YOUNG ENSEMBLES CONCERT

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1 David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors 21st ANNUAL YOUNG ENSEMBLES CONCERT Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Great Neck South Middle School, Great Neck, NY H.B. Thompson Middle School, Syosset, NY Hunter College High School, New York, NY Herricks Middle School, Albertson, NY Tenafly Middle School, Tenafly, NJ Season

2 The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 10th Floor New York, NY The Chamber Music Society s education and outreach programs are made possible, in part, with support from Ann Bowers, The Colburn Foundation, Consolidated Edison Company, Hearst Fund, The Frank and Helen Hermann Foundation, Alice Ilchman Fund, Tiger Baron Foundation, and The Helen F. Whitaker Fund. Public funds are provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

3 21st ANNUAL YOUNG ENSEMBLES CONCERT Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART ( ) Sonata in D major for Two Pianos, K. 448 (1781) Allegro con spirito BENJAMIN ROSEN, EUGENE HONG, piano Great Neck South Middle School Teacher: Alan Schwartz; Principal: James Welsch Coaches: Alessio Bax & Michael Brown GUSTAV HOLST ( ) Three Pieces for Oboe and String Quartet, Op. 2 (1896, rev. 1910) March SPENCER RUBIN, oboe; JIMIN JUN, ALEXANDER HOM, violin; CHRISTOPHER OH, viola; MICHAEL CHU, cello H.B. Thompson Middle School Teacher: Cindy Hom; Music Department Chair: Michael Salzman; Principal: James Kassebaum Coach: Kristin Lee LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN ( ) Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 3 ( ) Allegro con brio LIUXI SUN, piano; CHELSEA XIA, violin; LAYLA RAFIMAYERI, cello Hunter College High School Teacher: Michael Stratechuk; Arts Department Chair: Julie Reifer; Principal: Dr. Tony Fisher Coaches: Alessio Bax & Kristin Lee JOSEF WERNER ( ) Cello Quartet, Op. 6 (1884) Introduzione. Adagio molto Moderato DARA BAO, KYLE PINZON, JUSTIN YANG, JUSTIN KOE, cellos Herricks Middle School Teacher: Krista Weis; Principal: Joan Keegan Coach: Nicholas Canellakis

4 JOHANN JOSEPH FUX ( ) Sinfonia in F major for Flute, Oboe, and Continuo (1701) Allegro CHRISTIANA CLAUS, flute; MICHELLE FOO, oboe; JEFFREY MA, piano Great Neck South Middle School Teacher: Alan Schwartz; Principal: James Welsch Coaches: Alessio Bax & Sooyun Kim EDWARD ELGAR ( ) Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 84 ( ) Moderato Allegro DYLAN CHANG, piano; JOOUN LEE, SUNAY JOSHI, violin; CHRISTOPHER SHIN, viola; HEECHAN (ALEX) KU, cello Tenafly Middle School Teacher: Nicholas Rzonsa; Principal: John Fabbo Coaches: Kristin Lee & Michael Brown HANDEL/ HALVORSEN ( ) Passacaglia in G minor for Violin and Cello (1897) PEIYU (PEGGY) YANG, violin; HEECHAN (ALEX) KU, cello Tenafly Middle School Teacher: Nicholas Rzonsa; Principal: John Fabbo Coach: Kristin Lee ARTHUR FOOTE ( ) Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 38 (1897) Allegro giusto: appassionato SIYU YANG, piano; CAROLINE RUGGIERO, ELIZABETH RUGGIERO, violin; CAROLINE LEE, viola; KEVIN XU, cello H.B. Thompson Middle School Teacher: Cindy Hom; Music Department Chair: Michael Salzman; Principal: James Kassebaum Coaches: Alessio Bax & Michael Brown Today s concert is being streamed live at Photographing, sound recording, or videotaping this event is prohibited. Please turn off cell phones, pagers, and other electronic devices.

5 JULY 6, 10, and 13, 2016 WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 7:30 PM MOZART Quintet in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 407 (1782) MENDELSSOHN Quartet in D major for Strings, Op. 44, No. 1 (1838) BRAHMS Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 18 ( ) Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, violin Pierre Lapointe, viola Brook Speltz, cello) Roberto Diaz, viola Andres Diaz, cello Kevin Rivard, horn SUNDAY, JULY 10 5:00 PM MOZART Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493 (1786) DVOŘÁK Selected Slavonic Dances for Piano, Four Hands (1878) SCHUMANN Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47 (1842) Orion Weiss, Wu Qian, piano Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin Yura Lee, viola Jan Vogler, cello WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 7:30 PM MOZART Quartet in D major for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 285 (1777) BEETHOVEN Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin, and Viola, Op. 25 (1801) DVOŘÁK Quintet in A major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, B. 155, Op. 81 (1887) Jon Kimura Parker, piano Benjamin Beilman, Daniel Phillips, violin Richard O Neill, viola Keith Robinson, cello Tara Helen O Connor, flute SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW! TICKETS START AT $35 $20 TICKETS FOR AGES

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7 upcoming EVENTS CHAMBER MUSIC ENCOUNTERS Saturday, June 18, 3:00 PM Alice Tully Hall Hear rising stars of the chamber music world perform masterworks in this free Alice Tully Hall concert the culminating performance of a week-long collaboration between promising young musicians and an incomparable faculty of artists. SUMMER EVENINGS I Wednesday, July 6, 7:30 PM Alice Tully Hall Two magisterial works Mozart's quintet for horn and strings and Brahms' B-flat sextet frame Mendelssohn's effervescent string quartet in D major. SUMMER EVENINGS II Sunday, July 10, 5:00 PM Alice Tully Hall The magnetic pianist Wu Qian returns to partner with the phenomenal Orion Weiss in Dvořák s infectious Slavonic Dances. The concert concludes with Schumann s beloved piano quartet.