Christopher Parkening Music
2015-03-14 13:59:11 UTC
CONTACT: Chelsea Sutton
Marketing and Publicity Manager
Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Pepperdine
University
24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90263
(310) 506-4055
***@pepperdine.edu
BOX OFFICE: (310) 506-4522
http://arts.pepperdine.edu/parkening/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fifteen Competitors Selected for 2015 Parkening
International Guitar Competition
Ten Competitors Also Chosen for Parkening Young Guitarist
Competition
May 26-May 30, 2015, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA
March 13, 2015 Malibu, CA -- The world's preeminent
classical guitar competition, the Parkening International
Guitar Competition, has selected 15 standout competitors for
its fourth triennial competition. Representing 11 countries,
they will vie for the largest prize purse among guitar
competitions, competing at Pepperdine University from
Thursday, May 28, through Saturday, May 30, 2015, on the
University's campus in Malibu, California. Renowned guitar
virtuoso Christopher Parkening, the competition's namesake
and artistic director, is Distinguished Professor of Music
at Pepperdine's Seaver College. The competition honors his
lifetime commitment to fostering musical excellence in young
artists as demonstrated by his mentor, Spanish guitarist
Andres Segovia.
The 15 competitors range in age from 19 to 29 years old and
are among the international community's most talented
guitarists. They are Riccardo Calogiuri, 25, Italy; Fabian
Cardozo, 28, Argentina; Silviu Ciulei, 29, Romania; Vladimir
Gapontsev, 29, Russia; Emre Gökalp, 27, Turkey; Samuel
Hines, 23, Long Beach, California, USA; Alec Holcomb, 19,
Clarksville, Tennessee, USA; Alberta Khoury, 19, Australia;
Rovshan Mamedkuliev, 28, Russia; Kyuhee Park, 29, South
Korea; Sanel Redzic, 26, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Andrea
Roberto, 19, Italy; Meng Su, 27, China; Marko Topchii, 24,
Ukraine, and Tengyue Zhang, 21, China.
"We are thrilled to bring such a diverse range of young
guitarists from all over the world here to Southern
California for what is sure to be an extraordinary week of
music," says Rebecca Carson, Executive Director for the
Parkening International Guitar Competition and Managing
Director for the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts.
"Our competitors for the 2015 competition will travel to us
from just down the road in California to a town in Australia
14,000 miles away. They are united by their passion for
classical guitar and by their love of music. We are looking
forward to welcoming all of them to Pepperdine."
Judging the competition will be Lynn Harrell, cello virtuoso
and conductor; Lee Holdridge, Emmy Award-winning film
composer; Charlotte Lee, senior vice president, IMG Artists;
Angel Romero, guitar maestro, soloist, and conductor; and
David Thomas, recording producer.
Three of the competitors will advance to the final round on
May 30 to perform a concerto with the Young Musicians
Foundation Debut Orchestra before a live audience in
Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre. The gold, silver, and bronze
medalists will be announced at the conclusion of the final
round.
In addition to the Parkening International Guitar
Competition, Pepperdine will present the Parkening Young
Guitarist Competition on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26 and
27. The 10 competitors, ages 17 and younger, are Katelyn
Beisiadecki, 15, Monterey Park, California, USA; Erick
Chipana, 17, Bolivia; Sedona Farber, 14, Santa Ana,
California, USA; Nolan Harvel, 14, Hermitage, Tennessee,
USA; Ashwin Krishna, 17, Los Altos, California, USA; Xu Kun
(Alan) Liu, 13, China; Jonathan Pryde, 16, Reading,
Michigan, USA; Kendrick Shen, 15, South Pasadena,
California, USA; Grace Sheppard, 16, Tucson, Arizona, USA;
and Kyle Wong, 15, San Jose, California, USA.
About the Parkening Competition:
The competition, which debuted in 2006, offers the largest
prize purse of any classical guitar competition in the
world, with competitors vying for cash awards that total in
excess of US$65,000. After three days of intense public
performances, the winner of the Parkening International
Guitar Competition receives a gold medal, the Jack Marshall
Prize of US$30,000, and the most prestigious title in
classical guitar.
The 2015 Parkening Competition is made possible by a
generous grant from Howard and Roberta Ahmanson.
For information about tickets, call the Smothers Theatre Box
Office at (310) 506-4522. Information online:
http://arts.pepperdine.edu/parkening/.
