THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of
Music presents
Guest Artist Recital
Bowlin-Cho Duo
David Bowlin, Violin
Tony Cho, Piano with Gregory Sauer, Cello
Sunday, September 24, 2023 2:00 p.m. | Longmire Recital Hall
Divertimento: Suite from The Fairy’s Kiss Igor Stravinsky
I. Sinfonia (1882–1971)
II. Danses suisses
III. Scherzo
IV. Pas de deux Adagio
Variation Coda
10 Variations on ‘Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu’, Op.121a Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
David Bowlin, violin; Gregory Sauer, cello Tony Cho, piano
INTERMISSION
Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 Sergei Prokofiev
I. Andante assai (1891–1953)
II. Allegro brusco
III. Andante
IV. Allegrissimo
Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68 Béla Bartók
I. Jocul cu bâta (1881–1945)
II. Brâul
III. Pe loc
IV. Buciumeana
V. Poarga Româneasca
VI. Maruntel
Bowlin-Cho Duo David Bowlin, violin; Tony Cho, piano
PROGRAM
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
David Bowlin has led a wide-ranging career as a both a soloist and chamber musician, garnering critical acclaim for his performances of a broad repertoire. First prize winner of the Washington International Competition, he has performed as a soloist across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Among his dozens of premieres are violin concerti written for him by Marcos Balter, Alexandra Hermentin, and Donald Crockett, with performances at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, and at the Aspen Music Festival.
Bowlin is a member of the Oberlin Trio and the Bowlin-Cho Duo. He is also a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble and was formerly of the Naumburg award-winning Da Capo Chamber Players. Chamber music collaborations include performances as a guest with the Juilliard String Quartet, with pianists Mitsuko Uchida, Richard Goode, Robert McDonald, Jonathan Biss, and Jeremy Denk, and with members of the Emerson and Brentano quartets. He has made several tours with Musicians from Marlboro and has been a guest artist with many organizations, including the Banff Centre, the Boston Chamber Music Society, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, ChamberFest Cleveland, Chamber Music Chicago, the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival, the Four Seasons Festival, Ojai, and SongFest at the Colburn School. He has performed as guest concertmaster with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the IRIS Orchestra, the Marlboro Festival Orchestra, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Bowlin’s solo and chamber music recordings can be found on the Naxos, Bridge, New Focus, Nonesuch, Arsis, Mode, Tundra, Austrian National Radio, and Oberlin Music labels, with further recording credits including work with Chick Corea for his album The Continents and a number of tracks with Lenny Kravitz.
Bowlin joined the Oberlin Conservatory faculty in 2007 and currently serves as Professor of Violin and Chair of String Studies. In the summer he teaches on the faculties of the Kneisel Chamber Music Festival and has been on the faculty at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, ARIA, and at the Banff Centre. Former students have won positions with the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Milwaukee Symphony, the Berlin Radio Symphony, Ensemble Modern, the Komishe Oper Berlin, the San Diego Symphony, and the New World Symphony, and Orchestra NOW, among others.
Bowlin is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The Juilliard School, and Stony Brook University, where he studied with Pamela Frank, Ronald Copes, Philip Setzer, Ani Kavafian, and Roland and Almita Vamos.
Pianist Tony Cho enjoys a wide-ranging career in keyboard collaborative art as a recitalist, chamber musician, and opera and vocal coach. He has performed at Weill Carnegie Hall in New York City, Zipper Hall in Los Angeles, Ganz Hall in Chicago, Meany Hall in Seattle, the Honolulu Museum of Art, Harris Concert Hall in Aspen, and many others throughout the United States and abroad. His performances with various artists have been featured on WKCR New York, WVIZ Cleveland’s Ovations Series, WXOJ Northampton, and live on KVOD Denver, KHPR Honolulu, and Maine Public Radio’s Tiny Screen Concert Series. Together with his duo and chamber music partner, violinist David Bowlin, Cho has appeared at the Kneisel Hall and Bowdoin International Chamber Music Festivals, Credo Chamber Music, Chamber Music Quad Cities, the International Chamber Music Festival of Thessaloniki, and others.
Currently serving on the chamber music faculty at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Cho has previously been on the collaborative piano faculty and vocal/opera coaching staff at The Juilliard School, the University of Southern California, and at SongFest at the Colburn School, among others. He has given masterclasses at many schools in the U.S. and abroad, including Central Conservatory in Beijing, the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, the Ingesund School of Music in Arvika, Sweden, and at various institutions in South Korea. In addition, Cho’s extensive experience in opera includes serving as an assistant conductor and coach for over 70 productions at professional companies and universities across the country.
Originally from South Korea, Cho earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Washington; the Master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music; and the Bachelor’s degree with a minor in Spanish Literature from Oklahoma State University, where in 2017 he was honored with the Distinguished Music Alumnus Award. His principal teachers were Dr. Thomas Lanners, Frank Weinstock, and Craig Sheppard.
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
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