Sarah Chang, Julio Elizalde, piano

Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 Sarah Chang, violin, and Julio Elizalde, piano: Nov. 16, 2018 C-2 This performanceissponsored by: Sarah Changrecords forEMIClassics. www.opus3artists.com New York NY10016 470 ParkAvenue South,9thFloorNorth Opus 3Artists Exclusive ManagementforSarahChang: Friday, Nov. 16,2018 Julio Elizalde,piano Sarah Chang,violin presents Opus 3Artists · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 Sarah Chang, violin, and Julio Elizalde, piano: Nov. 16, 2018 C-3 Béla Bartók (1822-1890) (1881-1945) (1833-1897) César Franck César Franck Johannes Brahms · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 · cupresents.org

IV. Allegretto poco mosso Allegretto IV. II. Allegro IV. Presto agitato Presto IV. II. Adagio II. Adagio e con sentimento III. Un poco presto II. Brâul Buciumeana IV. Program III. Recitativo-Fantasia: Ben moderato Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 Sonata in A Major, ben moderato I. Allegretto Intermission

Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 D minor, Sonata No. 3 in I. Allegro româneascǎ Poargǎ V. VI. Mǎrunţel III. Pê-loc Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 Folk Dances, Romanian I. Joc cu bâtǎ Sarah Chang, violin, and Julio Elizalde, piano: Nov. 16, 2018 C-4 works: theC minorpianotrio,thesecond cellosonata,numerous songsandthelast twoof hewroteof LakeThun20milessouth ofBern, orbeganwritinganumber ofmajorchamber In fact,duringthesummer holidaysof1886-88,intheSwisstownHofstetten onthebanks passively admiringmountains andrivers. to communewithnature. Brahmswasamongthem, althoughhistimewashardly givento heat andhustleofthecity, travelingtotheidylliccountrysideforsomepeaceandquiet Whenever summerarrivedbackinthelate1800s, manywell-to-doViennese escapedthe Johannes Brahms(1833-1897) Sonata No.3inDminor, Op.108 there likeajewelinitssetting.” but aframeplacedaround theessentialelement,peasantmelody, whichtakesitsplace seemed natural.Ina1931lecture, thecomposerstressed thatconcerthallmusicwas“nothing Europeanblending ofEastern folkmusicwiththe rulesandstructures taught inconservatories works—present eveninhis finalcompletedpiece,theConcertoforOrchestra. Forhim,the Europeanmusical languageofEastern folkmusicbecamepermanentlyimbeddedinBartók's allow hisfondnessforFrench impressionist harmoniestoappearinsomeofthedances.The Focused squarely oncapturing theuninhibitedflavorofnearbyRomania,composerdid elsewhere inEurope atthetime. and harmoniesthatstandinstarkcontrastfromexperimentalmusicbeingcomposed thestern, This charmingcollectionoforiginalminiatures formsanunbroken stream of melodies,rhythms Dance,”“RomanianPolka”andafinalfastdanceknownas“Mărunțel.” One Place,”“Horn them fororchestra. Thesix, playedwithoutbreak, are titled“StickDance,”“Sash“In friend ZoltánSzékely(firstviolinistoftheHungarianStringQuartet).Later, thecomposerrecast 1915 forsolopiano,sixofthemwere soonarrangedforviolinandpianobyBartók'sdear Transylvania (nowpartofcentralRomania),ledtoaseteightfolkdances.Completedin Europe—even asfarTurkey andNorthAfrica.Histravelsfrom 1910-12infourregions of Along withhisfellowfolklorist/composerZoltánKodály, BartóktraveledalloverEastern most ofhiscollectionsimplyinspired himtocomposeinthestyleofthesefolkmelodies. more than4,000songs.Some ofthosemelodieswere laterreworked intopiano suites,though to playorsingintohisrecording machine.Overtheyears,heaccumulated800cylindersand dragging withhimnotebooksandacumbersomewire recorder, convincingruralmusicians Liszt AcademyofMusicinBudapest.Soonaftergraduating1903,hebegantraveling, So, Bartókbecameafolkloristandtooktotheroad, fresh from hisformaltrainingattheFranz At thattime,notmuchwasknownaboutthesongsanddancesofsmall,inaccessiblevillages. countries. peasant songsanddancesthatrepresented theheart andsoulofHungarysurrounding Hungarian homelandtranslatedintoapassionforitsfolkmusic—thosehonest,unschooled served asamaincomponentleadingtoWorld War I.ForBartók,however, prideinhis Nationalism wassweepingthrough Europe atthestartof20thcentury—afervorthat Béla Bartók(1881-1945) Romanian FolkDances,Sz.56 By Marc Shulgold Program notes · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008

