Dear Friends, Benefactors, Colleagues:

Celebrating our 10th year was a proud achievement: the quality and quantity of cultural programs we have given to thecommunity; assistance to the careers of exceptional young musicians; and, most gratifying, the life-time friendships andcultural connections we helped forge between 200+ artists from all over the world — all of this, in just ten years.

Considering that we have been so successful operating mostly on the unpaid dedication of a few, it is a miracle that we arecontinuing and planning our 11th Festival! Invitations for iPalpiti are pouring in — from festivals to international tours; rarelywe can accept, due to our dependence on increased funding. While we acknowledge that much of the success of Young Artists

International comes from the Maestro and the iPalpitiartists, we know that it would not be possible without youreconomic support. As matters stand, we are not able toachieve all our goals on the shoestring funding we are ableto get each year. My admiration and gratitude to YAI’s fabulous andgenerous board of directors! To Chairman Jonathan Steinberg – Congratulation onCommendation from the City of Los Angeles for hisunwavering dedication from the Mayor Villaraigosaand Councilman Jack Weiss!We TRUST that you, our friends and benefactors, also takean important role in making these plans come to fruition.

I am looking forward to personally greeting you in all our future events and writing Thank You letters for your generosity!Laura Schmieder, Director

For the past nine years, we published post-festival thanks from iPalpiti musicians and audience, which are somoving. After our 10th Festival, here are simpler expressions from those who hear our concerts for FREE:

Dear I Palpiti Orchestra, Thank you for the opportunity to experience the wonderful classical music. First of all, I’m a 7th grade student atBerendo Middle School in Ms. Lebovich’s class. The piece I most enjoyed was the Spring one specially the way SayakoKusaka played the violin. When the spring part was played I imagined the birds chirping and the flowers blooming. Inthe second half I really enjoyed the different ways Happy Birthday was played. I also like the part when the musicianswere plucking the strings on the violin and the cello while the pianist played along. Lastly, I also want to thank theperson who paid for our tickets because it was a magnificent experience. Once again, I want to thank the Orchestrafor the wonderful music and I hope to attend your performance again.

Sincerely, Yoselin Martinez and Yesenia Lopez

Dear iPalpiti Orchestra,It was wonderful listening to such elegant music you play. You also provided us with free tickets to get inside the WaltDisney Concert Hall. I am 11 years old and I attend 7th grade. My dad and I like the music of one of the four seasonsand it was the ‘’Winter Season.’’ We also like the “Happy Birthday” music because it was entertaining and also sweet.Thanks for letting me and the other students from my school to experience your beautiful performance.

Sincerely, Erick Francisco and Alejandro Francisco

Each Festival, we provide FREE tickets to the final iPalpiti concert at the Disney Hall to at least 200students from local schools that operate in the summer, and about the same to local non-profit

organizations that help abused children and teenagers at risk. Sometimes, THIS IS THEIR ONLYCHANCE IN THE YEAR TO DRESS UP AND COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SOCIETY. Addto this an opportunity to hear a classical concert performed by laureates (a word many never heard

before!) from many countries, and there is a lasting impression, with longing to hear it again.WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANGELS WHO WOULD SPONSOR our STUDENT COALITION FORTHE ARTS program. Each FREE ticket has a cost, and we need funds to produce the next festival,

and in turn, help iPalpiti musicians, who, while rich culturally, extremely poor financially.

CALL 310.205 0511 to ask HOW YOU CAN HELP, or send your contribution in the enclosed envelope.

Dedicated to the continuity of the great tradition of classical music through artistic promotion and career advancement of exceptionally gifted young professional musicians

Young Artists International,Inc.

