2024 Ticket Brochure

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

BOWDOIN

2024

CELEBRATING 60 YEARS

Our 60th Season JUNE 24 – AUGUST 2, 2024

For six decades, the Bowdoin International Music Festival has brought world-renowned artists and dedicated students to Brunswick, Maine to collaborate and share the profound power of chamber music. This summer we are pleased to present twenty subscription series concerts featuring our outstanding faculty and guest artists. In addition, we hope you will join us for free student performances, community concerts, masterclasses, and more throughout our six weeks. Explore the wonderful variety of programming in the pages that follow. We look forward to a memorable summer celebrating 60 years of chamber music in Brunswick.

BOX OFFICE View Programming: bowdoinfestival.org/events Order Online: bowdoinfestival.org/tickets P: 207-373-1400 E: lori@bowdoinfestival.org CONCERT VENUES Studzinski Recital Hall 12 Campus Road S, Brunswick, ME 04011 Crooker Theater 116 Maquoit Road, Brunswick, ME 04011

Studzinski Recital Hall

TICKET INFORMATION 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 Ticket Policies Festival programs are subject to change. Ticket purchases are non-refundable; tickets returned to the Festival for resale are tax deductible.

POST-CONCERT RECEPTIONS ON FRIDAYS Join us after every Friday concert to meet the artists and connect with fellow Festival community members. Receptions will be held at the Brunswick Hotel on 6/28, 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, and Nomad Pizza on 8/2.

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

2024 SEASON SPONSORS Steinway & Sons Bath Savings Broadreach PR The Brunswick Hotel CelloBello Down East Magazine The Highlands HM Payson Islebrook Village

Maine Public OneSixtyFive Piper Shores Portland Press Herald Raymond James The Times Record Thornton Oaks The Violin Channel

Ying Quartet with Soyeon Kate Lee MONDAY JUNE 24 7:30 PM | Studzinski

YING QUARTET Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello JOSEPH HAYDN String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 50, No. 1, “Prussian” BÉLA BARTÓK String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67 ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 Soyeon Kate Lee, piano

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Foote, Schubert, & Mendelssohn WEDNESDAY JUNE 26 7:30 PM | Studzinski ARTHUR FOOTE At Dusk Linda Chesis, flute • Keiko Ying, cello June Han, harp FRANZ SCHUBERT Fantasie in C Major, D. 934 Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Pei-Shan Lee, piano FELIX MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49 Ian Swensen, violin • Steven Doane, cello Weicong Zhang, piano

Beethoven, Cuong, & Beach FRIDAY JUNE 28 7:30 PM | Studzinski

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Trio in D Major, Op. 9, No. 2 Renée Jolles, violin • Maiya Papach, viola Jeffrey Zeigler, cello VIET CUONG Electric Aroma Linda Chesis, flute • Fellow, clarinet Luke Rinderknecht, percussion • Fellow, piano AMY BEACH Piano Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 67 Ayano Ninomiya, Janet Ying, violin • Rebecca Albers, viola • David Ying, cello • Tao Lin, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Pacifica Quartet MONDAY JULY 1 7:30 PM | Studzinski

PACIFICA QUARTET Simin Ganatra, Austin Hartman, violin Mark Holloway, viola • Brandon Vamos, cello

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132

Alumni Featured: Pacifica violinist Simin Ganatra and cellist Brandon Vamos met while students at the Festival in 1989.

Grieg, Schnittke, & Clarke WEDNESDAY JULY 3 7:30 PM | Studzinski EDVARD GRIEG Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13 Ian Swensen, violin • Weicong Zhang, piano ALFRED SCHNITTKE Hymn I Jeffrey Zeigler, cello • June Han, harp Luke Rinderknecht, timpani REBECCA CLARKE Piano Trio (1921) Robin Scott, violin • Ahrim Kim, cello Julian Martin, piano

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Prestini, Szymanowski, & Brahms FRIDAY JULY 5 7:30 PM | Studzinski PAOLA PRESTINI Mother Moon Songs (World Premiere) Soyeon Kate Lee, piano KAROL SZYMANOWSKI Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Op. 9 Ani Schnarch, violin • Tao Lin, piano JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87 Renée Jolles, violin • Steven Doane, cello Ran Dank, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Talea Ensemble SUNDAY JULY 7 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. See page 23 for more Gamper programming.

OLGA NEUWIRTH coronAtion II: Naufraghi del mondo che hanno ancora un cuore ANTHONY CHEUNG Clocks for Seeing ANDILE KHUMALO Iso(r) DEREK BERMEL Language Instruction ZOSHA DI CASTRI La forma dello spazio

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Brentano Quartet MONDAY JULY 8 7:30 PM | Studzinski BRENTANO QUARTET Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, violin Misha Amory, viola • Nina Lee, cello JOSEPH HAYDN String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5, “Russian” DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 FELIX MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1

Alumni Featured: Brentano violinist Serena Canin attended the Festival as a student for five summers in the ’80s.

