ANN MILLER AND SONIA LEONG Friday I September 13, 2019 I 7:30 pm Conservatory Recital Hall
ANN MILLER violin SONIA LEONG piano
2nd Performance I 2019-2020 Academic Year I Conservatory of Music I University of the Pacific
CONCERT PROGRAM I SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 I 7:30 PM Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major, Op. 96 Allegro moderato Andante espressivo Scherzo: Allegro Poco Allegretto
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27, Ballade
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Intermission
Pañca for Violin and Piano
Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45 Allegro molto ed appassionato Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza Allegro animato
Richard Einhorn (b. 1952)
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Ann Miller is Prog ram Director and Associate Professor of Violin at University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music. Celebrated violinist, Ms. Miller has appeared in concert halls throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. A proponent of new music, she made her New York debut as a soloist with the New Juilliard Ensemble in Alice Tully Hall in the North American premiere of David Matthews’ Concerto No. 2. She has performed with the ensemble Continuum in Mongolia and Ukraine as well as New York City. In addition, Ms. Miller participated in an exchange program between the Juilliard School and the Lucerne Festival Academy that culminated in performances in Switzerland and New York under the direction of Pierre Boulez. Recent solo appearances include performances of Barber’s Violin Concerto with the Filarmonica de Stat Dinu Lipatti in Satu Mare, Romania; Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Mariposa Symphony in Yosemite National Park; Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Tartini’s Devil’s Trill with the Zion Chamber Orchestra; the Brahms’ Violin Concerto with University of the Pacific’s Symphony Orchestra, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with the St. John’s Chamber Orchestra; and Brahms’ Double Concerto with cellist Ira Lehn and the Mariposa Symphony. As a recitalist, Ms. Miller frequently collaborates with pianist Sonia Leong and has appeared with her on Old First Concerts in San Francisco and University of the Pacific’s Resident Artist Series. Their album of music by Beaser, Ysaÿe, and Bartók, Perspectives on Light and Shadow, was released in 2015. Ms. Miller holds her Master’s and doctoral degrees from the Juilliard School. She received her Bachelor’s, summa cum laude, from Rice University. Her teachers have included Ronald Copes and Kathleen Winkler. Her chamber music coaches have included Jerome Lowenthal, Seymour Lipkin, Robert McDonald, Norman Fischer, James Dunham, Paul Katz, and members of the Juilliard and Tokyo string quartets. Ms. Miller has participated in the New York String
Orchestra Seminar and has spent summers at Kneisel Hall, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Yale School of Music’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. In addition to her passion for music, she enjoys running, reading, and vegetarian food. Sonia Leong is Associate Professor of Practice in Piano at University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music. As a pianist, Ms. Leong has performed in Canada, the U.S., England, Romania, Switzerland, and Hong Kong. She has appeared with the Filarmonica de Stat Dinu Lipatti in Satu Mare, Romania, the Banff Festival Chamber Orchestra, the Stockton Symphony, the St. John Chamber Orchestra, and has performed live on Radio Suisse Romande in Geneva. She was a prizewinner at the Concours Piano 80, Switzerland, and a finalist at the Concorso Pianistico Nazionale “Città de Cesenatico,” Italy. From 2001 to 2003, she played with Music Now, a new music ensemble based in Sacramento. She appears regularly on the Sierra Chamber Society concert series, both with her trio and in other chamber music combinations. Ms. Leong studied at the University of British Columbia, the Peabody Conservatory, and the Université de Montréal, as well as at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) on a Commonwealth Scholarship. Her principal teachers include Robert Silverman, Julian Martin, and Marc Durand. She has participated in festivals at the Banff Centre; Orford, Quebec; Scotia Festival; Ladevie, France; and Ernen, Switzerland (with György Sebök). The St. Galler Tagblatt (Switzerland) wrote of Ms. Leong’s “ richly colorful and tender playing,” saying “she balances intelligence and sensitivity, revealing the depths of each score.” The San Francisco Classical Voice described her “sensitive and accomplished touch” and wrote, “Leong…played the brilliant piano part effortlessly and with a great deal of flair.” Dr. Leong has taught at the University of Puget Sound. She is a founding member of the in-residence piano trio, Trio 180 at University of the Pacific.
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