Annelle Kazumi
Gregory
began studying violin at an early age and currently studies under
Michael & Irina Tseitlin at the California
Institute of Music.
Annelle is a gold medalist of the 2012 National
NAACP ACT-SO competition and a laureate of the 2013 National Sphinx
Competition. In 2010, as part of a national
tour, Annelle performed at
Carnegie Hall as a member of the Sphinx Virtuosi, a 20-piece string
ensemble. She also
recorded with the ensemble on their debut album, "Sphinx Virtuosi: Live
in Concert."
Annelle has won 1st place in the following
competitions:
- 2013 Grossmont Community Concert Association
Scholarship Competition
- 2013 La Jolla Symphony Young Artists Competition
- 2012 National NAACP ACT-SO Competition
- 2012 Long Beach Mozart Festival Concerto
Competition
- 2012 & 2010 San Diego ASTA Competition
- 2012 Jester Hairston Scholarship
Competition
- 2012 NANM Georgia Laster Branch
Scholarship Competition
- 2012 Bellflower Symphony Concerto
Competition
- 2012 Los Angeles MTAC-VOCE Competition
- 2012 MTAC Concerto Competition
- 2011 Torrance Symphony
Concerto
Competition
- 2011 H. B. Goodlin Scholarship
Competition
- 2011 & 2010 San Diego MTAC-VOCE
Competition
- 2011, 2010, & 2009 San Diego MTAC-VOCE
Chamber Music division
- 2009 SDYS Sinfonia
Concerto
Competition
Annelle has also received scholarship awards from the
League of
Allied
Arts and the Musical Merit Foundation.
In 2012, Annelle was the concertmaster and featured
soloist for the CIM International Festival Orchestra at Weikersheim
Castle in
Germany. She has also performed as a soloist with the Torrance
Symphony, Bellflower Symphony, Southeast Symphony, and the Long Beach Mozart Festival
Orchesra. Annelle has been featured on Detroit Public
Television, KUSC Classical Radio, and San Diego's classical radio
station, 104.9 FM.
In addition to Carnegie Hall, Annelle has performed at numerous venues,
including Weikersheim Castle, Germany; Teatro Miranda, Viana do
Castelo, Portugal; Harris Theatre, Chicago;
Reid Castle, New
York; AT&T Center, Los Angeles; Orchestra Hall, Detroit; Copley
Symphony Hall, San Diego; Humphrey’s Backstage, San Diego; Temecula
Valley
International Jazz Festival; and California Center for the Arts,
Escondido.
Annelle has played piano since age 4. She has also
played drumset, bass guitar, and guitar and composes music in a
variety of styles from classical to rock. Annelle has studied and
performed tap, jazz, flamenco, and Japanese classical dance. In
addition to music, she enjoys reading, cooking, and playing with her
two cats, Suzy and Furball.
