3/18/2023 Vivian Zhao Student Recital

MUSIC AT EMORY

2022–2023 MUSIC AT EMORY

Vivian Zhao, piano

Junior Recital

Saturday, March 18, 2023, 5:00 p.m.

Emerson Concert Hall

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Program

Vivian Zhao, 20, is a junior pursuing a double major in neuroscience and music at Emory University. Originally from Chandler, Arizona, Zhao has had a passion for music since she was young and studied piano for 14 years. Previously a student from the New Century Conservatory, she participated in numerous regional and national competitions. She currently studies under Elena Cholakova, director of piano studies at Emory. Zhao strives for a collaborative environment in music performance. She actively acts as the keyboardist for the Emory University Symphony Orchestra, performs original compositions for the Emory Composer’s Society, and participates in chamber music alongside other student musicians. Furthermore, she ties her musical life back to her goals to give back to the community, where she provides music therapy for patients at Symponia Hospice as a volunteer, using music as a universal language to connect with people. In her free time, Zhao enjoys maintaining an active lifestyle, cooking for friends, and playing with her cat Wolfie, named after Mozart.

Joel Rust, composer

Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851 Johann Sebastian Bach from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

(1685–1750)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor, op. 19, Alexander Scriabin “Sonata-Fantasy”

I. Andante

II. Presto Images, Book II

I. Cloches à travers les feuilles

II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut

III. Poissons d’or

We’ll All Be Gone

Danzas Argentinas, op. 2

I. Danza del viejo boyero

II. Danza de la moza donosa

III. Danza del gaucho matrero

(1872–1915)

Claude Debussy

(1862–1918)

Joel Rust

(b. 1989)

Alberto Ginastera

(1916–1983)

This recital is presented by the Department of Music at Emory University | music.emory.edu

Joel Rust is a composer and sound artist who creates works across a variety of media. His recent works and works-in-progress include an opera, interactive installations, audiovisual ambient electronica, and pieces for “Zoom choir.” He has received commissions from artists and groups in the United Kingdom, Unite States, and France, and his works appear on recordings by Discantus, the Hermes Experiment, and the Choir of King’s College, London. Currently, Rust is visiting assistant professor of composition at Emory University, having completed his studies at New York University, the Guildhall School of Music, Harvard University, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Please turn off phones and all electronic devices. Photography, recording, or digital capture is not permitted. The Schwartz Center follows the Emory University Visitor Policy outlined at schwartz.emory.edu/faq.

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Cover Design: Lisa Baron | Cover Photo: Mark Teague

Vivian Zhao, piano

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