"Violinist Stella Chen, both alone and with
pianist Henry Kramer, offered a varied,
stirring, and depthful program to a
fortunate, well distanced crowd.
"Chen is possessed of a brilliant,
thoughtful approach likely to fulfill the
promise of her first name. Kramer has
developed into a sensitive, eloquent
collaborator and also a stirring soloist.
"Chen opened with an incisive yet lyrical
account of the Bartók Sonata for Solo
Violin, Chen’s traversal surely equaled any
others I have heard, and, further, created a
palpable sense of the composer’s intent.
"Chen and Kramer together offered two
Schubert lieder transcribed for violin and
piano.... though the mutually attentive
partners enchanted with their expressive
interpretations.
"The duo segued into the little known but
compelling 1996 No-Man’s Land Lullaby by
Jamaican-born composer- pianist Eleanor
Alberga, The duo conveyed the breadth of the
piece with its palpable sadness yet promise
of new life.
"Richard Strauss’s 1887 Violin Sonata E-flat
major opus 18 capped the evening. Kramer’s
fitting fanfare entrance provided an initial
platform for Chen’s energetic yet lyrical
entrance. The ostinato aspects of the first
theme allowed strong collaboration and were
followed by the expansive range of the
second theme, before a return to the
rhythmicity of the first.
"Chen’s painterly tone on her responsive
1700 ex-Petri Stradivarius resonated
expansively in the hall. ... the two
crafted a passionate Allegro, followed by
bravos.
"Without doubt we will hear much more from
these two superb musicians. In my view, it
can’t be soon enough."
photos: Chi Wei Lo,Xiaopei Xu and Chung Cheng
Stella Chen,
violinist
First Prize, 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition
https://stellachen.com
"Her
performance sounded fresh and spontaneous, yet emotionally
profound and intellectually well-structured."
-The
Jerusalem Post
"Stella
Chen looks to tell a story and does it with beautiful
nuances and beautiful intentions."
-Le
Soir(translated
from French) Praised for
her "phenomenal maturity" and "fresh and spontaneous,
yet emotionally profound and intellectually well-structured
performance" (Jerusalem Post), American violinist
Stella Chen garnered worldwide attention with
her first-prize win at the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International
Violin Competition, followed by the 2020 Avery Fisher
Career Grant and 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist
Award.
Following
debuts with the Chicago Symphony and Chamber Orchestra
of Europe in summer 2021, her auspicious 2021-22 season
sees her recital debut at Carnegie Hall and recital,
concerto, and chamber music appearances throughout Europe,
Asia, and North America, including debuts with Kremerata
Baltica, German State Philharmonic, and New Japan Philharmonic,
as well as appearances with Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center both in New York and on tour.
Stella’s
most recent engagements include appearances with the
Belgian National Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic and
the Luxembourg Philharmonic and at the Phillips Collection
in Washington, DC, Salzburg Mozarteum, Ravinia, and
Kronberg Academy Festivals. Stella has appeared as a
chamber musician in festivals including the Perlman
Music Program, Music@Menlo, the Sarasota Festival, and
YellowBarn.
She is the
first recipient of the Robert Levin Award from Harvard
University, the top prize winner of the Tibor Varga
International Violin Competition and youngest ever prize
winner of the Menuhin Competition. Stella plays on the
1700 ex-Petri Stradivarius, on generous loan from Dr.
Ryuji Ueno and Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and
Benefactors Collaborative.
2021/2022 authorized by artist management.
Henry Kramer,
pianist http://www.henrykramerpiano.com
"…a
pianist of enormous talent…[he] personalized interpretations
to such a degree that works emerged anew. He is a big
personality."
—
PETER DOBRIN, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
The winner of the Second Prize at the 2016 Queen Elisabeth
Competition and a recipient of a 2019 Avery Fisher Career
Grant, pianist Henry Kramer is establishing himself
as one of the most exciting American musicians of his
generation. His performances have been praised by critics
as "triumphant" and "thrilling" (The New York Times),
and "technically effortless" (La Presse, Montreal).
Henry has been invited to play with orchestras across
the globe including the National Belgian Orchestra,
Brussels Philharmonic, Calgary Philharmonic, Shanghai
Philharmonic, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in Ankara,
Turkey, the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra, the
Orchestre Métropolitain du Montreal, and the Yale Philharmonia.
