2021–2022
MUSIC@ EMORY
These concerts are presented by the Department of Music at Emory and the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. music.emory.edu 404.727.5050 | schwartz.emory.edu | boxoffice@emory.edu
Audience Information Please turn off all electronic devices. The concert on Friday, March 4 takes place at the Performing Arts Studio. The concert on Saturday, March 5 takes place at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. In both venues, face masks covering the nose and mouth are required at all times, and capacities have been reduced in order to allow distance between seated parties. Please be mindful of distancing. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result is required for all patrons attending events at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Full details are available at schwartz.emory.edu/FAQ
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Ushers
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Design and Photography Credits
Cover and Program Design: Lisa Baron | Cover Photo: Mark Teague
Acknowledgment
The Schwartz Center gratefully acknowledges the generous ongoing support of Donna and Marvin Schwartz.
2021–2022
DONNA AND MARVIN
SCHWARTZ ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Emory Piano Competition Weekend Alan Chow, piano Schwartz Artist in Residence Friday, March 4, 2022, 6:00 p.m. Performing Arts Studio
Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition Elena Cholakova, director of piano studies and competition director Semi-Final Round (The Semi-Final Round is not open to the public.) Saturday, March 5, 2022, 11:00 a.m.
Final Round and Winner Announcement Saturday, March 5, 2022, 7:00 p.m. Emerson Concert Hall Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Friday Program Alan Chow, piano Sonata No. 52 in E-flat Major, L. 62 Allegro Adagio Finale: Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Barcarolle, op. 60
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, op. 35 Grave: Doppio movimento Scherzo Marche Funèbre: Lento Finale: Presto
Chopin
Sponsored by a grant from the Donna and Marvin Schwartz Artist-in-Residence Program. Alan Chow visits Emory as a Schwartz Artist in Residence during the Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition. His performance will be at the Performing Arts Studio.
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Alan Chow, piano Schwartz Artist in Residence A Steinway Artist, Alan Chow has performed to critical acclaim in recital and in concert in such major venues as New York’s Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall and Chicago’s Symphony Center and Ravinia. He has appeared with orchestras in the United States and Asia, including concerto performances with the National, Pan Asian, Utah, Oakland, Kansas City, and Omaha symphonies, and the Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tulsa philharmonics. Chow won first prize at the Concert Artists Guild International Competition and the silver medal and audience favorite prize at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. He formerly served as a member of the artist faculty at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. As a chamber musician, Chow has collaborated with the America, Pacifica, and Miami string quartets, and been a guest artist at numerous festivals. Chow regularly tours Asia with performances in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and China, where he has also presented master classes and lectures at major conservatories. In addition, he appears in recital in the Cheng-Chow Trio with pianists Angela Cheng and his twin brother, Alvin. Chow has given master classes throughout North America and Asia at conservatories, universities, and summer festivals, and he is active as a juror for many piano competitions. He has served as guest professor at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, honored visiting professor at the Shenyang Conservatory, and visiting associate professor at Oberlin Conservatory. His former and current students have been winners in international piano competitions. Chow’s awards also include first prize in the UCLA and Palm Beach Invitational International piano competitions and he was a prizewinner in the William Kapell International Piano Competition. Alan Chow is currently professor of piano and chair of the piano department at the Eastman School of Music.