Honorary PresidentsIda Haendel, CBEEduard Schmieder

Lord Yehudi Menuhin Founding Member,

In Memoriam

Artistic AdvisorsVladimir AshkenazyYefim BronfmanMartin ChalifourLynn HarrellGary KarrGidon KremerCho-Liang LinJens LindemannWynton MarsalisIgor OistrakhMenahem PresslerVadim RepinRuggiero RicciAngel RomeroNathaniel Rosen

DirectorLaura Schmieder

Board of DirectorsJonathan Steinberg

ChairmanMary Levin CutlerHernando Courtright

Vice Chair, East CoastTheodore BikelLillian BremNathan Frankel Ada Sands, Vice ChairMichael Steinfeld

Chair, Advisory Board

Advisory BoardThomas Backer, Ph.D.Dr. Jim EningerMonte M. Lemann IIThe Schloss Group of MerrillLynch, Financial AdvisorsWanda PresburgerAnne VolokhHon. Zev Yaroslavsky

Community LiaisonAnna Volkoff, CPA

John Ardoin, Music CriticIn Memoriam

International Council Directors, Int’l CompetitionsGiorgio Ferrari, ItalyKaija Saarikettu, FinlandCount de Launoit, Belgium Renate Ronnefeld, GermanyAgnes Maria Schilling, Germany

Telephone: (310) 205-0511 Facsimile: (323) 969-8742 E-mail: info@YoungArtists.org Internet: www.YoungArtists.org1900 Avenue of the Stars • Suite 1880 • Los Angeles, CA 90067

Opus 19Semi-Annual Newsletter published in May and November November, 2007

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Notes and CommentsI would like to take this opportunity to share with you that yesterday’s night performance was extraordinary.I felt very proud to see Daniel Turcina, one of our talented Slovak violinists, as well as other admirable youngartists perform with such passion and enthusiasm. The whole performance was indeed remarkable. It was areal pleasure for me to be there. I look forward to future cooperation. Sincerely,Martina Simkova, Deputy Consul General of Slovakia

Dear Laura,Once again, I enjoyed an adventurous and rewarding evening with Eduard and iPalpiti.

Mendelssohn’s teen-age music was played better than the composer could have imagined it; intonationand ensemble of the highest standard made the performance a joy. And then the concert kept getting better!

Thanks again for the opportunity to share the enthusiastic talents of these wonderful young players.Happy birthday!

Dennis Bade (LA Philharmonic, Sundays Live!)

I continue to be impressed by the quality of the musicians you find, certainly for their artistry andmusicianship and also for their being such rich human beings.

Looking at the last ten years, I’m constantly reminded of YAI when I regularly hear Robert Thies, ValentinaLisitsa, Jonathan Karoly, Catherine Leonard, Ken Aiso, and Cameron Carpenter play. Indeed, I must hearThies a dozen times a year, and Karoly almost every week during the LA Phil season. You understand howextraordinary your selection and education process is, and how each year becomes a high point of themusicians’ and audiences’ lives.

Warmest regards,Grant Barnes, Esq.

And, to summarize, just one note from our musician. Rumen Cvetkov, violist from Bulgaria has beenwith iPalpiti since 2004, and it speaks volumes that our “professional” alumni want to come back.

Dear Mrs. Schmieder,Better late than later or never, I want to thank you tremendously for the, once more, great experience inthis year’s festival. The chamber music was fantastic. The concert in Disney even more than that. We allknow that you have put in so much effort and energy to make this all happen. You deserve our highestadmirations and respect. Please send my great love to Maestro and I hope to see you both very soon again.

Yours as always, RumenChamber musician and Co-Principal in Chicago Civic Orchestra under directorship of Bernard Haitink.

Most Recent Alumni News:

Ryo Mikami (Japan) – accepted position of concert-master, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, former member,Lausanne Soloists (Swiss).

Alexandru Tomescu – won the Stradivarius “Elder”violin from The Culture Ministry of Romania. The violinbelongs to the state and the competition purpose was todesignate a violinist who will be entitled to use that violinfor the next 5 years. We look forward to see Alexandrunext year in Los Angeles, performing on this great violin!

Timur Bekbosunov, tenor (Kazakhstan) – was Misailin “Boris Godunov” stage performance at the HollywoodBowl/Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor.

