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Bithell
Welcome to the 2023 Edward Auer Piano Workshop at Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music.
The Edward Auer Summer Workshop is held the second half of July every year with internationally acclaimed guest artists and advanced young pianists from all over the world.
More than 25 years ago the Edward Auer Piano Workshop was a modest-size Chopin Workshop with one teacher (Edward Auer) with several participants. For more than 10 years now the EA workshop has expanded to 7-9 internationally active guests such as Jerome Lowenthal, Richard Goode, and André Watts as well as around 40-45 international participants.
In recent years the Workshop has added a solo competition and a concerto competition with opportunities for two participants to perform a full concerto with orchestra (2013-2019). In 2015, the entire Workshop was streamed and archived for the first time, enabling remote participation and increasing the Workshop’s geographical reach In 2016, chamber music was introduced, and, in 2017, the Workshop presented all five Beethoven piano concertos for the first time as a series at the Jacobs School.
This summer we are honored to have a special guest artist, Bulgarian-Polish pianist, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń. She has been the chairperson for the last few times of the international Chopin Competition in Warsaw, and she has judged many international competitions such as the Rubinstein Piano Competition in Tel-Aviv.
Besides Popowa-Zydroń, we have English pianist Peter Bithell, American Pianist Winston Choi, Korean pianist Eun Jung Shon, Hong Kong pianist Amy Sze in addition to us the directors, Edward Auer and Junghwa Moon Auer.
Our international participants have widely different backgrounds, but along with valuable guidance by our faculty members we strongly believe we will all learn and be inspired by the program of the workshop. And of course we will all become friends through our beautiful music.
Please join us for our wonderful concerts during the 2023 EA Summer Piano Workshop!
Sincerely,
Edward Auer and Junghwa Moon AuerEdward Auer is professor of music in piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. As the first American prizewinner of the Warsaw Chopin competition, Edward Auer also won prizes in the Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Marguerite Long competitions, later serving on their juries. He has performed solo recitals and concerts in 30 countries, including the United States, Europe, Japan, Korea, Israel, and Australia. Auer has performed as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; the Detroit
Philharmonic; the Detroit, Atlanta, and Baltimore symphonies; NHK Tokyo; RIAS Orchestra Berlin; Orchestre National Paris; and many others. A prize winner and later juror in the Tchaikovsky, Chopin, and Marguerite Long competitions, Professor Auer has recorded for RCA Japan, Toshiba EMI, Erato, Camerata, TownHall, Culture Demain Recordings, and other labels.
Junghwa Moon Auer attended Yewon and Seoul Music and Art High School, Yeonsei University in Korea. Later she earned her M.M. at the New England Conservatory and her D.M.A. in CollegeConservatory of Music, Cincinnati, where she won the concerto competition. In Italy, she also won a prize in the Ibla International Competition. She attended many festivals and performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Chautauqua, Luzern, and Prague. Moon has performed with the Janáček Orchestra, the
Zilina Orchestra, Pusan Youth Orchestra, Pro Arte Orchestra of Hong Kong and, as the first Korean pianist to perform in Egypt, Mozart’s C Major, K. 467, with the Cairo Symphony. In 2017, she joined the artist faculty at Roosevelt University. Moon and Edward Auer have been performing as a duo for the last 15 years.
is a renowned Polish pianist of Bulgarian origin. She studied with Alexander Jenner in Vienna and participated in masterclasses with Suzanne Roche, Dieter Zechlin, and György Sebők. Popowa-Zydroń has achieved success in national and international competitions and is known for her performances of diverse repertoire, including works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Debussy, Bartok, and Polish modern music. She has collaborated with esteemed soloists and ensembles. As a professor at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music, she has taught and conducted masterclasses worldwide. Popowa-Zydroń is the President of the I. J. Paderewski Music Society in Bydgoszcz, organizing the Paderewski International International
Piano Competition and the Paderewski Piano Academy. Her students have excelled in competitions and become successful teachers and performers. She has been the chairperson for the last few times for the Internatinal Chopin Competition in Warsaw.
Peter Bithell studied with Gordon Green at the Royal Academy of Music and subsequently with Guido Agosti in Italy and with Maria Curcio in London. He won many prizes and awards at International Piano Competitions, notably Busoni (Bolzano), Reina Sofia (Madrid), Paloma O’Shea (Santander), Dudley, Marguerite Long (Paris) and the Rachmaninoff Prize in Italy. Bithell has played extensively in Europe and South America. He gives regular master classes, notably in Spain, and has served on the juries of several International Piano Competitions. He has been a professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama since 1987.
