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iPalpiti Orchestral Ensemble of International Soloists/Eduard Schmieder, Music Director & Conductor. Photos by Dana Ross.

12th Festival of International Laureates

August 11-23, 2009 Beverly Hills-Los Angeles

Eduard Schmieder, Music Director & Conductor

2009 Press Release

Tuesday, August 11                       iPalpiti Soloists

12:30PM                                         Korn Hall, UCLA, Anderson School 310.206.0559

FREE                                             Around the World: iPalpiti artists play music of their countries  

                                                                Solo instrumental                         

                                                      Estonia: Heino Eller (1887 –1970) "Fantasy for a solo violin" (around 1930-s) – Kaija Lukas 
                                                      Norway: Johan Halvorsen (1864 –1935) Concertcaprice and Miniature – Chen Sisters
                                                                    Oystein Sommerfeldt (b.  ) Sonata Saxifraga – Catharina Chen 
                                                      Argentina: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Grand Tango -Sami Merdinian/Yves Dharamraj 
                                                      Spain: Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966) Suite "Preludio e Fantasia"-Francisco Vila, cello
                                                      Iran: Kian Soltani (b.1992) "Persian Fire Dance" – Kian Soltani, cello 
                                                      Kazakhstan: Dina Nurpeisova "Asemkonyr" – Askar Ishangaliyev, cello

Thursday, August 13                        iPalpiti Soloists

12:30PM                                       Korn Hall, UCLA, Anderson School 310.206.0559

FREE                                           Rossini: Sonata for two violins, cello, bass (Sisters Chen, Ishangaliev, Nix) 
                                                      Mendelssohn: String Octet (Rainer/Dossumova/Merdinian/Kawamura; Cvetkov/Shagidullina; Kang/Jung )                                                                    

Saturday, August 15                    iPalpiti orchestra "Preview"
Open Rehearsal                         Rolling Hills United Methodist Church  
2:30-4:30PM  FREE                   26438 Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates  310. 377.6771
Concert 7:30PM  $10                  Concert: Selections from August 22 program         

Sunday, August 16                  Affair in the Garden: Honoring Underwriters
2PM                                          Bel Air Estate of Hayley & Michael Miller

$125-175                                     Includes: VIP ticket to Disney Hall concert on August 22

                                                                             Directions provided upon paid reservation

Sunday, August 16th                 iPalpiti Soloists at Sundays Live! broadcast 88.5 KCSN
6PM                                           LACMA, Bing Theater  5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036  323.857.6234

FREE                                       Mendelssohn: Piano Trio N1 d minor  op 49 (Daniel Austrich/YvesDharamraj/Jennie Jung)
                                                                   Piano Trio N2 c minor op 66 (Catharina Chen/Kian Soltani/MariangelaVacatello)

Monday, August 17th                Dine & Mingle with the Artists at Pi on Sunset

                                                    Mediterranean cuisine, hookah and surprise impromptu performances 
                                                    8828 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069 (310) 657-1774


Wednesday, August 19                  Greystone Mansion: iPalpiti Soloists

7PM                                            Greystone Estate 905 Loma Vista Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210  310.285.6830
$30                                                Mendelssohn trios N1 dminor Austrich/Dharamraj/Jennie Jung
                                                     Tchaikovsky: Meditation-Waltz-Scherzo-Melodie Daniel Austrich
                                                     TBA – Yves Dharamraj                                           

Thursday, August 20                        Meet the Artists Gala

7PM                                             The estate of Helena and Stanley Kröl-Kolodziey, Beverly Hills

$175-250                                       Includes: Buffet reception/performance/VIP ticket to Disney Hall concert on August 22

                                                                                                                                                          

Friday, August 21                        Special presentation: Celebrating Mendelssohn’ bi-centennial birthday
8PM                                              Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills 90212  323.658.9100 
FREE                                            iPalpiti Orchestra, Eduard Schmieder, conductor 
                                                      Felix Mendelssohn Double Concerto for Violin, Piano & orchestra – Allegro

                                                      Timothy Fain/Mariangela Vacatello – soloists                                        

Saturday, August 22                    iPalpiti Orchestra, Eduard Schmieder, conductor

8PM                                              Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
$20-80                                           Karl Jenkins (b.1944)     Palladio – Allegretto

                                                     Felix Mendelssohn           Double Concerto for Violin & Piano

                                                     Timothy Fain, violinist (USA)/Mariangela Vacatello, pianist (Italy) – soloists
                                                     Peteris Vasks                 Musica Dolorosa     

                                                     Ludvig van Beethoven   Quartetto Serioso, Op.95, Arr. Mahler                                                                   

                                                                 

Sunday August 23                     iPalpiti Soloists at Sundays Live! broadcast 88.5 KCSN-FM             

6PM                                           LACMA, Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 857-6234                                                             
FREE                                        Rossini: Sonata for two violins, cello, bass (Sisters Chen, Ishangaliev, Nix)

                                                                                              

Ticket Information:

Tickets for all Venues online www.ipalpiti.org  or call: 310.205.0511 VISA/AMEX/MC accepted

DISNEY HALL tickets available at TICKETMASTER: 213.480.3232 or www.Ticketmaster.com.

ASK for August 22 event at Disney Hall in Los Angeles and at the

Disney Hall Box Office @ 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

*Artists & Programs subject to change without notice