Festival Opening Concert Benzaquen Recital Hall, Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7:30 P. M. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon (dedicated to Ming Tcherepnin) (1948) Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) David Witten, piano 6:26 Three Chinese Bagatelles, Op. 51 (for Beijing students) (1935) Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977) V. Animato (for Chou Pi Cheng) VI. Lento (for King Chi Twan) VII. Allegretto (for Chien Chao Yen) Aizhan Soltanova, piano 9:54 Chinese Concert Etudes, Op. 52 (1934-36)--Alexander Tcherepnin Chant Shadow Play Tatyana Kebuladze, piano 20:10 Punch and Judy The Lute Homage to China David Witten, piano 32:20 Intro, Competition Third Prize 35:55 Song of the Himalayas for piano (2009)--Jianjun He (b. 1958) Jeffrey Jacob, piano 43:30 Chinese Songs, Op. 71 (1945)--Alexander Tcherepnin II. Traveling Song (folksong from Yunnan) VI. My Sister Hon Tsai (folksong from Soué Yuan) Yun Tse, soprano, David Witten, piano 50:00 Intro, Competition Second Prize 52:05 Ode to the Autumn Wind for piano (2023)--Leyou Wang (b. 1992) Tiankai Yu, piano 1:00:35 Piano Trio, Op. 34 (1925) Alexander Tcherepnin Moderato Tranquillo - Allegro Allegretto Allegro Molto - Allegro Risoluto Elena Chernova-Davis, violin,Wan-Yi Pan, violoncello,Tatyana Kebuladze, piano 1:10:50 Competition First Prize: Golden Glimmers on the Waves for dizi and piano (2023)--Suxu Yao (b. 2002) Yinuo Wu, dizi, Pan Gu, piano 1:24:13 The Lost Flute, Op. 89 (1954) Alexander Tcherepnin Christine Tanko, narrator, Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, flute David Witten, piano, Taylor Goodson, percussion
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Festival Opening Concert
Benzaquen Recital Hall, Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7:30 P. M.
0:00 Intro
2:00 Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon (dedicated to Ming Tcherepnin) (1948)
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
David Witten, piano
6:26 Three Chinese Bagatelles, Op. 51 (for Beijing students) (1935)
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977)
V. Animato (for Chou Pi Cheng)
VI. Lento (for King Chi Twan)
VII. Allegretto (for Chien Chao Yen)
Aizhan Soltanova, piano
9:54 Chinese Concert Etudes, Op. 52 (1934-36)--Alexander Tcherepnin
Chant
Shadow Play
Tatyana Kebuladze, piano
20:10 Punch and Judy
The Lute
Homage to China
David Witten, piano
32:20 Intro, Competition Third Prize
35:55 Song of the Himalayas for piano (2009)--Jianjun He (b. 1958)
Jeffrey Jacob, piano
43:30 Chinese Songs, Op. 71 (1945)--Alexander Tcherepnin
II. Traveling Song (folksong from Yunnan)
VI. My Sister Hon Tsai (folksong from Soué Yuan)
Yun Tse, soprano, David Witten, piano
50:00 Intro, Competition Second Prize
52:05 Ode to the Autumn Wind for piano (2023)--Leyou Wang (b. 1992)
Tiankai Yu, piano
1:00:35 Piano Trio, Op. 34 (1925) Alexander Tcherepnin
Moderato Tranquillo - Allegro
Allegretto
Allegro Molto - Allegro Risoluto
Elena Chernova-Davis, violin,Wan-Yi Pan, violoncello,Tatyana Kebuladze, piano
1:10:50 Competition First Prize:
Golden Glimmers on the Waves for dizi and piano (2023)--Suxu Yao (b. 2002)
Yinuo Wu, dizi, Pan Gu, piano
1:24:13 The Lost Flute, Op. 89 (1954) Alexander Tcherepnin
Christine Tanko, narrator, Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, flute
David Witten, piano, Taylor Goodson, percussion