Andrew Tyson, piano

Lied Center Presents

Andrew Tyson, Piano Young Concert Artist

Sunday, January 27, 2:00 p.m.

Sponsored by Dave & Gunda Hiebert This event is sponsored, in part, by the Lied Performance Fund.

This performance is made possible through the generous support of the Eugene A. and C. Florence Stephenson Chamber Music Fund and the J. Anthony Burzle Chamber Music Fund.

Andrew Tyson, Piano Partita No. 1 in B flat Major, BWV 8.................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Präludium Allemande Corrente Sarabande Minuets I & II Gigue Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23.................... Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915) Drammatico Allegretto Andante Presto con fuoco Intermission (20 Minutes) Prelude No. 3........................................................................ Henri Dutilleux (1916-) Le jeu des contraires (1988) 24 Preludes, Op. 28......................................................Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) No. 1 in C Major: Agitato No. 2 in A minor: Lento No. 3 in G Major: Vivace No. 4 in E minor: Largo No. 5 in D Major: Molto allegro No. 6 in B minor: Lento assai No. 7 in A Major: Andantino No. 8 in F-sharp minor: Molto agitato No. 9 in E Major: Largo No. 10 in C-sharp minor: Molto allegro No. 11 in B Major: Vivace No. 12 in G-sharp minor: Presto No. 13 in F-sharp Major: Lento No. 14 in E-flat minor: Allegro No. 15 in D-flat Major (“Rain Drop”): Sostenuto No. 16 in B-flat minor: Presto con fuoco No. 17 in A-flat Major: Allegretto No. 18 in F minor: Molto allegro No. 19 in E-flat Major: Vivace No. 20 in C minor: Largo No. 21 in B-flat Major: Cantabile No. 22 in G minor: Molto agitato No. 23 in F Major: Moderato No. 24 in D minor: Allegro appassionato Program is subject to change.

Andrew tyson, piano

andrew tyson, pianist Born in Durham, North Carolina, pianist Andrew Tyson is emerging as a distinctive and intriguing musical voice. As the First Prize Winner of the 2011 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, he will make his New York debut at Merkin Hall and his Washington, D.C., debut in the Rhoda Walker Teagle Concert at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater this season in the Young Concert Artists Series. Recital appearances this season include at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Lied Center of Kansas, the Brownville Concert Series, the Falany Center for the Performing Arts and a tour of New Zealand.

Tyson has performed at prestigious venues including Caramoor’s Rising Stars, The Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the National Chopin Foundation in Miami, the Paul Klee Zentrum in Bern, the Filharmonia Narodowa in Warsaw and at festivals including the Brevard Music Festival, the Festival de Sintra in Portugal and the Festival Cultural de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico. In June 2010, he participated in a two week tour of Europe as a part of “Curtis on Tour” performing with violinist Pamela Frank.

In May Tyson won The Juilliard School’s Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition.

He has performed as soloist with the Durham Symphony, the Raleigh Symphony, the Chapel Hill Philharmonia, the Old York Road Symphony, the Frost Symphony Orchestra of the University of Miami, and the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle.

Chamber music has also been an important part of Tyson’s life. He attended the Taos School of Music and worked closely with the Borromeo, Brentano and St. Lawrence String Quartets. Tyson has also performed with artists including Roberto Díaz, Ralph Kirshbaum, Joseph Silverstein and Ray Chen. He has toured New Zealand with MELERensemble, a piano quartet.

At the auditions, Tyson was awarded YCA’s Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize and the John Browning Prize as well as three performance prizes: the Brownville Concert Series, the Lied Center of Kansas, and the Bronder Prize for Piano of Saint Vincent College.

Born in 1986, Tyson made his orchestral debut at the age of 15 at the Eastern Music Festival with the Guilford Symphony Orchestra as winner of the festival’s concerto competition. He studied with Dr. Thomas Otten of the University of North Carolina. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music working with Claude Frank, his master’s degree at The Juilliard School working with Robert McDonald, and is currently in the Artist Diploma program at The Juilliard School.

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Daniil Trifonov, pianist

February 21, 7:30 p.m.

“Summers had good control of this group. Unison playing was really remarkable, especially by the strings, and Summers’ precise wind and brass voice leading helped clarify the sound even more.”

—The K ansas City Star Sponsored by

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Narek Arutyunian

clarinetist

Young Concert Artist March 3 2:00 p.m.

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Dave & Gunda Hiebert “Arutyunian’s playing reaches passionate depths with seemingly effortless prowess, beguiling sensitivity and an energetic stage presence. [His] deepest notes were at once vibrant and enveloping. His highest range had the clarity of a vibrant coloratura.”

— The Washington Post

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Lied Center Presents

Performances

An Evening with Suzanne Vega and daughter Ruby Froom Saturday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m.

Guru of Chai, Indian Ink Theatre Co.

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Thursday–SATURDAY, Feb. 7–9, 7:30 p.m.

The Band of the Scots Guards and The Pipes, Drums, Highland Dancers of The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Friday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m.

it gets better

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles presents a powerful message of love, unity and hope

Saturday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.

West Side Story

A timeless love story with Tony Award-winning choreography Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m.

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Russian National Orchestra

Daniil Trifonov, pianist Works by Tchaikovsky, Dvor˘ák and more Thursday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m.

Narek Arutyunian

Vibrant young clarinet Sunday, March 3, 2:00 p.m.

MUMMENSCHANZ 40 Years

Legendary Swiss pantomime troupe Friday, March 8, 7:30 p.m.

Regina Carter, jazz violinist Modern jazz genius captures the essence of African music Friday, April 5, 7:30 p.m.

Brentano String Quartet Fragments — Connecting Past and Present Friday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.

Lied Center Presents Brentano String Quartet Fragments — Connecting Past and Present April 12 7:30 p.m.

“Such was their ferocity on Saturday night that the instruments almost burst into flames….Make no mistake: the Brentanos are a magnificent string quartet….This was wonderful, selfless music making.”

— The Times (London)

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Friends of the Lied 2012-13 Update

This list includes individuals and businesses that have initiated or renewed their Friends of the Lied membership since the original list was published.

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