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Building

opportunities

for young

American

conductors

SOLTI NIGHT 2023

“It is the set of the sails,

not the direction of the

wind that determines

which way we will go.”

– Jim Rohn

OCTOBER 18, 2023

AN EVENING OF MUSIC

AND CELEBRATION

SOLTI FOUNDATION U.S.

SOLTI NIGHT 2023

Georg Solti described himself as “First

and foremost a musician. . . at the service of

the composer whose music I am playing.” Solti

spent countless hours studying musical scores.

He approached each work with a fresh score, a

No. 2 pencil and a red crayon—making meticulous

markings to capture the intention of the composer.

Having completed the first pass, he would begin

again with a fresh score—this time seeking to

reveal the true heart of the piece. And then, a third

time, the whole process again, hunting for subtle

points he might have missed. Those scores are

now held in safe keeping at Harvard University

where students may explore the true genius of a

maestro at work.

Thanks to the dedication of our sponsors and

contributors, The Solti Foundation U.S. continues

to provide substantial support and increased

opportunities for young American conductors.

Tonight, we are honored to celebrate the legacy

of Sir Georg Solti and our 2023 awardees.

Thank you for your generosity and for your

presence here this evening.

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With your support, The Solti Foundation U.S.

will continue in its role of assisting our emerging

conductors in their quest to achieve. For these

young people, the compass heading for success may

be clear, yet figuratively the wind direction may be

wrong. The Foundation’s expertise will assist our

awardees “trim the sails.”

We are proud that in each of our 23 years of

existence, the number of highly qualified applicants

has increased. As a testament to our steadily

expanding influence, this year more than 60

candidates applied for support from the Foundation.

That’s a 50% increase over the prior year. In large

measure, we attribute the growing awareness of the

Foundation to the quality of our awardees and their

cumulative success.

We are very proud that our previous awardees

continue to find new and innovative ways to create

enjoyment whether it be in concert or on operatic

stages—enjoyment that attracts audiences and

musical professionals alike in this country and

around the world.

The Foundation’s mission has been from day one

to identify, support, and promote emerging young

American conductors as they launch their careers.

The Artistic and Awards Committee provides

direction, mentorship, and essential resources

to assist our young conductors set a course to

successfully advance their careers.

Thanks to your generous and vital support of our

mission American conductors are building strong,

impactful careers in venues around the world.

dear friends,

WELCOME!

Penny Van Horn

SIR GEORG SOLTI

OCTOBER 21, 1912 - SEPTEMBER 5, 1997

Board Chair

The Solti Foundation U.S.

“It is the set of the sails, not

the direction of the wind that

determines which way we will go.”

– Jim Rohn

Since 2004, The Solti Foundation U.S. has awarded

grants to young American conductors totaling more

than $500,000. Those who support our mission

are helping make a substantial impact on the future

of classical music in America.

The Solti Foundation U.S. is the foremost organization

in the United States solely devoted to helping young

conductors futher develop their talent and establish

their careers.

The Foundation identifies and promotes emerging

young American conductors, age 38 and under, by

awarding grants to assist with expenses in the early

years of their careers.

Through these grants, the Foundation seeks to

extend the legacy of Sir Georg Solti by assisting these

talented young men and women to develop their skills

in leadership and musicianship, and to communicate

their full potential to the broadest possible audience.

Since 2004, The Solti Foundation U.S. has awarded

grants totalling more than $1,500,000 and created an

innovative opera residency program.

We thank our donors for the support and

encouragement they have given the Foundation, its

mission and the young people who receive these

awards.

THE MISSION OF THE

SOLTI FOUNDATION U.S.

LEARN MORE ABOUT US AT

SOLTIFOUNDATION.US

WELCOME TO SOLTI NIGHT 2023!

HONORING THE LEGACY OF SIR GEORG SOLTI

PRESENTED BY THE SOLTI FOUNDATION U.S.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023

WELCOME

CAREER

ASSISTANCE

AWARDS

INTRODUCTION

OF MUSICIANS

MUSICAL

INTERLUDE

OPERA

RESIDENCY

PROGRAM

REMARKS

TONIGHT’S

HONOREE

CLOSING

REMARKS

PENNY VAN HORN

FOUNDATION BOARD CHAIR

DUAIN WOLFE

FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER;

MEMBER OF THE ARTISTIC

AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

FRANK VILLELLA

FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER

DANNY YEHUN JIN, VIOLIN

MARTA AZNAVOORIAN, PIANO

DINNER IS SERVED

NICHOLAS MARTIN

FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER

DEAN WHITESIDE

LYRIC OPERA RESIDENCY

CAREER ASSISTANCE AWARDEE

KEITARO HARADA

SOLTI FELLOW - 2023

INTRODUCED BY

PENNY VAN HORN

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WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR CORPORATE AND

INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

LEGACY LEVEL

PODIUM LEVEL

JIM AND KAY MABIE FAMILY

CHEERS FOR OUR DONORS!

THEIR SUPPORT

IN 2022 FUNDED

THE GRANTS

OFFERED IN

2023

BATON $10,000 - $15,000

JENTES FAMILY FOUNDATION

LIZ STIFFEL

MAESTRO $5,000 - $9,999

ERIKA AND DIETRICH M. GROSS

JULIAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

DONNA L. KENDALL FOUNDATION

JOHN KURTICH FOUNDATION

DAVID E. MCNEEL

MR. AND MRS. STEPHEN N. POTTER

PATRICK G. AND SHIRLEY ANN RYAN

SARGENT FAMILY FOUNDATION

PENNY AND JOHN VAN HORN

HELEN ZELL | ZELL FAMILY FOUNDATION

AND MORE DONORS!

