Collaborative Piano; Solo Piano; Lehrer Vocal Institute; Festival Life. Sometimes people are surprised to find out how normal we are, says Susan Zhang, a Hip Hop-listening, Netflix-watching millennial, who also happens to be a classical pianistand co-founder of The Concert Truck, with her boyfriend and creative partner, Nick Luby. "We wanted a way to give people who are not part of this niche more access, to let them know it's not reserved for a certain kind of person.". In 2016, Zhang and fellow pianist Nick Luby teamed up to launch the Concert Truck, a DIY transformation of a box truck into a mobile concert venue, complete with lights, sound equipment, a digital piano, and an extendable stage. 4545 North Charles Street 11535 Shaker Boulevard Cleveland OH 44104, W Shoreway & w 73rd St on-Ramp, Cleveland, OH 44102, USA. This summer, the group outfitted and repainted a newly acquired vehicle that is being broken in on a trip that included stops at music camps in the Washington area Monday and Tuesday, and continues Wednesday with performances for the Children's Home in Catonsville and Baltimore Outreach Services. https://www.library.jhu.edu/policies/. Rocketreach finds email, phone & social media for 450M+ professionals. https://aspace.library.jhu.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/184032 Accessed March 01, 2023. Peabody Archives. My grandfather of sorts took me on a little sailing trip where we would stop in marinas along the way, sailing up from Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, he recalls. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 min read. 3400 North Charles Street (Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media forNJ.com), Musician Sun Li , right, speaks with concert-goers after the performance. Her most recent album, released in autumn 2019 on the Orchid Classics label, features her own Latin Concerto and Ravels Piano Concerto in G Major, recorded with the Orchestra of the Americas in Frutillar, Chile. Get Susan Zhang's email address (s*****@wisintl.com) and phone number at RocketReach. NEW BLOG POST! Performances are in large recital and concert halls where audiences listen with rapt attention, struck silent by the conventions of space as much as the virtuoso talent on display. Some people think classical music is elitist and hyper-intellectual, but I think anyone can appreciate a great performance and be moved. 1, the Latin Concerto, was first performed at the Leipzig Gewandhaus with the MDR Sinfonieorchester and Kristjan Jrvi, and subsequently recorded and filmed with the Orchestra of the Americas for the ARTE Konzert channel. Susan Chan Professor Office LH 239C Phone (503) 725-3119 Email chanss@pdx.edu Contact me The New York Concert Review described Susan Chan as "a thoughtful musician and a sensitive player," and The New Yorker called her "an energetic advocate for contemporary music." specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu All performances of The Concert Truck are free and open to the public. Since then, Zhang and Luby have temporarily said goodbye to their home base of Baltimore City to live on the road, making hundreds of stops along the way in Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts, and beyond. Susan Chang, founder/director of Music from China, speaks to the audience during the show. Steinway ArtistYaron Kohlberg, born in Jerusalem, is the President of Piano Cleveland, presenter of the Cleveland International Piano Competition in which he won the silver medal in 2007. Born in Venezuela, Montero started her piano studies at age four with Lyl Tiempo, making her concerto debut at age eight in her hometown of Caracas. Eva Gevorgyan has performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Russian National Orchestra, State Academic Symphony Orchestra Evgeny Svetlanov, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Malta Philharmonic and others. Our leaders help coordinate 3 performances in the senior homes every month. It got me thinking, why is there not a mobile concert hall, in the truest sense of the idea?. The Concert Truck visits a summer music camp. The resonator section is made of snakeskin. 4545 North Charles Street John Zion serves as the Managing Director of MKI Artists, one of the leading classical music management agencies in the United States where he directs the careers of a prestigious roster of artists, ensembles, and composers. A lot of the rules that we learned, I guess while we were training and school, those sorts of circumstances we are used to go out the window. During intermission, Susan Lewis speaks with Haochen Zhang and Yannick, and Debra Lew Harder meets backstage with a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra's horn section, Shelley Showers, who plays both the horn and the Wagner Tuba in An Alpine Symphony. 1 East Mount Vernon Place Evgeny Kissin chose Eva Gevorgyan as a scholar of the 2020 Klavierfestival Ruhr. Go to theconcerttruck.org for more information. This means you should bring your own chair to this location! She was invited to participate in the 2013 Women of the World Festival at Londons Southbank Centre, and has spoken and performed twice at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters. (Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media forNJ.com), Musicians (from left) Wang Guowei on erhu; Sun Li on pipa and Wang Junling, on zheng. Impassioned by their love for music, pianists Nick Lubyand Susan Zhang converted a 16-foot box truck into a fully functioning mobile concert hall, complete with lights, sound system, and piano. Special Collections Susan Zhang, Piano, 2018 April 22. INTERMISSION ? 