BIMF Ticket Brochure 2025

International Music Festival

Bowdoin

2025

World-class chamber music in Brunswick, Maine

207-373-1400

bowdoinfestival.org

Our 61st Season

JUNE 30 – AUGUST 8, 2025 The Bowdoin International Music Festival brings world-renowned artists and passionate students to Brunswick, Maine to collaborate and celebrate the power of chamber music. This summer we are delighted to present twenty subscription series concerts featuring our exceptional faculty and guest artists. We also invite you to enjoy free student performances, community concerts, masterclasses, and more throughout our six-week season. Discover the rich variety of programming in the pages ahead. We look forward to sharing an unforettable summer of music with you in Brunswick.

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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 (4 Noble Street, Brunswick).

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

2025 SEASON SPONSORS Steinway & Sons Bath Savings The Brunswick Hotel CelloBello Down East Magazine The Highlands HM Payson Lebel & Harriman

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

Ying Quartet with Derek Bermel MONDAY JUNE 30 7:30 PM | Studzinski

YING QUARTET Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703, “Quartettsatz” DEREK BERMEL A Short History of the Universe Derek Bermel, clarinet FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”

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Mozart, Shaw, & Stravinsky WEDNESDAY JULY 2 7:30 PM | Studzinski WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478 Robin Scott, violin • Melissa Reardon, viola Ahrim Kim, cello • Julian Martin, piano CAROLINE SHAW Boris Kerner Keiko Ying, cello • Luke Rinderknecht, percussion IGOR STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Soyeon Kate Lee, Ran Dank, piano

Stravinsky, Prestini, & Schumann FRIDAY JULY 4 7:30 PM | Studzinski

IGOR STRAVINSKY Suite Italienne Ian Swensen, violin • Weicong Zhang, piano PAOLA PRESTINI The Six Seasons of Trees Linda Chesis, flute • Jeffrey Zeigler, cello Luke Rinderknecht, percussion ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63 Itamar Zorman, violin • Ahrim Kim, cello Soyeon Kate Lee, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Jasper String Quartet MONDAY JULY 7 7:30 PM | Studzinski

JASPER STRING QUARTET J Freivogel, Karen Kim, violin Andrew Gonzalez, viola Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello

BENJAMIN BRITTEN Three Divertimenti GABRIELA LENA FRANK Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 51, “Slavonic”

Beethoven, Ishizaki, & Brahms WEDNESDAY JULY 9 7:30 PM | Studzinski LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 Amir Eldan, cello • Pei-Shan Lee, piano HANNAH ISHIZAKI Obon Uta (World Premiere) Jeffrey Zeigler, cello JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 Itamar Zorman, Janet Ying, violin Melissa Reardon, viola • Keiko Ying, cello Ran Dank, piano

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Poulenc, Pinto Correia, & Vaughan Williams FRIDAY JULY 11 7:30 PM | Studzinski FRANCIS POULENC Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP 119 Ani Schnarch, violin • Tao Lin, piano ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA Cântico Itamar Zorman, violin RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Piano Quintet in C Minor Renée Jolles, violin • Melissa Reardon, viola Amir Eldan, cello • Tracy Rowell, bass Liza Stepanova, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Gamper: Hub New Music SUNDAY JULY 13 2:00 PM | Studzinski HUB NEW MUSIC Michael Avitabile, flutes Gleb Kanasevich, clarinets Magnolia Rohrer, violin/viola Jesse Christeson, cello ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN Pedazos intermitentes de un lugar ya fragmentado TYSHAWN SOREY For Alvin Singleton DONNACHA DENNEHY Concertina DAI WEI How the Stars Vanish...

DANIEL THOMAS DAVIS What If We’re Beautiful

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Attacca Quartet MONDAY JULY 14 7:30 PM | Studzinski ATTACCA QUARTET Amy Schroeder, Domenic Salerni, violin Nathan Schram, viola • Andrew Yee, cello CAROLINE SHAW Entr’acte Three Essays; Second Essay: Echo The Evergreen; IV. Root PAUL WIANCKO Benkei’s Standing Death; Part I: The Thousandth Encounter RADIOHEAD [ARR. NATHAN SCHRAM] 2+2=5 MAURICE RAVEL String Quartet in F Major; I. Allegro moderato — Très doux LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

Zhou, Ysaÿe, & Dvořák WEDNESDAY JULY 16 7:30 PM | Studzinski

ZHOU LONG Illusion Todd Palmer, clarinet • Renée Jolles, violin Jeffrey Zeigler, cello • Tao Lin, piano EUGÈNE YSAŸE Sonata for Two Violins in A Minor, Op. posth.

