Concerto Fest Europa – Stars of Tomorrow
The concert is held within the masterclasses of Professor Robert Ward from Los Angeles, who invited young winners of international contests from all the world to Bratislava. A unique opportunity to see a showcase of future classical music stars with the Chamber orchestra of Slovak National Theater in Bratislava on 6th August 2019 at 7 pm in the Mirror Hall of the Primatial Palace.
Free admission
Programme:
Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro K 492
Mozart: Concerto for Flute in G major K 313
i. Allegro maestoso
ii.Adagio troppo
iii. Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto
Pauline Jung, flute
Mozart: Concerto for Piano in D minor K 466
ii. Romanze
Emily Su, piano
Beethoven: Concerto for Piano No. 5 in E-flat major op. 73
iii. Rondo: Allegro
Wesley Yu, piano
Mozart: Concerto for Piano in C major K 467
i. Allegro maestoso
ii. Andante
iii. Allegro vivace assai
Evan Le, piano
Festival founder and Artistic Director Robert Ward maintains an active career as pianist, orchestral conductor, chamber musician, director of international music festivals, juror at prestigious competitions, and master teacher. Advanced studies took him to Vienna on an Austrian Government Grant to study at the renowned Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst with Dieter Weber and to the Salzburg Mozarteum for study with Carlo Zecchi. While on a Fulbright Award to Italy for study with famed German pianist Wilhelm Kempff, he received the Prix di Positano for his Beethoven performances.
Making his conducting debut at age 17, Robert Ward has conducted college and professional orchestras in the U.S. and Europe. He is a founding director of the California Philharmonic Orchestra in Los Angeles. This summer Robert Ward returns to Bratislava to direct the 3rd season of Concerto*Fest*Europa, an academy for the study and performance of Classical Concerti. The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts named Robert Ward a Distinguished Teacher in the Arts for “inspiring young artists and having the most profound influence in their artistic development.”
