ROCKPORT MUSIC 33rd Season ROCKPORT FESTIVAL Featuring Weeks 3-4 (June 17-July 6) Highlights include Shanghai , pianist Jeremy Denk and the New Rising Star Series David Deveau, Artistic Director June 6-July 13, 2014

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Rockport Chamber Music Festival Continues with the Shanghai Quartet, pianist Jeremy Denk and much more

The 33rd Annual Rockport Chamber Music Festival continues through mid-July with world-class musicians including 2013 MacArthur Award winner pianist Jeremy Denk, the Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble and the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, as well as amazing young superstars—pianist Joyce Yang, the Claremont Trio, and our new Rising Star Series with the Neave Trio, pianist Daria Rabotkina and the Donald Sinta Quartet

Festival Week 3 On Thursday, June 19 at 8 pm, pianist Joyce Yang returns to the Festival after dazzling audiences last year in her substitute performance for Dubravka Tomšič. Yang is a 2010 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and winner of the silver medal at the Van Cliburn International Competition (as the youngest contestant). Yang captivates audiences across the globe with her stunning virtuosity and interpretive sensitivity and has performed with major around the world and has performed with the finest festivals across the country, including the ’s Mostly Mozart Festival where she joined members of the Emerson , prompting the Times to praise her for “vivid and beautiful playing.”

Described as “the most gifted young pianist of her generation” with a “million-volt stage presence,” pianist Joyce Yang also won two additional awards at the Van Cliburn Competition-- the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music (with the Takàcs Quartet) and the Beverley Taylor Smith Award for Best Performance of a New Work.

Program DEBUSSY: Selected Preludes SCHUMANN: Faschingsswank aus Wien (Carnival Jest of Vienna), Op.26 MOMPOU: Cancion y danza No.5 DEBUSSY: Estampes (Woodcuts) GINASTERA: Danzas Argentinas

Tickets: $49-$68

On Friday, June 20 at 8 pm, visit the Shalin Liu Performance Center for a Schubertiade Evening hosted by Artistic Director David Deveau joined by members of the Boston Symphony and New Conservatory, including violinist Elita Kang, violist Jonathan chu, cellist Owen Young, bassist Thomas van Dyck and pianists Victor Rosenbaum and Mana Tokuno.

Program highlights include the works of Schubert, including the in B-flat major, Fantasy in F minor for piano four-hands and Piano in A major “Trout.” A Pre-Concert Talk will be held at 7 pm with Dr. Elizabeth Seitz. Tickets: $45-$65

The Shanghai Quartet—violinists Weigang Li and Yi-Wen Jiang, violist Honggang Li and cellist Nicholas Tzavaras—will perform in two concerts during the Festival. The first is on Saturday, June 21 at 8 pm, perofrming Schubert’s Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703, Zhou Long’s Song of the Ch’in, Beethoven’s “Razumovsky” Quartet and a commissioned work celebrating the Quartet’s 25th anniversary (in 2008) by Penderecki entitled “Leaves of an Unwritten Diary.”

Hailed for performances of “stunning authenticity and presence” (), the Shanghai Quartet has worked with the world’s most distinguished artists and regularly tours the major music centers of Europe, North America and Asia. The Quartet has built an extensive discography totaling over 25 recordings, and in 2003, released its most popular CD Chinasong featuring a collection of Chinese folk songs arranged by Yi-Wen Jiang. The Quartet has appeared in a diverse and interesting array of media projects, ranging from a cameo appearance in the Woody Allen film “Melinda and Melinda” playing Bartok’s String Quartet No. 4 to the film “Music of the Heart.” The Quartet currently serves as Ensemble-in-Residence at Montclair State University and is the visiting guest professors of the Shanghai Conservatory and the Central Conservatory in China. A Pre-Concert Talk will be held at 7 pm with Dr. Elizabeth Seitz. Tickets: $39-$58

The second concert on Sunday, June 22 at 5 pm, the Shanghai Quartet is joined by pianist Wendy Chen for a program capped by the 1912 Frank Bridge , a neglected romantic tour de force. Other works performed in the program include Beethoven’s Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5, and two solo piano works—Brahms’s Waltzes for solo piano and Barber’s Tango. At the age of fifteen, Wendy Chen debuted with the under conductor André Previn. In 1990, she became the youngest winner ever of the National Chopin Competition, was one of the inaugural recipients of the Irving S. Gilmore Young Artists Award, and was named a Presidential Scholar by the National Foundation for the Arts. Since then, her career has flourished, adding Young Concert Artists International Auditions and Washington International Competition to her numerous awards. Critics exclaim that “having pianist Wendy Chen on the program is a guarantee that sparks will fly.” Tickets: $39-$58