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Presto agitato Presto never quite catching up until the final each other, ) finds the piano and violin chasing in 1845 of his first major work, the early failure from stemmed was 55. Perhaps his reticence the D minor symphony, This work came in the midst of a flurry of important offerings, including was in his 60s and near the string quartet and piano quintet—all penned when the composer music until 1875, when he end of his life. It may seem odd that Franck didn't commit to writing of night.” (Didn't we tell you that the sonata sway in the blackness alone, held sovereign couldn't hold a candle to its premiere?) that the bow and ordered engaged audience—Ysaÿe grandly hit his music stand with the all but invisible. The young composer Vincent performance continue, though the players were and students, observed of this magical occasion, “Music, wondrous one of Franck's D'Indy, charged Léontine Bordes-Pène museum forbade any artificial lighting, the violinist and pianist a thoroughly with near-darkness—and into the Franck sonata as daylight faded. Confronted Its public premiere took place later that year in a late afternoon concert at the Brussels Its public premiere turnedMuseum of Modern it the Painting—and what a legendary reading out to be. Since (1858-1931). The for his friend, Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe in 1886 as a wedding present and a followed by a hurried rehearsal on the morningthe ceremony, of sonata was received performance at the wedding breakfast. César Franck (1822-1890) popular sonata is, the music can't hold a candle to the As warm and ingratiating as this The Belgium-born it composer wrote and premiere. of its creation memorable circumstances only brief moments of relaxation. anguished movement that finds 8 FWV Sonata in A Major, pianist and dedicatee player (perhaps with the virtuoso both voices, particularly his keyboard sets the tone for an at the dramatic beginning chords Bülow in mind). A series of powerful passionate middle movements serve as a perfect set-up for the expansive, The restrained outpourings of the final serious demands on he places a fourth . Here Brahms would ever feel like tackling of deep passion in a flash terms: “Like a sweet girl toying charmingly with her lover, romantic the middle, and then flirting again.” movement (labeled of the third melodies; the playful syncopation sentimento describing it in archly Clara Schumann was particularly smitten with this movement, measure. The introduction: without a throat-clearing idea immediately, opening motif; the following hymn-like warm and simple heartfelt of Brahms' most endearing and decoration in offering one sweetness or flowery Listening to this clearly constructed work, it seems puzzling that it would take so long for the so long for the puzzling that it would take clearly constructed work, it seems Listening to this Op. 108 movements, not laid out in three it. The only one of his sonatas composer to finish melodic movements unveils its main Each of the four honesty and directness. unfolds with an the sonata for Brahms finally submitted its warmth and emotional depth), Schumann praised Hans von Bülow. the conductor and pianist it to his longtime champion, publication, dedicating him for 108 occupied perfectionism—Op. Brahms' extreme likely reason—most For whatever in the fall of sonata at soirées tested” the fact, he “road Hofstetten. In two summers at the next (Clara response Perhaps buoyed by the positive the opinions of trusted friends. 1888, soliciting and the Op. 100 sonata, violin second of the the completion Thun saw in first summer That D minor sonata. of the following beginnings his three violin sonatas. Earlier summers at other pastoral locales produced three of the four the four of three produced locales other pastoral at summers Earlier sonatas. violin his three works. orchestral important other and concerto piano second concerto, the violin symphonies, Sarah Chang, violin, and Julio Elizalde, piano: Nov. 16, 2018 C-6 Movado’s global advertisingcampaign “TheArtofTime.”In 2006,Changwashonored asone Along including pianistsLeifOve AndsnesandLarsVogt. Orchestra andSirColinDavis;aswellseveral chambermusicandsonatadiscswithartists conducting theBerliner Philharmonic;theDvořákViolin ConcertowiththeLondonSymphony and Ice,analbumofpopularshorterworksfor violinandorchestra with PlacidoDomingo Concerto No.1livewiththeBerlinerPhilharmonic underthebatonofSirSimonRattle;Fire recording.” Shehasalsorecorded Prokofiev Violin ConcertoNo.1andShostakovichViolin commendation, withBBCMusicMagazinestating,“Shehasnevermadeafiner international to excellentcriticalandpopularacclaim.Herrecording ofVivaldi’s FourSeasonsattracted and BruchviolinconcertoswithKurtMasur theDresdner Philharmonie andwasreceived Chang’s mostrecent recording forEMIClassics—her20ththelabel—featured theBrahms WolfgangMa, IsaacStern, SawallischandmembersoftheBerlinPhilharmonicOrchestra. performing withartistssuchasPinchasZukerman, , LeifOveAndsnes,Yo-Yo Zealand. Asanaccomplishedrecital andchambermusician,Changregularly travelstheworld, to audiencesinChina,Japan,Korea, MalaysiaandSingapore, alongwithAustraliaandNew Spain, SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom,herengagementsinAsiahavebrought her internationally, herEuropean engagementshavetakenhertoAustria,France,Germany, Italy, Ravinia andAspenMusicFestivals,amongothers.Withacareer thathasblossomed symphony orchestras. She hasalsoperformedattheHollywoodBowlandTanglewood, Montreal, Houston,Detroit, Toronto, Vancouver, Cincinnati,SanDiegoandNewJersey Orchestra, NationalSymphonyOrchestra, ClevelandOrchestra, andtheBoston, North Americanorchestras suchastheNewYork Philharmonic,LosAngeles Highlights from Chang's recent andupcomingseasonshaveincludedperformanceswith emotional depth. age