2023 Ticket Brochure

2023

Bowdoin

International

Music Festival

World-class chamber music in Brunswick, Maine

TICKETS 207-373-1400

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Our 59th Season JUNE 26 – AUGUST 4, 2023 Friends, we are so excited to share another summer of music with you! We are pleased to present a fabulous variety of chamber works, from established favorites to exciting new pieces, featuring our world-renowned faculty and guest artists. In addition, we hope you’ll join us for free student performances, masterclasses, lectures, and community concerts thoughout our six weeks of programming. We look forward to savoring the coming musical moments of beauty and inspiration together this season.

POST-CONCERT RECEPTIONS ON FRIDAYS Join us at the Brunswick Hotel after every Friday concert to meet the artists and connect with fellow Festival community members. Located at 4 Noble Street.

TICKET OPTIONS Season Pass Tickets to all 20 faculty & guest artist concerts Cost: $816 (17% savings) Twelve-Concert Flex Pass Tickets to 12 concerts of your choosing Cost: $522 (11% savings) Six-Concert Flex Pass Tickets to 6 concerts of your choosing Cost: $270 (8% savings) Individual Tickets Cost: $49 each Student Tickets Attendees with a current student ID may receive a 50% discount on ticket purchases. Please contact the Box Office for more information.

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Imani Winds

De Memorias: A Latin Perspective MONDAY JUNE 26 7:30 PM | Studzinski

IMANI WINDS Brandon Patrick George, flute Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe • Mark Dover, clarinet Monica Ellis, bassoon • Kevin Newton, horn PAQUITO D’RIVERA La Fleur de Cayenee TANIA LEÓN De Memorias HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon PIXINGUINHA Um a Zero MIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA Quintet No. 2 ASTOR PIAZZOLLA [ARR. SCOTT & ELLIS] Suite de Piazzolla

Kodály, Schulhoff, & Ravel WEDNESDAY JUNE 28 7:30 PM | Studzinski

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY Serenade, Op. 12 Ayano Ninomiya, Ian Swensen, violin Dimitri Murrath, viola ERWIN SCHULHOFF Concertino Linda Chesis, flute • Phillip Ying, viola Jeremy McCoy, bass MAURICE RAVEL Piano Trio in A Minor Ian Swensen, violin • Steven Doane, cello Weicong Zhang, piano

Bloch, Schmitt, Tartaglia, & Strauss FRIDAY JUNE 30 7:30 PM | Studzinski

ERNEST BLOCH Baal Shem Suite Ani Schnarch, violin • Tao Lin, piano FLORENT SCHMITT Suite en Rocaille, Op. 84 Linda Chesis, flute • Kurt Sassmannshaus, violin Fellow, viola • Jeffrey Zeigler, cello June Han, harp JOHN TARTAGLIA Fantasia on Themes of Marais Dimitri Murrrath, viola • Jeremy McCoy, bass RICHARD STRAUSS Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18 Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Pei-Shan Lee, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Aizuri Quartet SUNRISE

MONDAY JULY 3 7:30 PM | Studzinski

AIZURI QUARTET Emma Frucht, Miho Saegusa, violin Ayane Kozasa, viola • Karen Ouzounian, cello CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN Ich stand in dunkeln träumen BÉLA BARTÓK String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 TANYA TAGAQ Sivunittinni JOSEPH HAYDN String Quartet B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”

Bach, Hindemith, & Fauré WEDNESDAY JULY 5 7:30 PM | Studzinski

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010 Steven Doane, cello PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata (1939) Dimitri Murrath, viola • Pei-Shan Lee, piano GABRIEL FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15 Itamar Zorman, violin • Rebecca Albers, viola David Ying, cello • Julian Martin, piano

Seo, Korngold, & Dvořák FRIDAY JULY 7 7:30 PM | Studzinski

JURI SEO Sonata for Marimba and Vibraphone Luke Rinderknecht, Katalin La Favre, percussion ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34 Robin Scott, Itamar Zorman, violin Dimitri Murrath, viola • Ahrim Kim, cello ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97 Ian Swensen, Janet Ying, violin • Rebecca Albers, Phillip Ying, viola • Steven Doane, cello

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

JACK Quartet New York Stories

SUNDAY JULY 9 2:00 PM | Studzinski Presented as part of the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, which represents a sustained commitment to nurturing and promoting the music of our time.

JACK QUARTET Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman, violin John Pickford Richards, viola • Jay Campbell, cello MORTON FELDMAN Structures CALEB BURHANS Contritus PHILIP GLASS String Quartet No. 5 CAROLINE SHAW Entr’acte JOHN ZORN The Remedy of Fortune

Ying Quartet MONDAY JULY 10 7:30 PM | Studzinski

YING QUARTET Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat Major, K. 589, Op. 18, No. 2, “Prussian” KEVIN PUTS Dark Vigil ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106

Sibelius, Seo, Bruce, & Franck WEDNESDAY JULY 12 7:30 PM | Studzinski JEAN SIBELIUS Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7 Matti Raekallio, piano JURI SEO One Itamar Zorman, violin DAVID BRUCE The Consolation of Rain Charles Hamann, oboe • Jeffrey Zeigler, cello June Han, harp • Luke Rinderknecht, percussion CÉSAR FRANCK Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 14 Itamar Zorman, violin • Fellow, violin Phillip Ying, viola • Keiko Ying, cello Liza Stepanova, piano

MEET THE COMPOSER TALK: JURI SEO July 13 at 10 AM | Studzinski Rehearsal Room

Frank Huang & Phillip Ying Play Mozart FRIDAY July 14 7:30 PM | Crooker

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence” Frank Huang, Ayano Ninomiya, violin Dimitri Murrath, Phillip Ying, viola David Ying, Ahrim Kim, cello WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for Violin and Viola, K. 364 Frank Huang, violin • Phillip Ying, viola Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor Festival Orchestra Frank Huang’s Festival residency is generously sponsored by Elliot Rosen and Sharon Cohen.

