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Music We are proud to support @ MUSIC@MENLO Menlo The Eleventh Season: From Bach Jul From y 18–August 10, 2013 To learn about our wealth management capabilities, please contact MARC A. COMPTON Managing Director 650.849.2140 [email protected] 3075B Hansen Way Palo Alto, California 94304 ustrust.com David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu The Eleventh Season: From Bach July 18–August 10, 2013 David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors U.S. Trust operates through Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC. © 2013 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. | AR265D2B | AD-06-13-0821 AD-06-13-0821.indd 1 6/26/13 2:21 PM Tuesday, 11:45 a.m. Master Class with Jorja Fleezanis, violinist July 30 Martin Family Hall Wednesday, 11:45 a.m. Master Class with Gilbert Kalish, pianist 8:00 p.m. Concert Program V: Trio Transformations July 31 Martin Family Hall Stent Family Hall ($77) 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance Martin Family Hall Thursday, 11:45 a.m. Master Class with Ian Swensen, violinist 8:00 p.m. Concert Program V: Trio Transformations August 1 Martin Family Hall The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton ($65/$55) 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Friday, 11:45 a.m. Café Conversation: Pablo Casals, the Legendary Bach Interpreter, with Laurence 8:00 p.m. Concert Program VI: French Connections August 2 Lesser, cellist Stent Family Hall ($77) Martin Family Hall Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Koret Young Performers Concert 8:00 p.m. Concert Program VI: French Connections August 3 The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton ($65/$55) 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance 10:30 p.m. Mingle with the Musicians The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Stanford Park Hotel, Menlo Grill (Dutch treat) Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Carte Blanche Concert V: Cello Evolutions II: Laurence Lesser, cello August 4 Stent Family Hall ($75) Picnic Lunch ($18) 6:00 p.m. Encounter III: The Art of Late Bach, led by Michael Parloff Martin Family Hall ($45) Monday, 11:45 a.m. Café Conversation: Poetry Reading Workshop, with Jorja Fleezanis, violinist; Patrick August 5 Castillo, Artistic Administrator; and Andrew Goldstein, Artistic Associate Martin Family Hall 4:15 p.m. Listening Room with Patrick Castillo Martin Family Hall 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance Stent Family Hall Tuesday, 11:45 a.m. Master Class with Timothy Eddy, cellist 8:00 p.m. Concert Program VII: Die Kunst der Fuge August 6 Martin Family Hall Stent Family Hall ($77) 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance Martin Family Hall Wednesday, 11:45 a.m. Master Class with Arnaud Sussmann, violinist 8:00 p.m. Concert Program VII: Die Kunst der Fuge August 7 Martin Family Hall Stent Family Hall ($77) 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance Martin Family Hall Thursday, 11:45 a.m. Master Class with Wu Han, pianist 7:30 p.m. Encounter IV: The Passion According to Sebastian Bach, August 8 Martin Family Hall led by Patrick Castillo 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance Martin Family Hall ($45) Stent Family Hall Friday, 11:45 a.m. Master Class with David Finckel, cellist 8:00 p.m. Concert Program VIII: The Solo Voice August 9 Martin Family Hall Stent Family Hall ($77) 5:30 p.m. Prelude Performance Martin Family Hall Saturday, 12:00 p.m. Koret Young Performers Concert 6:00 p.m. Concert Program VIII: The Solo Voice August 10 The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton ($65/$55) 3:30 p.m. Prelude Performance 8:30 p.m. Fête the Festival The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Palo Alto Art Center ($65) www.musicatmenlo.org 113 Music@Menlo From Bach the eleventh season July 18–August 10, 2013 david finckel and wu han, artistic directors Contents 2 Season Dedication 3 A Message from the Artistic Directors 4 Welcome from the Executive Director 4 Board, Administration, and Mission Statement 5 From Bach Program Overview 6 Essay: “On Bach’s Universality” by Robert L. Marshall 10 Encounters I–IV 13 Concert Programs I–VIII 43 Carte Blanche Concerts I–V 62 Chamber Music Institute 64 Prelude Performances 73 Koret Young Performers Concerts 76 Master Classes 77 Café Conversations 78 Listening Room 79 Open House 80 2013 Visual Artist: Sebastian Spreng 81 Music@Menlo LIVE 82 2013–2014 Winter Series 84 Artist and Faculty Biographies 99 Internship Program 101 Glossary 104 Join Music@Menlo 108 Acknowledgments 111 Ticket and Performance Information 112 Calendar Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) in Leipzig, Germany. It is most famous as the place where Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a cantor. Cover artwork: Imprint, from Salad Bar