THEIR SUPPORT

IN 2022 FUNDED

THE GRANTS

OFFERED IN

2023

PATRON $3,000 - 4,999

DORA AND JOHN AALBREGTSE

ELIZABETH BUCCHERI

ANTONIO PAPPANO AND

PAMELA BULLOCK

SANDRA AND EARLE J. RUSNAK, JR.

OWEN AND LINDA YOUNGMAN

MICHAEL AND GRETCHEN ZOOK

FRIEND $1,000 - $2,999

NANCY A. ABSHIRE

JEFF AND KEIKO ALEXANDER

MARY JANE DREWS

MR. AND MRS. CYRUS F. FREIDHEIM

WILLIAM AND ANN GOLDSTEIN

DOROTHY HARZA

WALTER G. LARKIN AND

DR. SUSAN E. CLARE

OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC

ROBERT KOHL AND CLARK PELLETT

DEBORAH AND JEFFREY S. ROSS

MR. AND MRS. THOMAS SHEFFIELD, JR.

MARJORIE STAPLES

SUSAN R. AND JOHN W. SULLIVAN

FOUNDATION

PETER WIGGINS

DUAIN WOLFE

MUSIC MAKER $500 - $999

CHRISTOPHER BIRD

JULIAN AND MOLLY D’ESPOSITO

DR. ELIZABETH CALIHAN AND

MARK GEORGE

PATRICE MICHAELS AND

JAMES GINSBURG

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EVEN MORE DONORS!

THEIR SUPPORT

IN 2022 FUNDED

THE GRANTS

OFFERED IN

2023

MUSIC MAKER (continued)

JERRY AND JEANETTE GOLDSTONE

HOWARD GOTTLIEB AND

BARBARA GREIS

RAYNELLE HEIDRICK

DON HORISBERGER

PHILLIP AND FRAN HUSCHER

WILLIAM LAWLOR

NICHOLAS MARTIN

ROBERT AND NANCY SZALAY

FRANK VILLELLA

KAREN ZUPKO

SUPPORTER $200 - $499

MARY H. ANDERSON

ANASTASIA BOUCOURAS

JOHN COVELL

EARL CROMER

WILLIAM MASON AND DIANA DAVIS

MARY DOLD

WILLIAM FROESCH

MARTHA AND WILLIAM GILMER

RAYNELLE F. HEIDRICK

STEPHEN A. KAPLAN

MR. AND MRS. THOMAS B. MCNEILL

VIBEKE ROESCHE

CONTRIBUTOR - UP TO $199

NANCY BERMAN

JOHN BRENNAN

MAUREEN AND STEVE FISHER

ADRIAN FOSTER

CHARLIE GRODE AND HEIDI LUKAS

FLORENCE NELSON

ROSEMARY SLOAN

ALICE TUCKER

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Keitaro Harada is Music and Artistic Director of the

Savannah Philharmonic and Associate Conductor of the

Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. His eclectic musical scope

ranges from symphony, opera, and chamber works to pops,

film scores, educational outreach, and multidisciplinary

projects, all of which enrich his programming.

Well versed in the operatic canon, Harada was a Seiji

Ozawa Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in 2010,

where he delivered a critically acclaimed performance

of Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos. Since then, he has led

performances of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Leoncavallo’s

Pagliacci, Bizet’s Carmen, and Britten’s Turn of the Screw

with North Carolina Opera. In 2017, he led performances

of Mazzoli’s Song from the Uproar at Cincinnati Opera,

followed by Carmen at Bulgaria’s Sofia National Opera,

subsequently conducting the production on a tour of Japan

in 2018. In past seasons and as Associate Conductor of

Arizona Opera, he conducted Don Pasquale, La fille du

régiment, and Tosca. In the 2022–23 season, he made his

debut at Nikikai Opera in Tokyo, leading performances of

Orphée aux enfers. Upcoming appearances include Madama

Butterfly at the Cincinnati Opera; La funciulla del West at

the North Carolina Opera; and La fille du régiment at Nissay

Theatre in Tokyo.

Harada was Associate Conductor for four years at the

Cincinnati Symphony and Pops, where he regularly assisted

with Music Director Louis Langrée and collaborated

with James Conlon and Juanjo Mena at the orchestra’s

annual May Festival. He is a six-time recipient of The Solti

Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award, and in 2013 was

invited to the Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview.

He studied with Lorin Maazel at Castleton Festival and

Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival, where, at Valery

Gergiev’s invitation, he served on the festival’s faculty in

2016, 2018, and 2021.

THE SOLTI FELLOW - 2023

KEITARO HARADA

ELIAS BROWN

Assistant Conductor,

San Francisco Symphony

(2023/24) and Colburn

Conservatory Orchestra.

Career Assistance Award

2023

CAREER ASSISTANCE AWARDS - 2023

AUSTIN CHANU

Conducting Fellow, The

Philadelphia Orchestra.

Career Assistance Award

2023

KEVIN FITZGERALD

Associate Conductor,

Jacksonville Symphony.

Career Assistance Award

2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

JOHN DEVLIN

Music Director, Wheeling

Symphony Orchestra.

Career Assistance Award

2023

NATHANIEL EFTHIMIOU

Assistant Conductor, Rhode

Island Philharmonic Orchestra

and Music School.

Career Assistance Award

2021, 2022, 2023

STEFANO FLAVONI

Assistant Conductor, San

Francisco Symphony; Cover

Conductor, New York

Philharmonic.

Career Assistance Award

2023

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