12.0 Terabytes (computer files). The event is free to attend. Follow him on Twitter @michaelmancuso. "It sort of took off from there.". Hear concert pianists and Concert Truck co-directors Nick Luby and Susan Zhang with storyteller and djembefola (djembe master), Dr. David Fakunle. But guess what? She enjoys performance so much, and especially like to participate in competitions. Some of his successes include being the grand prize winner for intermediate level at 2019 Carmel Klavier international piano competition, the 1st place winner for Steinway Chicago junior piano competition division II . peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu Since then, The Concert Truck has toured across the country, presenting concerts in city streets, music and arts festivals, schools, neighborhoods, parks, and more. peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu Peabody Institute, http://musiclibrary.peabody.jhu.edu/archives, https://guides.library.jhu.edu/c.php?g=994933, John Work Garrett Library (Evergreen Museum and Library). He has won numerous awards and has performed in notable venues across the world as a soloist and as a chamber musician. Eva is a Young Yamaha Artist. Baltimore, Maryland 21218 USA, Peabody Archives Additionally, The Concert Truck created an online childrens show in partnership with the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival that has been presented to over 40,000 students in North Carolina schools. She has since been featured as a soloist with the South Carolina Philharmonic and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. The Concert Truck is a mobile music venue that strengthens communities by redefining the concert experience and making live music accessible to all. (Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media forNJ.com), Musician Wang Junling, left, speaks with concert-goers after the performance. It is an opportunity for the community of, The Baltimore Squeegee Boys- The new approach, Freddie Gray, Kurt Schmoke and Martin OMalley, Baltimores history of Corruption and Low Self Esteem Part 2 Owing politicians in the first half of the 20th Century, Baltimores history of Corruption and Low Self Esteem Part 1 The myth of Americas first railroad, The B&O. "So there's a continuity from ancient times to the present. "It felt like a very interactive performance," she says. Campus & Housing; Compeer Program; About the Innovation Institute. At the Alto Adige Festival she performed in the presence of Italys President Sergio Mattarella. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Facebook gives people the power to. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Schedule of Events Tuesday, August 2 Putting concept together with action, the two pianists outlined their vision of a traveling concert hall and began securing funding, first through the Spark program and eventually through the Performing Arts Consortium and the South Carolina Arts Commission, among others. Receive a breakdown of the weeks best concerts, shows and other happenings to your inbox from Free Times! You have permission to edit this article. Road trip soundtrack: "Depends on the mood. It has received awards, fellowships, and grants for social innovation and creativity in music. Zhang's fellow co-director of the Concert Truck is Nick Luby, who likewise has several piano prizes to his credit. As in her own work, she encourages her students to explore their own backgrounds and fosters empowerment through deep authenticity. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). But the audience reaction has largely been positive. Wang Junling, right, inherits the Henan style of zheng music from her family. She has also participated in masterclasses with Pavel Gililov, Grigory Gruzman, Piotr Paleczny, Andrea Bonatta and Klaus Hellwig. All of a sudden, an emcee starts yelling, Are yall ready for some classical music? It was pretty terrifying. Peabody Institute sound and video recordings, PIRG-13-01. After being in conservatory life for a long time, I started to feel like when I would speak with people who were not musicians, there was this perception that I was out of touch, she continues. Acclaimed as a pianist with "astounding musical authority" (Columbia Free Times), Susan Zhang made her orchestral debut at the age of twelve with the Augusta Symphony. . Special Collections From the Collection: strings@stringsmusicfestival.com, Offices: 900 Strings Rd. ), The Concert Truck: Nick Luby & Susan Zhang. Celebrated for her exceptional musicality and ability to improvise, Montero has performed with many of the worlds leading orchestras to date, including: the Royal Liverpool, Rotterdam, Dresden, Oslo, Vienna Radio, and Netherlands Radio philharmonic orchestras; the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Zrcher Kammerorchester, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and Australian Chamber Orchestra; the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Houston, Atlanta, Toronto, Baltimore, Vienna, City of Birmingham, Barcelona, Lucerne, and Sydney symphony orchestras; the Belgian National Orchestra, Wrttembergisches Kammerorchester. 1 East Mount Vernon Place The mobility opens up a lot of doors and a lot of opportunities for new projects, programming things in spaces that we typically wouldnt have access to, Luby points out. Since then, The Concert Truck has toured across the country, presenting concerts in city streets, music and . She enjoys the applause after her great performance and likes to work hard for it. