SFCM’s Faculty Artist Series is presented as an annual concert series featuring SFCM faculty in performance. This series showcases our world-class faculty to our community and audience members in personally curated repertoire.

Program

Nordic Folklore and Classical Delights

Danish String Quartet: Selections from Last Leaf
     1. Shore (Fredrik Sjölin)
     2. Polska from Dorotea (Traditional)
     3. Stædelil (Traditional)
     4. Naja’s Waltz (Fredrik Sjölin)
     5. Shine You No More (Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen)
Chen Zhao & Wonhee Bae, violin
Katarzyna Bryla, viola
Anne Richardson, cello

Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello
     1. Allegro
     2. Très Vif
     3. Lent
     4. Vif, avec entrain
Chen Zhao, violin
Anne Richardson, cello

-Intermission-

Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50
     I. Pezzo elegiaco (Moderato assai – Allegro giusto)
     II. (A) Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - (B) Variazione finale e coda
     Var I
     Var II: Più mosso
     Var III: Allegro moderato
     Var IV: L'istesso tempo (Allegro moderato)
     Var V: L'istesso tempo
     Var VI: Tempo di Valse
     Var VII: Allegro moderato
     Var VIII: Fuga (Allegro moderato)
     Var IX: Andante flebile, ma non tanto
     Var X: Tempo di mazurka
     Var XI: Moderato
     Variazioni finale e coda: Allegro risoluto e con fuoco
     Coda: Andante con moto – Lugubre (L'istesso tempo)
Chen Zhao, violin
Evan Kahn, cello
Elizabeth Dorman, piano