Pianist Vadym Kholodenko, Gold Medalist at last week's Van Cliburn Competition finals, will be among featured artists of the Bear Valley Music Festival.
The 26-year-old Ukrainian-born resident of Moscow will be the soloist in a concerto, yet to be named, on Aug. 3, under the direction of Michael Morgan, the festival's new music director. Running July 26 through Aug. 11, the festival will also feature nine-time Grammy Award winning country and western group Asleep at the Wheel, jazz composer/pianist Taylor Eigsti, pianist Richard Glazier, "violinist/comic" Dawn Harms (I always knew this exceptional musician was funny, but never saw the designation before), a Bollywood-themed gala, and much more.
The Delphi Trio will be in residence, giving community concerts and master classes. The trio, formed at the S.F. Conservatory of Music, consists of pianist Jeffrey LaDeur (M.M., chamber music, 2011), former student of Yoshikazu Nagai; violinist Liana Bérubé (M.M., chamber music, 2010), former student of Axel Strauss; and Michelle Kwon (M.M., cello, 2009), former student of Jennifer Culp.