Concert 4
Saturday August 10, 2019, 7:30 pm
at NEC's Burnes Hall
Jiyoung Lee,
cellist
Victor Cayres, pianist
~ Program ~
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata for
Viola da Gamba and
Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027
Adagio
Allegro ma non tanto
Andante
Allegro moderato
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for
Cello and Piano in D Major, Op.78
Vivace ma non troppo
Adagio
Allegro molto moderato
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Intermission
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György Ligeti
Sonata
for Solo Cello
Dialogo
– Adagio, rubato, cantabile
Capriccio – Presto con slancio
Astor Piazzolla
Grand Tango for Cello and Piano
Thomas Demenga
New
York Honk
Admission Free, suggested donation $10 at door.
Age 6 and under not admitted.
中華表演藝術基金會
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts
Lincoln, Massachusetts
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Jiyoung Lee,
cellist
www.jiyoungleecellist.com
Korean
cellist Jiyoung Lee is known for her passionate interpretations, musical
depth and sensitive performances. As a soloist, her performance credits
include such orchestras as Korea’s Seoul Symphony Orchestra, New York’s
Hudson Valley Philharmonic, New Jersey’s Bergen Philharmonic, Juilliard
School Orchestra, and Seoul National University Orchestra.
Highlights of this season include her solo recital in Boston at Burnes
Hall at New England Conservatory presented by Foundation of Chinese
Performing Arts’ Annual Summer Concert Series, her performance of Robert
Cogan’s “A-Ka-Ho for Solo Cello and Speech-song” in Jordan Hall as part
of NEC’s faculty concert, her collaborations with Borromeo Quartet as
Guest Artist Award Winner, and with Wellesley Chamber Players.
Her past solo performances include Lincoln Center’s Wednesday at One
series in Alice Tully Hall, two solo recitals at New York City’s Harvard
Club, Korea Society, a premiere of Yoomi Pack’s Double Concerto for
Viola and Cello with String Orchestra with New York Classical Players,
Elgar Cello Concerto with Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Schumann Cello
Concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra and two performances with Bergen
Philharmonic (NJ), performing Haydn Cello Concerto No.1 and Dvorak Cello
Concerto.
As a passionate chamber musician, she appeared at La Jolla Music
Society’s SummerFest, Music at Menlo, Caramoor’s Evning Rising Star
Series, Lincoln Center’s Wednesday at One series, Ravinia’s Steans
Institute of Music, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Perlman Music
Program, Curtis on Tour Series, Sarasota Music Festival, Music from
Angel Fire, Verbier Festival Academy in Switzerland, Seiji Ozawa Academy
in Switzerland, and the Great Mountain International Festival, Korea.
Her collaboration in those chamber music concerts include great artists
like Shmuel Ashkenasi, Roberto Diaz, Pamela Frank, Kim Kashkashian,
Soovin Kim, and Peter Wiley.
Moving into dance and theater realms, cellist Lee worked with
choreographer, Nathan Madden at the Brooklyn Dumbo Dance Festival,
performed at New York City’s Fall for Dance with the Orion String
Quartet, and participated in theatrical productions with the Ensemble
for the Romantic Century at BAM Fisher, which was featured at New York
Times, and at the American Institute for Economic Research.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Jiyoung Lee studied piano before turning to the
cello. At 16 she made her professional debut as soloist with one of
Korea’s major orchestras, the Seoul Symphony Orchestra. Following
studies at the Seoul National University, Ms. Lee moved to the United
States in 2007 to study at The Curtis Institute of Music with Peter
Wiley. While at Curtis, Ms. Lee held the Joseph Druian Fellowship, and
was principal cellist of Curtis Symphony Orchestra in her final year.
She also attended The London Master Classes in Great Britain, studying
with Ralph Kirshbaum at Royal Academy of Music and worked with David
Geringas in Interlaken, Switzerland in 2013. While earning her Master’s
Degree at The Juilliard School as a student of Timothy Eddy, she served
as principal cellist of the Juilliard Orchestra. She also received the
prestigious Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School studying with Joel
Krosnick. Currently, Jiyoung is pursuing her doctoral degree in Musical
Arts at the New England Conservatory with Laurence Lesser.
As of June 2019
Victor Cayres,
pianist
www.victorcayres.com
Hailed as “spirit of a leader!” by La Liberté (Fribourg, Switzerland),
Brazilian pianist Victor Cayres has earned praise for concerts with the
Sine Nomine string quartet and as soloist with such orchestras as the
Boston Pops and Brno Philharmonic in the Czech Republic. He has been a
guest artist at Banff Center for the Arts in Canada, Interlochen Center
for the Arts, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Claflin
University, Western Washington University, and has released CDs for
Albany Records, Parma Records, Centaur Records, with works by American
contemporary composers David Owens, Joseph Summer, and John H. Wallace.
Mr. Cayres frequently performs in Brazil, Europe, and in prestigious
venues in the U.S., such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Boston’s
Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall, and Chicago’s Preston Bradley Hall. His
concerts have been broadcast live at Brazil’s TV Cultura channel,
Boston’s WGBH 99.5 All Classical, and Chicago’s WFMT Fine Arts Radio.
Victor Cayres has appeared as soloist with NEC Philharmonia, Sioux City
Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Pro-Musica, Boston University Symphony
Orchestra, Orquestra Petrobras Pró-Música, Orquestra Sinfônica
Brasileira, Orquestra Sinfônica and Orquestra de Câmera at University of
São Paulo, collaborating with such conductors as Ronaldo Bologna, Mark
Churchill, Marc David, Ryan Haskins, Gil Jardim, Keith Lockhart, Norton
Morozowisk, Donald Palma, Roberto Tibiriçá, and Jan Zbavitel. Under the
direction of Theophanis Kapsopoulos he has toured Czech Republic and
Switzerland with the Orchestre des Jeunes de Fribourg.
Mr. Cayres has gathered several prizes in national and international
piano competitions, including the 8th Iowa Piano Competition, Boston
University Concerto Competition and Richmond Piano Competition, 18th
Leoš Janáček International Piano Competition in Brno (Czech Republic),
Gina Bachauer South American Competition, Nelson Freire International
Competition, Petrobras International Competition, Magdalena Tagliaferro
Competition, Artlivre International Competition, as well as European
competitions such as Sommerfestspiele Klavier Wettbewerb in Murten,
Switzerland.
Mr. Cayres studied with Brazil’s leading pianists: Roselys Alleoni, at
the school of music Maestro Ernst Mahle, and Gilberto Tinetti and
Eduardo Monteiro at the University of São Paulo. He also studied for one
year at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe, Germany, while appearing
in concert venues in Switzerland. He has performed in masterclasses for
John O’Connor, Steve Drury, Philippe Entremont, Stephen Kovacevich, Dai
Uk Lee, Ronan O’Hora, and John Perry, among many others. He currently
serves on the piano faculty at New England Conservatory Preparatory
School, Boston University School of Music, Eastern Illinois University,
and also serves as Associate Director at Boston University Tanglewood
Institute Young Artists Piano Program.
B.M., University of São Paulo, with Gilberto Tinetti and Eduardo
Monteiro; independent studies at Staatliche Hochschule für Muzik in
Karlsruhe, Germany; M.M. and G.D., New England Conservatory, with Wha
Kyung Byun, chamber music with Richard Stoltzman; D.M.A., Boston
University, with Anthony di Bonaventura and Boaz Sharon; D.M.A
Dissertation advisor: David Kopp, "The Piano Works by Leopoldo Miguez
(1850-1902)."
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