Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra

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The Juilliard School presents Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra Robert Spano, Conductor Wenhao Zhang, Piano

Saturday, February 17, 2018, 7:30pm Peter Jay Sharp Theater

RICHARD STRAUSS Don Juan, Tone Poem after Nicolaus Lenau, Op. 20 (1864–1949)

FRANZ LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S. 124 (1811–86) Allegro maestoso Quasi Adagio Allegretto vivace–Allegro animato Allegro marziale animato

Wenhao Zhang, Piano

Intermission

LUDWIG VAN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 BEETHOVEN Poco sostenuto–Vivace (1770-1827) Allegretto Presto–Assai meno presto Allegro con brio

Performance time: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including one intermission

This performance is supported in part by the Muriel Gluck Production Fund.

Please make certain that all electronic devices are turned off during the performance. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted in this auditorium.

1 Meet the Artists

Robert Spano Conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher Robert Spano is in his 17th season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO). He is responsible for nurturing the careers of numerous celebrated composers, conductors, and performers and enjoys collaborations with composers and musicians of all ages, backgrounds, and ability, especially through his leadership of the Atlanta School of Composers. As music director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, he oversees the programming of more than 300 events and educational programs for 630 students and rising artists. He also holds a conducting residency with the Colburn School Orchestra in Los Angeles. Mr. Spano has led ASO performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah music festivals; and his guest engagements include the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, and San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah, Kansas City, and Philadelphia symphony orchestras, the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, and Japan’s Saito Kinen Orchestra. He has conducted opera at Covent Garden, the Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and Seattle Opera. Mr. Spanno’s discography includes recordings for Telarc, Deutsche Grammophon, and ASO Media. He has won six Grammy Awards with the ASO, is on the faculty at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Wenhao Zhang Wenhao Zhang was born in China in 2001 and began playing piano at the age of 6. He is a student of Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone at the Juilliard Pre-College and has previously studied with Yue Chu. Early successes for Wenhao include winning first place in the solo category and second place in the concerto category at the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy. He also received first prize in the China-Korea International Piano Competition in 2016 and last spring won third prize as the youngest competitor at the Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, Conn. In June he won third prize in the Lang Lang Shenzhen Futian International Piano Competition and performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. Wenhao formed his own piano trio in 2015 which shortly after won second prize in the Chamber Music Scholarship Competition at the Middle School of China’s Central Conservatory of Music. In 2016 they won the grand prize at the YiYang Foundation Competition and performed with the China Philharmonic String Quartet and represented their school in the Baroque Chamber Music Festival at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In his spare time he is a math enthusiast and enjoys playing badminton and ping pong.

2 Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra

Adam Glaser, Music Director, Pre-College Orchestras Robert Spano, Guest Conductor

Violin Viola Flute Trumpet Kenneth Naito, Kiley Rowe, Yiding Chen James Haddad Concertmaster Principal Audrey Emata Miles Keingstein Eric Chen, Principal Rowan Bauman Swain Alexander Tsai Matthew Sidler Sarah Busse Juliet Duguid Kaylee Wang Claire Cai Alexandra Hong Trombone Cameron Chase Jonathan Huang Piccolo Yaoji Giuseppe Fu Qingyu Chen Sean Juhl Yiding Chen Angela Prictoe Julia Chin Hannah Lee Alexander Tsai Anthony Ruocco Lucy Frucht David Padilla Annett Ho Madeleine Pintoff Oboe Bass Trombone Sean Hsi Jikun Qin Alexander Bound Zachary Neikens Joseph Hsia David Ramirez Jeremy Chen Janet Hsu Elijah Spies Molly Goldberg Tuba Mieu Imai Ruth Lipskar Deandre Desir Alyssa Kim Cello Dawn Kim Esther Yu, Principal English Horn Timpani David Kwak Max Bobby Jeremy Chen Jacob Borden Nathan Meltzer Anthony Choi Joshua Park Clara Neubauer Aviva Frost Clarinet Xingyue Xue Oliver Neubauer Mizuki Hayakawa Elynn Chang Amy Oh Gloria Kim Annie Huang Percussion Yue Qian Noah Krauss* Neerav Kumar Jacob Borden Daniel Seog Cheyoon Lee Camillo Lin Christian Santos Yun Shan Tai Noah Lee Leo Simon Sean Takada Daniel Ma Bassoon Lucas Vogelman Anna Wei Charlotte Whatley Faraz Khan Xingyue Xue Annalisa Welinder Eliana Yang Megan Neuman Mark Xu Charles Zandieh Steven Palacio Harp Megan Yao Michelle Xing Deanna Cirielli Hyo Jung Yoon Double Bass Sea Yoon Patrick Curtis, Contrabassoon Justin Zeitlinger Principal Megan Neuman Orchestra Manager Yanguang Zhang Sami Ahn Wyeth Aleksei Kevin Zhu Max Chan French Horn Lindsay Donat Benjamin Edelson Orchestra Librarians Ross Engelmyer August Haller Michael McCoy, Jinwoo Kim Elijah John-Burnley Principal Librarian William McGregor Clare Phelps Timothy Chen* Justin Smith* Yajur Sriraman Jake Darnell William Swett Sheng-Mu Amber Wang