León, Bernstein, & Ravel WEDNESDAY JULY 10 7:30 PM | Studzinski TANIA LEÓN del Caribe, soy!

Laura del Sol Jiménez, flute • Tao Lin, piano LEONARD BERNSTEIN Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Derek Bermel, clarinet • Pei-Shan Lee, piano TANIA LEÓN Mosaicos Monica Ellis, bassoon • Tao Lin, piano MAURICE RAVEL Piano Trio in A Minor Ian Swensen, violin • Ahrim Kim, cello Ran Dank, piano

MEET THE COMPOSER TALK: TANIA LEÓN July 9 at 10 AM | Studzinski Rehearsal Room

Alexi Kenney Plays Sibelius FRIDAY July 12 7:30 PM | Crooker

LEOŠ JANÁČEK Mládí “Youth” Monica Ellis, bassoon • Wind Felllows OLLI MUSTONEN Nonet, No. 2 Fellows, violin • Rebecca Albers, Fellow, viola Jeffrey Zeigler, Fellow, cello Anthony Manzo, bass JEAN SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 Alexi Kenney, violin Jayce Ogren, conductor Festival Orchestra

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Jupiter Quartet with Pei-Shan Lee MONDAY JULY 15 7:30 PM | Studzinski JUPITER QUARTET Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso” ELIZABETH MACONCHY String Quartet No. 3 CARLOS SIMON An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave EDWARD ELGAR Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84 Pei-Shan Lee, piano

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Arensky, Fujikura, & Brahms WEDNESDAY JULY 17 7:30 PM | Studzinski

ANTON ARENSKY Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32 Sergiu Schwartz, violin • David Ying, cello Tao Lin, piano DAI FUJIKURA Cosmic Breath Fellow, flute • Fellow, oboe • Fellow, clarinet Fellow, horn • Fellow, bassoon JOHANNES BRAHMS Trio in A Minor, Op. 114 Stephen Williamson, clarinet • Amir Eldan, cello Elinor Freer, piano

MEET THE COMPOSER TALK: DAI FUJIKURA July 18 at 1 PM | Studzinski Rehearsal Room

Fujikura, Prokofiev, & Mozart FRIDAY JULY 19 7:30 PM | Studzinski

DAI FUJIKURA Floating Fireflies June Han, harp SERGEI PROKOFIEV Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 Nelson Lee, violin • Pei-Shan Lee, piano WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 Stephen Williamson, clarinet • YooJin Jang, Meg Freivogel, violin • Lesley Robertson, viola Denise Djokic, cello

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Miró Quartet with Elinor Freer MONDAY JULY 22 7:30 PM | Studzinski

MIRÓ QUARTET Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, violin John Largess, viola • Joshua Gindele, cello WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 493 Elinor Freer, piano ALBERTO GINASTERA String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20 CLAUDE DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10

Alumni Featured: Miró violinists Daniel Ching and William Fedkenheuer attended the Festival as students in 1991.

Chen, Schumann, & Brahms WEDNESDAY JULY 24 7:30 PM | Studzinski

QIGANG CHEN Voyage d’un Reve Fellow, flute • Fellow, violin • Fellow, viola • Fellow, cello • June Han, harp • Luke Rinderknecht, percussion CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN Drei Romanzen, Op. 22 Sergiu Schwartz, violin • Jeewon Park, piano JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 YooJin Jang, violin • Kirsten Docter, viola Amir Eldan, cello • HieYon Choi, piano

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Mozart, Morlock, & Brahms FRIDAY JULY 26 7:30 PM | Studzinski WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478 Mikhail Kopelman, violin • Phillip Ying, viola Keiko Ying, cello • Jeewon Park, piano JOCELYN MORLOCK Three Meditations on Light Denise Djokic, cello • June Han, harp JOHANNES BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, Phillip Ying, viola • Daniel McDonough, David Ying, cello

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Jon Nakamatsu with Ying Quartet Members SUNDAY JULY 28 2:00 PM | Studzinski

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, “Pastorale” FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49 JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 Robin Scott, violin • Phillip Ying, viola David Ying, cello • Jon Nakamatsu, piano

Festival faculty member Jon Nakamatsu is generously sponsored by Peter and Harriette Griffin.

