Young Concert ARTISTS Series 2018/2019 be the first to hear the best board OF directors young concert ARTISTS, INC. CHAIRMAN Mitchell B. Sikora Heiichiro Ohyama Michael Nash Ambler Carlos Tome Itzhak Perlman Now in our 58th season, Young Concert Artists has peopled the Susan Wadsworth Leontyne Price music world with YCA ‘discoveries’ who are now world-renowned VICE CHAIRMEN Honorary Carlos Miguel Prieto Esther B. Ferguson Directors Paula Robison performers, teachers and directors of major music festivals. Ned Rorem Sahra T. Lese John French III Julia Salvi Ellen Marcus Bernard Goldberg Selected through the annual YCA International Auditions, young artists Gerard Schwarz Paul J. Sekhri Annemarie Levitt compete against a standard of excellence – not each other – and any Joel Shapiro Frayda B. Lindemann CHAIRMAN, Leonard Slatkin number can be chosen. Winners play debut concerts in the YCA Series Peter Marino EXecutive Jean-Yves Thibaudet COMMITTEE Dr. Marvin Rotman here and in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center, and are awarded Michael Tilson Thomas Sheldon Soffer CHAIRMAN Dawn Upshaw multifaceted, ongoing management, worldwide concert opportunities, Secretary EMeritus Charles Wadsworth career development and educational residency activities. Annaliese Soros Mortimer Levitt* Robert White Hugh Wolff YCA’s unique composer program, initiated and supported by the YCA Treasurer ADVISORY Eugenia Zukerman Alumni Association, promotes the composition and performance of John W. Thorne, III BOARD Pinchas Zukerman new music. YCA composers receive management services, and two Nicholas D. Constan, Jr. CHAIRMAN *In memoriam Carole Donlin Emanuel Ax commissions for YCA artists to premiere in their YCA debuts. Barbara E. Field Jean-Efflam Bavouzet ALUMNI The deeply appreciated financial support of music-loving individuals, Stephen Fischer Leon Botstein ASSOCIATION Beatrice Francais foundations and government institutions makes all of Young Concert Carter Brey President Alexis Gregory Kyung-Wha Chung Ani Kavafian Artists’ work possible. Paul Gridley John Corigliano Dr. William A. Haseltine Peter Duchin Marlene Herring Christoph Eschenbach ALUMNI Memrie M. Lewis Leon Fleisher COUNCIL Karen Lindquist Gary Graffman Toby Appel Michael L. Lubin Nobuko Imai Carter Brey The Young Concert Artists Series is made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment Kathleen Ritch Jerome Lowenthal Paul Huang for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo Jane F. Ross Yo-Yo Ma Ida Kavafian and the New York State Legislature, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Roger H. Samet Jorge Mester Karen Lindquist Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Margo Pollins Schab Anne Akiko Meyers Anne-Marie McDermott All photos by Matt Dine, except Dasol Kim (Christian Steiner), Katherine Balch (Kate L Photography), and Judith G. Schlosser Scott Nickrenz Eugenia Zukerman 2017 Gala Patrons (Alexander Nguyen). Dear Friends, Here is the 58th edition of the Young Concert Artists Series! The Gala Opening at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall presents the first accordionist in YCA’s history! Prepare to be dazzled and enchanted! Three more winners – a cellist, a pianist, and a string quartet – each possessing a fresh and unique voice, will debut at Merkin Concert Hall. Four YCA artists return by popular demand to our “encores” series – noontime recitals at the elegant and intimate Gilder Lehrman Hall at The Morgan Library & Museum. The 2018-19 season culminates in the Gala Concert at Lincoln Center, when three brilliant soloists will thrill us with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. I look forward to seeing you! Yours, Susan Wadsworth “The Young Concert Artists Series – The New York Times sparkles with talent.” Introducing... In 2014, a young girl traveled from Suzhou, China to Copenhagen, Denmark to study with accordion’s most renowned pedagogue and is now the first accordionist in YCA’s history! Music from Bach to today sounds as if it were written for her. The great Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina writes: “I heard Hanzhi Wang play my piece, De Profundis. The impact of her playing was enormous, even dazzling. Her technical perfection, the phenomenal quality of feeling evoked through the tone and timbre of her instrument, her understanding of the piece, all were incredible. But still, one part of her performance stood apart: her display of the highest levels of inner concentration, so memorable as to affect both the soul and spirit.” GALA Season OPENING THE PETER MARINO Concert Debut HANZHI WANG accordion Guest Artists: TH E ZorÁ STRING QUARTET DECHopol KOWintaWEEWAT and HSUAN-HAO Hsu violins PABLO MuÑOZ SALIDO viola, ZIZAI NING cello M ONDAY, OCTOBER 22 at 8:30 PM ZANKEL HALL at carnegie HALL j.CHS. BA : Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 GubaidulInA: De Profundis MozArT: Andante, K. 616 PIAzzollA: Three Tango Selections Three pieces by Martin LOHSE MoSzkoWSkI: Etincelles “For an impressive number of highly talented performers, Young Concert Artists has meant the chance to be heard. For each of them, and for our musical life – Leonard in general, Bernstein this organization fulfills a vital function.” Introducing... Distinctive among today’s young string quartets, the Omer Quartet captured the Gold Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in Indiana. Upon winning the 2017 YCA International Auditions, they also captured four performance prizes: concerts at rockefeller university, Tryon Concert Association in North Carolina, as well as the Buffalo Chamber Music Society and Hayden’s Ferry Chamber Music Series (Arizona). Committed to community engagement, they have received a Tarisio Trust Young Artists Grant to inaugurate a Music for Food series in Washington, DC. THE PETER Jay SHARP Concert Additional support from the Summis Auspiciis Fund Debut TMHE O ER QUARTET Mason YU and Erica Tursi violins Jinsun HONG viola, A LEX COX cello T uesday, DECEMBER 11 at 7:30 PM MERKIN concert HALL Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 20 No. 1 deBuSSY: String Quartet CHrIS roGerSon: String Quartet No. 1 (YCA Composer) BeeTHoven: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 THE HELEN F. Whitaker CHAMBER MUSIC CHAIR Introducing... Cellist Zlatomir Fung has already established his charismatic presence as soloist with orchestras including the Boston Pops, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and the New England Philharmonic. In addition to winning the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Mr. Fung won First Prize in four other major competitions: The George enescu International Cello Competition, the Johansen International Competition, the Stulberg International String Competition, and the Irving Klein International Competition. Outside of music, he enjoys cinema, reads philosophy, and plays chess competitively. “This series consistently presents musicians – The Washington Post of the highest caliber.” YCA Composer-in-Residence: katherine balch THE Rhoda WALKER Teagle Concert Debut ZlatoMIR FUNG cello Tengku IRFAN piano Tuesday, FEBRUARY 19 at 7:30 PM MERKIN concert HALL Dall’Abaco: Three Caprices for solo cello BloCH: Baal Shem, B. 47 BerIo: Sequenza kATHerIne BAlCH: Premiere (YCA Composer-in-Residnece) BrAHMS: Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 THE ANNE & GEORGE POPKIN CELLO CHAIR “Young Concert Artists’ track record for – The New York Times spotting the best new talent is legendary.” Introducing... Winner of the YCA International Auditions, pianist Do-Hyun Kim was also awarded four special prizes from the Korean Concert Society, the Embassy Series in Washington, DC, the Tri-I Noon Recitals at Rockefeller University and YCA’s Michaels Award. Recent engagements include a concerto performance with the Mariinsky Orchestra at the St. Petersburg International Piano Festival, at the Gilmore Keyboard Festival (MI), at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, at Pianofest in the Hamptons, and as a Piano Fellow at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the Juilliard School. THE MICHAELS AWARD Concert Debut DO-HYUN KIM piano Tuesday, MarcH 26 at 7:30 PM MERKIN concert HALL jCH.S. BA : Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 MozArT: Sonata in F major, K. 332 BArTók: Sonata, Sz. 80 CHoPIn: Twelve Etudes, Op. 25 F EBRUARY 27 january0 3 Dasol kiM SOO BEEN LEE piano violin “ Dasol would surely have “ Lee has a luxurious sound been celebrated in the 19th century as a magician of the and an approach that was keyboard. Merely watching extroverted, highly dramatic him was breathtaking and and technically immaculate.” the music one heard was – The Washington Post fascinating.” – Der Norddeutsche Bericht M arcH 13 ATN Hony april 10 TRIONFO Xavier Foley double bass flute “ Mr. Foley established himself “ Trionfo was spellbinding, with prodigious playing, hall- playing with expressive filling sound, and passionate maturity and authoritative involvement in the music.” intellect.” - Oberon’s Grove - Santa Barbara Voice young CONCERT artists in collaboration with T HE MORGAN library & MUSEUM present fourThese noon-time concerts are generously recitals sponsored SOO “BEEN LEE violin ” by Paul J. Sekhri & Mark Gude DINA VAINSHTEIN piano WEDNESDAYencores, JANUARY 30 Dasol kiM piano B EETHOVEN: Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 BARTÓK: rhapsody no. 1, Sz. 87 WorkS by: Beethoven, Ravel and Kapustin Saint-SAËns: Sonata in d minor, op. 75 ATN Hony TRIONFO flute Xavier Foley double bass ALBERT CANO SMIT piano KELLY LIN piano WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Il An C Arke: Orange Dawn Vivaldi: Sonata No. 3 in A minor j.S. BACH: Sonata in E minor SCHUBERT: Arpeggione Sonata CoPlAnd: Duo for flute and piano Foley: selections from Star Sonata von WeBer/TAFFAnel: Fantasy on Der Freischütz GLIÈre: Intermezzo & Tarantella ATN Hony TRIONFO SooBeen LEE NATHAN LEE “It has become a spring tradition for this essential organization to present a gala concert featuring select winners in concerto performances. Hearing young musicians– Thewith New orchestra York Times reveals further dimensions of their artistry.” “Performers clearly bound YCA for stardom.” - The New York Times Anthonyflute Trionfo I BERT Flute Concerto Gala SooBeenviolin Lee Chausson Poème, Op.