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New York, NY - For Immediate Release - Young Concert Artists (YCA) announces today their upcoming Season Finale concert on May 2 at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, which will showcase seven current artists and four alumni in a diverse program that includes Nina Shekhar, Ravel, Bach, Prokofiev, and Beethoven. YCA will also host their 62nd annual gala on May 8 at Jazz at Lincoln Center, honoring Linda and Mitch Hart President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, Deborah Borda.
On May 2, YCA will present a festive chamber music extravaganza at Zankel Hall which will feature a piece from YCA Composer-in-Residence Nina Shekhar’s Glitch, works by J.S. Bach, Ravel’s La Valse for piano, Prokofiev’s Sonata for Two Violins, and Beethoven’s Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano. The event will feature current YCA Artists along with YCA Alum, including pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, violinist Chee-Yun, and cellist Carter Brey, among others.
Then, on May 8, YCA will honor Debora Borda during their annual gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in recognition of her efforts to extend the artistic, commercial, and technological boundaries of what artists and ensembles can achieve through creative leadership, commitment to innovation, and progressive vision. The event celebrates the organization's 62-year history of fostering and developing the next generation of talented young artists. Final program to be announced.
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Event Information 2022-2023
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YCA Season Finale
May 2 at 7:30pm
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
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Narek Arutyunian, clarinet
Steven Banks, saxophone
Carter Brey, cello
Chee-Yun, violin
Alexander Cox, cello
Chelsea Guo, soprano
Risa Hokamura, violin
Lun Li, violin & viola
Ying Li, piano
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Daniel McGrew, tenor
Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Newman, harpsichord
Fred Sherry, cello
William Socolof, bass-baritone
Harmony Zhu, piano |
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J.S. Bach: Cantata - Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153
Nina Shekhar: Glitch
Maurice Ravel: La Valse for two pianos
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for two violins, Op. 56
Beethoven: Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, Op. 11
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About Young Concert Artists
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Each year, through a rigorous audition process, Young Concert Artists chooses a new group of exceptional young musicians to add to its roster with the promise of debuts in both New York City and Washington, D.C. followed by at least three years of career management. This includes providing performance opportunities, promotional and marketing services, travel arrangements, educational residency experience, and extensive professional development.
Founded in 1961 by Susan Wadsworth, Young Concert Artists has presented nearly 300 artist debut concerts, has commissioned more than 30 compositions from YCA composers, and has facilitated thousands of residencies through the Annaliese Soros Educational Residency Program. |
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About YCA President Daniel Kellogg
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| Daniel Kellogg steps into the leadership role of Young Concert Artists with the unique perspective of an alumnus of Young Concert Artists, one of the extraordinary musicians whose careers were discovered and launched to prominence by this innovative non-profit organization. Chosen as YCA Composer-in-Residence in 2002, Daniel Kellogg was a member of the Young Concert Artists roster for ten years. His compositions have been premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, at the Aspen Music Festival, and by the Takacs Quartet and eighth blackbird. He holds degrees in music composition from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Yale School of Music, and served as the Head of Composition at the University of Colorado, College of Music from 2005 to 2019. He has also served as Composer-in-Residence for the South Dakota Symphony, Green Bay Symphony, and Lexington Philharmonic. |
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