Christopher Parkening is celebrated as one of the world's
preeminent virtuosos of the classical guitar. For over 40
years his concerts and recordings have received the highest
worldwide acclaim. Parkening is recognized as heir to the
legacy of Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia. He has performed
at the White House, appeared with Placido Domingo on Live
from Lincoln Center, participated in the Carnegie Hall 100th
anniversary celebration, and performed twice on the
internationally televised Grammy Awards, and has appeared on
many nationally broadcast television programs, He has
collaborated with composers John Williams, Elmer Bernstein,
Joaquin Rodrigo, F. Moreno Torroba, and Mario
Castelnuovo-Tedesco and premiered new concert works in an
effort to keep the guitar in the musical forefront.
Parkening has been guest soloist with the finest orchestras
in the United States, including the Philadelphia, Cleveland,
and Minnesota orchestras, the Chicago, Pittsburgh, and
National symphony orchestras, the Detroit, Houston, Oregon,
and St. Louis symphonies, the New York Philharmonic, the St.
Paul and Los Angeles chamber orchestras, and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. He is the recipient of
two Grammy nominations in the category of Best Classical
Recording for Parkening and the Guitar and The Pleasures of
Their Company, a collaboration with soprano Kathleen Battle.
He was given the acclaimed American Academy of Achievement
Award for excellence in the field of music. He also was
presented with the 2000 Orville H. Gibson Lifetime
Achievement Award for Best Classical Guitarist and the 2003
University Musical Society's Distinguished Artist Award.
Pepperdine University is an independent, medium-sized
university located on the a 830-acre campus overlooking the
Pacific Ocean in Malibu. Pepperdine is ranked in the top
tier of major universities in America and is known for
achieving the highest standards of academic excellence in
its undergraduate program, and in its School of Law, the
Graziadio School of Business and Management, School of
Public Policy, and Graduate School of Education and
Psychology. Pepperdine University is religiously affiliated
with the Churches of Christ It is the purpose of Pepperdine
University to pursue the very highest academic standards
within a context that celebrates and extends the spiritual
and ethical ideals of the Christian faith.
The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine
University provides high-quality activities for over 50,000
people from 664 zip codes annually through performances,
rehearsals, museum exhibitions, and master classes. Located
on Pepperdine's breathtaking Malibu campus overlooking the
Pacific, the center serves as a hub for the arts, uniquely
linking professional guest artists with Pepperdine students
as well as patrons from surrounding Southern California
communities. Facilities include the 450-seat Smothers
Theatre, the 118-seat Raitt Recital Hall, the "black box"
Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, and the Frederick R. Weisman
Museum of Art.
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Christopher Parkening Music
P.O. Box 2067
Malibu, CA 90267
www.parkening.com
Marketing and Publicity Manager
Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Pepperdine
University
24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90263
(310) 506-4055
***@pepperdine.edu
BOX OFFICE: (310) 506-4522
http://arts.pepperdine.edu/parkening/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fifteen Competitors Selected for 2015 Parkening
International Guitar Competition
Ten Competitors Also Chosen for Parkening Young Guitarist
Competition
May 26-May 30, 2015, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA
March 13, 2015 Malibu, CA -- The world's preeminent
classical guitar competition, the Parkening International
Guitar Competition, has selected 15 standout competitors for
its fourth triennial competition. Representing 11 countries,
they will vie for the largest prize purse among guitar
competitions, competing at Pepperdine University from
Thursday, May 28, through Saturday, May 30, 2015, on the
University's campus in Malibu, California. Renowned guitar
virtuoso Christopher Parkening, the competition's namesake
and artistic director, is Distinguished Professor of Music
at Pepperdine's Seaver College. The competition honors his
lifetime commitment to fostering musical excellence in young
artists as demonstrated by his mentor, Spanish guitarist
Andres Segovia.
The 15 competitors range in age from 19 to 29 years old and
are among the international community's most talented
guitarists. They are Riccardo Calogiuri, 25, Italy; Fabian
Cardozo, 28, Argentina; Silviu Ciulei, 29, Romania; Vladimir
Gapontsev, 29, Russia; Emre Gökalp, 27, Turkey; Samuel
Hines, 23, Long Beach, California, USA; Alec Holcomb, 19,
Clarksville, Tennessee, USA; Alberta Khoury, 19, Australia;
Rovshan Mamedkuliev, 28, Russia; Kyuhee Park, 29, South
Korea; Sanel Redzic, 26, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Andrea
Roberto, 19, Italy; Meng Su, 27, China; Marko Topchii, 24,
Ukraine, and Tengyue Zhang, 21, China.
"We are thrilled to bring such a diverse range of young
guitarists from all over the world here to Southern
California for what is sure to be an extraordinary week of
music," says Rebecca Carson, Executive Director for the
Parkening International Guitar Competition and Managing
Director for the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts.
"Our competitors for the 2015 competition will travel to us
from just down the road in California to a town in Australia
14,000 miles away. They are united by their passion for
classical guitar and by their love of music. We are looking
forward to welcoming all of them to Pepperdine."