Festival Week 4 On Thursday, June 26 at 8 pm, the Claremont Trio, lauded as “one of America’s finest young chamber groups” (Strad Magazine) will perform Beethoven’s Trio in E-flat major, Op.1, No. 1, Brahms’s Trio in B major, Op. 8 and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Folk Songs (newly commissioned in 2012). Lauded for its "aesthetic maturity, interpretive depth and exuberance" (Palm Beach Daily News), the Claremont Trio is the first winner of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award and the only ever to win the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. The Claremont Trio is sought after for its thrillingly virtuosic and richly communicative performances and is consistently lauded for its The Trio’s newest release of Beethoven “Triple” with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and Beethoven’s Trio Op. 1 No. 1 received critical acclaim and the Trio’s collaborative disc with clarinetist received a Critic’s CHOICE award from BBC Magazine. Formed in 1999 at the , the Trio is made up of twin sisters Emily Bruskin () and Julia Bruskin () and Andrea Lam (piano). Tickets: $39-$58

On Friday, June 27 at 8 pm, the Grammy-nominated Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble, under the direction of concertmaster Robert Mealy, will present a program entitled From the Pleasure Gardens of Europe: Eighteenth-century orchestral music to delight and entertain and will perform works by , Arcangelo Corelli, Thomas Augustine Arne, and Capel Bond.

PROGRAM CORELLI: Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 7 ARNE: Concerto No. 5 in G minor from Six Favourite for the Organ, Harpsichord or Piano Forte HANDEL: Concert grosso in B flat, Op. 6, No. 7 from Twelve Grand Concertos in 7 Parts, Op. 6 JOHN STANLEY: Concerto No. 1 in D major from Six Concertos in 7 Parts, Op. 2 CAPEL BOND: Concerto grosso No. 5 in G minor from Six Concertos in 7 Parts HANDEL: Dances from Terpsichore

The evening’s activities also include a Dinner with David (Artistic Director David Deveau hosts a discussion during a 3-course dinner with members of the Ensemble) at 5:45 pm (cost $35/each) and a Pre-Concert Talk for concert attendees begins at 7 pm. Tickets: $39-$58

On Saturday, June 28 at 8 pm, the Boston Symphony Chamber Players (BSCP), consisting of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal players, is one of the world’s most distinguished chamber ensembles. With performances at Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall and regular appearances at Tanglewood, the BSCP maintain a busy touring schedule throughout the year. This year, the Boston Symphony Chamber Players’ program will include the great Schubert Octet, the newly commissioned work by Yehudi Wyner celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ensemble and Debussy’s Sonata for flute, and harp. The evening’s ensemble will include violinists Malcolm Lowe and Haldan Martinson, violist Steven Ansell, bassist Edwin Barker, flutist Elizabeth Rowe, oboist John Ferrillo, clarinetist William R. Hudgins, bassoonist Richard Svoboda, hornist James Sommerville, with additional BSO members harpist Jessica Zhou and cellist Sato Knudsen. A Pre-Concert Talk by Dr. William Matthews for concert attendees begins at 7 pm. Tickets: $55-$85

On Sunday, June 29 at 5 pm, pianist Jeremy Denk, one of the 2013 MacArthur Award Winners, will perform an incredibly exciting program of ’s Piano Sonata No. 2 “Concord, Mass., 1840-60” and J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. He has established himself as one of America’s most thought- provoking, multi-faceted and compelling artists. Denk is known for his original and insightful writing on music, which has appeared in the New Yorker, New Republic, and on the front page of Book Review. This year, he performs and serves as music director of the Ojai Music Festival, for which he is also composing the libretto to a semi-satirical opera. His recent recording of Beethoven’s final piano sonata and selected György Ligeti Etudes was named one of the best discs of 2012 by the New Yorker, NPR, and the Washington Post. His recording of Ives’s Piano Sonatas was selected for many “best of the year” lists and his CD French Impressions with violinist won the 2012 Echo Klassik Award. Tickets: $49-$68

On Sunday, July 6 at 5 pm, two-time Grammy Award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and marimbist Mika Yoshida Stoltzman perform an eclectic mix of music-both old and new. The program includes works by Bach, Toru Takemitsu, John Zorn, Steve Reich, Ravel and Piazzolla. Specific program details include:

BILL DOUGLAS: Irish Spirit BACH: Two-part Invention BACH: Chromatic Fantasy for solo clarinet JOHN ZORN: The Nymphs for solo marimba TAKEMITSU: Wings PIAZZOLLA: Tango Suite SERBAN NICHIFUR: Carnyx for solo clarinet (1984) SERBAN NICHIFUR: Kalushar for solo marimba (world premiere) MATTHEW TOMMASINI: Crescent Moon, Let me Love for marimba and clarinet (US premiere) BILL DOUGLAS: Mikarimba for solo marimba THOMAS T. MCKINLEY: Mostly Blues RAVEL: Pavane CHICK COREA: Marika Groove

Tickets: $45-$78

Rising Star Series New this year to the Rockport Chamber Music Festival is the Rising Stars Series highlighting tremendously talented, young musicians including Russian pianist Daria Rabotkina, the Neave Trio and the Donald Sinta Saxophone Quartet.

