Concerts, Berkeley and Oakland, CA

January 28  and 30, 2011


Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 61


Orchestra: Prometheus Symphony Orchestra Music Director Eric Hansen



Place:

Friday, January 28 at 7:30PM

First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley

2407 Dana Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, Map




Sunday, January 30, 2010, 3:00 PM

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

114 Montecito Avenue Oakland, California, Map



2012/ 2010 Concertos with orchestra

First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church - Oakland

Concert with Fremont Symphony at Milpitas High School

Thursday, March 24


Two performances for Milpitas Elementary, Middle and High Schools

Sarasate: Carmen Fantasie


Orchestra: Fremont Symphony, David Sloss - Music Director


Place: Milpitas High School, Milpitas, CA

Two Concerts, Palo Alto and Menlo Park, CA
June 3 and 4, 2011

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor (op. 64)

Orchestra: Silicon Valley Symphony, Michael Paul Gibson Conducting

Place: 
Friday 3 June 2011
 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
 330 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, 


Saturday 4 June 2011
Saint Marks Episcopal Church
600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306
 


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Summit Music Festival,  New York, NY

August 12, 2011 
Bach:  Concerto No. 2 in E major. 
Orchestra: Summit Music Festival Orchestra. 
Yoram Youngerman conducting
 2010 SMF Concerto Competition 1st Prize Winner (Junior Division) 

Place: Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, New York
Link: Summit Music Festival
http://www.summitmusicfestival.org/shapeimage_2_link_0

Concert Ford Amphitheater - Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, August 14, 2011


Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Prophets Violin Concerto


Orchestra: Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

Noreen Green - Conducting

Place: Ford Amphitheater - Los Angeles

Concert in Pamplona - Spain

Wednesday September 21, 2011


Beethoven Violin Concerto

Sarasate Carmen Fantasy

Orchestra: Navarra Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Csaba.

Place: Teatro Gayarre, Pamplona, Spain

Finals of the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition in Pamplona, Spain, ages 15-27. 3rd Place winner.

Concerts in Menlo Park and Palo Alto, CA
November 19 and 20, 2011
Saint Saens: Violin Concerto  No 3 in B minor, Op 61
Orchestra: Silicon Valley Symphony, Michael Paul Gibson Conducting
 
Date: November 19, 2011
Place: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
330 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, 
Date: November 20, 2011
Place: Saint Marks Episcopal Church
600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

In these concerts Stephen performed on the exceptional 1732 “Ferni” Guarneri Del Gesu violin, courtesy of Peter Prier and Sons Violins and Robert Maltz, Palo Alto. 
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Concerts with Solano Community Symphony, CA
(25th Anniversary Concert Series)

Saturday March 24,  2012 - 8 pm
Venue: Fairfield Center for the Creative Arts
Fairfield, CA

Sunday March 25, 2012 - 3 pm
Vacaville Performing Art Theater
Vacaville, CA

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Solano Community Orchestra, Maestro Semyon Lohss conducting
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Concert in Weimar Germany

November 7, 2010


Saint-Saens: Concerto No. 3 in B minor Op. 61 (1st Movement)


Orchestra:  Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra. Martin Hoff conducting


Place:  Weimar Hall, Weimar, Germany


1st Place Winner, The International LOUIS SPOHR Competition for Young Violinists, Winning Recital.


Links:

More info about the LOUIS SPOHR Competition

Concert in Weimar Germany
November 5, 2010

A. Mozart: Concerto No. 5 in A Major K 219 
(cadenzas by Stephen Waarts)

Orchestra:  Chamber Orchestra of the Liszt School of Music Weimar. Prof. Nicolás Pasquet conducting. 

Place:  Liszt School of Music Weimar

Finals The International LOUIS SPOHR Competition for Young Violinists

Links:
More info about the LOUIS SPOHR Competition

Video 1st movement
Video 2nd movement
Video 3rd movement


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Concerts in Saratoga and San Jose, CA

October 23 and 24, 2010


Paganini: Concerto No. 1 in D major


Orchestra:  Winchester Orchestra, Henry Mollicone conducting


Place: 

Saturday October 23, 2010

West Valley College Theater - Saratoga

Season Opening Concert
14000 Fruitvale Ave.
Saratoga, CA


Sunday October 24, 2010, 7 pm

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral - San Jose
81 N. Second St.

San Jose, CA


Links:

Program Art

Concerts in Redwood City, CA

September 19 and 25, 2010


Paganini: Concerto No. 2

(Cadenzas by Stephen Waarts) 


Orchestra: Redwood Symphony, Music Director Eric Kujawsky


Places: 

September 19

Outdoor concert in downtown Redwood City

Big Kick Off, Free Outdoor Concert

Courthouse Square
2200 Broadway Street, Redwood City


September 25 Canada College Main Theater, Redwood City (season opener)

Happy 25th Anniversary!

Place: Canada College Main Theatre

4200 Farm Hill Road, Redwood City

Concert in Oakland, CA

May 23, 2010


W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Violin No. 4 in D Maj., K.218

(Cadenzas by Stephen Waarts)


Orchestra: Prometheus Symphony Orchestra, Music Director - Eric Hansen


Place:

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

114 Montecito Avenue

Oakland, California - map


1st place winner Felix Khuner Young Artist Concerto Competition


Links:

Program Art


Video first movement

Video second movement

Video third movement

Concerts in Solano and Vacaville, CA

October 2 and 3, 2010


W.A. Mozart:  Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219

(cadenzas by Stephen Waarts


Orchestra: Solano Community Symphony. Music Director Semyon Lohss conducting.


Places: 

October 2: Fairfield Center for the Creative Arts, 1035 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA

October 3: Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Drive, Vacaville, CA


Links:

Program Art

Concert on Oslo, Norway

April, 2010


E. Chausson: Poeme


Orchestra:


Place:


2nd place winner junior division 2010 Menuhin Competition Oslo Norway


Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010


Links:

Menuhim Competition

Mehuhim Competition Oslo 2010

Video

Concerts in Menlo Park and Los Gatos, CA
March 12 and 13, 2010

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 77 

Orchestra: Silicon Valley Symphony, Music Director Michael Paul Gibson conducting 

Place: 
march 12
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Menlo Park, CA

March 13, 2010
Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA

Links:
Video Trailer
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