* Pre-College alum Names in italics indicate an Orchestra Mentor from The Juilliard School College Division

3 About the Juilliard Pre-College Division

Pre-College Division One of the foremost music preparatory programs in the world, the Juilliard Pre- College Division educates today’s most promising young artists. Established in 1916 as the Preparatory Center, the Pre-College Division at Juilliard offers a complete curriculum of music instruction for highly gifted children up to age 18. Students attend Juilliard every Saturday for 30 weeks during the school year for an individualized course of instruction carefully designed to meet their particular needs. The selective program includes instruction in a chosen major, academic study of music, and solo and ensemble performances. Recognizing the importance of early development and discipline in the music field, the program provides a caring, collaborative, and challenging atmosphere where artistic gifts and technical skills can flourish.

Pre-College Orchestra The Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra is one of the Pre-College Division’s three age- based orchestras. With an average age of just over 17, the orchestra rehearses weekly and presents three concerts each season. As a leading youth orchestra training program, the division strives to prepare its members for the rigorous demands and expectations of conservatory and college orchestral programs by offering workshops and readings led by renowned guest conductors and prominent professional orchestral musicians. The Pre-College orchestras draw upon the significant resource of the College Division’s students by employing them as mentors to work alongside the Pre-College students. The repertoire is guided by a progressive curriculum beginning with the youngest String Ensemble and continuing through the Symphony and Orchestra, ensuring that all students have exposure to works from varied composers, musical styles and genres. Every orchestra concert features a concerto, providing an important opportunity to a student soloist, many of whom go on to important careers. Included among them are Han-Na Chang, Pamela Frank, Gil Shaham, Joseph Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Jon Manasse, Roberto Minczuk, Conrad Tao, and Joyce Yang. In the 2017–18 season, the Pre-College Orchestra is led by Adam Glaser and Robert Spano. Past conductors have included James Conlon, Alan Gilbert, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Itzhak Perlman, Leonard Slatkin, and Joshua Weilerstein.

Juilliard Pre-College Administration Yoheved Kaplinsky, Artistic Director Robert Ross, Senior Director Katya Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic Affairs Anna Royzman, Director of Performance Activities Sarah Narhi, Performance Activities Coordinator Cassandra Mueller, Administrative Assistant

For a complete listing of all Juilliard Pre-College performances, including student, faculty, and studio recitals, visit: events.juilliard.edu.