Winston Choi is Associate Professor of Piano and the Head of the Piano Program at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts. His professional career took off when he was named a Laureate of the 2003 Honens International Piano Competition in Canada and a winner of France’s 2002 Concours International de Piano 20e siècle d’Orléans. His solo, collaborative, chamber, and concerto appearances have taken him across four continents. Choi appeared in recital recently at the National Arts Centre of Canada, Carnegie-Weill Recital Hall, Kennedy Center,
Kravis Center, Library of Congress, and Merkin Recital Hall. He performs extensively in France, including appearances at the Salle Cortot, Messiaen Festival, Strasbourg Festival, Lille’s Festival Rencontre Robert Casadesus, and at IRCAM. His debut CD, the complete piano works of Elliott Carter (l’Empreinte Digitale in France) received five stars from BBC Music Magazine, which praised his “sheer élan and pianistic devilment.” He can also be heard on the Albany, Arktos, BIS, la Buisonne, Cedille, Crystal, Intrada, Naxos, and QuadroFrame labels.
Eun Jung Shon, a native of Seoul, Korea, is a highly accomplished pianist. She earned multiple degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University on full scholarships. Shon has won numerous competitions in Korea and expanded her career globally by achieving first prizes in international competitions such as the New Orleans International Competition and the St. Charles International Competition. She has performed as soloist with prestigious orchestras worldwide and has been invited to perform at Musikverein Hall and Berlin Philharmoniker. In addition to her performances, Shon is also a dedicated educator, teaching at several schools in Korea.
Dr. Amy Sze holds a Doctor of and Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music, where she was awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate, prior to which she had studied at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts since the age of ten. Her teachers include Gabriel Kwok, Nelita True and John Perry. She was the recipient of numerous scholarships including the Avis D. Vaughn Scholarship, the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Overseas Scholarship.
Amy Sze has won many prizes and awards, and performances have taken her to different continents over the years. She has appeared as a concerto soloist with various orchestras, including the Texas Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and the Eastman Symphony Orchestra. She is currently on the faculty of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Baptist University.
TUE 7/18
Welcoming Participants & Opening Master Class with Edward Auer
Yuan Wang, Junho Cha, Jaeuk Lim
10AM – 12PM, Ford Hall
Performance Class 1
Workshop Participants
2PM, Ford Hall
2023 EASW Opening Concert: Bach, Schumann & Rachmaninoff, Sublimity and Romance
Kangeun Lee, Edward Auer & Junghwa Moon Auer
8PM, Auer Hall
WED 7/19
Performance Class 2
Workshop Participants
2PM, Ford Hall
2023 Participants & 2022 Winners (Junior) Concert
Rayming Lam, James Featherstone, Azalea Kelley, Ryan Walker, Hyeonho Lee, Goeun Lee, Changwon Kwag
8PM, Auer Hall
THU 7/20
MON 7/17 FRI 7/21 SAT 7/22
Lecture Recital on Ravel’s Ondine: Approaching an Enhanced Multi-Sensory Experience
Winston Choi
2PM, Ford Hall
2023 Participants & 2022 Winners (Senior) Concert
Trinity Fan, Jade Chan, Jaeuk Lim, Yuan Wang, Kyungmin Yang
8PM, Auer Hall
2023 Edward Auer Solo Competition 1st Round
Junior Division
1PM
6PM, Ford Hall
2023 Edward Auer Solo Competition 1st Round
Senior Division
1PM – 6PM, Ford Hall
SUN 7/23
2023 Edward Auer Solo Competition Final Round
1PM – 4PM, Auer Hall
Special Conversation with Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń
5PM – 6PM, Auer Hall
MON 7/24
TUE 7/25
Master Class with Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń
Piotr Nowak, Kangeun Lee, Prudence Poon
10AM – 12PM, Ford Hall
Performance Class 3
Workshop Participants
2PM, Ford Hall
Chamber Concert
Evening of Piano Trios: Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich
Trio Lara (Yeonglee Kim, Yubin Lee, and Junghwa Moon Auer),
Jade Chan, Rayming Lan, Samuel Sutliff
8PM, Auer Hall
WED 7/26
Performance Class 4
Workshop Participants
2PM, Ford Hall
2022 Competition Winner Solo Concert
Junho Cha
8PM, Auer Hall
THU 7/27
Performance Class 5
Workshop Participants
2PM, Ford Hall
2023 EASW Artists & Guest Artist Concert:
A Musical Journey from Baroque to Modern I
Richard Wu, Cheng Tang, Iris Ka Yan Lau, Pablo Valladares, Arvin-Ur Gantumur, and Amy Sze
8PM, Auer Hall
FRI 7/28
