About Blue Candlelight Music Series
Blue Candlelight Music Series was founded in 2002 as the brainchild of Daredjan “Baya” Kakouberi and Lisa Blue. Their vision was to enrich the cultural fabric of Dallas by presenting performances by world class musicians in the intimate surroundings of an elegant private home. In that way an audience could experience classical music and close contact with musicians recreating the atmosphere in which chamber music masterpieces were originally performed.
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Next stop, Carnegie Hall! These IBLA Grand Prize Winners are just back from performing in Japan and Korea, and now on their U.S. tour. They make Dallas the last stop before debuting in New York’s famed Carnegie Hall. Don’t miss them at our BCMS afternoon tea concert on Saturday, May 2 - doors open at 2:00pm, and concert begins at 3:00pm. Visit bluecandlelight.org for tickets and info. We will see you then! (Maximilian Trebo, piano, Italy; Tamar Licheli, piano, Georgia; Gianni Burriesci, violin, Italy; Ochwat & Zimka accordion duo, Poland)
Our afternoon tea concert is Saturday, May 2! This concert is specially priced and features performances by the winners of the 2025 IBLA Grand Prize competition: Tamar Licheli, piano (Georgia), Gianni Burriesci, violin (Italy), Maximilian Trebo, piano (Italy), and the Ochwat & Zimka accordion duo (Poland). The afternoon comes complete with dainty sandwiches, scones and jam, delicious desserts, elegant teas, and sparkling wine. Doors open at 2:00pm, concert begins at 3:00pm. Get your tickets soon at bluecandlelight.org.
Blue Candlelight Music Series believes that the future of classical music is in the hands of our youth, and we are proud to announce an exciting and unique opportunity for young pianists. Our first annual Piano Competition for musicians ages 8 through 18 is now open and accepting applications through July 15.
As a highly respected and integral part of the Dallas chamber music scene, Blue Candlelight has a history of providing opportunities to outstanding young musicians through our Young Starlight performance program. It is this program that inspired us to design our competition to:
- include and award prizes in three separate age categories to allow us to reach as many young pianists as possible;
- offer Young Starlight performance opportunities to our laureates, presenting them on the same stage as the world-class musicians in our regular season concerts;
- provide cash prizes that both reward achievement and support students` continued musical studies; and
- allow serious young pianists to be seen and evaluated by a jury of internationally recognized piano and music-industry figures.
The application process is easy and the competition is entirely online - no travel, no live appearance required, just the upload of 2 pre-recorded performance videos. Full instructions, repertoire requirements by age, and help with video submission can be found at bluecandlelight.org or scan the QR code on the attached flyer.
Please encourage your students to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. We look forward to seeing their videos and all that they have accomplished and welcoming newly discovered talent to our Blue Candlelight Music Series stage next season!
If you`ve never heard of the IBLA Grand Prize Competition, you may still know its laureates. In fact, if you watched the winter Olympics closing ceremony this year, you saw pianist Gloria Campaner perform a moving piece by Ludovico Einaudi. Gloria is a prior IBLA Grand Prize winner! (She is also, by the way, a laureate of the Paderewski International Piano Competition.) So, get your tickets to our May 2 concert so you can hear and meet the 2025 IBLA winners. Because we are sure you will see them again! Tickets and info at bluecandlelight.org.
Join us on Saturday, May 2 for an international celebration of these musicians from Georgia, Italy and Poland. You`ll enjoy an incredible (and delicous!) afternoon tea experience, and as always, our complimentary valets are on hand for your convenience. Doors open at 2:00pm, music begins at 3:00pm, giving you a full hour pre-concert to enjoy the food, wine and good company. Tickets specially priced at bluecandlelight.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
From stages in the ancient town of Ragusa Ibla, Sicily, through the modern performance halls of Japan and Korea, the 2025 IBLA Grand Prize winners make their way to our beloved house concert in Dallas. Join us to celebrate these incredible musicians at our afternoon tea concert on Saturday, May 2. Specially priced tickets and info at bluecandlelight.org. (Bonus points if you can name the 4 BCMS regulars who traveled to Sicily last summer and heard these artists compete!)
Next stop, Carnegie Hall! These IBLA Grand Prize Winners are just back from performing in Japan and Korea, and now on their U.S. tour. They make Dallas the last stop before debuting in New York’s famed Carnegie Hall. Don’t miss them at our BCMS afternoon tea concert on Saturday, May 2 - doors open at 2:00pm, and concert begins at 3:00pm. Visit bluecandlelight.org for tickets and info. We will see you then! (Maximilian Trebo, piano, Italy; Tamar Licheli, piano, Georgia; Gianni Burriesci, violin, Italy; Ochwat & Zimka accordion duo, Poland)
Our afternoon tea is back this year! This special event comes complete with dainty sandwiches, scones and jam (made by our own board members!), delicious desserts, elegant teas and sparkling wine. This May 2, 2:00pm concert is specially priced and features performances by the winners of the 2025 IBLA Grand Prize competition. Get your tickets soon at bluecandlelight.org.
🏆️ BLUE CANDLELIGHT PIANO COMPETITION 🏆️ Have you heard the news? We`ve launched a piano competition for young artists ages 8-18! With awards including cash prizes and performance opportunities, applying is easy. Visit bluecandlelight.org or use the QR code to get to our Competition page for complete rules and repertoire requirements, and for video submission information. Our world class jury includes pianist Jihye Chang (Boston University), Music Director Hector Guzman (Plano Symphony), and pianist Anton Nel (UT Austin and The Glenn Gould School). Applications are open now through July 15!
APRIL CONCERT ARTIST SPOTLIGHT - ANI AZNAVOORIAN🎻 : Cellist Ani Aznavoorian makes her Blue Candlelight debut this Saturday for our program Timeless Tunes. In demand as both a soloist and chamber musician, Ani received both her bachelor`s and master`s degrees from The Juilliard School and was the youngest cellist in the history of the school to win first prize in the school`s concerto competition. And, fun fact - Ms. Aznavoorian proudly performs on a cello made by her father, Peter Aznavoorian! You can hear Ani alongside Baya Kakouberi, Gary and Eugene Levinson, and violist Michael Klotz at our concert this Sunday, April 12. Tickets and info at bluecandlelight.org.
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We have a LOT coming at you as we approach the end of our `25-`26 season!
APRIL 12: An incredible final regular season concert featuring the Levinson family, Michael Klotz and Ani Aznavoorian.
MAY 2: Our popular afternoon tea featuring the IBLA Grand Prize Winners.
LAUNCHING TODAY: Our inaugural BCMS Piano Competition for young artists.
Don`t miss out, get tickets and details at bluecandlelight.org!
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