Series, and artwork on p. 80 by Sebastian Spreng. Carte Blanche Concerts: p. 43 (Ayano Kataoka) by Oliver Lopena and (Ian Rosenbaum) by Matt Fried; p. 46 (Soovin Kim) by Michael G. W. Stein; p. 50 (Colin Carr), p. 53 (Jorja Fleezanis), and p. 58 (Laurence Lesser) by Tristan Cook. Music@Menlo photographs: p. 4 (Edward Sweeney, the Escher String Quartet), p. 8 (festival supporters, left to right, photos 1–3), and pp. 50, 53, 58 (Colin Carr, Jorja Fleezanis, and Laurence Lesser) by Tristan Cook; p. 8 (photo 4) and p. 105 (right, 1–3) by Joel Simon; p. 12 and p. 61 by Lilian Finckel; pp. 4, 62–64, 66–71, 73–77, 79, 103–104, 111 (2012 festival images) by Tristan Cook with Lilian Finckel and Sarah Kaufman; p. 65, p. 72 (Prelude Performances), p. 78, and p. 96 (KYPC) by Ashley Pinnell; p. 72 (Institute faculty) by Marianne LaCrosse; p. 82 and p. 83 (Menlo-Atherton) by Scott Chernis; p. 99 (interns) by Annie Rohan; p. 105 (festival supporters, left) by Kimberly Hsu. Music@Menlo LIVE: p. 81 (CDs) by Nick Stone and (Da-Hong Seetoo) by Christian Steiner. Winter Series: p. 82 (Menlo-Atherton) by Joel Simon and (Emerson String Quartet) by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; p. 83 (Menlo-Atherton) by Scott Chernis, (Jean-E!am Bavouzet) by Paul Mitchell, (Wu Han) by Christian Steiner, and (Alessio Bax) courtesy of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Artist portraits: Sean Lee (p. 90) by Ai Ajdukovic; Danish String Quartet (p. 86) by Caroline Bittencourt; Benedict Kloeckner (p. 95) by Marco Borggreve; Benjamin Beilman (p. 84) by Maia Cabeza; Soovin Kim (p. 89) by Woo-Ryong Chai; Ayano Kataoka (p. 89) and Michael Parlo" (p. 92) by Tristan Cook; Francesca Rose dePasquale (p. 94) by Alexandra DeFurio; Joseph Swensen (p. 93) by Jack Dine; Mark Holloway (p. 88) and James Austin Smith (p. 93) by Matt Dine; Ian Rosenbaum (p. 92) by Matt Fried; Kevin Rivard (p. 92) by Heather George; Orion String Quartet (p. 91) by Lois Greenfield; Jorja Fleezanis (p. 86) courtesy of Indiana State University; Sebastian Spreng (p. 80) courtesy of Kelley Roy Gallery; Dmitri Atapine (p. 84) by Do Hyung Kim; Carter Brey (p. 85) by Chris Lee; Stuart Isaco" (p. 88) by Michael Lionstar; Gloria Chien (p. 86), Je"rey Kahane (p. 88), Bridget Kibbey (p. 89), and Tara Helen O’Connor (p. 91) by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Paul Neubauer (p. 90) by Bernard Mindich; Kristin Lee (p. 90) by Arthur Moeller; Arnaud Sussmann (p. 93) by Nyght Falcon; Ara Guzelimian (p. 87) by Peter Schaaf; Sunmi Chang (p. 86) courtesy of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Charles Chandler (p. 86), David Finckel and Wu Han (pp. 3, 84), and Elizabeth Futral (p. 87) by Christian Steiner; Kobi Malkin (p. 95) by Susan Wilson; Richard O’Neill (p. 91) by W Korea. www.musicatmenlo.org 1 2013 Season Dedication Music@Menlo’s eleventh season is dedicated to the following individuals and organizations that share the festival’s vision and whose tremendous support continues to make the realization of Music@Menlo’s mission possible. Darren H. Bechtel Ann S. Bowers Jim & Mical Brenzel Iris & Paul Brest Terri Bullock Michèle & Larry Corash The Jeffrey Dean & Heidi Hopper Family Karen & Rick DeGolia Chandler B. & Oliver A. Evans David Finckel & Wu Han Joan & Allan Fisch Anne & Mark Flegel Marty & Sarah Flug Paul & Marcia Ginsburg The David B. and Edward C. Goodstein Foundation Sue & Bill Gould Libby & Craig Heimark Kathleen G. Henschel The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Leslie Hsu & Rick Lenon Michael Jacobson & Trine Sorensen Jeehyun Kim Koret Foundation Funds Mary Lorey Hugh Martin The Martin Family Foundation William F. Meehan III Betsy Morgenthaler The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Bill & Lee Perry Dr. Condoleezza Rice Laurose & Burton Richter George & Camilla Smith Vivian Sweeney U.S. Trust Marcia & Hap Wagner Melanie & Ron Wilensky Marilyn & Boris Wolper 2 Music@Menlo 2013 A Message from the Artistic Directors Dear Friends, For us, the writing of Music@Menlo’s annual welcome letter is always an exciting task. This mes- sage comes at the culmination of our artistic planning, traversing from the season’s conception (several years back) to the downbeat of the summer’s first notes. Here and now, we have one final opportunity to offer some thoughts on the coming programs and to share our anticipation of the 2013 Music@Menlo experience. Although it is assumed that, as Artistic Directors, the two of us know exactly what to expect from these concerts, they are, in truth, discoveries for us, as well. For no matter how well we know the music and the performers, Music@Menlo’s unique ensembles reveal fresh productions of every work; the acoustics of our venues let us hear the music in new ways; and the synergy created between the audience and the musicians generates the spontaneous electricity felt only during live performances.