He has soloed under the batons of preeminent conductors
Marin Alsop, Jan Pascal Tortelier, and Stéphane Dénève.
Henry holds both a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree
from The Juilliard School, where he received the 2015
William Petschek Recital Debut Award, and an Artist
Diploma from the Yale School of Music, where he received
the Charles S. Miller Prize for the most outstanding
first-year pianist. In 2018, he earned his Doctorate
of Musical Arts from the Yale School of Music.
Dr. Kramer currently holds the L. Rexford Whiddon Distinguished
Chair in Piano at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus
State University in Columbus, Georgia.
小提琴家Stella
Chen是2019年伊莉莎白皇后國際小提琴大賽的第一名。2020年獲得Avery
Fisher Career Grant，也是2020年林肯中心傑出新秀獎(Lincoln
Center Emerging Artist Award)獲獎者。同年被邀請加入林肯中心室內樂團。她經甄試進入最具挑戰性的哈佛新英格蘭音樂學院五年聯合項目，由哈佛心理系以榮譽學士學位畢業，同時獲得新英格蘭音樂學院的音樂碩士學位。現繼續在茱莉雅音樂學院進修博士，同時在Kronberg學院研讀專業學位
(Professional Studies)。在哈佛期間，她是第一位得到Robert
Levin獎章，也是2017年Tibor
Varga國際小提琴大賽第二名，及梅紐因(Menuehin)
國際小提琴大賽成年組最年輕的獲獎者。
鋼琴家
Henry Kramer是2016年伊莉莎白皇后國際鋼琴大賽的第二名，及2019年Avery
Fisher Career Grant的獲獎者。紐約時報(The
New York Times)稱他的演出「感人並震撼。」費城詢問者(The
Philadelphia Inquirer) 稱他「這位31歲的鋼琴家具有極大的才華，他對樂曲清新的研釋，展現大師的風範。」
Henry Kramer 是2010年美國蕭邦大賽的獲獎者，也得到其他很多國際獎項。2014年被選入「星光藝術家」(Astral
Artists)名單中。此名單每年選列出弦樂、鋼琴、木管及聲樂最傑出的青年音樂家，頗受世界重視。他不負眾望次年就獲得Hones國際鋼琴大賽的首獎。
Henry Kramer與世界級大師、名指揮及樂團合作活躍於世界樂壇。除了繁忙演出外，他也認真教導學生。2018年起擔任喬治亞州哥倫比亞大學Schmob音樂學院鋼琴系主任，並兼任密蘇里大學Kansas市音樂學院的教授。他畢業於茱莉雅音樂學院，並得到耶魯大學的音樂博士學位。
小提琴家Stella
Chen
和鋼琴家Henry
Kramer音樂會後新聞稿
中華表演藝術基金會第三十三屆音樂季第二場音樂會，於11月6日在新英格蘭音樂學院喬頓廳Jordan
Hall盛大成功舉行。小提琴家Stella
Chen
和鋼琴家Henry
Kramer
都曾在波士頓求學。雖然兩人都已獲得世界性大獎，在全球各地巡迴演出，在重要的音樂廳中登台無數次，但重回母校喬頓廳的感覺不同。面對這許多位坐在觀眾席中既是名師又是嚴師，沒有他們多年的調教，也不會有今日的成熟。還有昔日在哈佛及新英格蘭音樂學院一起排練演出的同窗好友，包括George
Li
等在內多人，雖然如今都各自有成就，仍歡心前來祝賀。兩位演出者的父母和親友們，由各方遠道而來欣賞。三百位熱情觀眾歡呼掌聲不斷，欲罷不能。
當晚在場的音樂界重量級人物，包括鋼琴家Robert
Levin
小提琴名師
Donald
Weilerstein, Miriam Fried, Paul Biss, Lynn Chang
，名指揮
Mark Churchill等等，
都在疫情限制及繁忙日程中親自出席。演出者在台上也特別認真，又興奮又緊張。有別於其他任何場地的演出。演出後在後台接受熱情真心的祝賀。場面溫馨感動，歡愉之情溢於言表。
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。網站購票: http://www.ChinesePerformingArts.net
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