2007

iPalpiti 2007 members came toLos Angeles from 18 countries

ViolinFumino Ando/JapanPeter Rainer /Germany*Robert Kowalski/PolandMari-Liis Pakk/EstoniaAisha Dossumova/KazakhstanVladimir Dyo/KazakhstanSayako Kusaka/JapanIsabelle Lambelet/SwitzerlandCatharina Chen/NorwayNatalija Isakovic/SerbiaDaniel Turcina/SlovakiaEllen Jung/CanadaJuan Gonzalez/Venezuela

ViolaRumen Cvetkov/BulgariaBoris Rimmer/IsraelSharon Wei/CanadaThomas Weilbach/Germany

CelloKristaps Bergs/LatviaNicholas Canellakis/USAXian Zhuo/ChinaJulie Jung/Canada

BassKristoffer Saebo/USADennis Trembly**

PianoVassily Primakov/RussiaJennie Jung/Korea-CanadaBill Cunliffe**

*concertmaster**guest artists

HEARTBEAT – THE PULSE OF LIFE…

iPalpiti on stage of Disney Hall, after performance of Golijov’s Last Round

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Ada & Leonard Sands hosted dinner for iPalpiti and special guests at their home

where musicians ate… played…

watched funny iPalpiti documentary about the 2006 Festival …and swam

Jay was making sure no iPalpiti artist leaves hungry

The perfect time for two iPalpiti sweethearts: alumni cellist JasonCalloway (currently a member of the Biava Quartet) came to visit fromhis engagement at the Claremont to be with Mari-Liis Pakk, Estonianviolinists – both are going to Mari-Liis’ homeland after iPalpiti festival.

…and Marylin Stampler & Jay Markoff hosted goodbye party at their home

Norman & Anna Volkoff with their favorite Aisha Dossumova, violinistfrom Kazakhstan

In the free time from rehearsals, musicians were warmly entertained by our generous benefactors and friends.

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Basses ruleJung Trio performs at Greystone Mansion

Catharina Chen, Kris Saebo, Boris Rimmer, Xiao Zhan & Jung Trio played at La Señora

Festival Finale: post-Disney reception at TesoroBefore Disney Hall concert, iPalpiti gather at their

own poster in the Music Center Plaza

Everyone received Certificates of Commendation

DURING THE FESTIVAL WEEK, iPalpiti artists played seven concerts at UCLA, LACMA, Greystone, La Señora Institute, and Disney Hall.

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The consulates of each musician’s country are invited to the Festival concerts. It gives the chance for the Consul to beproud of “their” musician, and for the musician to feel appreciated by the representatives of their country in Los Angeles.We are fortunate to have enjoyed the generous collaboration of many consuls, including those from such countries asGermany, Spain, France, Austria, and Poland.

This summer, Consul General of Canada Hon. Alain Dudoit hosted a fabulous pre-festival event at his residency featuring the Jung Trio from Canada, which was selected as YAI Debut Artists 2007.

Consul Dudoit & Michele Dudoit with Jung sisters Julie, Jennie & EllenHal Schloss, Jay Markoff, Ron Kenan & Vanessa Morgenstern, Consul Dudoit,Tonya & Misha Gershfeld, Marylin Stampler, Dr. Jim Montagano

Mary Cutler, MaryAnn Berman, Marilyn StamplerSchmieder family (Eduard, Hanna & Laura) with young entrepreneurs:Mark Baum (L), Lila Aviv & James Panther

Chris Palmeri from NBC, Susan Liebowitz from Dateline NBC, David Saltz fromABC, Lyric Culture President Hanna Schmieder, and actress Jennifer ConvyMary & Dr. Jim Eninger (YAI Advisory Board)

Ron Kenan & Vanessa arriving in styleConsul & Mrs. Dudoit with more distinguished guests

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THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS OF THE FESTIVAL 2007!

Gena BeamonJama LambertDr. James MontaganoR.S.V.P./Priscilla Lane

Photographers Dana Ross and his friends Bruce Malone and Paul Redman

Jeannine CarterHogan LeeFrancesca PascarelliJudge Harold Shabo

Yvonne & Dr. Albert ChangKaren LorshboughKarl PascascioRuth Weglein

Larry & Shirley GrodskyMatthew MichaelAsya RachitskyWai Lin Yip

We welcome new volunteer force for the year around and the festival 2008 where needs are many: driving artists is one BIG project.

