Broadway to opera. 2:30pm.
Private home in Bel-Air. Directions given upon reservation. 310-205-0511
FREE for Patrons of $500+
$75pp for non-members.
tax deductible donation
iPalpiti performs in the Bay Area
February 16-18, 2010 iPalpiti performs in the Bay Area As featured artists at ASTA (American String Teachers Association) National Conference Thursday, February 18, 8 pm Mission City Ballroom Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054-1119
Tickets are $20 each. General attendees not registered for the conference can purchase tickets to the concert at the ASTA registration desk during open hours, or 30 minutes prior to start of concert at the door.
For this short tour, iPalpiti will feature 18 musicians ( representing 14 countries from Argentina to Estonia to Azerbaijan) as a chamber orchestra, under Maestro Eduard Schmieder, with a program of Piazzolla Four Seasons, Haydn’ Divertimento for solo cello, and other short pieces.
A concert at San Francisco State University
Wednesday, February 17, 1pm
Admission: Free
Location: 1750 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Phone: 415-338-2467
From Bach to Tango
Sunday, November 15, 2009 5:00 PM
Home of Charles Avery & Susan Fisher
New York, 5th Avenue at 87th
1060 Fifth Avenue, Apartment 5-A
Presents
From Bach to Tango
iPalpiti artists:
Sami Merdinian, violinist, Argentina
Kaija Lukas,violinist, Estonia
Adelya Shagidullina, violist, Tatarstan
Yves Dharamraj, cellist, France-USA
Kristoffer Saebo, bass, Australia-USA
Four Sopranos
Home of Mrs. Ludmila Gierowitz Pasadena, CA
Directions will be given upon paid reservation
Four Sopranos
Winners, Beverly Hills Auditions 2009
A rare opportunity to hear four rising soprano stars in entertaining program from arias to American standards as solo, duos, and quattros.
Angie Solomon, Xiaobo Su, Yun-Ju Lai, and Jacquelynne Fontaine
with pianist Shawn Kirchner
Crowned Miss California in 2006, Jacquelynne Fontaine earned her Bachelor's degree at California Lutheran University and her Master's from the USC Thornton School, where she is a DMA candidate.
A recent transplant from the Midwest, Angie Solomon completed her Master's degree at the University of Missouri and debuted with Kansas City Lyric Opera.
Mozart Festival first-prize winner and Opera Buffs' laureate Xiaobo Su is in the USC Thornton School graduate program.
Yun-Ju Lai earned her Bachelor's degree at Taipei National University, her Master's at University of Texas, and her Doctorate from the University of Michigan.
$75
Cameron Carpenter
Monday, April 20, 7pm
Contrapuntal Performance Hall Home of Alan Kay and Bonnie MacBird North Bundy Drive, Brentwood 90049Cameron Carpenter, Organist
Grammy nominee/iPalpiti alumnus
$85