BENEFIT
CONCERT FOR
JAPAN APRIL 11
TOKYO STRING QUARTET + GUESTS
Robert Blocker, Dean
Yale School of Music · Benefit Concert for Japan
Tokyo String Quartet martin beaver, violin kikuei ikeda, violin kazuhide isomura, viola clive greensmith, cello
and guests from the yale school of music
wolfgang amadeus mozart 1756–1791
String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 I. Allegro moderato Tokyo String Quartet
Remarks The Reverend Ian Oliver Senior Associate Chaplain Kazuhide Isomura Tokyo String Quartet
samuel barber 1910–1981
String Quartet, Op. 11 II. Adagio Tokyo String Quartet
maria theresia paradis 1759–1824
Sicilienne in E-flat major Wendy Sharp, violin Ryo Yanagitani, piano
felix mendelssohn 1809–1847
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 II. Andante con moto tranquillo Syoko Aki, violin Ole Akahoshi, cello Elizabeth Parisot, piano
April 11, 2011 · 8 pm in Battell Chapel
robert schumann 1809–1847
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1 III. Adagio linden string quartet Sarah McElravy, violin Catherine Cosbey, violin Eric Wong, viola Felix Umansky, cello
Intermission
mendelssohn
String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87 III. Adagio e lento Tokyo String Quartet with Ettore Causa, viola
gabriel fauré 1845–1924
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 IV. Allegro quasi presto Ani Kavafian, violin Lindsay Garritson, piano
mendelssohn
Octet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 20 I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco Tokyo String Quartet Linden String Quartet
As a courtesy to the performers and audience members, turn off cell phones and pagers. Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is not permitted.
special thanks
Yale School of Music 203 432-4158 concerts@yale.edu music.yale.edu/media
music.yale.edu concerts & media Dana Astmann Monica Ong Reed Danielle Heller Richard Henebry operations Tara Deming Christopher Melillo piano curators Brian Daley William Harold recording studio Eugene Kimball Jason Robins additional thanks Office of the Secretary Office of Public Affairs and Communications Office of Development All of tonight’s volunteers
The Yale School of Music would like to thank all of tonight’s performers: tokyo string quartet Martin Beaver, violin * Kikuei Ikeda, violin * Kazuhide Isomura, viola * Clive Greensmith, cello * linden string quartet Sarah McElravy, violin Catherine Cosbey, violin Eric Wong, viola Felix Umansky, cello Ole Akahoshi, cello * Syoko Aki, violin * Ettore Causa, viola * Lindsay Garritson, piano Ani Kavafian, violin * Elizabeth Parisot, piano * Wendy Sharp, violin * Ryo Yanagitani, piano * faculty
All proceeds from tonight’s concert will be donated to the Red Cross to support its relief efforts in Japan. For more information on Yale’s response to the crisis in Japan, or to make a donation:
» relief.yale.edu
Robert Blocker, Dean