Irving M. Klein International String Competition Winners:
A California Road Trip
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About this performance
A California Road Trip will explore works by “honorary” Californian composers, who, although not natives, wrote extensively in the state or were otherwise affected by its beauty and culture. Program includes: Arnold Schoenberg: String Trio, Op. 45; Ernest Bloch: Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello; Darius Milhaud: String Quintet No 3, Op. 325; Henri Wieniawski: Polonaise Brillante in A major, Op. 21; Joel Friedman: “Uncle Hokum’s Fiddle” for solo violin and “When the World Disintegrates Before Your Eyes” for solo viola (both commissioned for the 2013 Klein Competition).
Performers:
Ariel Horowitz, violin (Klein Competition 2015)
Vivek Kamath, viola (Klein Competition 1997; NY Philharmonic)
Dana Kelley, cello (Klein Competition 2013)
Teng Li, viola (Klein Competition 2001, 2002; Principal Viola, Toronto Symphony)
Kevin Lin, violin (Klein Competition 2013)
Eileen Moon, cello (Klein Competition 1988; Associate Principal Cello, NY Philharmonic)
Alice Yoo, cello (Klein Competition 2007)
The Amphion Quartet: David Southorn, violin; Katie Hyun, violin (Klein Competition 2003); Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola; Mihai Marica, cello (Klein Competition 2005)
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