Low Strings Concerto Competition Finals
Concerto Competition
Collaborator
Amy Chiu, piano
PROGRAM
Paul Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher: Konzert nach alten Volksliedern
I. “Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal”
II. “Nun laube, Lindlein laube” – “Der Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune saß”
III. “Seid ihr nicht der Schwandendreher?”
Zoe Yost, viola
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
I. Adagio – Moderato
II. Lento – Allegro molto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio
Calvin Kung, cello
William Walton: Viola Concerto
I. Andante comodo
II. Vivo con molto preciso
III. Allegro moderato
Isabel Tannenbaum, viola
Departments
Strings
About SFCM’s Cello Department
Opportunity awaits you as a cellist at SFCM. Part of SFCM’s comprehensive strings program, the cello department has a studio of about 29 students, all honing their craft with the guidance of four dedicated faculty members. Students can perform with resident ensembles such as the Conservatory Orchestra and chamber groups from the baroque to the contemporary, as well as enter the annual String Concerto Competition.
About SFCM’s Double Bass Department
SFCM's double bass department has fewer than 15 students under the instruction of two faculty professors, the principal and assistant principal of the San Francisco Symphony. Students can perform with resident ensembles such as the Conservatory Orchestra and chamber groups from the baroque to the contemporary, as well as enter the annual String Concerto Competition.
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