Discovery Series
Discovery Series
SEASON 55
MAO FUJITA* | TONY SIQI YUN* | BALOURDET QUARTET | MARIA IOUDENITCH* & KENNETH BROBERG* | JIJI*
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*LJMS debut
MAO FUJITA, piano
Sunday, November 19, 2023 · 3 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
First Prize, Clara Haskil International Piano Competition
Silver Medal, The XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition
24-year-old pianist Mao Fujita has already emerged as one of those special talents which comes along only rarely, equally at home in Mozart as the major romantic repertoire.
CHOPIN
Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26 No.1
Polonaise in E-flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2
Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40 No. 1
Polonaise in C Minor, Op. 40 No. 2
Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44
Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61
LISZT
Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178
TONY SIQI YUN, piano
Sunday, January 21, 2024 · 3 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Gold Medal, First China International Music Competition
“Tony is a true poet of the keyboard. Expressive, and with his own distinct voice, yet elegant and poised.” – Pianist magazine
BRAHMS
Theme with Variations in D minor, Op. 18b
WAGNER/LISZT
“Isoldes Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde, S. 447
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”
BUSONI
Berceuse from Elegies, BV249
SCHUMANN
Symphonic Études Op. 13
BALOURDET QUARTET
Sunday, February 4, 2024 · 3 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Gold Medal, 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
“The Balourdet Quartet were truly terrific during the festival—they bring total commitment, heart and musical conviction to everything they play, old or new.” — Inon Barnatan
MOZART
String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K.421
KARIM AL-ZAND
String Quartet No. 4 “Strange Machines”
BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No.1
MARIA IOUDENITCH, violin
KENNETH BROBERG, piano
Sunday, March 3, 2024 · 3 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
First Prize, Ysaye International Music Competition
First Prize, Joachim International Competition
Described as “phenomenally musical,” (Daily Journal), dynamic young violinist Maria Ioudenitch has won multiple awards and is poised on the cusp of a major international career
SCHUBERT
Sonatina in G Minor, D.408
BRAHMS
Violin Sonata No. 1
BOULANGER
Nocturne
BOULANGER
“Soleils couchants”
POULENC
Violin Sonata, FP 119
RAVEL
Violin Sonata No. 2
JIJI, guitar
Sunday, May 19, 2024 · 3 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
First Prize, 2016 Concert Artist Guild Competition
A bold, compelling, South Korean virtuoso, at home on both classical and electric guitar, a champion of cutting-edge composers worldwide.
SESSA
“Occhi io vissi di voi” (arr. Jiji)
ALBENIZ
“Asturias”
NATALIE DIETTERICH
“Abigail”
CASSEUS
“Yanvalloux,” “On Sunday,” and “Coumbite”
TANIA LEÓN
“Bailarín”
GULLI BJORNSSON
“Dynjandi”
DAVID LANG
New Commission*
MÁXIMO DIEGO PUJOL
“Verde Alma”
ARLEN
“Over the Rainbow” (arr. Jiji)
DYENS
“Tango en Skai”
PAGANINI
Caprice No. 24
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