Philip Vaiman, violinist with Brendan White, pianist! (Music starts @ 8.)

Program

1. Niccolo Paganini. Cantabile - violin and piano
2. Isaac Albeniz. El Puerto - piano
3. Isaac Albeniz. El Albaicin - piano
4. Astor Piazzolla. The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arranged by Malou Rogers) - violin and piano

Biographies

The professional career of violinist Philip Vaiman has taken him to concert halls around the globe and premier recording studios. In his performances he demonstrates his great desire for expressive and imaginative music-making. Vaiman’s profound musicality and unlimited technical possibilities have captured audiences in Europe, America, and Asia.

Philip Vaiman has been the recipient of many awards such as: “The Award of the Leni Fe Bland Foundation,” “The Sophia Guzik Foundation Award,” “The Julia F. Lotze Prize for String Players,” “The Winner of the Atwater Kent Concerto Competition,” “The Leroy Collins Memorial Scholarship,” “The Member of the Pi Kappa Lambda the National Music Honor Society,” and “The Silver Medalist of the 2023 Euterpe Music Awards.”

Philip started playing violin at the age of four. At the age of five, he was admitted to the Gnesin Academy of Music, and had his first public appearance at the age of seven. By the time he graduated from the renowned academy, he had performed as a soloist and chamber musician in England, Israel, Russia, and Cyprus. Philip continued his education at the Maymonedes Academy, UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), and USC (University of Southern California), graduating Cum Laude with a Master’s Degree in Music.

Philip has performed in major halls across the world and at international festivals including The Huddersfield International Music Festival in England, The Spoleto Music Festival in Italy, The Music Festival of Pitea in Sweden, The Hvar International Summer Festival in Croatia, The Soesterberg International Music Festival in the Netherlands, and the Bruman Chamber Music Festival in California.

Philip Vaiman’s recordings are featured on the soundtracks of award-winning motion pictures, documentaries, and commercials. He has also appeared on screen in such blockbusters as “The Wedding Planner”, “Amy’s O’s”, and “Spider-Man 3.” Philip has recorded and performed with a diverse roster of artists including Aretha Franklin, Sting, Taylor Swift, Tony Bennet, Pharrell Williams, Shakira, Michael Jackson, Dido, Andrea Bocelli, Adam Lambert, Robin Thicke, Sebastian Yatra, Juan Gabriel, Googoosh, Josh Groban, Amanda McBroom, Dwight Yoakam, Dave Matthew, Brad Mehidau, Nina Whitaker, Sheryl Crow, Lenka, Tori Amos, Nerina Pallot, Marty Friedman, and Alan Parson, as well as such bands as Pearl Jam, Goo Goo Dolls, Crash Kings, Buffy Clyro, Low Stars, Brocken Bells, Pentatonix, KISS and Guns N’ Roses.

Since 2018, Philip has been a Grammy Voting Member at the Recording Academy.

Originally from Tennessee, Brendan White enjoys the diverse life of a pianist in Los Angeles, where he combines his love of the traditional classical piano repertoire with an avid interest in genre-bending modern and experimental music. White studied with Alice Jackson in Tennessee before attending the Eastman School of Music to study with Thomas Schumacher and then University of Southern California with Kevin Fitz-Gerald, where he was awarded Outstanding Master’s Graduate of the Thornton School of Music.

He has performed as soloist with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Eastman's Musica Nova, and the Delta Symphony Orchestra. As a devoted performer of new music, he has worked with notable composers and conductors including Thomas Adès, Donald Crockett, Alan Pierson, Steven Stucky and Jeffrey Milarsky.

White is a member of the Mühlfeld Clarinet Trio, winners of the Beverly Hills Auditions, which performs traditional chamber music alongside brand new works for clarinet, cello and piano. He collaborates regularly with the immersive theater group the Speakeasy Society, whose shows often feature largely improvised music that evolves with the narrative.

In addition to playing piano, White can occasionally be spotted as a secret organist, percussionist, or tenor.

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1. Limited attendance prevents crowding.

2. Washing hands upon arrival reduces risk.

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Plans

Oct 11: Trio Fibonacci--Julie-Anne Derome, violin; Gabriel Prynn, cello; Maxim Shatalkin, piano

Oct 13: Tyler Zimmerman, organist

Oct 16: String Quartet-- Anna Renton (Violin), Ariana O’Connell (Violin), Gloria Choi (Viola), Danny O’Connell (Cello)

Oct 18: Klaudia Kudelko, pianist

Oct 20: Philip Vaiman, violinist with Brendan White, pianist

Oct 25: Mallory Haney Loo, organist

Oct 27: Victor Shlyakhtenko, pianist and organist

Noc 1: Ngoc Vu, pianist

Nov 9: Danielle Marcelle Bond (mezzo-soprano) and Christopher M. Allport (composer and tenor)

Nov 15: Tae Yeon Lim, pianist

Nov 22: Ken Aiso, violinist with Valeria Morgovskaya, pianist

Nov 24: Ricardo Martinez, tenor with Chris Maldonado, pianist

Nov 30: Shirley Wang string quartet

Dec 6: Angelo Velasquez, percussionist

Dec 14: Micah Wright, clarinetist and Jason Stoll, pianist

Dec 20: Nick Galinaitis, pianist

Dec 22: Duo Remanence--Eric Tinkerhess, cellist with Mana Tinkerhess, pianist

Dec 29: Chris Maldonado, pianist

Jan 4: Chris Maldonado, piano master class

Jan 18: Brian Cross and Brian Geary, guitarists

Jan 24: Agnes Schwartz, violinist and Sonia Lee, pianist

Feb 7: Keith Williams, cellist with Andrew Boyle, pianist

Mar 7: Sonia Lee, keyboardist

Mar 30: Talent Festival

Apr 5: Radosław Sobczak, pianist

May 18: Philip Hoch, organist

May 25: Al Valmadrid, MD, violinist and Steve Hyman, MD, pianist

Aug 29: Justin Senneff, organist

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