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Qicong Ma, Violin - Second Year Master Recital
Sunday, May 10 2026, 2:00 PM at

Qicong Ma, Violin - Second Year Master Recital

Student Recital Strings
Sunday, May 10 2026, 2:00 PM

This event is open to the public and no tickets are required for attendance.

In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor.  

Program 

Arvo Pärt: Fratres (1980)

Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140
     I. Allegro vivo
     II. Intermède: Fantasque et léger
     III. Finale: Très animé

Eugène Ysaÿe: Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns

- Intermission -

Dmitri Shostakovich & Levon Atovmyan: 5 Pieces for 2 Violins and Piano
     I. Prelude: Moderato 
     II. Gavotte: Tranquillo, molto leggiero
     III. Elegy: Andantino
     IV. Waltz: Tempo di valse: Moderato
     V. Polka: Vivace
Nancy Zhou, violin

Igor Stravinsky (arr. Samuel Dushkin): Divertimento from “Le Baiser de la fée”
     I. Sinfonia
     II. Danses Suisses
     III. Scherzo (Au Moulin)
     IV. Pas de deux
          a) Adagio
          b) Variation
          c) Coda

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Sunday, May 10 2026, 2:00 PM to Sunday, May 10 2026, 3:30 PM

About SFCM’s Violin Department

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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