Call to “enroll”: 310.205.0511

GrantsLEDLER FoundationThe Ernest Lieblich FoundationLos Angeles County ArtsCommissionMontblank FoundationThe Robert G. Rifkind FoundationTokio Marine Management J.E.T.S.

President CircleLillian BremLawrence ChryslerMary Levin CutlerJohn Flynn & Dana WilkeyNathan FrankelCeleste van MeyersAda & Leonard SandsLaura & Eduard SchmiederHanna SchmiederJonathan Steinberg & Dr. Buf C.Meyers

Laureate CircleHernando CourtrightSusan & Charles Avery FisherDr. Alex & Natalie GershmanHelena Kröl-Kolodziey & StanleyKolodzieyAnna Volkoff & Norman Rachitsky

BenefactorsJudy & Robert BerglassJoyce & Stanley BlackElliott BroidyMikhail & Antonia GershfeldRosa KuninMonte Lemann II & C.C. PulitzerAnnie & Sheldon LehrerMarylin & Harry LewisDr. James MontaganoRuth & Dr. James OdeJudge Harold ShaboTracy SilverBarbara & Hugh SmithMike & Debbie Zeiden

PatronsAnonymous (2)Dr. Ludmila Bess & Mr. Fred BessRobert & Trudy BogertDr. Faina BortnikChristine ByrdDr. Albert & Yvonne ChangJoseph DomnichCarol Epstein SchillerWilliam & Sally FeathersSharon & Ed FjordbakKara FoxChristopher KennedyRobert Kramer & Toni Holt KramerJay MarkoffMarguerite RiddickNancy Wilson ScanlanHerb & Annette Wolas

PartnersEdgar AftergoodYoshio & Natsuko AkiaymaAldrich/Taylor InsuranceThomas BackerDaniel R. BarbakowNancy Benning/Studio City MusicRoger & Delores BergSusan Blevins

Richard BorowMartin & Nancy ChalifourDoris ChildsDarlene ChinRodney Cobb, D.D.S.Dr. Jim & Mary EningerStephen EhrlichMark H. EvansStuart Folynsky & Gloria SheppardFolynskyBif & Diana ForesterDanny FrankelDr. Newton & Vonice FriedmanJohn & Marilyn S. GaimsBeverly GelfandLinda & Richard GelfondMark & Ann GoldblattWilliam R. & Lee HahnLawrence Robert HambyLynne HayashiHattie Hatch & Luis CollousanoAdele Heller & Bert RosenbloomDana Senit HenryRon KenanRobert KordaGail & Alvars LapinsLatvian Concert AssociationBeau LavineDaniel LowensteinAnn & Sean McCarthyFred ManasterCurt McCombsThomas Metzler ViolinsDaniel MillerSteve Miller & Jeanne Allen WalkerEric Moses, Esq.Patricia NeuNancy & Harris OliffDorothy PeekeDeborah PodusSuzanne PonderRodney PuntHon. Alfred RaistersEllen Walker RienstraCharles G. RubinArlene & Chester SalomonDale & Lily SeltzerBernard M. & Gloria Siegel

In Honor of Judge Harold ShaboFred & Lee SiltonMary V. SkayWilliam & Marcile StallcupAndrew StevensMaja TrochimczykDr. Michael & Mrs.TurkewitzElinor TurnerWAKA Foundation/Hans LeeChrista Wilk

Leo Frankel FundAnonymousRobert & Judy BerglassLillian BremStephen EhrlichDiana FarnsworthDonald FeldmanDanny & Karen FrankelNadia FrankelMikhail & Antonia GershfeldLudmila GierowitzMark & Ann GoldblattDonald GoldsteinBernie & Bonnie GolerDr. & Mrs. Saeed Hakim