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Saturday Progam Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition Semi-Final Round Repertoire Nocturne, op. 15, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 2, No. 2 I. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Jardins sous la pluie
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Étude, op. 10, No. 12
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Final Round Repertoire Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 2, No. 2 II. Largo appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven Claude Debussy
Jardins sous la pluie Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 6 in D-flat Major
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Colin Xie
Semi-Final Round Repertoire The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV 866 (1685–1750) Danzas Argentinas, op. 2 1. Danza del viejo boyero 2. Danza de la moza donosa 3. Danza del gaucho matrero
Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)
Ballade No. 2 in F Major, op. 38
Frédéric Chopin
Final Round Repertoire Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311/284c I. Allegro con spirito
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Arabesque, No. 1
Claude Debussy
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, op. 52
Frédéric Chopin Eric Hoang 6
Semi-Final and Final Round Repertoire Rigoletto (paraphrase from Verdi’s Opera)
Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Une barque sur l’ocean Sonata K. 576 I. Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Victoria Bi
Semi-Final Round Repertoire Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob XVI:52 No. 62 I. Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) Franz Liszt
Spanish Rhapsody
Final Round Repertoire The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp Minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Étude, op. 4, No. 1
Karol Szymanowski (1832–1937)
Scherzo, No. 3
Frédéric Chopin Cristian Makhuli
Semi-Final Round Repertoire Étude-tableaux, op. 39, No. 5 in E-flat Minor Italian Concerto, BWV 970 in F Major III. Presto
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Johann Sebastian Bach
Scherzo, op. 31, No. 2 in B-flat Minor
Frédéric Chopin
Final Round Repertoire Sonata, op. 57, No. 23 in F Minor I. Allegro assai
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mephisto Waltz, No. 1 in A Major
Franz Liszt
Joshua Stanczak
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Semi-Final and Final Round Repertoire Scherzo, No. 4 in E Major, op. 22
Frédéric Chopin Maurice Ravel
Jeux d’eau Two Studies for Piano I. Allegro II. Non troppo allegro
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) Yuka Yang
Semi-Final and Final Round Repertoire The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata, op. 31, No. 3 in E-Flat Major I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven György Ligeti (1923–2006)
Musica Ricercata I. Sostenuto III. Allegro con spirito Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 6 in D-Flat Major
Franz Liszt
Sophia Kim
Semi-Final Round Repertoire Sonata in D Major, K. 576 I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Scherzo, No. 4 in E Major, op. 54
Frédéric Chopin
Final Round Repertoire Scenes from a Jade Terrace II. Memories in an Ancient Garden Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, op. 54
Alexina Louie (b. 1949) Frédéric Chopin
Hayden Miller
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Semi-Final Round Repertoire Franz Liszt
La Campanella Gaspard de la Nuit, No. 1 “Ondine”
Maurice Ravel
Toccata in D Minor
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata in C Major, No. 60, Hob XVI/50 I. Allegro
Joseph Haydn
Final Round Repertoire Franz Liszt
La Campanella Gaspard de la Nuit, No. 1 “Ondine”
Maurice Ravel
Toccata in D Minor
Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata in C Major, No. 60, Hob XVI/50 I. Allegro Partita, No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 Toccata
Joseph Haydn Johann Sebastian Bach
Zhanshuo Zhang
Semi-Final Round Repertoire Nocturne in C Minor, op. 48, No. 1
Frédéric Chopin
Sonata in F Minor, op. 57 I. Allegro assai
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gargoyles, op. 29 III. Allegro moderato IV. Presto feroce
Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961)
Final Round Repertoire Sonata-Fantasy, No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, op. 19 Sonata in F Minor, op. 57 III. Allegro ma non troppo/Presto Gargoyles, op. 29 IV. Presto feroce
Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) Ludwig van Beethoven Lowell Liebermann
Luke Turner 9
Semi-Final Round Repertoire Franz Liszt
Légendes II. St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots Sonata in D Major, op. 10, No. 3 IV. Rondo: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata, op. 39, No. 1 IV. Allegro molto
Nikolai Kapustin
Final Round Repertoire Franz Liszt
Légendes II. St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots Transcendental Étude, op. 11, No. 11
Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924)
Sonata, op. 39, No. 1 IV. Allegro molto
Nikolai Kapustin Benjamin Luo
Semi-Final Round Repertoire Sonata, No. 13 in E-flat Major Adagio con espressione Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fantasiestücke, op. 12 1. Des Abends 2. Aufschwung
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Ten Pieces for Piano, op. 12 7. Prelude 10. Scherzo
Sergei Prokofiev
Final Round Repertoire Fantasiestücke, op. 12 5. In der Nacht 6. Fabel 7. Traumes Wirren
Robert Schumann
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Piano Variations Jungmin Kim 10
About the Competition The Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition gives exceptional young pianists the opportunity to advance their skills by performing in a public setting. The competition is open to pianists ages 13 to 18 who reside in the United States.
2022 Judging Panel Scott Holden, Brigham Young University Alan Chow, Eastman School of Music Aaron Stampfl, Colorado Christian University Eugenia Jeong, University of Chicago
Awards First Prize: $3,000 • Second Prize: $1,000 • Third Prize: $500
Competition Sponsors The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation Artist-in-Residence Program Emory Friends of Music Emory University Department of Music
Please Note The 11:00 a.m. semi-final round is open only to participants and their parent or guardian.
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