New Ro. Resident, Luca Gierliger to perform at Carnegie Hall!

First place winners of the annual Rondo Young Artist Vanguard Competition, an international concert showcase for young musicians under 18 years of age, which awards cash prizes and gives winners a taste of the professional musician’s life through touring and performing, will debut at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, May 17th at 7:30 p.m.

The recital, at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, will feature classical musicians performing works by Haydn, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Dvorak, Elgar, and others in piano, violin, cello, and voice solos. This year’s highlights will include young pianist, Luca Gierlinger who attends Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle, NY. He is a piano student of famous teacher Gena Raps at the Mannes School of Music, precollege division. Already a laureate of several competitions, Luca won second place in Rondo Young Artist in the year 2017, and first place this year (2018), which will be resulting in his Carnegie Hall debut on May 17th along with other winners. He will be performing Liszt; Liberstraum No. 3 at the concert.

“[Rondo gives] so much personal attention to each participant, and helps in guiding them in their formative years. Because we are musicians ourselves, we run it from a musical standpoint of what is best for these aspiring artists” says Emilia Oskotsky, the Rondo Young Artist’ Executive Director and one of its founders.

“This is what makes us special and keeps young musicians coming back year after year. We develop long lasting relationships with them, their families and teachers, and have a real impact on the direction of their musical careers. We also have tremendous support and encouragement from distinguished musicians and teachers from the world of classical music, who keep sending us their students.”

Musicians and educators agree. “Rondo Young Artist served to be an intensely positive musical experience for my student. This exceptionally well organized competition provided students the privilege of performance, hall rehearsal time, as well as the opportunity to perform in well - known concert halls. RONDO upheld an outstanding standard of music making which encouraged the competition participants to strive towards higher musical ambitions. I would gladly recommend Rondo Young Artist to my colleagues” says Irina Morozova, piano faculty at The Mannes School of Music, Manhattan School of Music and Special Music School.

Rondo Young Artist, Inc., is a six years old New York-based not-for-profit organization that encourages young people to develop and share their musical talents. The organization, founded and run by accomplished pianists and long-time friends Emilia Oskotsky and Ilinka Manova, is open to instrumentalists and vocalists from all musical traditions and educational backgrounds. For more information, please visit us at www.rondoyoungartist.org.

Tickets for the May 17th, 7:30 p.m. performance are available, for $45, at the Carnegie Hall Box Office (at the Southeast corner of West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue) and by telephone (212-247-7800).