Bowdoin Festival Online
The Festival’s 2020 season took place entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AuGUST 5 • Wednesday
ROTA, MOZART, & DOHNÁNYI
NINO ROTA (1911-1979)
Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro vivace con spirito
Susan Kang, flute • David Bowlin, violin • Alan Chow, piano
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
I. Adagio – Allegro di molto
II. Andante
III. Allegro
Elinor Freer, Pei-Shan Lee, piano
— Intermission —
ERNÖ DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960)
Piano Quintet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 1
I. Allegro
II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
III. Adagio, quasi andante
IV. Finale. Allegro animato
Ying Quartet • Tao Lin, piano
This concert is a rebroadcast from Friday, July 13, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
AUGUST 3 • Monday
JUPITER STRING QUARTET
Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
I. Animé et très décidé
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
III. Andantino, doucement expressif
IV. Très modéré – Très mouvementé
KATI AGÓCS (1975-)
Imprimatur
Recitative
I. Ostinato
II. Enraptured Troping
III. Meditation – Crystal Chains
IV. Wild Dance
V. Quodlibet
Coda
Performed without interruption.
— Intermission —
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto vivace
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
V. Presto
VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
VII. Allegro
This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 30, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 31 • Friday
Dank / Lee Duo Perform from Cincinnati
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in B-flat Major, K. 358
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Molto Presto
Ran Dank, Soyeon Kate Lee, piano
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH [ARR. FERRUCCIO BUSONI]
Chaconne in D minor from Violin Partita No. 2
Soyeon Kate Lee, piano
FRANZ LISZT [ARR. FERRUCCIO BUSONI]
Fantasy on Two Themes from Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”
Ran Dank, piano
SAMUEL BARBER
Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four-Hands, Op. 28
V. Hesitation Tango
IV. Two-step
III. Pas de deux
VI. Gallop
Ran Dank, Soyeon Kate Lee, piano
July 29 • wednesday
HAYDN & MESSIAEN
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Piano Trio in C Major, Hob. XV:27
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Finale. Presto
Robin Scott, violin • Julia Lichten, cello • Julian Martin, piano
— Intermission —
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
I. Liturgie de cristal
II. Vocalise, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
III. Abîme des oiseaux
IV. Intermède
V. Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus
VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
VII. Fouillis d’arcs-en-ciel, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
VIII. Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus
Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Amir Eldan, cello • Derek Bermel, clarinet • Pei-Shan Lee, piano
This concert is a rebroadcast from Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 27 • Monday
JUPITER & YING QUARTETS
Jupiter String Quartet
Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello
Ying Quartet
Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, K. 406
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Menuetto in canone – Trio al roverscio
IV. Allegro
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
String Sextet from “Capriccio”
— Intermission —
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
IV. Presto
This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 23, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 24 • friday
Jupiter Quartet Performs from Urbana
The Jupiter String Quartet gives an hour-long concert from Smith Memorial Hall at the University of Illinois School of Music. The Festival is so pleased to present the Jupiter’s first concert back together since March.
GEORGE WALKER
Lyric for Strings (Molto adagio from String Quartet No. 1)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
II. Allegro ma non tanto
III. “Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart,” Molto adagio – Andante
IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
V. Allegro appassionato
July 22 • Wednesday
CLARKE, BARBER, STRAVINSKY
REBECCA CLARKE (1886-1979)
Nocturne
Itamar Zorman, Robin Scott, violin • Soyeon Kate Lee, piano
SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)
Summer Music, Op. 31
Yi Xiang, flute • Shawn Hutchison, oboe • William Colby Bond, clarinet • Steven Palacio, bassoon • Cort Roberts, horn
— Intermission —
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
The Rite of Spring
Part I: Adoration of the Earth
I. Introduction
II. The Augurs of Spring
III. Rituals of Abduction
IV. Spring Rounds
V. Ritual of the Rival Tribes
VI. Procession of the Sage
VII. Dance of the Earth
Part II: The Sacrifice
I. Introduction
II. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
III. Glorification of the Chosen One
IV. Evocation of the Ancestors
V. Ritual Action of the Ancestors
VI. Sacrificial Dance
Soyeon Kate Lee, Ran Dank, piano
This concert is a rebroadcast from Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 20 • monday
BRENTANO STRING QUARTET with PHILLIP YING, VIOLA
Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, violin • Misha Amory, viola • Nina Lee, cello
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2, Hob. III:32
I. Moderato
II. Capriccio: Adagio
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti: Allegro
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat Major, Op. 133
I. Moderato
II. Allegretto
— Intermission —
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87
I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante scherzando
III. Adagio e lento
IV. Allegro molto vivace
Phillip Ying, viola
This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 16, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 17 • Friday
Zorman & Stepanova Perform from Athens
Violinist Itamar Zorman and pianist Liza Stepanova perform from Athens, GA.
