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URL:https://1718.ucla.edu/events/reflections-recital/
SUMMARY:Reflections
DESCRIPTION:\nDavide Di Rienzo\, piano\nKaitlin Webster-Zuber\, piano and c
 omposer\nEmily Webster-Zuber\, piano\n\nPianist Davide Di Rienzo and compo
 ser-pianist Kaitlin Webster-Zuber are proud to present “Reflections\,”
  a program featuring works by Franz Liszt\, Selma Moidel Smith\, Kaitlin W
 ebster-Zuber\, and Cecile Chaminade\, performed by Davide Di Rienzo and th
 e Webster-Zuber Sisters.\n\nThe Moidel Smith Family\, in conjunction with 
 the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music\, awarded Davide and Kaitlin a schola
 rship to present The Selma Moidel Smith Recital at UCLA in April 2025. Eac
 h year's recital features an exceptional piano student in the School of Mu
 sic who performs original compositions by Selma Moidel Smith\, other works
 \, and a world premiere by a UCLA student composer. This year’s recital 
 features the premiere of an original composition by Kaitlin Webster-Zuber.
  We are pleased to present an encore performance of the recital at the Wil
 liam Andrews Clark Memorial Library.\n\nProgram\n\nFranz Liszt (1811–188
 6)\nSecond Year of Pilgrimage: Italy (S. 161)\nI. Sposalizio\nSelma Moidel
  Smith (b. 1919)\nA selection of solo piano pieces by Selma Moidel Smith\n
 \nKaitlin Webster-Zuber (b. 2000)\nFragmented Reflection\n\nCecile Chamina
 de (1857–1944)\nSix Pièces Romantiques\, op. 55\nI. Primavera\nII. La c
 haise à porteurs\nIII. Idylle arabe\nIV. Sérénade d'automne\nV. Danse h
 indoue\nVI. Rigaudon\nFranz Liszt (1811–1886)\nPiano Sonata in B Minor\,
  S. 178\n\n\n\nDavide Di Rienzo\nDavide Di Rienzo was born in Brescia\, It
 aly\, in 1997. He began his piano studies at the age of twelve. In 2011\, 
 he was admitted to the Liceo Musicale A. Manzoni in Latina\, Italy.\n\nHe 
 was first prize winner at the International Piano Competition City of Tarq
 uinia\, the Gian Galeazzo Visconti competition\, and Giovani Musici at the
  Sapienza University of Rome. From 2014 to 2018\, he studied with Ėliso V
 irsaladze and Jacob Katsnelson at the summer master classes organized in t
 he Caetani Castle in Sermoneta\, Italy.\n\nDuring the summer of 2016\, he 
 attended the International Keyboard Institute Festival (IKIF)\, where he h
 ad the opportunity to study with Magdalena Baczewska\, Geoffrey Burleson\,
  and Gabriele Leporatti.\n\nIn 2020\, Davide graduated with honors from th
 e Mannes School of Music in New York under the tutelage of Jerome Rose.\n\
 nIn 2022\, he earned his master’s degree at the Herb Alpert School of Mu
 sic at UCLA\, where he studied with Inna Faliks.\n\nAt UCLA\, he is now a 
 doctoral student in piano performance and a teaching associate in the ELTS
  (European Languages and Transcultural Studies) department.\n\nIn June of 
 2024\, he played with the UCLA Symphony Orchestra\, performing Brahms’s 
 Piano Concerto No. 2\, conducted by Samuel Chung.\n\nDavide Di Rienzo has 
 performed numerous concerts and recitals in Europe and the United States\,
  and is also a passionate teacher who loves to inspire and instill the lov
 e of music in future generations of musicians.\n\nKaitlin Webster-Zuber\nK
 aitlin Webster-Zuber is a composer-pianist and Los Angeles native. She has
  premiered chamber works with Salastina\, Sunset ChamberFest\, UCLA\, and 
 Mount Saint Mary’s University\, and works in a variety of genres\, from 
 concert music to short films and songwriting. Her pieces have been perform
 ed by renowned artists such as LA Phil’s concertmaster Martin Chalifour\
 , as well as by the Bridge to Everywhere ensemble\, led by Derrick Skye. K
 aitlin’s mentors include Ian Krouse\, Derrick Skye\, Juan Pablo Contrera
 s\, and Sean Friar. Whether composing\, performing\, or producing concerts
 \, Kaitlin’s commitment as a citizen-artist has led to her active involv
 ement with many of L.A.’s iconic and historic organizations\, including 
 the Da Camera Society\, the American Society of Cinematographers\, The Mus
 ic Guild\, The Wallis\, LAPL\, and more. She is the co-founder of Musical 
 Traces (www.musicaltraces.com). Kaitlin holds a BA in Piano Performance fr
 om Mount Saint Mary’s University (’24) and is pursuing her MA in Music
  Composition at UCLA.\n\nEmily and Kaitlin Webster-Zuber\nThe Webster-Zube
 r Sisters\, Emily and Kaitlin\, are a piano duo and composers native to Lo
 s Angeles. Their musical endeavors began locally at the Colburn School of 
 Performing Arts\, leading them to stay local and pursue their Piano Perfor
 mance degrees at Mount Saint Mary’s University together. Recent performa
 nces reflect their wide range of repertoire\, from premiering new piano du
 o works by internationally recognized composers to performing classical fa
 vorites such as W. A. Mozart’s Double Piano Concerto with the Slovak Sta
 te Orchestra in Vienna. In 2021\, the sisters were awarded First Prize of 
 the prestigious Marker and Pioneer International Music Competition for the
 ir two-piano performance of Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps.\n\n
 Emily and Kaitlin participated in Junior Chamber Music for nine years\, an
 d both served as directors of the Los Angeles Branch for JCM’s Student S
 ervice Alliance. The sisters have attended numerous leading music festival
 s\, including the John Perry Academy\, Concerto*Fest*Europa\, the Idyllwil
 d Arts Festival\, Sunset ChamberFest\, and the AMICI International Music F
 estival. In addition to participating\, they teach interdisciplinary class
 es to AMICI students\, exploring the basic elements of music\, composition
 \, and visual depictions of music in art.\n\nAs composers\, Emily and Kait
 lin have studied privately under recognized composers Ian Krouse\, Derrick
  Skye\, and Juan Pablo Contreras. Their concert works have been premiered 
 with organizations including Salastina\, the LA Phil Composer Fellowship P
 rogram\, Sunset ChamberFest\, Mount Saint Mary’s University\, Bridge to 
 Everywhere\, and The Da Camera Society\, and they both enjoy composing mus
 ic for short films.\n\nWhether performing\, composing\, teaching\, or prod
 ucing concerts\, the Webster-Zuber Sisters’ interest and development as 
 citizen artists has led them to be actively involved with many of L.A.’s
  iconic and historic organizations\, including the Da Camera Society\, the
  American Society of Cinematographers\, The Music Guild\, The Wallis\, LAP
 L\, and more.\n\nIn 2016\, Emily and Kaitlin co-founded Musical Traces\, a
 n organization dedicated to developing student-driven community outreach. 
 Visit www.MusicalTraces.com to subscribe to their newsletter and learn mor
 e.\n\n\n\nThe program is free to attend with advance registration and will
  be held in-person at the Clark Library. Registration has reached capacity
 \; to be added to the wait list please fill out the form below. Seating is
  limited at the Clark Library\; walk-in registrants are welcome as space p
 ermits.\nLoading…\n\n\n\nPhotograph credit: Courtesy of the Artists.
CATEGORIES:Music
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