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TRY OUR CHAMPAGNE SUNDAY BRUNCH RESERVATIONS: 650-628-0145 4290 EL CAMINO REAL PALO ALTO CALIFORNIA 94306 Music@Menlo The Glorious Violin the fifteenth-anniversary season July 14–August 5, 2017 DAVID FINCKEL AND WU HAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Contents 2 Season Dedication 3 A Message from the Artistic Directors 4 Welcome from the Executive Director 4 Board, Administration, and Mission Statement 5 The Glorious Violin Program Overview 6 Essay: “Violinists: Old Time vs. Modern” by Henry Roth 10 Encounters I–V 13 Concert Programs I–VII Léon-Ernest Drivier (1878–1951). La joie de vivre, 1937. Trocadero, Paris, France. Photo credit: Archive 41 Carte Blanche Concerts I–V Timothy McCarthy/Art Resource, NY 60 Chamber Music Institute 62 Prelude Performances 69 Koret Young Performers Concerts 72 Master Classes 73 Café Conversations 74 The Visual Arts at Music@Menlo 75 Music@Menlo LIVE 76 2017–2018 Winter Series 78 Artist and Faculty Biographies 90 Internship Program 92 Glossary 96 Join Music@Menlo 98 Acknowledgments 103 Ticket and Performance Information 105 Map and Directions 106 Calendar www.musicatmenlo.org 1 2017 Season Dedication Music@Menlo’s ifteenth season is dedicated to the following individuals and organizations that share the festival’s vision and whose tremendous support continues to make the realization of Music@Menlo’s mission possible. Ann S. Bowers Jim & Mical Brenzel Terri Bullock Crowne Plaza Palo Alto Jefrey Dean & Heidi Hopper Family Chandler B. & Oliver A. Evans Paul & Marcia Ginsburg The David B. and Edward C. Goodstein Foundation Libby & Craig Heimark The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Leslie Hsu & Rick Lenon Michael Jacobson & Trine Sorensen The Margulf Foundation The Martin Family Foundation Laurose & Burton Richter George & Camilla Smith U.S. Trust Marcia & Hap Wagner Marilyn Wolper 2 Music@Menlo 2017 A Message from the Artistic Directors Dear Friends, Welcome to Music@Menlo’s fifteenth-anniversary festival, one of our most novel and unique to date. Music@Menlo 2017 examines the unfolding of music through the lens of an instrument whose makers, players, and composers shaped the evolution of music itself: the violin. The violin is one of the most beautiful creations humankind has ever produced. Its shape alone could qualify it as a work of art, but how extraordinary it is that its raison d’être is to produce music which can both dazzle the ear and touch the heart. The violin shares its incomparable assets among its family members, the viola, cello, and double bass, each which in its distinctive voice contributes beyond measure to the richness of classical music. As with every previous Music@Menlo festival, the content revealed in the succeeding pages is the result of the infinite depth of our subject. Not only are this summer’s artists connected in many ways through their violinistic heritage, but every work on every program also has a connection to a particular great violinist. The result is a profusion of captivating stories about the violin that will be told during the festival. Our research on the history of the violin and the amazing characters who made, played, and composed for the instrument has been one of the most inspiring projects of our lives. We are therefore delighted and eager to share with Music@Menlo listeners the myriad fascinating details, astounding discoveries, and, of course, music both sublime and brilliant that contribute to the incomparable story of a little wooden box so beloved for so long and by so many all around the world. We are elated that you are joining us for a festival as multifaceted as the violin itself, populated by an extraordinary cast of the most phenomenal violinists of our time. By the festival’s close, we promise you’ll know—and love—the violin and its music on a thrilling new level. Best wishes, David Finckel and Wu Han Artistic Directors Martin Family Artistic Directorship www.musicatmenlo.org 3 Welcome from the Music@Menlo Executive Director Board Dear Friends, Ann S. Bowers Welcome to Music@Menlo! Oliver A. Evans As I’ve talked with patrons over the past year, Paul M. Ginsburg conversation has repeatedly turned to the fact that Eff W. Martin Music@Menlo is celebrating its fifteenth season this Betsy Morgenthaler year. Noting this milestone leads one to ponder how Trine Sorensen all our lives have evolved over the past decade and David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors a half. We have shared many, many wonderful artis- Allen I. Lantor, ex oicio tic experiences during these fifteen years and made Edward P. Sweeney, Executive