2023 Edward Auer Summer Workshop

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• Faculty Members ----- 3 • Event Schedule ----- 7 • Evening Concert Series ----- 9 • Participants ------ 15

2023 EDWARD AUER SUMMER WORKSHOP

Directors’ Welcome Notes 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 Auer 2

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Academy Faculty Edward 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, Atlanta, Philharmonic; and Baltimorethesymphonies; NHK Tokyo; RIAS Detroit 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.

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Guest Artist Faculty Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń 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.

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Guest Artist Faculty 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, andKMerkin 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.

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Dr. Amy Sze holds a Doctor of Musical Arts 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.

Chamber Instructors

Yeonglee Kim, violin DM candidate at JSoM

Yubin Lee, cello DM candidate at JSoM

Danqi Zeng, violin DM candidate at JSoM

Kevin Flynn, cello DM candidate at JSoM 6

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Event Schedule – week 1 MON 7/17

Welcoming Participants & Opening Master Class with Edward Auer

TUE 7/18

Performance Class 1

Yuan Wang, Junho Cha, Jaeuk Lim 10AM – 12PM, Ford Hall

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

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

FRI 7/21

2023 Edward Auer Solo Competition 1st Round

SAT 7/22

2023 Edward Auer Solo Competition 1st Round

Junior Division 1PM – 6PM, Ford Hall

Senior Division 1PM – 6PM, Ford Hall 7

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Event Schedule – week 2 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

Master Class with Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń

TUE 7/25

Performance Class 3

Piotr Nowak, Kangeun Lee, Prudence Poon 10AM – 12PM, Ford Hall

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

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2023 EASW Opening Concert Tuesday, July 18 at 8PM ● 𝐀𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥

Bach, Schumann & Rachmaninoff, Sublimity and Romance 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 Intermission 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

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2023 Participants & 2022 Winners (Junior) Concert Wednesday, July 19 at 8PM ● 𝐀𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 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 10

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2023 Participants & 2022 Winners (Senior) Concert Thursday, July 20 at 8PM ● 𝐀𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥

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 -------------------------------- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 I. Moderato II. Adagio sostenuto III. Allegro scherzando Kyungmin Yang, piano Prudence Poon, accompanist 11

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Chamber Music Concert Tuesday, July 25 at 8PM ● 𝐀𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥

Evening of Piano Trios: 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

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2022 EASW Competition Winner Solo Concert Wednesday, July 26 at 8PM ● 𝐀𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥

Junho Cha, Piano

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

Intermission Fryderyk Chopin -------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Preludes Op. 28

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EASW Artists & Guest Artist Concert Thursday, July 27 at 8PM ● 𝐀𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥

A Musical Journey from Baroque to Modern I 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 Arvin-Ur Gantumur, piano

Intermission Ludwig van Beethoven -------------------------------------------------------- Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7 I. Allegro molto e con brio II. Largo, con gran espressione III. Allegro IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso Fritz Kreisler / Sergei Rachmaninoff ---------------------------- Liebesfreud & Liebesleid for piano solo Amy Sze, piano

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2023 EASW Participants

Yewon Ahn South Korea

Christian Brann United States

Junho Cha South Korea

Jade Chan Hong Kong

Yakun Chang China

Changwon Kwag South Korea

Arvin-Ur Gantumur United States

Haeun Ryu South Korea

Jaeuk Lim South Korea

Azalea Kelley United States

Iris Ka Yan Lau Hong Kong

Min Seo Park South Korea

Cheng Tang Taiwan

James Featherstone United States

Mirella Gruesser-Smith United States

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Lisa Sai China

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Michelle Oiyee Lam Hong Kong

Yuan Wang China

Trinity Fan United States

Ziqing Zhang China

Rayming Lan Hong Kong

Cheuk Yee Ulani Lo Hong Kong

Doyoung Ko South Korea

Theodora Ng Hong Kong

Ryan Walker United States

Minseo Kim South Korea

Jasmine Chiu Hong Kong

Xuanyi Wang China

Wooseok Lee South Korea

Goeun Lee South Korea

Samuel Sutliff United States

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Pablo Valladares Ecuador

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2023 EASW Participants

Hyeonho Lee South Korea

Holly Hu China

Richard Wu United States

Benjamin Garcia United States

Kyungmin Yang South Korea

Piano Instructors

Kangeun Lee

Prudence Poon

Piotr Nowak

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