of8,Changhascontinuedtoimpress audienceswithhertechnicalvirtuosityandrefined spanning more thantwo decades. SinceherdebutwiththeNewYork Philharmonicatthe the mostesteemedorchestras,career conductorsandaccompanistsinaninternational Recognized asoneoftheforemost violinistsofourtime,SarahChanghasperformedwith Sarah Chang,violin Biographies violin chasesthepianobefore thetwoswitchroles. dreamy melody. Franckendshissonatawithaninventivedevice,astrictcanon,inwhichthe Fantasia in itsenergy andpropulsiveness. Thethird movement,bearingtheunusualheading bloom insucceedingmovements.Theensuing unassuming phrasethatbeginstheintroductory expanded, throughout thepiece—aconceptalsofeatured intheDminorsymphony. Thequiet, by Liszt,inwhichgermsofmelodicideasare introduced andthenreturn,explored and The SonatainAMajorservedasavividexampleof“cyclicalunity,” established earlier and otherpromising French musicians. Paris churches. Thoughalatebloomerascomposer, heexertedahugeinfluenceoverD'Indy father). 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· cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 · cupresents.org Shore. Howard , composed by Academy Award-winner Jimmy P Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @JulioThePianist Facebook, Twitter, honors from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Paul Hersh. he studied with Paul Hersh. of Music, where the San Francisco Conservatory honors from he where City, School in New York The Juilliard from degrees and doctoral He holds master’s Kalichstein and Robert McDonald. Lowenthal, Joseph studied with Jerome Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Notre with a Bachelor of Music degree Elizalde received the San Francisco Bay Area, Originally from Institute of Chicago. He has also appeared at various summer music festivals including Yellow at various summer music festivals including Yellow Institute of Chicago. He has also appeared Elizalde Kneisel Hall and the Music Academy of the West. Bowdoin, Caramoor, Barn, Taos, Chamber Music Competition held at the University of for the 2012 Fischoff National was a juror member of the faculty at the Manchester Music Festival in Vermont and has given master master and has given member of the faculty at the Manchester Music Festival in Vermont University and the Music classes at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Lawrence Elizalde is a passionately active educator, having recently served as a visiting professor of of served as a visiting professor having recently Elizalde is a passionately active educator, Since 2011, he has been a Washington. piano at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, American politicians such as President Bill Clinton, secretaries of state Condoleezza Rice of state Condoleezza Rice Bill Clinton, secretaries American politicians such as President performer for the He was a featured Kennedy. senator Ted and the late and Henry Kissinger, soundtrack of the 2013 film the winner of both the Fischoff and Coleman National was Philharmonic. The New Trio York Musical Association's of the Harvard is the recipient Chamber Music competitions and Elizalde has performed for leading As part of the New Trio, Foote Prize. Arthur W. prestigious the co- Wan, with violinist Andrew the New Trio, Elizalde is a founding member of Montréal, and Patrick Jee, cellist of the New symphonique de concertmaster of L'Orchestre Abrams and Anne Manson. He has collaborated with artists conductors Itzhak Perlman, Teddy composers Osvaldo Golijov and Stephen Hough, baritone such as violinist , string quartets. and Brentano Cleveland, Kronos the Juilliard, William Sharp and members of Elizalde has appeared with many of the leading artists of our time. He tours internationally with many of the leading artists of our time. He Elizalde has appeared alongside violinists Sarah Chang and Ray Chen and has performed with world-renowned of the major music centers throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America to Asia and Latin America to the United States, Europe, of the major music centers throughout of the Olympic 2014, he has served as the artistic director popular and critical acclaim. Since Music Festival near Seattle, Washington. artistry and power” by the Seattle Times, the gifted Praised as a musician of “compelling as soloist, is a multi-faceted artist who enjoys a versatile career American pianist Julio Elizalde He has performed in many educator and curator. chamber musician, artistic administrator, Julio Elizalde, piano Julio Elizalde, Artist of the Year award, Germany’s Echo Schallplattenpreis, Newcomer of the Year honors honors Newcomer of the Year Echo Schallplattenpreis, Germany’s award, Artist of the Year In 2011, Nan Pa award. and Korea’s in , at the International Awards of State. by the United States Department an official Artistic Ambassador Chang was named Also award. 's Hall of Fame the person ever to receive became the youngest the Internazionale Prize in Siena, Accademia Musicale Chigiana was awarded in 2004, Chang Young Grant, Gramophone’s Career Fisher distinctions include the Avery previous Other Italy. in 2005, Yale and Award, University Leadership the Harvard Sarah Chang received In 2012, games, 2004 Olympic For the June Hall in her name. in Sprague dedicated a chair University month, and that same in New York, Torch honor of running with the Olympic she was given the and to society commitment achievements, professional for her (WEF) Forum Economic World the world. of future in shaping the potential Take Women 20 Powerful and Leadership: “Women Magazine’s in Newsweek Women Top of 20 by the for 2008 Leader Global as a Young was honored Chang 2008, In March issue. Charge” Canadian Brass Christmas Time is Here Monday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium

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