The Neave Trio—violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Toni James—performs Tuesday, June 17 at 8 pm. Hailed by critics as “absolutely stunning” (Golden Valley Music Society), the Neave Piano Trio joined the SDSU School of Music and Dance in Fall 2012 in the prestigious Trio-in- Residence program. The Trio will perform Haydn’s Trio in D major, Hob.XV No.16, Dvořák’s “Dumky” Trio in E minor and Shostakovich’s Trio in E minor. The Neave Trio’s interactive presentations and innovative collaborations are distinguishing them as ambassadors of music to a wider audience and endearing them to audiences and critics alike. Robert Sherman of McGraw-Hill Financial Young Artists Showcase described their playing as “bright” and “radiant” like their Gaelic namesake.

On Tuesday, June 24 at 8 pm, pianist Daria Rabotkina impressed 2013 Festival attendees as part of the Concert Artists Guild winner showcase and returns to perform in a full recital. Winner of the 2007 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, she has been lauded as “…a pianist full of fire and warmth” (The Plain-Dealer).

Program: DOWLAND: Flow My Tears COUPERIN: Selections from Ordre 18ème de clavecin in F Major SCARLATTI: Sonata in E Major, K.162 BACH: The Italian Concerto, BWV 971 RAVEL: Sonatine PROKOFIEV: Sonata No.3 in A minor RABOTKIN: Fantasy-Suite after Bizet’s Carmen, 1st Movement

On Tuesday, July 8 at 8 pm, the Donald Sinta Saxophone Quartet—Dan Graser, , Zach Stern, , Joe Girard, , Danny Hawthorne-Foss, — winners of numerous competitions including grand prize at the 2013 Concert Artist Guild Competition, the 2013 Coleman Chamber Music Competition and the 2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition. The Quartet’s program will feature Barber’s Adagio for Strings, as well as works by Schubert, Glazunov, Wanamaker and Michael Nyman.

PROGRAM: “Then and Now” Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor Natalie Moller: Phantoms (2012, commissioned by DSQ) Barber: Adagio for Strings David Maslanka: Recitation Book, V - Fanfare/Variations on “Durch Adams Fall” Glazunov: Quatuor pour , Op. 109 Michael Nyman: Suite Gregory Wanamaker: Speed Metal Organum Blues

Tickets: $19-$34

The Rockport Chamber Music Festival continues through July 13 with performances by the Calder Quartet, Imani Winds and the all-male a cappella ensemble Chanticleer. The Fourth of July week will also highlight folk artist Livingston Taylor performing in two concerts on Tuesday, July 1 and Wednesday, July 2, as well as Dweezil Zappa performing music of his legendary father Frank Zappa on Saturday, July 5. Please visit our website www.rockportmusic.org for more details on these and other concerts in the 33rd Annual Rockport Chamber Music Festival.

COMMUNITY (FREE) EVENTS On Friday, June 27 at 3 pm, observe the award-winning Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble’s collaborative process preparing for a concert in an open rehearsal. Free, no tickets required

On Saturday, June 28 at 2 pm, the Next Generation Recital is an ongoing Rockport Music series featuring young musicians still in the early development of their musical career. All undergraduates at Bard College, violinist Matthew Woodard, cellist John Belk and pianist Annie Jeong will pay homage to the music of the past while contextualizing a new era of musical creation. Free, no tickets required.

On Monday, July 7 at 7 pm, visit the Shalin Liu Performance Center for a Silent Movie Night featuring Rin Tin Tin in the 1924 film Clash of the Wolves with introductory remarks and live piano accompaniment by renowned film-music expert Martin Marks. Free, no tickets required.

The summer will also include many jazz, folk, world and pop concerts throughout the months of July and August. Tickets are available through our website www.rockportmusic.org, the Box Office at 978-546- 7391 or visiting 35 Main Street, Rockport, MA. The Box Office is open Monday-Friday, 10 am-4 pm.

Rockport Music is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.