2023 EASW Artists & Guest Artist Final Concert:
A Musical Journey from Baroque to Modern II
2023 EASW Young Artists
2PM, Auer Hall
Tuesday, July 18 at 8PM ● ���� ����
Robert Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16
Äußerst bewegt (Extremely animated)
Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch (Very inwardly and not too quickly)
Sehr aufgeregt (Very agitated)
Sehr langsam (Very slowly)
Sehr lebhaft (Very lively)
Sehr langsam (Very slowly)
Sehr rasch (Very fast)
Schnell und spielend (Fast and playful)
Sergei Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableaux Op. 39 No. 1 & No. 9
Kangeun Lee, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach
From Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (“Sleepers, wake”)*
From Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 Schafe können sicher weiden (“Sheep may safely graze”)*
From Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 Jesus bleibet meine Freude (“Jesu, joy of man’s desiring”)*
*Arranged by Leonard Duck
Piano Four Hands
Junghwa Moon Auer, Primo
Edward Auer, Secondo
Sergei Rachmaninoff Suite No. 2 Op. 17
I. Introduction
II. Valse
III. Romance
IV. Tarantelle
Edward Auer, Primo
Junghwa Moon Auer, Secondo
Wednesday, July 19 at 8PM ● ���� ����
Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No.1 in B-flat BWV 825 (selections)
Rayming Lan, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”
I. Allegro con brio
Ryan Walker, piano
Robert Schumann Humoreske Op. 20 (selections)
James Featherstone, piano
Fryderyk Chopin Ballade in F major Op. 38
Hyeonho Lee, piano
Fryderyk Chopin Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49
Azalea Kelley, piano
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven ----------------------------------------------------- Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.81a
I. Adagio-Allegro
II. Andante espressivo
III. Vivacissimamente
Goeun Lee, piano
Franz Liszt Rhapsodie Espagnole, S. 254
Changwon Kwag, piano
Thursday, July 20 at 8PM ● ���� ����
Fryderyk Chopin ------------------------------------------------ Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
I. Allegro maestoso
Trinity Fan, piano
Maurice Ravel Sonatine
I. Modéré (moderate)
II. Mouvement de menuet (Minuet tempo)
III. Animé (animated)
Jade Chan, piano
Franz Liszt
Après une lecture du Dante: fantasia quasi sonata, S.161, No. 7
Jaeuk Lim, piano
Alexander Skryabin ------------------------------------------- Sonata No. 9 Op. 68, “Black Mass”
Yuan Wang, piano
Intermission
Sergei Rachmaninoff
I. Moderato
II. Adagio sostenuto
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
III. Allegro scherzando
Kyungmin Yang, piano
Prudence Poon, accompanist
Tuesday, July 25 at 8PM ● ���� ����
Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, K. 502 I. Allegro
Jade Chan, piano
Yeonglee Kim, violin
Yubin Lee, cello
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1 I. Allegro
Rayming Lan, piano
Yeonglee Kim, violin
Yubin Lee, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Trio in G Major, K. 496 I. Allegro
Samuel Sutliff, piano
Danqi Zeng, violin
Kevin Flynn, cello
Intermission
Sergei Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor
Dmitri Shostakovich -------------------------------------------
Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 Andante
Trio Lara
Junghwa Moon Auer, piano
Yeonglee Kim, violin
Yubin Lee, cello
Wednesday, July 26 at 8PM ● ���� ����
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ------------------------------------------- Sonata in A Minor, K. 310
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante cantabile
III. Presto
Lowell Liebermann Gargoyles Op. 29
I. Presto
II. Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Presto feroce
Fryderyk Chopin
Intermission
24 Preludes Op. 28
Thursday, July 27 at 8PM ● ���� ����
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 in A Minor BWV 827
Fantasia -. Allemande - Corrente - Sarabande - Burlesca - Scherzo – Gigue
Richard Wu, piano
Fryderyk Chopin Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Cheng Tang, piano
Fryderyk Chopin Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31
Pablo Valladares, piano
Fryderyk Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
Iris Ka Yan Lau, piano
Franz Liszt
Ludwig van Beethoven
Arvin-Ur Gantumur, piano
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Intermission
I. Allegro molto e con brio
II. Largo, con gran espressione
III. Allegro
IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
Fritz Kreisler / Sergei Rachmaninoff
Amy Sze, piano
Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7
Liebesfreud & Liebesleid for piano solo
