On March 4 at 3PM, the Musical Olympus Foundation will introduce this year’s young international classical superstars in theInternational Musical Olympus Festival Concert, taking place in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Under the direction of President Irina Nikitina, Musical Olympus provides an opportunity to listen to winners and laureates of international competitions.
This year’s program features saxophonist Ashu, 2008 First Prize winner, “The International Salon de Virtuosi Career”, New York, performing Ibert and Piazzolla; cellist Christoph Croisé, 2010 winner of Grand Prix, The IBLA Foundation Grand Prize Competition, Ragusa, Sicily, performing Tchaikovsky; tenor Mario Chang, 2011 First Prize winner of The Francisco Vinas International Singing Competition, Barcelona, Spain, performing Puccini and Verdi; and pianist Alexej Gorlatch, 2011 First Prize winner, The ARD International Music Competition, Munich Germany, performing Beethoven, with Stilian Kirov conducting the Musical Olympus Orchestra.
