December 7, 2018 – Santa Ana, California

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra

Sarkis Baltaian, piano

Xika Huang, violin

Sinding: Suite for Violin and Orchestra

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra

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November 16 & 18, 2018 – Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

“Cameron Carpenter plays the Organ Symphony”

Pre-Concert lecture for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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November 10, 2018 – Glendora, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra & Masterworks Chorale

Ingrid Chun, violin

Copland: Our Town (Susanna Cervantes, graduate conductor)

Piston: Symphony No. 2

Glazunov: Violin Concerto

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (version for chorus and orchestra)

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October 1, 2018 – Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra

Dahae Shin, violin

Qishan Shi, piano

Szu-Ying Huang, piano

Christopher Rouse: Thunderstuck

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto (I)

Scriabin: Piano Concerto (III)

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 (I)

Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1

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September 28, 2018 – Santa Ana, California

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra

Bruce Babcock: Event Horizon

Smetana: Vyšehrad

Smetana: From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields

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August 22-26, 2018 – Hong Kong, China

Judge in the Final Round of the 5th Hong Kong International Music Competition

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 August 20, 2018 – Qingdao, China

Guest lecturer for the Grand Opening of the Sound of the Phoenix Theater

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July 24, 2018 – Saint Petersburg, Russia

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra

John Williams: The Cowboys Overture

Peter Mennin: Symphony No. 5

Shostakovich: Scherzo for Orchestra, Op. 7

Glazunov: Symphony No. 5

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July 20, 2018 – Moscow, Russia

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra

John Williams: The Cowboys Overture

Peter Mennin: Symphony No. 5 (Russian premiere)

Shostakovich: Scherzo for Orchestra, Op. 7

Glazunov: Symphony No. 5

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 July 19, 2018 – Vladimir, Russia

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra

Dianne Seo, flute

John Williams: The Cowboys Overture

Barber: First Essay for Orchestra

Reinecke: Flute Concerto (I)

Glazunov: Symphony No. 5

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June 25-27, 2018 – Dalian, China

Guest lecturer and panelist for the Grand Opening of the Florence/Dalian Cultural and Arts Exchange Center

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 May 27, 2018 – Azusa, California

Music Teachers Association Festival Orchestra

Concerto Competition winners: music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Mozart, Lalo, Rachmaninoff

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 May 18, 2018 – Santa Ana, California

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra

Dianne Seo, flute

Music by Williams, Reinecke, Sousa, Khachaturian, Mennin, Glazunov

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 April 22, 2018 – Glendora, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra and Masterworks Chorale

Beethoven: King Stephen Overture

Arvo Pärt: Symphony No. 3

Mozart: Ave verum corpus

Dvořák: Te Deum (John Simons, conductor)

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April 13-15, 2018 – Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

“Dudamel conducts Salonen, Varese, and Shostakovich”

Pre-Concert lecture for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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March 20, 2018 – Duarte, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra

Marcus Carvalho, violin

Sibelius: Finlandia (Susanna Cervantes, graduate conductor)

Phil Shackleton: “Mountain” from Endurance

Ravel: Tzigane

Prokofiev: Suite from “Romeo and Juliet”

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 March 16-18, 2018 – Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

“Blomstedt conducts Beethoven and Sibelius”

Pre-Concert lecture for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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 March 13, 2018 – Santa Ana, California

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra

Madeline McCanne, piano

Leo Matsuoka, violin

Richard Dubugnon: Pyrophony (United States premiere)

Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 (III)

Glazunov: Violin Concerto (I)

Glazunov: Symphony No. 5

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February 11, 2018 – San Dimas, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra

Princess Li, oboe

Xavier Wilson, cello

Joint concert with Christian Youth Orchestra of Southern California

Kevin Su: Concert Overture No. 1 (World premiere)

Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto

Barber: Cello Concerto (I)

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

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January 5-6, 2018 – Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

“Ravel, Debussy, and Dukas”

Pre-Concert lecture for the Los Angeles Philharmonic