CRESCENDO CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT Bruno Walter Auditorium Lincoln Center Theater

more than music Bruno Walter Auditorium Lincoln Center Theater

8:00 pm | July 8, 2021

Piano Trio in B fl at Major D. 898 Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Allegro Moderato Andante un poco mosso Scherzo–Allegro Rondo–Allegro Vivace

Doori Na, violin Michael Katz, cello Chérie Roe, piano

—Intermission 10 minutes

Achille’s Heel Colin Jacobsen (b. 1978) Lydia’s Refl ection Second Bounce Loveland Shur Landing

Evelyn Petcher, violin Julie Lawrence, violin Arthur Dibble, Alina Lee, cello

Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 (1833 – 1897) Allegro non troppo Scherzo: Allegro Andante Finale: Allegro comodo

Heather Bixler, violin Arman Alpyspaev, viola Ben Larson, cello Michelle Butler, piano Hailed by the press for his with The performing “bold, rich sound” (Strad Bach’s Double Violin Concerto with Itzhak Magazine) and “nuanced Perlman and . Currently musicianship,” (The New living in New York City, Mr. Na plays with York Times), Israeli cellist numerous ensembles around the city. He has MICHAEL KATZ has played with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra appeared as a soloist and chamber musician with tours in the US, Japan, and Europe across North America, Europe, and Asia. His performing in venues such as musicianship has been recognized with many in New York and the Musiverien in Vienna. awards, among them all three prizes at the Mr. Na attended the Juilliard School with 2011 Aviv Competition, and fi rst prizes at the the Dorothy Starling and Dorothy Delay Juilliard School’s 2010 Concerto Competition scholarships and holds a Bachelor’s and and the 2005 Turjeman Competition. Master’s Degree where he studied under Itzhak As the cellist of the Lysander Piano Trio, Perlman, Catherine Cho, and Donald Weiler- Mr. Katz was a winner of the 2012 Concert stein. He was concertmaster of the Juilliard Artists Guild Competition, and was awarded Orchestra and was fortunate to play on a fi rst prizes at the 2011 Coleman competition Guadagnini and Vuillaume violin from the and 2011 J.C. Arriaga competition. He has Juilliard School’s prestigious violin collection. performed with artists such as Itzhak Ohio farm girl Chérie Roe is both a Perlman, Midori, Anthony Marwood, Donald collaborative pianist and vocal coach here in Weilerstein, Peter Frankl, Roger Tapping and NYC. She has performed in concert all over Charles Neidich. His festival appearances the world including Carnegie Hall, Kaufmann include Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Mostly Mozart, Music Center, The Greene Space/WQXR Live, Malaga Classica, Luzern, and Yellow Barn. as well as the Czech Republic, Belarus, Italy, Mr. Katz received degrees from the New France, Switzerland, and Singapore. England Conservatory, The Juilliard School, and Stony Brook University, and was a student of CHÉRIE ROE’S extensive Laurence Lesser, Joel Krosnick, and Colin Carr piano background includes working for great DOORI NA, a San organizations such as Francisco native, took up Juilliard Global, Classical violin at the age of four Singer NY, Quisisana, MRL and began his studies International Festival in collaboration with with Li Lin at the San Beijing Conservatory, and Classic Lyric Arts: Francisco Conservatory of Italy and France. Music. In the fall of 2018, he made his debut She has also served as music director and coach of the opera programs at Virginia, positions at Rutgers University and the Geneva Cleveland, and Charlottesville Opera compa- Conservatory of Music, where she was also nies as well as at University Nevada Las Vegas Director for six years. and the University of Akron. Ms. Roe was also on staff at Juilliard, Mannes, and NYU. Chérie Violinist EVELYN holds a graduate diploma in Collaborative PETCHER BRANDES Piano from The Juilliard School, as well as a brings a passion for master’s degree in Collaborative Piano from innovation and commu- the Cleveland Institute of Music. nity to both her performing and teaching. Violinist Dr. JULIE She is a founding member of Leadlights LAWRENCE has Ensemble and a Resident Artist at the Bronx performed on the stages Arts Ensemble. Evelyn’s work frequently blurs of New York City’s the line between performance and workshop, Carnegie Hall, Symphony and she enjoys playing in community settings Space, and Steinway Hall. like coffee shops, hospitals, and parks. She is She is a founding member of the Leadlights on faculty at the Elizabeth Faidley violin studio, Ensemble, whose mission is to connect people and is in demand for residencies in strings, through music, bringing joy and vitality to composition, and musicianship for organiza- communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, tions such as the , the Leadlights curated “Play On! Washington Little Orchestra Society, and Leap NYC. Evelyn Heights,” a monthly sidewalk concert series is also the co-founder of East Lake Expression outside a Word-Up Community Bookshop. Engine, an El Sistema inspired program in Her love for championing under-played Chattanooga, TN which offers holistic musical works led Dr. Lawrence to present the music of instruction to under privileged children. Georg Muffat on her doctoral thesis. She frequently programs contemporary works Violist, Violinist, and alongside Bach and Brahms sonatas, and has conductor ARTHUR premiered works by New York composers J. DIBBLE enjoys a Mark Stambaugh, Michael Kosch, and Kyle wonderful free-lance Werner. She has performed under the batons of musician’s life in New Leonard Slatkin, , and Yoav Talmi. York City. Diverse styles A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, of music have taken him all over the world, Julie Lawrence received the Raphael Bronstein from touring with Barbra Streisand, Led Award for Excellence in Performance and Zeppelin, various string quartets and the Pedagogy. Dr. Lawrence has held teaching St. Louis Symphony to right here at home on the major stages of New York City and the Arts. Ms. Lee studied with Joowon Kim and surrounding region