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Chen Zhao Violin Studio Recital
Wednesday, April 9 2025, 7:30 PM at

Chen Zhao Violin Studio Recital

Studio Recital
Wednesday, April 9 2025, 7:30 PM
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Studio Recitals feature students who all study with the same faculty instructor. These young artists represent their studio with a program curated by their teacher. 

Program

Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
     I. Andantino
Shelly Qiaoqiao Du, violin
Amy Chiu piano

César Franck: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
     I. Allegro ben moderato
     II. Allegro
     III. Ben moderato - Recitative - Fantasia
     IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Haeun Nam, violin (1&2)
Justin Han, violin (3&4)
Amy Chiu, piano

Richard Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18
     I. Allegro, ma non troppo
Elisa Jeon, violin
Miles Graber, piano

-Intermission-

Niccolò Paganini: No. 2 in B Minor & No. 24 in A Minor
     from 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
Catherine Shin-Rou Lin, violin

Somei Satoh: Bifu (Breeze)
Mason Bates: Ford's Farm
Fiona Cunninghame-Murray, violin
Zhouyang Shao, piano

Tina Davidson: Blue Curve of the Earth
Kaiwen Shi, violin
Kaiwen Xu, piano

Pablo de Sarsate: Introduction & Tarantella, Op. 43
Mark-Anthony Turnage: Hillary's Hoedown
Elizabeth Burch, violin
Amy Chiu, piano

Pablo de Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23 No. 2
Michiru Oshima: Memories
Rachel Green, violin
Amy Chiu, piano

Kala Ramnath: Aalap and Tarana
Amy Beach: Romance, Op. 23
Julian Leon, violin
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

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Wednesday, April 9 2025, 7:30 PM to Wednesday, April 9 2025, 9:30 PM

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Transform your playing in the heart of the Bay Area music scene. About 50 students study violin at SFCM, learning from world-class faculty members, including the concertmasters of the nearby San Francisco Symphony, Opera, and Ballet ensembles. As a violinist at SFCM, you’ll perform with your peers, explore new possibilities for your instrument, and develop your voice through music from the baroque to the new.


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