Wei-Yi Yang

Wei-Yi Yang » piano

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frederic chopin (1810–1849) Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45 Nocturne in F-sharp minor, Op. 48, Nº 2 alexander scriabin (1871-1915) Twelve Etudes Op. 8, Nº 4 Piacevole Op. 8, Nº 11 Andante cantabile Op. 8, Nº 6 Con grazia Op. 42, Nº 1 Presto Op. 42, Nº 2 (Presto) Op. 42, Nº 3 Prestissimo Op. 42, Nº 4 Andante cantabile Op. 42, Nº 8 Allegro Op. 49, Nº 1 Leggiero Op. 56, Nº 4 Presto Op. 65, Nº 2 Allegretto Op. 65, Nº 3 Molto vivace-Impérieux Intermission scriabin Poème-nocturne, Op. 61 chopin Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 I. Allegro maestoso II. Scherzo: Molto vivace III. Largo IV. Finale: Presto non tanto; Agitato As a courtesy to others, please silence all cell phones and devices. Photography of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please do not leave the hall during musical selections. Thank you.

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Wei-Yi Yang » piano

Internationally acclaimed pianist Wei-Yi Yang enjoys a flourishing concert career, appearing before audiences in North and Central America, Asia, Europe, and Australia in solo recitals, chamber music concerts, and with symphony orchestras. Most recently, Mr. Yang was praised by the New York Times as the soloist in a “sensational” performance of Messiaen’s TurangalîlaSymphonie at Carnegie Hall.

Winner of the Gold Medal and Grand Prize in the San Antonio International Piano Competition, Mr. Yang has performed in such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center, Steinway Hall, Merkin Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Kumho Art Hall (Seoul, South Korea), the Royal Scottish Academy of Music (Glasgow), the Great Hall (Leeds, England), the Royal Dublin Society, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, among many other major concert stages around the world. An avid chamber musician, Mr. Yang has performed with members of some of the world’s finest ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, Orpheus and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestras, the London Symphony, Singapore Symphony, Orquestra do Estado de Sao Paulo, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Born in Taiwan of Chinese and Japanese heritage, Mr. Yang was first educated in the United Kingdom, then as a scholarship recipient under the tutelage of Russian pianist Arkady Aronov at the Manhattan School of Music.

Additionally, Mr. Yang has worked with such artists as Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, Vera Gornostaeva, Byron Janis, Murray Perahia, and the late Hans Graf. Under the guidance of Boris Berman, Mr. Yang was awarded a dma by Yale University in 2004. In addition to receiving numerous awards and fellowships, Mr. Yang has also garnered top prizes in the Manhattan Concerto Competition, New York’s FiveTown Arts Foundation Competition, the San Jose International Piano Competition, and the Long Island Young Artist Competition. Mr. Yang co-founded the award-winning Soyulla Ensemble, which recently debuted at Alice Tully Hall, toured Korea, and released a CD on the Renegade Classics label. Mr. Yang’s performances have been featured around the globe via international television, radio, and web broadcasting medias. Mr. Yang has appeared at festivals in Novi Sad (Serbia), Kotor (Montenegro), Norfolk (Connecticut), Napa Valley and La Jolla (California).

Mr. Yang made his concerto debut in Hong Kong this past summer season, and will serve on the selection jury for the 2009 San Antonio International Piano Competition. Wei-Yi Yang joined the faculty at Yale University in 2005.

h orowit z p i a no ser ie s · 2 0 0 9 -10 s eas o n

Boris Berman · Artistic Director Wednesdays at 8 pm in Morse Recital Hall

NOV 11

Alfred Brendel: On Character in Music On Character in Music: a lecture on the perception of character and atmosphere in music.

On November 12 at 10:30 am, Mr. Brendel will give a masterclass in Sprague Hall. General admission tickets are $8, free for students.

DEC 16

Peter Frankl & Wei-Yi Yang Music for two pianos and piano four-hands by Schumann and Debussy, including Schumann’s Pictures from the East for piano four hands and Debussy’s Petite Suite for piano four hands as well as works transcribed for two pianos by Ravel: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and the Three Nocturnes.

JAN 20

Idil Biret Program includes Chopin: Rondo Op.5; Nocturne Op. 55 Nº 2; Tarentelle Op. 43; Mazurkas Op. 50 Nº 3, Op. 59 Nº 2, Op. 59 Nº 1; Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Op. 22; Ligeti: Three Etudes (Nº 10 Der Zauberlehrling; Nº 2 Cordes a vide; Nº 6 Automne á Varsovie; Liszt: From Venezia et Napoli - Gondoliera; Tarentella; Wagner/Liszt Overture to Tannhäuser.

FEB 17

Peter Frankl Chopin’s Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26, no 1; Four Impromptus; Four Mazurkas, Op. 33; and the Scherzo No. 1 in B minor; and Schumann’s Fantaisiestucke, Op. 12, and Intermezzi, Op. 4.

MAR 31

Boris Berman Debussy: 24 Preludes.

APR 21

Anton Kuerti Mozart: Fantasy in C minor, K. 475 Haydn: Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52 Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Mendelssohn: Fantaisie in F-sharp minor, Op. 28 Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110.

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Ilya Poletaev, piano 8 pm | Thu | Morse Recital Hall | Free A Doctor of Musical Arts recital featuring music by Rameau, Enescu, and Schumann.

OCT 16

Ellington Jazz Series: Saxophone Summit 7:30 pm | Fri | Morse Recital Hall Tickets $20-30 / Students $12 Featuring Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Antonio Hart, Todd Bashore, Frank Basile, and Scott Robinson, from soprano saxophone to contrabass. With Tootie Heath, drums · David Wong, bass · Michael Weiss, piano.

OCT 20

Chamber Music Society: Tokyo String Quartet 8:00 pm | Tue | Morse Recital Hall Tickets $27-34 / Students $12 Music by Haydn, Beethoven, and Bartók.

OCT 23

Yale Philharmonia 8:00 pm | Fri | Woolsey Hall Free Admission Brahms: Academic Festival Overture; Variations on a Theme of Haydn. Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major with Jihee Kim, soprano.

OCT 30 & 31

Fall Opera Scenes 7:30 pm | Fri & Sat | Morse Recital Hall Tickets $8-$12 / Students $5 Friday features scenes from Le Nozze di Figaro, Hamlet, and Rusalka. Saturday presents scenes from Don Pasquale, Lucia di Lammermoor, L’Italiana in Algeri, The Rake’s Progress, and Manon.

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