2016-2017 season of events

Thursdays at Noon

Erika Raum, violin and Lydia Wong, piano

Thursday, February 9, 2017 12:10 pm, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park

PROGRAM

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) I. Andante assai II. Allegro brusco III. Andante IV. Allegrissimo

Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) I. Maiden in the Bridal Chamber II. March of the Watch (Dogberry and Verges) III. Garden Scene IV. Hornpipe

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ERIKA RAUM, violin Active in New Music, Lydia has enjoyed a special association with composer Krzystof Penderecki following Erika Raum has played the violin professionally since the North American premiere of his Sextet at the Banff age 12. Since winning the International Summer Music Festival. She was subsequently invited to Violin Competition in 1992, she has been invited to Europe perform the Sextet and other works at the Festival Casals on many occasions, including , , , in Puerto Rico and at the “Making Music” series in New England, , , and , where she appeared York City by Carnegie Hall. With violinist Erika Raum, she with the Radio Orchestra, the Austro-Hungarian also gave the North American premiere of Penderecki’s Orchestra, and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra. Erika Violin Sonata No. 2 in Toronto and performed at Maestro has performed throughout Canada: at the Parry Sound, Penderecki’s 70th birthday celebration in , Poland. Ottawa, and Vancouver chamber festivals and regularly She has served as a member of the jury for the at The Banff Centre. She also performs with the ARC Seventh Annual International Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory), and has Music Competition in Krakow, Poland, music commis- attended festivals abroad at Caramoor, Budapest, and sioning program for the Ontario Arts Council in Toronto Prussia Cove. In high demand as a chamber musician, and the JUNO Awards. Erika performs regularly with the distinguished pianist Lydia has recorded for Naxos, Marquis Classics, , with whom she recorded a landmark CD of Phoenix Records, CentreDiscs and has performed for Czerny’s piano and violin works (on CBC’s Musica Viva networks in North America, South Africa and Europe label). besides broadcasting regularly for the CBC. Her CD, American Flute Masterpieces with flutist Susan Hoeppner LYDIA WONG, piano was nominated for a Juno Award in 2012. A graduate of the University of Toronto and the One of Canada’s most sought after collaborative Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Lydia has been pianists, Lydia Wong appears regularly with the world’s on faculty at the University of Toronto since 1998. pre-eminent performers in venues across the globe From 2008-2016, she was artistic co-ordinator of the from Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City to London’s Collaborative Piano Internship program at the Banff Wigmore Hall. Centre where she had been on faculty since 1993.

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