Master Class with Paul Watkins, Cello - March 24, 2015

David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors

MASTER CLASS WITH

PAUL WATKINS, CELLO Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio

45th Anniversary Season

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 10th Floor New York, NY 10023 212-875-5788 www.ChamberMusicSociety.org

The Chamber Music Society’s education and outreach programs are made possible, in part, with support from the Colburn Foundation, Consolidated Edison Company, Hearst Fund, The Frank and Helen Hermann Foundation, Alice Ilchman Fund, Newman’s Own Foundation, The Khalil Rizk Fund, Tiger Baron Foundation, The Helen F. Whitaker Fund, and The Winston Foundation. Public funds are provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

MASTER CLASS WITH PAUL WATKINS, CELLO Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

Quartet No. 1 in B minor for Strings, Op. 50 (1930) ELIZABETH WRIGHT, JESSE MACDONALD, VIOLIN; THOMAS DUBOSKI, VIOLA; JI UN JANG, CELLO MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Quartet in C minor for Strings, Op. 18, No. 4 (1799-1800) THE GIANNINI STRING QUARTET (LUCIA KOBZA, NICOLE WENDL, VIOLIN; PETER AYUSO, VIOLA; JOHN ELIAS KAYNOR, CELLO) NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

GYÖRGY LIGETI (1923-2006)

String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes” (1953-54) THE BLUE HILL QUARTET (WYATT UNDERHILL, KATHERINE LICCARDO, VIOLIN; MARTA LAMBERT, VIOLA; SETH BIAGINI, CELLO) THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL

Paul Watkins will perform in the “Mozart, Liebermann, and Tchaikovsky” program on May 17th at 5:00PM and May 19th at 7:30PM in Alice Tully Hall.

Today’s master class is being streamed live at www.ChamberMusicSociety.org/WatchLive Photographing, sound recording, or videotaping this event is prohibited.

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about

PAUL WATKINS

Paul Watkins enjoys a distinguished career both as a cellist and as a conductor, and in the 2009-10 season became the first ever music director of the English Chamber Orchestra. As solo cellist he performs regularly with all the major British orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, London’s Philharmonia, and City of Birmingham Symphony. Outside the UK he has performed with the Netherlands Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, and the RAI National Symphony Orchestra of Turin. Recent highlights include his debut at Carnegie Hall performing Brahms’ Double Concerto with Daniel Hope, and appearances with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Philharmonia, and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. He also premiered (and was the dedicatee of) Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new concerto with the Royal Flemish, Tampere, and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. A dedicated chamber musician, he was a member of the Nash Ensemble from 1997 to 2013, and joined the Emerson String Quartet in 2013. He has given solo recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, South Bank Centre, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, and Queens Hall in Edinburgh. In 2009 he signed an exclusive contract with Chandos Records. Recent releases include the Delius, Elgar, and Lutoslawski concertos, and discs of British music for cello and piano. In 2014 he was appointed artistic director of the Great Lakes Music Festival of Detroit. Mr. Watkins plays a cello made by Domenico Montagnana and Matteo Goffriller in Venice, c.1730.

meet today’s

PERFORMERS

The Blue Hill Quartet was created in the summer of 2014, and is comprised of Wyatt Underhill, Katherine Liccardo, Marta Lambert and Seth Biagini. The name Blue Hill Quartet is derived from the seed of its existence, Kneisel Hall, which is situated in Blue Hill, Maine. The quartet’s unrelenting passion to explore and share chamber music inspired them to continue their endeavors together in New York. Blue Hill has participated in a variety of events and venues via connections with Groupmuse, an organization that brings chamber music closer to people via house parties in homes and offices.

Additional performance opportunities include a collaboration with the Focus Festival at The Juilliard School, where the quartet gave a world premiere performance of Four TEEN

by Ushio Torikai. Their most recent achievement was a performance in the Wednesdays at One concert series at Alice Tully Hall where they played Ligeti’s String Quartet No. 1.

The group studies at The Juilliard School under the primary instruction of Ronald Copes and Laurie Smukler, with additional coachings from Mark Steinberg, Ida Kavafian, and Curtis Macomber.

Thomas Duboski is a second year master of music student at Manhattan School of Music, where he studies with Patinka Kopec.

The Giannini String Quartet is comprised of violinists Lucia Kobza and Nicole Wendl, violist Peter Ayuso, and cellist Eli Kaynor. The quartet has recently enjoyed opportunities sharing the stage with pipa virtuoso and founding member of the Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, and performing for world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Although freshly formed, the ensemble is already achieving honors both on stage and in competition. In addition to celebrating a very successful inaugural recital in January, they have been awarded an honorable mention in the Enkor Chamber Music competition, and have also won second prize and the alternate slot for the National Finals of the MTNA Chamber Music competition. Moving forward, Giannini will be touring Spain in May with clarinetist Oskar Espina-Ruiz. The quartet is currently residing at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts as participants in the Chrysalis Chamber Music Institute.

Ji Un Jang is a second year master of music student at Manhattan School of Music, where she studies with Frederick Zlotkin.

