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POST EVENT MEDIA ALERT: Alexei Tartakovsky One-night only Performance Captivates Piano Masters and Audience at the Kaufman Music Center, Merkin Hall-mp

Austin Tang — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 02:35:13 +0000

P O S T – E V E N T M E D I A A L E R T

Alexei Tartakovsky One-night only Performance

Captivates Piano Masters and Audience

at the Kaufman Music Center, Merkin Hall

Alexei Tartakovsky (photo credit: JPB Photography)

Alexei Joins the ‘Key Club’ of Star Pianists

With New York City Event leading to Five Encores

Star pianist Alexei Tartakovsky performed at the legendary Merkin Hall in New York City. His performance at Merkin Hall was a masterclass in piano recitals including a repertoire with classical pieces from Beethoven, Schumann and Rachmaninoff. The first half of the concert lasted nearly an hour and his finale received a repeated standing ovation which led to him returning to the stage no less than five times to play to his audience.

Laureate of the 2021 International Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Germany, Russian-American pianist Alexei Tartakovsky has been called a “fantastic musician and pianist” by Martha Argerich and “truly exceptional…superb playing…a thoughtful and serious musician” by the New York Concert Review. His tonal palette, profound musicianship, superb technique, and exciting artistic approach have thrilled audiences worldwide and established him as one of the brightest talents of his generation.

He first brought attention to his artistry by winning three top prizes in a one-year span (2006-2007) at the Rolf and Brigitte Gardey International Competition in Daytona Beach, Florida, The New York Piano Competition, and the American Fine Arts Festival (AFAF) in New York, which resulted in his performing at Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall).

Immediately after, he became a laureate of the James Mottram International Piano Competition in Manchester (UK) and received 1st prize at the Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition, which he won with unanimous decision by the judges, who called him a “phenomenal, first-rate pianist” and “a monumental talent”. Additional prizes include 1st prize at the New York Concert Artists International Competition in 2011. In 2012, he swept all three prizes at the San Jose International Competition: 1st Prize, Audience Prize, and prize for the best performance of a Russian work.

Since then, he has given concerts both solo and with orchestra in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Europe, China, and Japan at halls that include the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Warsaw Philharmonic, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, and Carnegie Hall. His playing has been broadcast on Dutch Radio 4, Polish Radio 2, Russian Radio Orpheus, Chicago’s WFMT, and New York’s WQXR. Among the orchestras Tartakovsky has performed with are the Jacksonville Symphony, the North Czech Philharmonic, the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn (Germany), and the Symphonic Orchestra of the Voronezh Concert Hall (Russia). Conductors Tartakovsky has collaborated with include Gerard Schwarz, Hans Graf, Fabio Mechetti, Nurhan Arman, Maurice Peress, Yuri Androsov, and Clark Rundell.

Alexei Tartakovsky (photo credit: Wojciech Grzedzinski)

A highlight of his career was his outstanding performance at the 2015 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, where he was a semifinalist. In 2016, Tartakovsky was awarded the French Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition. In 2021, he received both the 2nd Prize and the Deutsche Telekom StreamOn Beethoven Award at the International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Germany.

Among the musicians he has studied with are Matti Raekallio, Nina Lelchuk, Boris Slutsky, Boris Berman, and Horacio Gutierrez. Tartakovsky completed his undergraduate studies at Juilliard and Queens College (CUNY), received his Master of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory, and an Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music. He is currently a doctoral candidate as a student of Richard Goode at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he was awarded the coveted Graduate Center Fellowship.

Tartakovsky teaches at Brooklyn College (CUNY), is Music Director at Church of the Holy Spirit in Lebanon, New Jersey, and maintains a private studio in Raritan, New Jersey.

For more information about Alexei, please visit: www.atartakovsky.com

Notable Attendees included: Pianists Richard Goode, Horacio Gutierrez and Roman Markowitz, Irish poet Micheal O’Siadhail, Entrepreneur and Model Elton Ilirjani, New York Artist Management’s Jasna Popovic.

New York Artist Management presented the June 9th performance at the Merkin Hall at The Kaufman Music Center For more information please visit: www.facebook.com/NewYorkArtistManagementNYAM

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Photo Credits: JPB Photography

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Richard Goode, Roman Markowitz, Horacio Gutierrez (photo credit: JPB Photography)

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David Ippolito – That Guitar Man who has been singing in Central Park and other wonderful locations for over 30 years. We love him

Austin Tang — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 20:29:58 +0000

Listen to “David Ippolito – That Guitar Man who has been singing in Central Park and other wonderful…” on Spreaker.

Singer/songwriter David Ippolito wrote a new song, inspired by John Lennon’s “Imagine”, to reach back in time and speak to people with whom he spent his childhood, high school years, and time as a young man. “SOME of US” And here’s one from Merkin with a powerful message. (That guys like you are actually in the lyric.) http://www.thatguitarman.com/

David sang for our Good News International Day of Peace Event in Strawberry Fields back in 2004. It was pouring and David still performed, sang Imagine and I never forgot about him, he is a blessings. Go to the Hill in Central Park on the weekends when Covid Subsides and he is performing again. Enter Strawberry Fields and walk 100 yards north to the hill. Check out his website. http://www.thatguitarman.com/

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Michael Milken, Joel Pashcow, Jill & Bobby Zarin, Prostate Cancer Foundation

admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 18:20:08 +0000

P O S T – E V E N T M E D I A A L E R T the 10^th Annual Charles Evans PCF Pro-Am Tour 2014 Hamptons Tennis Tournament benefiting WHO:

Amy Griffin	James Coleman
Arik Kislin	Jared Palmer (Pro)
Ashley Fisher (Pro)	John Griffin
Bill Ackman	John Paulson
Bonnie Pfeifer Evans (Charles Evans Trust)	Julia Koch
Brendan Evans	Michael Milken (PCF Founder, Chairman)
Cyril Saulnier	Nouriel Roubini
Dr. Jonathan Simons, MD (PCF CEO)	Rick Leach
Howard Shore	Robert Kendrick (Pro)
James Cerretani (Pro)

WHAT: The Charles Evans PCF Pro-Am Tennis Tour was held in Bridgehampton, NY, over the weekend on Friday, August 22, to Sunday, August 24, 2014, raising over $2.5 million for the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF).

