05-16-2010
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Mr. Sweeney will be holding a masterclass on
Sunday, May 23rd from 2:30-4:00pm to help applicants to the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra in their audition preparation. The class is meant
05-16-2010
Following a successful performance at the LAVS Competition Winners' Recital, student Chris Cho has been asked to participate in a masterclass to be given by the renowned cellist Jeffrey Solow.
Recital: Ryan Sweeney & Ines Irawati
02-01-2010
Mr. Sweeney will be performing a recital at the Rancho Bernardo Library with acclaimed pianist, Ines Irawati. They
will be performing a full recital program together including the works
of Shostakovich, Franck, and Popper.
Date: Wednesday, February 24th 2010 @ 6:30pm
About Ms. Irawati:
Known for her expressivity and virtuosity, Ines Irawati is in demand
both as a solo recitalist and a collaborative pianist. Born in Jakarta,
Indonesia, she began piano and composition instruction at age six at
the Yamaha Music School in Indonesia. At age 12, she made her official
debut playing the third Beethoven Piano Concerto and Chopin's first
concerto with the Indonesian Youth Symphony. Her early musical studies
began with Muneaki Watanabe, Yazeed Djamin and Iravati Soediarso.
As a performer and a composer, Irawati has performed her own
compositions all over Indonesia, Singapore and Sri Lanka. At the age of
15, she was invited to the International UNICEF Benefit in Japan, where
she performed her first concerto with the Tokyo Symphony. Her work for
solo flute, “Flirting Belugas”, was published by the Manduca Music
Publication. Her composition teachers include the renowned Indonesian
composer, Slamet Abdul Sjukur, and Donald Erb.
Read more at inesirawati.com