Arieh LaninRobert LevyLily MacDonaldMario & Brenda MirallesDr. James MontaganoRosalinda O’NeillNicoleta PetrescuVictoria PusheeBerthram RosenthalHal SchlossDr. Gerald & Elaine SpearMichael SteinfeldAnna Volkoff & Norman RachitskyMr. & Mrs. Victor VollhardtDr. Abraham WillingerKaren& Steven WillingerHerb & Annette WolasDina YacobiMr. & Mrs. Joe ZaritskyMike & Debbie Zeiden

FriendsSidney AdairMary AkpoviRobert AronsonSusan AspaturianMarina BaibakovaRichard BarnardGrant BarnesRonald & Elizabeth BauerKareen Ben VenistyJohn & Marissa BlackettPeter & Debora BormanisDorothy BraudyCharlotte ChanSabina Cho-Newbill & LesterNewbillStephen CohenSteve CohnConsulate General of PolandJean S. DanisRichard DolenLidia & Andrew DowenAnn DuncanRosemary EnsatMr. & Mrs. Stanley EpsteinDeborah FarberDiana FarnsworthIrene FentonJeffrey FieldGeorge & Helen GaleJack GluskinLudmila GierowitzNancy GreengrassGina GuerraStephanie HiblerRalph HoffmanJoselina IsaaksDavid JacobyJohn JungBetty KabakerDr. Anna KaganMarina KalikaEizabeth KanskiDorothy KaplanNelli KaplunovBarry & Lisa KayPaul KearneyGalina KomarovEdward KoterbaMichael LebelIlse LoyMark Mangold Patricia Nettleship

Patricia Paley NeuGitl Neyer Kathy NguenDr. Peter NewtonMilutin NikodijevicPaul NovogradKaty Parks WilsonAlys Pitt-LeifAmanda PopeMira RosenHarold SchlossLeslie SpivakEmiko & David StanbridgeMichael SteinfeldPaula St. JohnEllen StrenskiAbby SuckleJohnny SzmydMaja TrochimczykWalter UnterbergLarisa VasermanJohn WilliamsDean Stoddard WorthElaine WuStella ZarakhowskyEty Zbeda

AssociatesAndrew BassiGary BlumJerome BoishRichard DolenAnita FischerTibor & Marika KochishEdward & Ann LeonardDr. Lorraine PenaDr. Sam RahbarGunars RepinsEdith WachtelDina Yacobi

In-KindBailey’s BakeryCity of Beverly HillsConstellation Wines/BlackstoneThe Dolce GroupHon. Alain Dudoit, Consul Generalof CanadaJim Eninger, Steve Huber,RecordingNathan FrankelLa Señora Research InstituteLA SHARESKMNB Media Group/Eugene LevinHelena & Stanley Kolodziey/KrölSpiritsMichael Landver/LUCAS Intl.Bruce Malone, PhotographyRadford Fine PortraitsPaul Redman, PhotographyDana Ross PhotographyRSVP (Retired & Senior VolunteerProgram)Dana & Dr. Wilber SchwartzYana & Roman ShukmanSOTHEBY’s/Fred BacklarMarilyn Stampler & Jay MarkoffJonathan Steinberg/Irell & ManellaLLPTOPA ManagementJane Wald, Esq./Irell & Manella LLPNovember 2006-October 2007

Our heartfelt thanks to all YAI supporters

THANK YOU to the City of Beverly Hills

for continuing support:

Mayor Jimmy Delshad and Council Member Nancy Krasne

Art & Culture Community Services Department:

Brad Meyerowitz & Dawn Spath

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This projectis supportedin part by theLos AngelesCounty ArtsCommission

D A N A R O S S

Gifts for the Holidays

Sotheby’s

“SEASON OF SEASONS”

CD

LIVE RECORDING OF THE FAVORITE

VIVALDI & PIAZZOLLA SEASONS

FROM THIS SUMMER’s iPalpiti concert at Disney Hall.

$15 double disc.

ORDER NOW

in time for holiday giving.

In partnership with Warner Bros., Lyric Culture has designed a custom T-shirt

with guitar pick pendant necklace inspired by a line from August Rush, a film about a child with remarkable musical talent (Starring Robin Williams, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, and Keri Russell.

