2018 Festival Concert Schedule

1. Music of Four Centuries

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 7:30 P.M.

W. A. Mozart1 Piano Trio in B-flat Major, K. 502
Zach Friedland2 Riding Waves: Duet for Violin and Piano (World Premiere of KCMF 2018 Commission)
S. Prokofiev3 Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
R. Schumann4 Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44

Artists:

OBOE: James Austin Smith3 CELLO: Efe Baltacigil, Priscilla Lee1
CLARINET: Ricardo Morales3 DOUBLE BASS: Hal Robinson3
VIOLIN: Noah Geller3, David Kim1,2,4, Amy Oshiro4 PIANO: Ronaldo Rolim1, Natalie Zhu2,4
VIOLA: Che-Hung Chen3, Burchard Tang4  

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2. Early Morning, Theater and Romance

FRIDAY, JULY 27, 7:30 P.M.

Eliane Aberdam1 Grisailles Vaporeuses for Violin, Cello and Piano
C. Guastavino2 Tres Romances Argentinos for Two Pianos
D. Milhaud3 "Scaramouche" for Two Pianos
M. Bruch4 String Octet in B-flat Major, Op. posthumous

Artists:

VIOLIN: Noah Geller4, David Kim4, Jasmine Lin4, Amy Oshiro1,4 DOUBLE BASS: Hal Robinson4
VIOLA: Che-Hung Chen4, Burchard Tang4 PIANO: Ronaldo Rolim2,3, Natalie Zhu1,2,3
CELLO: Efe Baltacigil4, Priscilla Lee1,4  

Pre-concert Talk 

Please join us at 6:30PM when Eliane Aberdam will give a pre-concert talk about her composition. This is a great opportunity to learn more about a contemporary chamber music piece directly from the composer. 

Doors open at 6:20PM for the pre-concert talk seating. General concert seating will be available at 7PM. 

Post-concert Chat

Please join Natalie Zhu, current artistic director, and David Kim, founding artistic director, after the concert for a question and answer chat.

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3. A World Premiere

SUNDAY, JULY 29, 4:30 P.M.

C. Saint-Saens1 Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D Major, Op. 166
David Ludwig Paganiniana: Concerto for violin and chamber ensemble (World Premiere of KCMF 2018 Co-Commission)
P. I. Tchaikovsky3 String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70

Artists:

OBOE: James Austin Smith1 CELLO:Priscilla Lee3, Efe Baltacigil3
VIOLIN: David Kim3, Amy Oshiro3 PIANO: Natalie Zhu1
VIOLA: Burchard Tang3, Che-Hung Chen3  

Chamber Ensemble

SOLO VIOLIN: Jasmine Lin CELLO: Efe Baltacigil
FLUTE: Mimi Stillman PIANO: Natalie Zhu
CLARINET: Ricardo Morales PERCUSSION: Mari Yoshinaga
VIOLIN: Noah Geller  

Pre-concert Talk 

Please join us at 6:30PM when David Ludwig will give a pre-concert talk about his composition. This is a great opportunity to learn more about a contemporary chamber music piece directly from the composer. 

Doors open at 6:20PM for the pre-concert talk seating. General concert seating will be available at 7PM. 


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4. Jason Vieaux Returns

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 7:30 P.M.

L. van Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
Arvo Pärt Fratres for Violin and Piano
L. Boccherini Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major "Fandango"
F. Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

Artists

GUITAR: Jason Vieaux CELLO: Jonathan Karoly, Clancy Newman, Raman Ramakrishnan
VIOLIN: Zach DePue, Juliette Kang, Hye-Jin Kim, Ara Gregorian, Ayano Ninomiya PIANO: Reiko Uchida, Natalie Zhu
VIOLA: Che-Hung Chen, Melissa Reardon  

Post-concert Chat

Please join Natalie Zhu and the rest of tonight's artists after the concert for a question and answer chat.

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5. A Fairytale

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 7:30 P.M.

Carl Schimmel "Vasilissa the Invincible: Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello" (World Premiere of KCMF 2018 Commission)
Radamés Gnattali Sonata for Guitar and Cello
R. Schumann Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
G. Enescu Octet for Strings in C major, Op. 7

Artists

GUITAR: Jason Vieaux CELLO: Jonathan Karoly, Clancy Newman, Raman Ramakrishnan
VIOLIN: Zach DePue, Ara Gregorian, Juliette Kang, Hye-Jin Kim, Anyano Ninomiya PIANO: Reiko Uchida
VIOLA: Che-Hung Chen, Melissa Reardon  

Clarosa Piano Quartet

VIOLIN: Juliette Kang CELLO: Clancy Newman
VIOLA: Che-Hung Chen PIANO: Natalie Zhu

Pre-concert Talk 

Please join us at 6:30PM when Carl Schimmel will give a pre-concert talk about his composition. This is a great opportunity to learn more about a contemporary chamber music piece directly from the composer. 

Doors open at 6:20PM for the pre-concert talk seating. General concert seating will be available at 7PM. 

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6.The 30th Finale!

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 4:30 P.M.

W. A. Mozart Rondo in A Major, K. 386
Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Bach Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042
P. I. Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48

Artists:

VIOLIN: Hilary Hahn, Juliette Kang  
PIANO: Reiko Uchida  
CONDUCTOR: Kensho Watanabe  
Kingston Chamber Music Festival Orchestra  

 

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Piano Recital: An Enchanted Evening

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 7:30 P.M., at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

C. Debussy
Preludes, Book 1
Danseuses de Delphes
Voiles
Le vent dans la plaine
'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir'
Les collines d'Anacapri
Des pas sur la neige
Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest
La fille aux cheveux de lin
La sérénade interrompue
La cathédrale engloutie
La danse de Puck
Minstrels

Intermission

  
E. Granados
Goyescas "Los majos enamorados", Op. 11
Los Requiebros
Coloquio en la Reja
El Fandango de Candil
Quejas o la Maja y el Ruiseñor
El Amor y la Muerte: Balada
Epílogo: Serenata del Espectro

Artist:

PIANO: Ronaldo Rolim

Post-concert Reception

Please join us and meet Ronaldo at a post -concert recpetion held in the church multi-purpose room.

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