Itamar Zorman, Robin Scott, violin ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65 Ian Swensen, violin • David Ying, cello Pei-Shan Lee, piano

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Simone Porter Plays Bruch FRIDAY JULY 18 7:30 PM | Crooker

ZHOU LONG Poems from Tang Festival Fellows ANDRÉ MESSAGER [ARR. TODD PALMER] Suite from the ballet “Les Deux Pigeons” Festival Fellows • Todd Palmer, clarinet Phillip Ying, viola • Tracy Rowell, bass June Han, harp MAX BRUCH Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Simone Porter, violin Peter Bay, conductor Festival Orchestra

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Jupiter & Ying Quartets MONDAY JULY 21 7:30 PM | Studzinski

RICHARD STRAUSS Sextet from “Capriccio,” Op. 85 Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin Liz Freivogel, Phillip Ying, viola Daniel McDonough, David Ying, cello ARNOLD SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin Liz Freivogel, Phillip Ying, viola Daniel McDonough, David Ying, cello ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77 Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola David Ying, cello • Anthony Manzo, bass

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Cuong, Rachmaninoff, & Beethoven WEDNESDAY JULY 23 7:30 PM | Studzinski

VIET CUONG Windmill Festival Fellows • Luke Rinderknecht, vibraphone SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19 David Ying, cello • Jon Nakamatsu, piano LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke” Robin Scott, violin • Daniel McDonough, cello HieYon Choi, piano

Piazzolla, Thompson, & Shostakovich FRIDAY JULY 25 7:30 PM | Studzinski

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA L’Histoire du Tango YooJin Jang, violin • June Han, harp CHRIS P. THOMPSON Launch Party Festival Fellows • Luke Rinderknecht, percussion DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57 Mikhail Kopelman, Meg Freivogel, violin Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello Elinor Freer, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Takács Quartet MONDAY JULY 28 7:30 PM | Studzinski

TAKÁCS QUARTET Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes, violin Richard O’Neill, viola • András Fejér, cello FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3, “The Rider” NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Flow LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3

Beethoven, Smetana, & Mozart WEDNESDAY JULY 30 7:30 PM | Studzinski

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 YooJin Jang, violin • Denise Djokic, cello Tao Lin, piano BEDŘICH SMETANA From My Homeland Sergiu Schwartz, violin • Jeewon Park, piano WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quintet No. 3 in C Major, K. 515 Ayano Ninomiya, Meg Freivogel, violin Atar Arad, Ivo-Jan van der Werff, viola Denise Djokic, cello

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Mendelssohn, Yun, & Brahms FRIDAY AUGUST 1 7:30 PM | Studzinski

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58 Edward Arron, cello • Jeewon Park, piano ISANG YUN Duo for Cello and Harp Denise Djokic, cello • June Han, harp JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60, “Werther” Mikhail Kopelman, violin • Phillip Ying, viola Edward Arron, cello • Pei-Shan Lee, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Orion Weiss

with YooJin Jang & Ying Quartet Members SUNDAY AUGUST 3 2:00 PM | Studzinski

FRANZ LISZT Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este ALBAN BERG Piano Sonata, Op. 1 BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Piano Sonata, H. 350 ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 YooJin Jang, Robin Scott, violin Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello Orion Weiss, piano

Jupiter Quartet with Jon Nakamatsu MONDAY AUGUST 4 7:30 PM | Studzinski JUPITER STRING QUARTET Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1 CARLOS SIMON Warmth from Other Suns CÉSAR FRANCK Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 14 Jon Nakamatsu, piano

Prokofiev, Williams, & Fauré WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 7:30 PM | Studzinski

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 94a Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Pei-Shan Lee, piano AMY WILLIAMS Cineshape 3 Festival Fellows • Luke Rinderknecht, percussion AMY WILLIAMS Switch Festival Fellows GABRIEL FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15 Sergiu Schwartz, violin Ivo-Jan van der Werff, viola Edward Arron, cello Jeewon Park, piano

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Richard Goode Plays Mozart FRIDAY AUGUST 8 7:30 PM | Crooker

PAQUITO D’RIVERA Wapango Festival Fellows • Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI Sextet in C Major, Op. 37 Festival Fellows • YooJin Jang, violin Liz Freivogel, viola • Denise Djokic, cello Jon Nakamatsu, piano WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 Richard Goode, piano Peter Bay, conductor Festival Orchestra

MEET THE ARTISTS! Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

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