Director, ex oicio many enduring friendships through the festival. Darren H. Bechtel, emeritus The festival itself has also achieved remark- Leonard Edwards, emeritus able accomplishments during these years. From a short weekend pilot project in 2003, Earl Fry, emeritus Music@Menlo has grown into a must-visit destination on the national classical music Kathleen G. Henschel, emerita scene, drawing audience members from around the country. Of even greater satisfac- Michael J. Hunt, emeritus tion is the impact the festival has had on the 319 young musicians who have honed their Hugh Martin, emeritus craft in the Chamber Music Institute and the 275 young interns who have gone on to William R. Silver, emeritus flourishing careers as arts managers. Indeed, as we see these alumni go off into the world Camilla Smith, emerita to launch or manage exciting artistic projects, we can take great pride in what we have accomplished together. So, as we celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of Music@Menlo this summer, we do Administration so with confidence that this ever-growing next generation will keep the chamber music David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors art form alive and well, and we extend our thanks to the extraordinary festival commu- Edward P. Sweeney, Executive Director nity that shares our passion and supports our mission. For all of you, we are eternally Patrick Castillo, Audience Engagement Director grateful! Claire Graham, Communications Director To our many returning friends, we are delighted to see you again. And to those of Matthew Gray, Development Associate you who are coming to Music@Menlo for the first time, a very warm welcome to the Marianne R. LaCrosse, General Manager and Education festival! Programs Director Nathan Paer, Artistic Administrator With warmest wishes, Lee Ramsey, Development Director Taylor Smith, Patron Engagement Manager Daphne Wong, Director of Artistic Operations Mission Statement Edward P. Sweeney The mission of Music@Menlo is to engage and sustain an audi- Executive Director ence for chamber music, programmed, presented, and performed at the highest level of artistic excellence, and to provide deserving young musicians with comprehensive, festival-based educational opportunities. 4 Music@Menlo 2017 The Glorious Violin Gaudenzio Ferrari (1475–1546). Musical Angels, fresco. Saronno, Italy. Photo credit: Scala/Art Program Overview Resource, NY CONCERT PROGRAMS ENCOUNTERS Concert Program I: THE PATH TO BACH (p. 13) Encounter I: From the Birth of the Violin to J. S. Bach and the Glory of Sat., July 15, 6:00 p.m., The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Cremona, led by Aaron Boyd (p. 10) Concert Program II: THE CLASSICAL STYLE (p. 17) Fri., July 14, 7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall Sun., July 16, 6:00 p.m., The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Encounter II: The Emergence of the Classical Tradition in Musical and Tue., July 18, 7:30 p.m., Stent Family Hall Style and Performance, led by Christopher H. Gibbs (p. 11) Concert Program III: GERMAN VIRTUOSITY (p. 21) Sun., July 16, 3:00 p.m., Martin Family Hall Thu., July 20, 7:30 p.m., Stent Family Hall, and Sat., July 22, 6:00 p.m., Encounter III: The Devil’s Violinist: Niccolò Paganini, led by Soovin Kim (p. 11) The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Wed., July 19, 7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall Concert Program IV: IN JOACHIM’S ORBIT (p. 25) Encounter IV: Towards the Age of Expression, led by Ray Iwazumi (p. 12) Sun., July 23, 6:00 p.m., The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Thu., July 27, 7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall and Mon., July 24, 7:30 p.m., Stent Family Hall Encounter V: The Violin Today, led by Fred Child (p. 12) Concert Program V: FRENCH LUMINARIES (p. 29) Tue., August 1, 7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall Fri., July 28, 7:30 p.m., Stent Family Hall, and Sat., July 29, 6:00 p.m., The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Artists Concert Program VI: THE AGE OF EXPRESSION (p. 33) Piano Cello Wed., August 2, 7:30 p.m., The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Gloria Chien† Dmitri Atapine† Peter Dugan* Nicholas Canellakis Concert Program VII: NATIONAL FLAVORS (p. 37) Gilbert Kalish† David Finckel Sat., August 5, 6:00 p.m., The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton Hyeyeon Park† Clive Greensmith Juho Pohjonen Keith Robinson† CARTE BLANCHE CONCERTS Orion Weiss* Bass Carte Blanche Concert I: PAGANINI’S INCOMPARABLE CAPRICES Wu Han Scott Pingel Sean Lee and Peter Dugan (p.