4 Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts Bruce Kovner, Chair Brian Zeger, Artistic Director J. Christopher Kojima, Vice Chair Kirstin Ek, Director of Curriculum and Schedules Katheryn C. Patterson, Vice Chair Monica Thakkar, Director of Performance Activities Pierre T. Bastid Michael Loeb Pre-College Division Julie Anne Choi Vincent A. Mai Yoheved Kaplinsky, Artistic Director Kent A. Clark Ellen Marcus Ekaterina Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic Affairs Kenneth S. Davidson Nancy A. Marks Anna Royzman, Director of Performance Activities Barbara G. Fleischman Stephanie Palmer McClelland Evening Division Keith R. Gollust Christina McInerney Danielle La Senna, Director Mary Graham Lester S. Morse Jr. Joan W. Harris Stephen A. Novick Lila Acheson Wallace Library Matt Jacobson Joseph W. Polisi Jane Gottlieb, Vice President for Library and Edward E. Johnson Jr. Susan W. Rose Information Resources; Director of the C.V. Starr Karen M. Levy Deborah Simon Doctoral Fellows Program Teresa E. Lindsay Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Laura Linney William E.“Wes” Stricker, MD Enrollment Management and Student Development Joan D. Warren, Vice President Kathleen Tesar, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management Barrett Hipes, Associate Dean for Student Development TRUSTEES EMERITI Sabrina Tanbara, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs June Noble Larkin, Chair Emerita Cory Owen, Assistant Dean for International Advisement Mary Ellin Barrett and Diversity Initiatives Sidney R. Knafel William Buse, Director of Counseling Services Elizabeth McCormack Katherine Gertson, Registrar John J. Roberts Tina Gonzalez, Director of Financial Aid Teresa McKinney, Director of Community Engagement Todd Porter, Director of Residence Life JUILLIARD COUNCIL Howard Rosenberg MD, Medical Director Beth Techow, Administrative Director of Health Mitchell Nelson, Chair and Counseling Services Michelle Demus Auerbach Sophie Laffont Holly Tedder, Director of Disability Services Barbara Brandt Jean-Hugues Monier and Associate Registrar Brian J. Heidtke Terry Morgenthaler Finance Gordon D. Henderson Pamela J. Newman Christine Todd, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Peter L. Kend Howard S. Paley Irina Shteyn, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis Younghee Kim-Wait John G. Popp Nicholas Mazzurco, Director of Student Accounts/Bursar Paul E. Kwak, MD Grace E. Richardson Min Kyung Kwon Kristen Rodriguez Administration and Law Jeremy T. Smith Maurice F. Edelson, Vice President for Administration and General Counsel Joseph Mastrangelo, Vice President for Facilities Management EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATION Myung Kang-Huneke, Deputy General Counsel Carl Young, Chief Information Officer Office of the President Steve Doty, Chief Operations Officer Joseph W. Polisi, President Dmitriy Aminov, Director of IT Engineering Jacqueline Schmidt, Chief of Staff Caryn Doktor, Director of Human Resources Adam Gagan, Director of Security Office of the Provost and Dean Scott Holden, Director of Office Services Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean Jeremy Pinquist, Director of Client Services, IT José García-León, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Helen Taynton, Director of Apprentice Program Robert Ross, Assistant Dean for Preparatory Education Kent McKay, Associate Vice President for Production Development and Public Affairs Alexandra Day, Associate Vice President for Marketing Dance Division and Communications Taryn Kaschock Russell, Acting Artistic Director Katie Murtha, Acting Director of Development Lawrence Rhodes, Artistic Director Emeritus Benedict Campbell, Website Director Katie Friis, Administrative Director Amanita Heird, Director of Special Events Drama Division Susan Jackson, Editorial Director Richard Feldman, Acting Director Sam Larson, Design Director Katherine Hood, Managing Director Lori Padua, Director of Planned Giving Ed Piniazek, Director of Development Operations Music Division Nicholas Saunders, Director of Concert Operations Adam Meyer, Associate Dean and Director Edward Sien, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations Bärli Nugent, Assistant Dean, Director of Chamber Music Adrienne Stortz, Director of Sales Joseph Soucy, Assistant Dean for Orchestral Studies Tina Matin, Director of Merchandising Stephen Carver, Chief Piano Technician Rebecca Vaccarelli, Director of Alumni Relations Joanna K. Trebelhorn, Director of Orchestral and Ensemble Operations Juilliard Global Ventures Christopher Mossey, Senior Managing Director Historical Performance Courtney Blackwell Burton, Managing Director for Operations Robert Mealy, Director Betsie Becker, Managing Director of Global K–12 Programs Benjamin D. Sosland, Administrative Director; Gena Chavez, Managing Director, The Tianjin Juilliard School Assistant Dean for the Kovner Fellowships Nicolas Moessner, Managing Director of Finance and Risk Management Jazz Wynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard Jazz Aaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director

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