Evening of music from Serbia and the Balkans begins at 8:30pm on May 10, 2009 at Carnegie Hall



JASNA POPOVIC. This Serbian-born pianist will take us through the evening of classical and traditional music from Serbia and the Balkans, on May 10th, 2009 in Weill Hall, at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Popovic is accompanied by Ana Milosavljevic and Lynn Bechtold on violin, Ismail Lumanovski on clarinet, Vasil Vasilev on piano, Jennifer De Vore on cello and Liuh-Wen Ting on viola. This exceptional group of acclaimed musicians will present the incredibly rich and beautiful musical heritage from the Balkans. The repertoire includes mostly compositions of Serbian composers, as well as Bela Bartok’s work, which is inspired by folk music collection from the region that he compiled for Columbia University in 1940s.

Composers: Bartok, Csicsko, Milosavljevic, Mokranjac, Raickovich, Tajcevic, Vasilev, Vrebalov

Following the concert, the performers will host the audience to a light fare and cocktails at the Bechstein Pianos showroom, located on 58th street, few steps away from the Carnegie Hall.

Tickets: $40, $35, $30 and $20 for students and seniors.

www.carnegiehall.org

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Ismail Lumanovski

Ismail Lumanovski, a clarinetist, won numerous competitions and awards, including first prize at the 23rd, 24th and 25th National Clarinet Competition in Macedonia, second prize at the International Competition in Bulgaria, first prize at the National Chamber Music Competition in Macedonia, second prize at the International Chamber Music Competition in Bulgaria. Mr. Lumanovski was a winner of the 1998 Folk Music Competition in Macedonia. In his Junior and Senior years at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Mr. Lumanovski was awarded with a Fine Arts award. Mr. Lumanovski has played numerous concerts in France, England, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey and U.S.A. Mr. Lumanovski studied with Mr. Pande Tatarcevski, Mr. George Townsend, Dr. Nathan Williams. Currently, Mr. Lumanovski is a student at The Juilliard School where he studies with Mr. Charles Neidich.

Mr. Lumanovski was born in Bitola, Macedonia in the year 1984, and started playing the clarinet at the age of nine. He made his debut in 1998, with the Macedonian Philharmonic, and his U.S.A. debut in 2002 with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra at Interlochen Arts Camp. Mr. Lumanovski was the principal clarinetist with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and a member of the High School Concert Orchestra at the Interlochen Summer Camp, a member of the Interlochen Arts Academy Band and Orchestra, and currently a member of the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra.

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