with orchestras, chamber David Hetherington at the Royal Conservatory groups and Broadway stars. He is currently of Music. She received her Bachelor and music director for his lovely wife,mezzo-so- Master of Music at The Juilliard School, where prano Sishel Claverie on theater/recitals she studied with Richard Aaron, and later she projects. Seeking expression since his Juilliard also continued her studies with Marcy Rosen days, Arthur collaborates regularly with living at the Mannes College. composers and participates in the Tonal Refraction Ensemble, exploring our “pre-con- HEATHER MARTIN scious gut reactions to sounds themselves.” BIXLER is a classical Arthur enjoys teaching and performing for the violinist and Irish fiddler Midori Foundation in NYC public schools. You whose playing has taken can also often find him in recording studios her all over North during the day, Broadway show pits in the America, Europe, and evenings, feeding his espresso obsession in a Asia. A graduate of Indiana University, The café, or traveling to see his son and daughter Juilliard School, and University of Memphis. in college. She has performed in many major concert halls including Musikverein in Vienna, Cellist ALINA LEE is Carnegie Hall in New York, as well as concert as versatile a chamber halls in Tokyo, Barcelona, and Mexico City. musician as she is a In 1992, Mrs. Bixler won a first violin performer in solo and position in the Orquestra Ciutat de Barcelona orchestral music. Ms. Lee in Spain and since then has held concert- has performed with the master positions with South Dakota Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Seongnam Symphony and Orquesta Sinfonica de la Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Kitchener- Mineria in Mexico City, and has worked as Waterloo/Oshawa-Durham Youth Orchestras, a substitute violinist with the New York among others. Recipient of the Jack Kent Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, and Cooke Young Artist Award, she has performed American Symphony. on the NPR show From the Top. She has Heather recently completed a Bachelor of appeared in Carnegie Hall, , Science degree in Neuroscience at Columbia and Seoul Arts Center. Ms. Lee has partici- University and plans to research the influence pated in festivals such as the Norfolk of music on the epileptic brain. Heather lives in Chamber Music Festival and the Chamber New York City with her husband, David Bixler. Music Residency at the Banff Centre for the A native of Kazakhstan, in orchestras such as the New York City Opera, ARMAN ALPYSPAEV, the Miami Grand Opera, the Malaysian at the age of 9 years was Philharmonic, the Brooklyn and Long Island selected to study at the Philharmonic. Moscow Central Music After returning from recent successful School for gifted children. concerts in Kazakhstan at the Presidential After fi nishing school, he joined a class of Palace and the Organ Hall with the Academy a world-renowned Professor Yuri Bashmet.at soloists of Kazakhstan and successful master- the Moscow State Conservatory. classes, Arman is working on fi nishing his Arman continued his studies in New York, Doctorate degree in Music Performance. where he successfully graduated from presti- gious conservatories such as, the Juilliard Known for the energy he school and Manhattan school of music, where brings to the stage, cellist he was awarded full scholarships. BENJAMIN LARSEN has The geography of his musical career includes forged a reputation as an several continents, he has performed in such avid chamber musician in halls as the Weill hall at Carnegie hall and Alice the New York City area. Tully in New York, among others. As an active His knack for adventurous programming comes chamber music performer, he appeared many through in his work as Artistic Director of the times at the prestigious chamber music series series, Concerts on the Slope, and in the at Barge music in New York. He also performed projects that he spearheads, working with some extensively as part of string quartets such as of today’s most notable composers. He is a the NYCQ and the Lumina. graduate of Manhattan School of Music, where He took part in festivals such as the he was the recipient of the Hans and Klara Juenesse Musicales in Australia, Bulgaria and Bauer Scholarship, as well as the 2011 Pablo Hungary, Spoleto Festival USA and Italy, Casals Award. He spent a year playing with the Mozarteum in Austria, Manchester chamber band, The Left Banke, and attended summer music fsetival, Modern music series at MOMA, festivals including Pacifi c Music Festival, Classical Tahoe Music festival, Napa Valley and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Music@Menlo, Colorado Music festivals in America. and Castleman’s Quartet Program. Along with Arman frequently works as guest with the his wife, pianist Hyungjin Choi, he actively Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philhar- performs in the Larsen-Choi Duo, which monic, Pittsburgh symphony and the Metropol- champions new music, original compositions itan Opera orchestra. and sonata literature. He plays on a 19th He also performed as a Guest Principal viola century anonymous cello. Classical pianist ballet academies. She partnered with Hudson MICHELLE ALVARADO Valley composer Eric Starr to premier his 12 is a proponent of new and pieces for solo piano in March of 2017 at old music alike and loves Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo and has since collaborating with other then recorded them and performed them at artists to create beauty. the Weill Recital Hall. She is currently She received her Masters at the University of working on a new piece by Eric Starr for piano Iowa and came to New York in 2013 to study and cello to be premiered in the fall of 2021 at Mannes College of Music under Pavlina at the University of Iowa alongside cellist Dokovska. Through it all Michelle has been Hannah Holman. Michelle currently resides performing, teaching, and working with in Brooklyn with her husband David. children at New York Kids Club and other

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