On May 3 at 7 PM EDT, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Hungary in New York, the Salon de Virtuosi is delighted to present a special virtual concert, The Musical Soul of Hungary, featuring inspiring performances by American pianist Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner and Salon de Virtuosi 2014 Career Grant Winner Béla Horvath, violin, who will perform from the Bartók Hall at the Hungarian Consulate in New York, and the Korossy Quartet, who will be joining us from Budapest. Read more about the exciting and diverse program HERE.

24-year old Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner has been hailed as “poetic, electrifying” (Michigan Live) and “a gifted virtuoso” (San Francisco Chronicle) for his “mesmerizing artistry and extraordinary ability to communicate” (The Post-Standard) and “masterful technique and a veritable deluge of sonorities” (La Presse Montreal), in performances that have stirred the intellect and humanity of his audiences on five continents. Read more about him HERE. Violinist Bela Horvath, a student of Pinchas Zucherman, has performed on the world's most renowned stages, including as a soloist at the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall. He is now on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music in New York. He will be joined by pianist Xinyu Wang. Read more about Béla's accomplishments HERE.

The Korossy Quartet is a vibrant young quartet from Hungary formed by gifted students from the renowned Liszt Academy. Winners of the Leo Weiner National Chamber Music Competition in Hungary, the Quartet were invited to perform the prestigious Quartettissimo Festival. Read more about the Quartet HERE.  

Our deepest thanks to His Excellency Ambassador István Pásztor, Consul General of Hungary in New York, for his generous support of this event.

The concert will be streamed on The Violin Channel Facebook page HERE and the Consulate General of Hungary’s Facebook page HERE and the Salon’s YouTube Channel HERE.

During these challenging times the Salon is committed to continuing to provide support, encouragement and performance opportunities to emerging young classical musicians. For the time being, until we can be together to enjoy live music in person again, we have developed an outstanding array of virtual concerts by talented young musicians to be enjoyed by classical music lovers throughout the world. These artists need our support now more than ever, and we hope you will continue to join with us and cheer them on!

With deepest thanks to the support of our members, benefactors and friends and a generous grant from the Alphadyne Foundation we are thrilled to announce our plans for our 2020-2021 Season below!

We have continued our partnership with Mount Sinai Hospital and have begun to bring our artists back to the lovely Guggenheim Atrium to provide musical uplift to the doctors, staff and patients and celebrate the reduction in COVID-19 cases. Artistic Director Lora Tchekoratova and alumna Rieko Tsuchida have already performed there in early May, and we are putting together a roster of alumni and other musicians eager to perform.

We have also been working with Northwell Health to provide videos of performances by our alumni and other artists that can be streamed to patients in their hospital room.

This summer the Salon de Virtuosi was thrilled to present our Salon Alumni Spotlight Series celebrating the talent and creativity of our distinguished Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant Winners, premiered on The Violin Channel, featuring performances by our distinguished alumni Sean Lee, violin, Terrence Wilson, piano, Maron Khoury, flute, Amit Peled, cello, Reed Tetzloff, piano, Bella Hristova, violin, and Vassily Primakov, piano.  

The Spotlight Series, together with the Salon’s other initiatives to keep classical music flourishing, is supported by a generous grant from the Alphadyne Foundation.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

Calling all teachers, children, and parents! The Salon de Virtuosi is excited to announce its new partnership with the Aizuri Quartet! Together, we are creating a series of educational videos for young audiences which will be accessible to music teachers and public schools across the country. The Salon is co-sponsoring three episodes, set to stream between January and May of 2021. The Aizuri Quartet has already released three episodes, available on their website, which you can access HERE. Be sure to share these jewels with young audiences, teachers, and music lovers everywhere!

NEW MUSIC COMMISSIONING OPPORTUNITIES

We are thrilled to announce the establishment of a fund for commissioning new works by emerging composers of any nationality. This fund will provide talented young composers with an opportunity to collaborate with the Salon's exceptionally gifted alumni and make a meaningful impact in their careers.

Through this initiative, The Salon de Virtuosi will commission several new works per season. Composers will be nominated by our distinguished alumni artists and selected by the Salon Board of Directors. Each commissioned work will be specially composed for the Salon de Virtuosi to be performed by Salon alumni in performances that will be scheduled in the following season.  

Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting new initiative!