FRITZ KREISLER (1875-1962)
Romance, Op. 4
GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ (1909-1969)
Slavonic Dance for Violin and Piano
GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ (1909-1969)
Stained-Glass Window for Violin and Piano
GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ (1909-1969)
Oberek No. 1 for Violin and Piano
REINALDO MOYA
VIII. Rain Outside a Church from “The Way North”
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Sonata in A Major, D. 574 “Grand Duo”
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: presto
III. Andantino
IV. Allegro vivace
MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77
I. Allegretto
II. Blues (Moderato)
III. Perpetuum mobile (Allegro)
july 15 • Wednesday
PETER SERKIN
This rebroadcast is dedicated in memory of Peter, who passed away on February 1, 2020.
OLIVER KNUSSEN (1952-2018)
Variations, Op. 24
Played in loving memory of Olly.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat Major, K. 570
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto
— Intermission —
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Waldszenen, Op. 82
I. Eintritt
II. Jäger auf der Lauer
III. Einsame Blumen
IV. Verrufene Stelle
V. Freundliche Landschaft
VI. Herberge
VII. Vogel als Prophet
VIII. Jagdlied
IX. Abschied
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante cantabile con espressione
III. Presto
This concert is a rebroadcast from Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 13 • Monday
TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET
Alex Hargreaves, David Balakrishnan, violin • Benjamin von Gutzeit, viola • Malcom Parson, cello
Bird’s Eye View: The Legend of Charlie Parker
LEE KONITZ (1927-2020)
Subsconscious-Lee
CHARLIE PARKER (1920-1955)
Dewey Square
BENJAMIN VON GUTZEIT
Propeller
J.S. BACH / SONNY ROLLINS (1930-)
Aireginvention #9
JOHN LEWIS (1920-2001)
Django
DAVID BALAKRISHNAN (1954-)
Rebirth of the Holy Fool
— Intermission —
JOHN COLTRANE (1926-1967)
Moment’s Notice
DAVID BALAKRISHNAN (1954-)
Aeroelasticity: Harmonies of Impermanence
MILES DAVIS (1926-1991)
Miles Ahead
DIZZY GILLESPIE (1917-1993)
A Night In Tunisia
BUD POWELL (1924-1966)
Bouncin’ With Bud
OLIVER NELSON (1932-1975)
Stolen Moments
This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 9, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 8 • Wednesday
BEETHOVEN, BERMEL, & DVOŘÁK
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,” Op. 66
Steven Doane, cello • Elinor Freer, piano
DEREK BERMEL (1967-)
Turning
Kevin Ahfat, piano (2018 piano fellow)
— Intermission —
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97
I. Allegro non tanto
II. Allegro vivo
III. Larghetto
IV. Finale. Allegro giusto
Itamar Zorman, Robin Scott, violin • Liz Freivogel, Ivo-Jan van der Werff, viola • David Ying, cello
This concert is a rebroadcast from Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 6 • Monday
BORROMEO STRING QUARTET with PEI-SHAN LEE, PIANO
Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong, violin • Mai Motobuchi, viola • Yeesun Kim, cello
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
II. Adagio non lento
III. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto
IV. Presto – Adagio non lento
GYÖRGI LIGETI (1923-2006)
String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses Nocturnes”
— Intermission —
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44
I. Allegro brillante
II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente – Agitato
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
Pei-Shan Lee, piano
This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 31, 2017 at Studzinski Recital Hall.
July 3 • Friday
Ying Quartet Performs from Home
The Ying Quartet will give a LIVE hour-long concert from home in Rochester, New York.
Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 51
I. Allegro, ma non troppo
III. Romanza. Andante con moto
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”
I. Allegro con brio
II. Allegretto ma non troppo
III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato
July 1 • wednesday
BERNSTEIN, CONNESSON, BRAHMS
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
I. Grazioso
II. Andantino – Vivace e leggiero
Jon Manasse, clarinet • Pei-Shan Lee, piano
GUILLAUME CONNESSON (1970-)
Sextet
I. Dynamique
II. Nocturne
II. Festif
Shawn Hutchison, oboe • Ning Zhang, clarinet • David Bowlin, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • Kurt Muroki, bass • Elinor Freer, piano
2019 fellows Shawn Hutchison and Ning Zhang were sponsored by Susan Lavan and Bernard & Phyllis Givertz, respectively.
— Intermission —
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante ma moderato
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
David Bowlin, Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Hsin-Yun Huang, Masumi Per Rostad, viola • Amir Eldan, Paul Katz, cello
This concert is a rebroadcast from Friday, July 5, 2019 in Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College.
june 29 • monday
HORSZOWSKI TRIO with PHILLIP YING, VIOLA
Jesse Mills, violin • Raman Ramakrishnan, cello • Rieko Aizawa, piano
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. XV:25, “Gypsy”
I. Andante
II. Poco adagio – cantabile
III. Rondo all’Ongarese
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
I. Andante – Moderato – Poco piu mosso
II. Allegro con brio
III. Largo
IV. Allegretto – Adagio
— Intermission —
GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Scherzo – Allegro vivo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro molto
Phillip Ying, viola
This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 15, 2019 at Studzinski Recital Hall.