Judging the competition will be Lynn Harrell, cello virtuoso
and conductor; Lee Holdridge, Emmy Award-winning film
composer; Charlotte Lee, senior vice president, IMG Artists;
Angel Romero, guitar maestro, soloist, and conductor; and
David Thomas, recording producer.
Three of the competitors will advance to the final round on
May 30 to perform a concerto with the Young Musicians
Foundation Debut Orchestra before a live audience in
Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre. The gold, silver, and bronze
medalists will be announced at the conclusion of the final
round.
In addition to the Parkening International Guitar
Competition, Pepperdine will present the Parkening Young
Guitarist Competition on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26 and
27. The 10 competitors, ages 17 and younger, are Katelyn
Beisiadecki, 15, Monterey Park, California, USA; Erick
Chipana, 17, Bolivia; Sedona Farber, 14, Santa Ana,
California, USA; Nolan Harvel, 14, Hermitage, Tennessee,
USA; Ashwin Krishna, 17, Los Altos, California, USA; Xu Kun
(Alan) Liu, 13, China; Jonathan Pryde, 16, Reading,
Michigan, USA; Kendrick Shen, 15, South Pasadena,
California, USA; Grace Sheppard, 16, Tucson, Arizona, USA;
and Kyle Wong, 15, San Jose, California, USA.
About the Parkening Competition:
The competition, which debuted in 2006, offers the largest
prize purse of any classical guitar competition in the
world, with competitors vying for cash awards that total in
excess of US$65,000. After three days of intense public
performances, the winner of the Parkening International
Guitar Competition receives a gold medal, the Jack Marshall
Prize of US$30,000, and the most prestigious title in
classical guitar.
The 2015 Parkening Competition is made possible by a
generous grant from Howard and Roberta Ahmanson.
For information about tickets, call the Smothers Theatre Box
Office at (310) 506-4522. Information online:
http://arts.pepperdine.edu/parkening/.
Christopher Parkening is celebrated as one of the world's
preeminent virtuosos of the classical guitar. For over 40
years his concerts and recordings have received the highest
worldwide acclaim. Parkening is recognized as heir to the
legacy of Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia. He has performed
at the White House, appeared with Placido Domingo on Live
from Lincoln Center, participated in the Carnegie Hall 100th
anniversary celebration, and performed twice on the
internationally televised Grammy Awards, and has appeared on
many nationally broadcast television programs, He has
collaborated with composers John Williams, Elmer Bernstein,
Joaquin Rodrigo, F. Moreno Torroba, and Mario
Castelnuovo-Tedesco and premiered new concert works in an
effort to keep the guitar in the musical forefront.
Parkening has been guest soloist with the finest orchestras
in the United States, including the Philadelphia, Cleveland,
and Minnesota orchestras, the Chicago, Pittsburgh, and
National symphony orchestras, the Detroit, Houston, Oregon,
and St. Louis symphonies, the New York Philharmonic, the St.
Paul and Los Angeles chamber orchestras, and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. He is the recipient of
two Grammy nominations in the category of Best Classical
Recording for Parkening and the Guitar and The Pleasures of
Their Company, a collaboration with soprano Kathleen Battle.
He was given the acclaimed American Academy of Achievement
Award for excellence in the field of music. He also was
presented with the 2000 Orville H. Gibson Lifetime
Achievement Award for Best Classical Guitarist and the 2003
University Musical Society's Distinguished Artist Award.
Pepperdine University is an independent, medium-sized
university located on the a 830-acre campus overlooking the
Pacific Ocean in Malibu. Pepperdine is ranked in the top
tier of major universities in America and is known for
achieving the highest standards of academic excellence in
its undergraduate program, and in its School of Law, the
Graziadio School of Business and Management, School of
Public Policy, and Graduate School of Education and
Psychology. Pepperdine University is religiously affiliated
with the Churches of Christ It is the purpose of Pepperdine
University to pursue the very highest academic standards
within a context that celebrates and extends the spiritual
and ethical ideals of the Christian faith.
The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine
University provides high-quality activities for over 50,000
people from 664 zip codes annually through performances,
rehearsals, museum exhibitions, and master classes. Located
on Pepperdine's breathtaking Malibu campus overlooking the
Pacific, the center serves as a hub for the arts, uniquely
linking professional guest artists with Pepperdine students
as well as patrons from surrounding Southern California
communities. Facilities include the 450-seat Smothers
Theatre, the 118-seat Raitt Recital Hall, the "black box"
Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, and the Frederick R. Weisman
Museum of Art.
###
Christopher Parkening Music
P.O. Box 2067
Malibu, CA 90267
www.parkening.com