A very impressive set of young perfomers was on display at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall on June 14th. In memorable concert sponsored by The American Academy for the Development of the Gifted and Talented (AADGT), we first heard a most delightful young singer by the name of Oksana Lepska, a sixth grader born in Riga, Latvia. Most remarkable about this young artist is her communication skills with her audience – she always has an inspired, soulful expression on her face, and she clearly loves being on stage. In addition, her diction on four different languages (Hebrew, Russian, English and Italian) is impeccable. The American work was "My Favorite Place", by 11-years-old Josephine Yalovitser from New York.

New York Concert Review.Ink
Vol. 15 No. 3, Summer 2008