Program

Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No.1 in B Minor, BWV 1002
     I. Allemanda - Double
     II. Corrente - Double (Presto)
     III. Sarabande - Double
     IV. Tempo di Borea - Double

Krzysztof Penderecki: Cadenza for Solo Viola (arr. by Christiane Edinger for solo Violin)

- Intermission -

Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin No.4 in E Minor, Op. 27, "A Fritz Kreisler"
     I. Allemande (Lento maestoso)
     II. Sarabande (Quasi lento)
     III. Finale (Presto ma non troppo)

Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo, Op.6

John Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices
     I. Theme
     II. Variation 1 - Presto
     III. Variation 2 - Con bravura
     IV. Variation 3 - Adagio, languid
     V. Variation 4 - Slowly con rubato
     VI. Variation 5 - Presto, pesante

About Nancy Zhou

Lauded as one of today's probing musical voices, Nancy Zhou harbors a robust presence that seeks to invigorate appreciation for the art and science of the violin. Her thoughtful musicianship resonates with a global audience in such a way that brings her on stage with leading orchestras around the world.

Nancy has collaborated with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Würzburg Philharmonic, and Finnish Radio Symphony; Shanghai and China National Symphonies and Hong Kong Philharmonic; San Diego and Kansas City Symphonies, among others. Alongside projects as a soloist, she harbors keen interest in chamber music and music education. She has performed for the Tanglewood, Verbier, Ravinia Festivals and, for various online platforms and workshops, presented masterclasses on fundamental training and cultivating mindful awareness critical to performance.

The past seasons, the violinist has explored works outside the traditional oeuvre. In collaboration with the New Jersey Symphony and conductor Xian Zhang, she presented Zhao Jiping’s first violin concerto at Alice Tully Hall and gave the premiere of Unsuk Chin’s “Gran Cadenza” for two violins with Anne-Sophie Mutter across the US; in the forthcoming season, she will perform Chen Qigang’s “La joie de la souffrance” with the Rogue Valley Symphony and embark on a five-city tour with the major orchestras of China.

American-born, Nancy commenced violin studies with her father, later studying with Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory while simultaneously pursuing her interest in literature at Harvard University. She is additionally an Associated Artist at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and Artist-in-Residence of the Santa Cruz Symphony.