3rd Annual Concert for Orphans

Children's Hope International and Worldway’s Children’s Museum 

present a benefit concert featuring the most outstanding young artists in the Midwest 

under the direction of world-class pianists Svetlana & Svyatoslav Levin.

For the past two years Svetlana and Svyatoslav Levin have performed charitable piano concerts to benefit orphans around the world.  This year, they will not be playing themselves, but hosting a very talented group of young musicians.  All performers are winners of the Midwest Baldwin Piano Award, held in Kansas City in the fall of 2005. (See www.baldwinpianoaward.com for more details on this contest.)  Along with the talented pianists, you will have the chance to hear the Chamber Ensemble playing a violin, flute, and cello.

Performers:

Maria Ioudentich, Violin

Stasy Vereshagina, Piano

Yuriy Vereshagina, Piano

Heidi Eleanor Gamble, Piano

Kirill Miniaev, Cello & Flute 

Brian Jordan Hallis, Piano

Robert David Esrock, Piano

Mi-Eun Sarah Kim, Piano

Performances will include works by Bach, Bruch, Chopin, Liszt, Grieg, 

Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich

Don't miss this unique opportunity to see these gifted young students at the beginning of their promising music careers.  It is sure to be a wonderful event for the entire family!

Space is limited, so reserve your seats now.

Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for children under 16

Sponsor opportunities are also available.

Sponsorship levels:

Platinum: $100, Gold: $50, & Silver: $25

Family: $300 (family sponsorship includes 5 tickets)

Saturday, April 8th - 2:00p.m.

Whitaker Hall, Washington University

Proceeds from this concert will provide musical instruments and instruction to blind children in Ethiopia.

Tickets may be purchased over the phone through 

Children's Hope International at (314) 890-0086 or 

Worldway's Children's Museum at (636) 207-7405 and 

online at www.CHIFoundation.org. 

Online Purchase Instructions:

1. Follow the link to Network for Good, the online giving website.
2. Fill in the total dollar amount for the tickets you wish to purchase. 

    Sponsor levels: Platinum - $100, Gold - $50, Silver - $25 & Family - $300 (family sponsorship includes 5 tickets)    

    Ticket prices are: $15 for adults and $10 for children under 16.
3. IMPORTANT! In the field marked "Designation", please fill in "Concert" so we know you are 
    purchasing tickets and indicate if you are sponsoring.
4. Once we receive your information, we will send ticket purchase confirmation via email. Your order 
    number will be indicated in this email.
5. Please print out your confirmation and bring it with you the night of the concert. Tickets may be 
    picked up beginning 1 hour prior to the performance (but no later than 15 minutes before the 
    concert begins). 

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The Guest Artists:
The featured performers will be recent winners of the Baldwin Piano Award presented by Svyatoslav and Svetlana Levin, a husband-and-wife team of concert pianists.  These gifted children will amaze you with their talent.  Don't miss this rare opportunity to see them at the beginning of their careers. 

The Levins both hold doctoral degrees from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music in Russia where they studied under such legends as Yakov Milshtein, Lev Vlasenko, and Michael Pletnev. They came to the United States in 1989 and settled in Kansas City, while continuing to play professionally both in the U.S. and abroad. In 1995, Svyatoslav and Svetlana (who go by Slava and Lana) retired from concert performance. He now works in software and web design and she teaches private lessons to local piano students. 

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Concert Proceeds:
Proceeds from this concert will provide musical instruments and instruction to blind children in Ethiopia.

 - For information on CHI's mission, click here.
 - To view CHI's current programs, click here.

 - For information about Worldways Children's Museum, click here.

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Location Information:

Whitaker Hall, Washington University

1 Brookings Drive

St. Louis, MO 63130

The concert will be held at Whitaker Hall donated by the department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.  The building is located on the right side if you are entering from Skinker Blvd. and facing the main entrance to the University.

For detailed directions click here

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