Chamber Music Tuesday: Midnight in Paris
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Featuring SFCM’s renown chamber music faculty, cellist Jennifer Culp, pianist Julio Elizalde, and violinist Simon James perform with Chamber Music students, including many of their own students. Jennifer Culp is a well-traveled chamber musician, having performed with members of the Juilliard, Cleveland and Amadeus Quartets, as well as Gil Kalish, Felix Galimir, Menahem Pressler, Dawn Upshaw, Irina Schnittke, and Tom Waits. Julio Elizalde is a multifaceted artist with a versatile career as soloist, chamber musician and curator, and is the artistic director of the Olympic Music Festival. Simon James’ students have won many of the world’s top prizes, and as a violinist, Simon has held leadership positions with several prestigious orchestras.
Program
Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor, L. 140
I. Allegro vivo
II. Intermède: fantasque et léger
III. Finale: très animé
Daniel Dastoor, violin
Julio Elizalde*, piano
César Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor
I. Molto moderato, quasi lento
II. Lento, con molto sentimento
III. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco
Daniel Dastoor and Simon James*, violin
Isabel Tannenbaum, viola
Kyle Stachnik**, cello
Julio Elizalde*, piano
- Intermission -
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro molto
Yip-Wai Chow, violin
Isabel Tannenbaum, viola
Jennifer Culp*, cello
Julio Elizalde*, piano
Artists
Simon James*, Daniel Dastoor and Yip-Wai Chow, violin
Isabel Tannenbaum, viola
Jennifer Culp* and Kyle Stachnik** , cello
Julio Elizalde*, piano
*SFCM Faculty
**SFCM Alumni
Departments
String and Piano Chamber Music
Faculty
Jennifer Culp
Julio Elizalde
Simon James
Dimitri Murrath
About SFCM’s String and Piano Chamber Music Department
The String and Piano Chamber Music degree and diploma programs are a year-round focus on chamber music, providing the same atmosphere of a summer festival. Performance opportunities are wide-ranging through workshops, masterclasses, and concerts for the public—all while playing regularly with acclaimed industry professionals and faculty. SFCM created the nation’s first graduate String and Piano Chamber Music program and the musical excellence continues to this day.
The String and Piano Chamber Music program is one of SFCM’s most selective. Intentionally small, the program allows for several talented individuals each year, meaning that students in the program enjoy unrivaled access to learn from and perform with top faculty and accomplished guest artists.
Chamber Music Students will experience high profile performance opportunities through SFCM’s unique Chamber Music Residency Series, giving members of the program the opportunity to intensely and perform closely with exciting and world renowned chamber musicians. Recent artists-in-residence include Marcy Rosen, Tessa Lark, Donald and Vivian Weilerstein, and the Miro Quartet.
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