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information. I thought how great it would be to have a piano around. . Montero also recently performed her own Latin Concerto with the Orchestra of the Americas at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and Edinburgh Festival, as well as at Carnegie Hall and the New World Center with the NYO2. Before we showed up, we had no idea that thousands of people were going to be there, says Susan, with residual anxiety in her voice. Wang Junling plays a zheng, also known as a Chinese zither, an instrument which dates back to the time the Great Wall of China was built more than 2,500 years ago. Haochen Zhang, piano ? ", Musicians (from left) Wang Guowei on erhu; Sun Li on pipa and Wang Junling, on zheng. They did a lot of the main structural modifications to the truck that was donated to us, Luby explains, noting that they also assisted with the initial prototype. She also holds scholarships from YerazArt Foundation, Foundation Artis Futura, and from the Armenian Assembly. Baltimore, Maryland 21202 USA, John Work Garrett Library (Evergreen Museum and Library) Arthur Friedheim Library Baltimore, Maryland 21202 USA, John Work Garrett Library (Evergreen Museum and Library) Pianists Susan Zhang and Nick Luby Bring The Concert Truck to the Southeastern Piano Festival 88 (Keys) Per Hour By Kyle Petersen Jun 12, 2019 Updated Jun 13, 2019 Let us help you find. But traditional concert halls can sometimes feel exclusive, she says, owing to pricey tickets and complicated rules of etiquette, such as how to dress or when to clap. The first song was titled "Melody of the Purple Bamboo. The Concert Truck launched in April 2016, giving eight performances in five days throughout the city of Columbia, SC. Some resources may be made available online for temporary streaming access for educational or research purposes. Acclaimed as a pianist with "astounding musical authority" (Columbia Free Times), Susan Zhang made her orchestral debut at the age of twelve with the Augusta Symphony. In the 2020-2021 season, The Concert Truck partnered with the Kennedy Centers Washington National Opera, Virginia Arts Festival, University of South Carolina, Southeastern Piano Festival, and Dallas Symphony Orchestra to deliver music to their local communities. I was thinking, Oh my God. Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Impassioned by their love for music and belief in its emotional power, pianists Nick Luby and Susan Zhang converted a 16-foot box truck into a fully functioning mobile concert hall, complete with lights, sound system, and piano. A post shared by The Concert Truck (@theconcerttruck), "It's different from a concert hall, where people come into your space," she says. Weve had a lot of help along the way.. Rice Music lent them a piano for a while before they were able to purchase one, and they leaned on a variety of collaborators, including School of Music alum Alex Davis and John Hunsinger, stage manager for the South Carolina Philharmonic, for technical assistance and know-how. Essentially a makeshift concert stage built into a moving truck, the mobile stage will provide unusual and unique classical piano music experiences over the course of the festival and provide an obvious avenue for more casual or curious listeners to drop in and experience the music. 2 and her first orchestral composition, Ex Patria, winning Montero her first Latin Grammy for Best Classical Album (Mejor lbum de Msica Clsica). "The music is like a wind that blows from ancient times across the continent to the U.S. and everywhere," she said. Some resources may be made available online for temporary streaming access for educational or research purposes. Alumni. Matt Grinke (Alumnus - student of Susan Evans 1999 - 2009) New York State of Mind . Dustin has made several successful appearances at national and international competitions. Eva was also an ICMA Discovery Award winner at the 2019 International Classical Music Awards. What she's watching: The Great British Baking Show and You. Dazzling was found on April 2018 by Susan Zhang. Susan is related to Sheldon Xiaodong Zhang and Amanda Zhang as well as 1 additional person. Delivered every Thursday. The Concert Truck launched in April 2016, giving eight performances in five days throughout the city of Columbia, SC. Other past presenters include Minnesota Public Radio and the Smithsonian. The Baltimore visit wraps up with two public concerts. ", Susan Chang, founder/director of Music from China, speaks to the audience during the show. The Concert Truck has since popped up at unexpected places all across the country: schools, parks, shelters, farmers markets anywhere you can think to park a truck. Susan Zhang, Piano, 2018 April 22. July 27, 2022 by Mike Telin by Mike Telin When award-winning pianists Nick Luby and Susan Zhang were searching for a way to use their musical training to give back to the community, an interesting question arose: does a mobile concert hall exist? She is a focused and hardworking girl. Now the Dazzling group has more than 40 members ranging from age 6 to 17 most of them play more than one instrument! The duo is clearly proud that their creation is being featured as part of the Southeastern Piano Festival and in their musical home from which it was conceived, calling it a special honor, but they also continue to look toward new possibilities that the truck can offer them. But we are never really able to do that, says Zhang, an alumnus of the festival. 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