Bagatelles

October 2024

Our Appassionata students are getting ready for their concerto auditions on November 10th. They are busy participating in masterclasses, rehearsing with their collaborative artists. and refining their playing before the auditions.
Appassionata student Beatrice Jiang plays
Third movement of the Saint-Saëns violin concerto No. 3 in B minor.
Beatrice is a senior in high school and has been featured as a soloist with the TO Phil several times. It warms our hearts to have been part of the musical journey of these talented students and to see them grow as musicians from an early age.

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Appassionata students, Eric Zhang, plays
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 871 from the Well Tempered Clavier II.

Eric is the winner of the first prize at the 2024 Bach Complete Works Competition.
Our students owe much of their success to the opportunities they have through the Appassionata program.

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February 2024

Appassionata student Claire Liu plays Chopin Waltz in A minor

Access performance: HEREClaire is the youngest member of the Appassionata program and is also one of this  season’s soloists. Claire will be performing with the TOPHIL in the Opus 64 concerts in March 22nd and 24th.

 

October 2023

The Appassionata students have started the season with energy and passion for their music making.

Here is one of our youngest members, Andrew Huang, playing Toccata in A minor by Isaak Berkovich.

Hope the joy and passion of Andrew’s playing will brighten your day!

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September 2023

The Appassionata program has started and we have many great events planned. Our students will participate in recitals, masterclasses, share their talent  at retirement homes and perform with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic!

Here is a flavor of what’s more to come:

Appassionata student Aidan Fu plays Tzigane by Maurice Ravel.

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June 2023

String Appassionata student Vaibhav Sridhar

plays a well-loved concerto

Johann Sebastian Bach

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041, I. Allegro Moderato

The first movement of Bach’s Violin Concerto in A minor is a lively and energetic piece that showcases the technical abilities of the solo violinist. The movement is written in the traditional fast-slow-fast form of the concerto, with the solo violin playing against the background of the string orchestra and continuo. The piece is written in A minor, and the melody is characterized by its energetic rhythms and lively phrasing.

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