22-year-old Jesse MacDonald is a section player for the Boston String Players, Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Nova, Boston Philharmonic, Symphony New Hampshire, Granite State Symphony Orchestra, and has previously held principal positions with Boston Civic Symphony, Montana All-State Orchestra, Beverly Hills Chamber Orchestra, Interlochen Symphony Orchestra, Bozeman Symphony Orchestra, Manhattan School Opera Orchestra and Symphony, Billings Youth Orchestra, Red Lodge Festival Orchestra, and the Intermountain Opera Association. Other performances include the All-Northwest Honors Orchestra, Meritage String Quartet, and at Interlochen, Red Lodge Music Festival, String Youth Orchestra Workshop, Madeline Island Music Camp, Wisconsin, Orford Arts Academy, Banff Summer Chamber Festival, and NEC Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras. He was also the fiddle player for the Broken String Band, a contra dance and swing band based out of Bozeman, MT, for 10 years. Mr. MacDonald performs regularly as the second violinist with the Emma String Quartet and the Tempest String Quartet, both based out of Boston, which have performed in NEC’s Jordan Hall, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and throughout New Hampshire. He has won the MASO Concerto Competition in both Junior and Senior Divisions and the Umpqua Young Artist Competition, resulting in solo guest performances with the Great Falls, Glacier, Bozeman, and Umpqua Chamber Symphonies. He has also been a finalist or winner of the Musicfest Northwest Competition, Minnesota Symphonia Competition, Couer d’Alene Concerto Competition, and the MTNA Regional Competition. Mr. MacDonald has taken part in master classes with Hilary Hahn, Rachel Barton-Pine, Midori, Naoko Tanaka, Vera Beths, William Fedkenheuer, Donald and Vivian Weilerstein, Roger Tapping, Paul Biss, and the Pacifica, American, Fry Street, Arianna, Belcea, and Parker Quartets. Mr. MacDonald received his bachelor of music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, and is currently studying with Mark Steinberg. His previous teachers and mentors have been Masuko Ushioda, Joanna Kurkowicz, Carrie Krause, Stephen Cepeda, Javier Pinell, and Cyrus Forough. He is a first year master of music student at Manhattan School of Music.

Elizabeth Wright of Bethlehem, PA was born into a musical family. Her parents, both classical musicians, gave her a violin when she was four years old. A recipient of the Hans & Klara Bauer Scholarship, Ms. Wright has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center and in master classes for David Geber, Koichiro Harada, Kazuhide Isomura, Mimi Zweig, and Mark Steinberg. Additionally, Ms. Wright has held positions in the Lansing and Midland Symphony Orchestras (MI) and has performed with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (OH). She is a winner of the Young People’s Philharmonic Concerto Competition and a two-time winner of the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition. She has held fellowships at Colorado College Summer Music Festival and National Repertory Orchestra. Ms. Wright is a deep believer in education and teaches students of all ages in New York City. This summer, she will be on faculty at the Vermont Music and Arts Center. Ms. Wright and has held principal and concertmaster positions throughout her undergraduate and graduate studies. She completed her bachelor of music at University of Michigan, where she studied with Aaron Berofsky and Andrew Jennings. Ms. Wright is currently finishing a master of music at Manhattan School of Music, where she studies with Laurie Smukler.

upcoming

EVENTS

MOZART, MENDELSSOHN, & BRAHMS

Sunday, March 29, 2015, 5:00 PM • Alice Tully Hall Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 7:30 PM • Alice Tully Hall A diverse cast of CMS musicians is joined by violinist James Ehnes, in his CMS debut, for three masterworks by powerhouse composers.

NEW MUSIC IN THE KAPLAN PENTHOUSE

Thursday, April 2, 2015, 7:30 PM • Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse Featuring works by Jukka Tiensuu, Jörg Widmann, Aaron Jay Kernis, Leon Kirchner, and the New York Premiere of Derek Bermel’s Death with Interruptions for Piano, Violin, and Cello.

This event will also be streamed live at www.ChamberMusicSociety.org/watchlive

ROSE STUDIO CONCERT

Thursday, April 16, 2015, 6:30 PM • Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio • SOLD OUT Works by Vivaldi, Ginastera, Poulenc, and Villa-Lobos.

LATE NIGHT ROSE

Thursday, April 16, 2015, 9:00 PM • Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio • SOLD OUT Works by Vivaldi, Ginastera, Poulenc, and Villa-Lobos, hosted by Patrick Castillo.

This event will also be streamed live at www.ChamberMusicSociety.org/watchlive

Spring 2015

WATCH LIVE Enjoy a front row seat from anywhere in the world. View chamber music events streamed live to your computer or mobile device, and available for streaming on demand for the following 24 hours. Relax, browse the program, and experience the Chamber Music Society like never before.

4/2/15 4/16/15 4/20/15 4/30/15 5/7/15 5/13/15

7:30 PM 9:00 PM 11:00 AM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 11:00 AM

New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse Late Night Rose Master Class with Cho-Liang Lin Art of the Recital: Gilbert Kalish New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse Master Class with Jason Vieaux

All events are free to watch.

View full program details online. www.ChamberMusicSociety.org/WatchLive