This wonderful event, returning for its tenth year, sees 32 charity amateur players take to the courts against members of the ATP Tour over two exciting days of round robin competition. Guests and participants enjoy dining and socializing with the purpose of raising funds for the PCF in its efforts to eradicate prostate cancer, which affects one in six American men. The event kicked off on Friday with a cocktail party and dinner at the home of Julia and David Koch in Southampton. On Saturday, the first three rounds of the Pro AM tournament took place, followed by a lunch at the Palin residence. On Sunday guests enjoyed lunch at the final rounds of the Pro AM tour at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club and the Trophy Award Ceremony followed.

This year’s amateur players included: Bill Ackman, Andrew Berman, Marie Bernstein, Jerry Cohen, Jim Coleman, Mark Ein, Adam Finerman, Ralph Finerman, Bill Finneran, Larry Gagosian, Amy Griffin, John Griffin, Jeff Greene, Sammy Herzberg, Arik Kislin, Larry Leeds, Howard Marks, Hank Nordhoff, Dean Palin, Joel Pashcow, John Paulson, Brian Reynolds, Zach Schreiber, Steve Schwarzman, Howard Shore, Roger Stein, and Dax Vlassis.

Pro players included: Alex Asta, Guillermo Canas, Scott Davis, Ashley Fisher, Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Teymuraz Gabashvili, Chris Haggard, Luke Jensen, Murphy Jensen, Don Johnson, Robert Kendrick, Kevin Kim, Rick Leach, Jason Lipsky, Alex O’Brien, Jared Palmer, Jason Pinsky. RESULTS:

Team 1 versus Team 2: Winner was Arik Kislin; Runner-up was Bill Ackman

Team 3 versus Team 4: Winner was Jim Coleman; Runner-Up was John Griffin

Team 5 versus Team 6: Winner was John Paulson; Runner-Up was Adam Finerman

Team 7 versus Team 8: Winner was Amy Griffin; Runner-Up was

Larry Leeds ABOUT: The Charles Evans PCF Pro-Am Tennis Tour consists of four exciting tournaments each year that are calendared during peak season at each venue. Each location brings an opportunity to provide not only a unique and individual experience for the amateur player but provides a platform to the community to generate awareness of prostate cancer and the work of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

The PCF Pro-AM Tennis Tournaments has raised over $12.5 million to date over 13 years. The Pro-Am Tour is a fitting memorial to the life of Charles Evans. He was committed to helping others, turning his personal tragedies into philanthropic causes. Charles Evans, an avid tennis player, would be proud of what is being done to fight prostate cancer through these events. When his father developed Alzheimer’s disease in the late 1960s, Mr. Evans made large donations to Alzheimer’s research and eventually became national director of the Alzheimer’s Association. In 1975, his former wife, Frances, and their two daughters, Elizabeth and Melissa, died in a fire caused by errant ashes from their fireplace. Mr. Evans created the Crusade for Fire Detection, aimed at educating the public on the need for fire detectors and lobbying for laws to make them mandatory. Charles sent out hundreds of fire detectors as gifts and chain letters. Countless lives have been saved through the mandatory laws of fire alarms. Charles had a true zeal for life. From WWII veteran to successful entrepreneur, feature film producer, to a dedicated philanthropist. Charles was a dynamic, charismatic, old school Gentleman. He was one of a kind and adored by all worldwide.

Firmly committed to curing prostate cancer, the Prostate Cancer Foundation is the leading philanthropic organization funding and accelerating research globally. Since 1993, its unique strategies for identifying and investing in the most promising research programs have generated life-saving results. The organization channels resources to the world’s top scientific minds—cutting red tape and encouraging collaboration to speed breakthroughs. As a champion for increased government and private support, PCF has helped build a global research enterprise of nearly $10 billion. Through the generous contributions of our donors, it has funded more than 2,000 programs at more than 200 research centers in 18 countries. For more than 16 million men and their families fighting prostate cancer globally, PCF is a primary source for new standard-of-care and research information. It connects patients, loved ones, care providers and scientists to critical updates, the latest developments, best practices and news from the treatment pipeline. For further information on the PCF, please visit http://www.pcf.org/

WHEN:

Friday, August 22, 2014 6:30PM Cocktail Party, Dinner, Entertainment The home of Julia and David Koch, Southampton, NY

Saturday, August 23, 2014 9:00AM – 2:00PM First three rounds of the Pro AM 1:00PM – 3:ooPM Lunch at the Palin residence 3:00PM – 4:00PM “Closest to the Pin” content on the Palin golf course 6:30PM Parish Art Museum Gala with special performance from Kenny Loggins

Sunday, August 24, 2014 12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club 1:00PM – 4:00PM Final rounds of the Pro AM 4:00 – 4:30PM Trophy Award Ceremony

WHERE:

Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club 231 Mid Ocean Drive Bridgehampton NY, 11932

PRESS CONTACT: Norah Lawlor / Lawlor Media Group (www.lawlormediagroup.com) Norah@lawlormediagroup.com / Tel: (212) 967-6900

Mike Milken, Jason Pinsky, Bill Ackman, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans Photo Credit: Patrick McMullan

John Paulson