NEW YORK —A recent concert at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City featured an array of youthful musical talent. The Second Annual ABC Gala Concert on March 30 featured some very young, but extremely talented, vocal and piano artists. The youngest was a 5 year-old pianist. But the concert was more than a showcase of talent.
“Music unites the world,” said Cosmo Buono, an internationally distinguished pianist who hosted the evening with Barry Alexander, a prestigious lyric baritone. They led the audience with an aria from The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini. The number is noted as one of the most difficult baritone arias to perform, due to the tongue-twisting nature of most of its lines.
The Annual ABC Concert Gala is an ongoing effort by the late David Bradshaw and Cosmo Buono who founded the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition (B&B). Barry Alexander, who also helped to found the competition, also created the Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition. Realizing the need of applicants to be able to receive financial support, Alexander and Buono combined their fundraising efforts under one entity, The Alexander & Buono Competitions, or ABC.