Opens November 21, 2007.)

“The music is all around us. All you have to do is listen.”

Proceeds from the sale of the product will benefit Young Artists International.

Sold in high-end boutiques, limited number will be available at our Sotheby’s event on November 17.

If bought through YAI, your purchase is tax-deductible.

~ For information call 310.205.0511 or visit www.YoungArtists.org ~

Saturday, November 17, 5:00pmSOTHEBY’s Beverly Hills

5th annual Tribute to Leo Frankel

featuring

JUNG TRIOwith Nathan Frankel

guest lead violinist (YAI board member)performing Haydn’s Gypsy and Dvoˇrák’s Dumki trios

& Grammy nominated Jazz Pianist & Composer Bill Cunliffe

“Improvisations on the Themes from Audience”

Reception following

Upcoming Event

Benefactor Concert SeriesPresented throughout the year in private residences and exclusive salons by invitation only.

www.lyricculture.com

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Brian & Sheryl Stecher with YAI board member LillianBrem, and Patrons Bert Rosenblum & Adele Heller

Maestro with Patrons Bill & Sally Feathers

Benefactors Barbara & Hugh Smith with guest

Kara Fox (center) Gala Planning Committee memberwith guest friends

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Borenstein, guests of BenefactorsMarylin Stampler & Jay Markoff

Michael Gershfeld, standing, introduced as YAI’s First Chairman

Honoree Mary Cutler with friends Nedra Zachary and Peter Hubner

Helena Kröl-Kolodzieychaired this event

The Festival opened with a 10th anniversary celebration GALA

at Ebell Club of Los Angeles.

Benefactor Hanna Schmieder with father/Maestro Schmieder,Dana Wilkey & John Flynn (“monopoly” buyer of almost allLive Auction items – inspired by Rich Caparella of KUSC; Danahappily displays diamond necklace just acquired by John)

Volunteers Cookie Ross, Jeanine Carter & FrancescaPascarelli ready to present iPalpiti commemorative pins

Ada & Leonard Sands – recipients ofiPalpiti “Heartbeat” Visionary Award

M. Gershfeld presented iPalpiti “Heartbeat” Dedication Awardto Founding Chairman Mary Levin Cutler, TheodoreBikel/Event’s Celebrity Host, Laura Schmieder, YAI Director

iPalpiti “Heartbeat” Award was designed for the occasion by Alex Shagin, famous medal & awards artist.

Honorees Mary Levin Cutler and Ada & Leonard Sands

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Benefactors Anna Volkoff & NormanRachitsky

Helena & Stanley Kolodziey Michael & Tonia Gershfeld Guests of Honorees Ada & Leonard:Marcia and Richard Ehrlich

Concertmaster Peter Rainer(Germany) & Soloist violinistSayako Kusaka (Japan)

Maestro with Canadian violistSharon Wei

Swiss violinist Isabelle Lambelet &German violist Thomas Weilbach

Serbian violinist Natalija Isakovic &Slovakian violinist Daniel Turcina

iPalpiti performed and dancing was the call of the night with the Jim Furmston Band

…and iPalpiti artists dance too:

SAVE THE DATEAnnual Appreciation/Holiday Party

Sunday, December 9, 3 pm

Hosted by Kara Foxat her home in Santa Monica.

Once a year we gather at this event for Friends of YAI and board

members, enjoying the holiday spirit and a chance to showcase

their own talents.

Invitations coming!

Thank you to the Gala Committee and

everyone who made it a success

Dr. Ludmila BessLillian BremKara FoxMikhail & Antonia GershfeldDr. Alex & Natalia Gershman

Marilyn StamplerWanda PresburgerYana ShukmanJudge Harold ShaboAnn Goldblatt

Todd Hawkins, Event CoordinatorTodd began working with YAI in 2004 as a summer intern,and now, a graduate of UCLA, is President of the Todd Group,an entertainment service firm. YAI Summer intern 2007 was Eric Brown, graduate of USCin film and communications, he produced the greeting reelfor the Gala opening.

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