Violinist Nathan Amaral and pianist Alice Chenyang Xu perform works by William Grant Still, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago.
Recently awarded the Grand Prize of both the Concert Artist Guild (CAG) and Young Concert Artist Trust (YCAT) competitions, resulting in management on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, Nathan Amaral, the first prize winner of the 2024 Sphinx Competition, has earned a reputation for being a “versatile, charismatic violinist with a natural musical understanding.” (Liza Ferschtman) Having performed as a soloist and chamber musician at venues such as Wigmore Hall, KKL at Lucerne Festival, Mozarteum Großer Saal, and Berliner Philharmonie, Nathan has been awarded first and special prizes in numerous national and international competitions including the Paul Roczek Award at Mozarteum University Salzburg, Wiener Klassik Preis in Vienna, CIMA International Competition, Waslau Borkowski Violin Competition, the Eleazar de Carvalho Competition (the most significant prize for young musicians in Brazil), and the Ruggiero Ricci Violin Competition.
Described by The Boston Musical Intelligencer as “incisive and with innate musicality,” pianist Alice Chenyang Xu has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Italy, Germany, USA, Canada, and throughout China. Notable concerts include solo performances and recitals at Chicago Symphony Hall, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series at the Chicago Cultural Center, Corbett Auditorium in Cincinnati, Hochschule Musik Hall in Leipzig, Germany, and Jordan Hall in Boston; concerto performances in Chicago Auditorium Theatre, JIAOZI Concert Hall, and Chengdu Concert Hall in China; and chamber music performances at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Dorflinger Glass Museum, Lincoln Center, and Boston Symphony Hall.