Turtle Island Quartet ISLAND PRAYERS MONDAY JULY 29 7:30 PM | Studzinski TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET Gabe Terracciano, David Balakrishnan, violin Benjamin von Gutzeit, viola Naseem Alatrash, cello DAVID BALAKRISHNAN Little Mouse Jumps Island Prayers Groove in the Louvre Darkness Dreaming The Second Wave TERENCE BLANCHARD Turtle Trajectory RHIANNON GIDDENS Pompey Ran Away JEROD IMPICHCHAACHAACHA’ TATE Little Loksi’

Villa-Lobos, Montag, & Schubert WEDNESDAY JULY 31 7:30 PM | Studzinski

HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2, Op. 66 Denise Djokic, cello • Tao Lin, piano VILMOS MONTAG Sonata for Contrabass and Piano in E Minor Jeremy McCoy, bass • Pei-Shan Lee, piano FRANZ SCHUBERT Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667, “The Trout” Mikhail Kopelman, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola Edward Arron, cello • Jeremy McCoy, bass Elinor Freer, piano

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Sergei Babayan Plays Mozart FRIDAY AUGUST 2 7:30 PM | Crooker

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 Fellow, flute • Fellow, violin • Fellow, viola Fellow, cello WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516 Robin Scott, YooJin Jang, violin • Kirsten Docter, Lesley Robertson, viola • Edward Arron, cello WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 Sergei Babayan, piano Peter Bay, conductor Festival Orchestra

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Nomad Pizza 14 Maine Street, Brunswick

Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music Free Concerts A sustained commitment to nurturing and promoting the music of our time. This year’s programming will feature works by alumni of the Festival’s composition program to honor our 60th anniversary. The Gamper Festival concludes on Sunday, July 7 at 2:00 PM (see page 9 for details).

THURSDAY JULY 4 7:30 PM | Studzinski Timo Andres, 2003, 2004 Michael Fiday, 1990 Melissa Hui, 1993 Matthew Schultheis, 2018, 2024 Nina Shekhar, 2016 Elijah Daniel Smith, 2023 Nina Young, 2002, 2008

SATURDAY JULY 6 7:30 PM | Studzinski Nick DiBerardino, 2012 Natalie Draper, 2014 Sean Friar, 2007 Fang Man, 2001 Jorge Muñiz, 1999 Sid Richardson, 2017 Tyler Taylor, 2021 P. 23

Young Artists Series Free Concerts Performances by the Festival’s talented student musicians in Studzinski Recital Hall.

JUNE Thurs, June 27: 7:00 PM Sat, June 29: 9:00 PM Guinea Pigs in Bow Ties Sun, June 30: 7:00 PM JULY Tues, July 2: 7:00 PM Sat, July 6: 2:00 PM Tues, July 9: 3:00 PM Tues, July 9: 7:00 PM Thurs, July 11: 1:00 PM Thurs, July 11: 7:00 PM Fri, July 12: 1:00 PM Tues, July 16: 7:00 PM Thurs, July 18: 7:00 PM AUGUST Thurs, August 1: 1:00 PM Thurs, August 1: 7:00 PM Fri, August 2: 1:00 PM

Sat, July 20: 7:00 PM Sun, July 21: 7:00 PM Tues, July 23: 7:00 PM Thurs, July 25: 7:00 PM Sat, July 27: 1:00 PM Sat, July 27: 7:00 PM Sun, July 28: 7:00 PM Tues, July 30: 1:00 PM Tues, July 30: 7:00 PM

Community Concerts Free Concerts Join us at arts and community centers, breweries, churches, libraries, museums, and more throughout the Midcoast region!

Sat, June 29: 2:00 PM Flight Deck Brewing Sun, June 30, 3:00 PM Meetinghouse Arts Tues, July 2: 2:00 PM The Highlands Wed, July 3: 2:00 PM Phippsburg Church Fri, July 5: 2:00 PM Thornton Oaks Sat, July 6: 10:00 AM Family Series Curtis Library Tues, July 9: 3:00 PM Piper Shores Wed, July 10: 2:00 PM Topsham Library Thurs, July 11: 2:00 PM People Plus

Sat, July 13: 10:00 AM Family Series Bowdoin College Museum Sun, July 14: 12:00 PM Maine Beer Company Mon, July 15: 2:00 PM Day’s Ferry Church Wed, July 17: 2:00 PM The Highlands Thurs, July 18: 11:00 AM Bowdoin College Museum Thurs, July 18: 2:00 PM OceanView Sat, July 20: 4:00 PM Family Series 60th Celebration Brunswick Town Green Tues, July 23: 2:00 PM Farnsworth Museum

Concerts denoted “Family Series” will have programming and activities for children, although all ages welcome! Each concert will be individually curated to span various musical periods and instruments, introducing families to the rich tapestry of classical compositions.

Wed, July 24: 2:00 PM Bath Patten Free Library Thurs, July 25: 10:00 AM Highland Green Fri, July 26: 2:00 PM Thornton Oaks Sat, July 27: 10:30 AM Family Series Portland Public Library Tues, July 30: 6:00 PM Sea Dogs Game, National Anthem Wed, July 31: 10:00 AM Family Series Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine Thurs, August 1: 2:00 PM Piper Shores Please check bowdoinfestival.org/community-concerts for venue information; select concerts may require advanced reservations.

Board of Trustees

Executive Director Daniel Nitsch

Artistic Directors David Ying Phillip Ying

info@bowdoinfestival.org Phone: 207-373-1400 Toll free: 1 855-832-3393

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SATURDAY, JULY 20: 4:00–6:00 PM BRUNSWICK TOWN GREEN

6300 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011-8463

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