Ave Maria Prelude in C Major J. S. Bach / Charles Gounod

Описание: Qing Yu Chen, Violinist; Accompanied by Nadia Azzi
Recorded at Snowmass Chapel
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Qing Yu Chen
Qing Yu Chen, now 13 years old, was accepted into The Juilliard School's Pre-College Division at age nine. Notable performances have included concerts for the Doublestop Foundation and for the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon. She was the winner of the 2009 American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented Passion of Music Gold Medal, grand prize at the 2011 Youth Talent and Arts Competition, first prize at the 2011 New York International Music Competition. She was also a 2012 New Horizon Fellowship recipient at the Aspen Music Festival and School. She is currently a 2013 Scholarship recipient at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Miss. Chen won The Juilliard School Pre-College Symphony "Mozart Concerto No. 5 in A Major" Competition in 2013. She played with the Pre-College Symphony on March 2nd in collaboration with Maestro Leonard Slatkin. Miss. Chen plays the main character in "The Little Violinist", directed by Yang Wang. This short film was screened at DGA New York Theater on May 24. She won Best Actress for the 2013 School of Visual Arts Short Film Festival. The film itself won the "Best in Show" award with a nomination in Best Cinematography.

Nadia Azzi
Fourteen-year old Nadia Azzi is the recipient of numerous top prizes at national and international levels. Ms. Azzi began playing the piano at the age of five. Her notable prizes include the 1st place in the 2013 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, the Grand Prize in the 2012 Crescendo International Music Competition, Open Junior Piano Category (2012) and Early Music Category (2011) at the Walgreens National Concerto Competition, 2012 Tampa Bay Symphony Young Artist Competition, 2011 New Music National Young Artist Competition, 2010 Orfeo International Music Competition in Italy, and 2012 and 2010 AADGT International Music Festival. Ms. Azzi made her debut at Carnegie Hall at age eleven. Recent engagements include her third performance at Carnegie Hall, appearance on the NPR's From the Top Radio Program, her European debut in Vipiteno, Italy, and her orchestral debut with the Boston Neo-politan Orchestra at age twelve. Highlights from 2012 and 2013 include her return to Carnegie Hall, performances at the Newport Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, on Capitol Hill, and as featured soloist with the Northwest Indiana Symphony, the Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra, and the Richey Orchestra. Ms. Azzi is currently a student at the pre-college division of The Juilliard School.