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Jupiter & Ying Quartets MONDAY JULY 17 7:30 PM | Studzinski JUPITER QUARTET Nelson Lee, violin Meg Freivogel, violin Liz Freivogel, viola Daniel McDonough, cello

YING QUARTET Robin Scott, violin Janet Ying, violin Phillip Ying, viola David Ying, cello

ANTON ARENSKY String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 35 Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola Daniel McDonough, David Ying, cello FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola David Ying, Daniel McDonough, cello

Currier, Beethoven, & Brahms WEDNESDAY JULY 19 7:30 PM | Studzinski

SEBASTIAN CURRIER Spark Amir Eldan, Edward Arron, Denise Djokic, Ahrim Kim, Keiko Ying, Daniel McDonough, David Ying, Bennet Huang, Isaac Berglind, Camden Archambeau, Young Artists, cello LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2 Edward Arron, cello • Tao Lin, piano JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 Renée Jolles, Meg Freivogel, violin Che-Yen Chen, viola • Amir Eldan, cello Jon Nakamatsu, piano MEET THE COMPOSER TALK: CURRIER July 20 at 10 AM | Studzinski Rehearsal Room

Beethoven, Currier, & Schumann FRIDAY JULY 21 7:30 PM | Studzinski

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” Mikhail Kopelman, violin • Daniel McDonough, cello Pei-Shan Lee, piano SEBASTIAN CURRIER Voyage Fellows, violin • Fellow, viola David Ying, cello • Fellow, piano CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 Sergiu Schwartz, violin • Edward Arron, cello Tao Lin, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Kim Kashkashian SUNDAY JULY 23 2:00 PM | Studzinski

GYÖRGY KURTÁG Signs, Games and Messages Kim Kashkashian, viola BENJAMIN BRITTEN Lachrymae, Op. 48 Kim Kashkashian, viola • Pei-Shan Lee, piano

Jupiter String Quartet MONDAY JULY 24 7:30 PM | Studzinski

JUPITER QUARTET Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello WYNTON MARSALIS Excerpts from “At the Octoroon Balls” — String Quartet No. 1 BÉLA BARTÓK String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114 ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105

Debussy, Honstein, Pejačević, & Mozart WEDNESDAY JULY 26 7:30 PM | Studzinski

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Petite Suite Kirsten Docter, viola • Anthony Manzo, bass June Han, harp ROBERT HONSTEIN Patter Fellow, violin • Fellow, cello Luke Rinderknecht, percussion DORA PEJAČEVIĆ Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 35 Amir Eldan, cello • Tao Lin, piano WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 Ricardo Morales, clarinet • Robin Scott, Renée Jolles, violin • Che-Yen Chen, viola Ahrim Kim, cello

Clarke, Bartók, & Dvořák FRIDAY JULY 28 7:30 PM | Studzinski

REBECCA CLARKE Dumka Meg Freivogel, violin • Kirsten Docter, viola Jeewon Park, piano BÉLA BARTÓK Contrasts, Sz. 111 Ricardo Morales, clarinet • Nelson Lee, violin Jon Nakamatsu, piano ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky” Mikhail Kopelman, violin • Denise Djokic, cello Pei-Shan Lee, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Calder Quartet MONDAY JULY 31 7:30 PM | Studzinski

CALDER QUARTET Benjamin Jacobson, Tereza Stanislav, violin Jonathan Moerschel, viola • Eric Byers, cello THOMAS ADES Arcadiana LUIGI BOCCHERINI String Quintet in C Major, Op. 28, No. 4 with Edward Arron, cello LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

Milhaud, Pinto Correia, Walker, & Brahms WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2 7:30 PM | Studzinski

DARIUS MILHAUD Suite, Op. 157b Derek Bermel, clarinet • Sergiu Schwartz, violin Jon Nakamatsu, piano ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA Night Migrations Renée Jolles, violin • David Ying, cello Tao Lin, piano GEORGE WALKER Sonata for Cello and Piano Denise Djokic, cello • Jeewon Park, piano JOHANNES BRAHMS String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 Robin Scott, violin • Fellow, violin Kirsten Docter, viola • Fellow, viola Amir Eldan, cello • Fellow, cello

Joyce Yang Plays Tchaikovsky FRIDAY AUGUST 4 7:30 PM | Crooker

MAX BRUCH String Octet in B-flat Major Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, Renée Jolles, Kurt Sassmannshaus, violin Liz Freivogel, Kirsten Docter, viola Daniel McDonough, cello • Anthony Manzo, bass PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 Joyce Yang, piano Jayce Ogren, conductor Festival Orchestra

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Free Events So many ways to experience the Festival, June–August!

COMMUNITY CONCERTS Join us at arts and community centers, breweries, churches, libraries, museums, and more throughout the Midcoast region!

GAMPER FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC A sustained commitment to nurturing and promoting the music of our time. Featuring the Festival’s young artist Fellows.

MASTERCLASSES A firsthand look into the teaching and learning process.

MEET THE COMPOSER An opportunity to learn about and experience the creative process of today’s composers.

MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM Featuring exciting musical performances, compositions, and inspiring collaborations in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES Performances by the Festival’s talented student musicians in Studzinski Recital Hall.

Full schedule of events: bowdoinfestival.org

Festival Sponsors Thank you to our sponsors and the hundreds of individual donors who make our season possible!

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