American Romanian Festival 2018 • March 17, 2018 Program

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ENESCU CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

Saturday, March 17, 2018, 3 p.m.

Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit 2700 E. West Maple Rd Commerce Charter Township, MI 48390

$20 ADMISSION

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ENESCU CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

ARTISTS

Marian Tănău VIOLIN

Sujin Lim VIOLIN

Saturday, March 17, 2018, 3 p.m.

Steinway Piano Gallery 2700 E. West Maple Rd. Commerce Charter Township, MI 48390

$20 ADMISSION

CONCERT PROGRAM

Heidi Han VIOLIN

William Haapanemi VIOLA

Sheryl Hwangbo VIOLIN

Hang Su VIOLA

George Enescu (1881–1955) Piano Quintet in D Major Allegro moderato Scherzo vivace Andante Allegro con spirito Sheryl Hwangbo, violin; Heidi Han, violin; Hang Su, viola; David LeDoux, cello; Zhihua Tang, piano – INTERMISSION –

David LeDoux C E L LO

Jeremy Crosmer C E L LO

Zhihua Tang PIANO

George Enescu (1881–1955) Octet for Strings, Op. 7 (1897) Très modéré Très fougueux Lentement Mouvement de valse ben rythmée

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ENESCU

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

CONCERT PROGRAM George Enescu (1881–1955) Piano Quintet in D Major

Allegro moderato Scherzo vivace Andante Allegro con spirito Sheryl Hwangbo, violin Heidi Han, violin Hang Su, viola David LeDoux, cello Zhihua Tang, piano

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George Enescu (1881–1955) Octet for Strings, Op. 7 (1897) Très modéré Très fougueux Lentement Mouvement de valse ben rythmée Marian Tănău, violin Heidi Han, violin Sheryl Hwangbo, violin Sujin Lim, violin William Haapanemi, viola Hang Su, viola David LeDoux, cello Jeremy Crosmer, cello

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This concert is given in preparation for the Romanian concerts as part of this 2018 Season’s American Romanian Festival.

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Saturday, March 17, 2018, 3 p.m.

Steinway Piano Gallery 2700 E. West Maple Rd. Commerce Charter Township, MI 48390

ARTISTS

Jeremy Crosmer C E L LO

Jeremy Crosmer is a remarkable young artist, both as a cellist and a composer. Crosmer completed multiple graduate degrees from the University of Michigan in cello, composition, and theory pedagogy, and received his DMA in 2012 at age 24. From 2012 to 2017, he served as the Assistant Principal cellist in the Grand Rapids Symphony, and he joined the DSO in May of 2017. He is the composer and arranger for the GRS Music for Health Initiative, which pairs symphonic musicians with music therapists to bring classical music to hospitals. In March of 2017, the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital launched a music channel that runs continuously, using four hours of meditative music composed by Crosmer and performed by musicians of the GRS. ❖

William Haapanemi VIOLA

Will Haapaniemi is a violinist born in Los Angeles from Finnish ancestry. He is thrilled to have joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2014 alongside his wife, violinist Heidi Han. Will always wanted to be a violinist, from the time he saw Itzhak Perlman play on Sesame Street when he was a little over two years old. Many other interests competed with practice time; some of his favorites were the martial art Capoeira, dance, and training for his sailplane pilot’s license.

Much is owed to Will’s master violin teachers, Yoko Takebe and Michael Gilbert of the New York Philharmonic while Will attended Manhattan School of Music. In high school, Will was fortunate to study with Mark Kaplan, and fondly remembers lessons with Ruggiero Ricci in his home in Palm Springs. Also a great influence, Will’s cousin Paul Roby of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and his aunt, Linda Grace, whose tireless support encouraged him to be the musician he is today. And of course, without the support of Will’s parents, none of this would have been possible.

Will is active as a soloist and chamber musician, and has played viola since high school. ❖

Heidi Han VIOLIN

Heidi Han first began her violin studies with JaeKwang Song while attending Yewon School of Arts. When Heidi was 13, her family moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada, and she continued her studies with Robert Davidovici. While in Canada, she served the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra as a concertmaster. Heidi received both her Bachelor’s degree and graduate performance diploma from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, earning the Peabody Merit Scholarship for both programs. Ms. Han is the first prize in the Marbury Competition and was awarded the Josef Kaspar Award. Currently, Heidi plays with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as a second violinist and lives in Detroit, Michigan, where she enjoys great music making with her colleagues and her husband, Will Haapaniemi. ❖

Sheryl Hwangbo VIOLIN

Violinist Sheryl Sul Hwangbo joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2012. Born in South Korea, Sheryl began her violin studies at age six. As an active soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician, Sheryl won various competitions in the Midwest and participated in the Verbier Festival, Aspen Music Festival, and the Pacific Music Festival, among others. During her studies, Sheryl served as a concertmaster of the Juilliard and MSM Orchestra.

She won the Juilliard Concerto Competition which led to a solo performance with the Juilliard Orchestra. Sheryl received her Bachelor of Music degree from Cleveland Institute of Music, Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School, and Professional Studies degree from Manhattan School of Music. Primary teachers include Paul Kantor, Ronald Copes, Glenn Dicterow, and Lisa Kim. ❖ Artists continued on opposite side

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David LeDoux C E L LO

David LeDoux has appeared as a soloist with the Syracuse Symphony, the Skaneateles Festival Chamber Orchestra, the Tulsa Philharmonic, the Oklahoma State University Symphony, the Louisiana Sinfonietta, and the MidTexas Symphony.

LeDoux is an active and avid chamber musician, including many years with the Syracuse Society for New Music. As a committed private teacher, he spent 2012 as a cello instructor for Imagine Syracuse, a music program in an inner-city school which was modeled after the El Sistema program in Venezuela.

Previous professional engagements for David have included serving as Principal Cellist with the Baton Rouge (LA) Symphony, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Symphony, and the Louisiana Sinfonietta. Last summer, David returned to his faculty position with the Eastern Musical Festival in Greensboro, NC. David lives in Madison Heights, and David includes among his hobbies reading, running, and movies. ❖

Sujin Lim VIOLIN

Violinist Sujin Lim was born in Seoul, South Korea, where she began her musical studies at age five.

She joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as section violinist in 2017.

Sujin is a prizewinner in numerous national and international violin competitions, including the Lodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition (Italy), Torun International Violin Competition (Poland), Indianapolis Matinee Musical Scholarship Competition, Indiana University Sibelius Concerto Competition (United States), and the Joongang Music Competition and Ewha Kyunghyang Competition (Korea). Sujin has appeared in recital and as a soloist throughout Korea, Europe, and the United States. ❖

Hang Su VIOLA

Hang Su was born in Zhengzhou, China, grew up in Beijing, and matured in the United States. A three-time recipient of the Léni Fé Bland Scholarship, Su was also granted the Alfred Charles Mobus Jr. Scholarship while studying at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California. The first-prize winner of the California Young Artist Competition, he has also won the Idyllwild Arts Concerto Competition and the National Debut Competition held by the Young Musicians Foundation.

Su has performed concerts throughout the U.S. and China in halls including Kennedy Center, Annenberg Hall, Royce Hall, Schoenberg Hall, California Center for the Arts, Newman Hall, Bovard Auditorium, Zipper Hall, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Wilshire Ebell Theater, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Beijing Concert Hall.

Su has been the Principal Violist of the International Chamber Orchestra, Debut Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Symphony, Colburn Orchestra, and twice received a full scholarship to participate in the Music Academy of the West.

As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as Ralf Gothóni, Arnold Steinhardt, Ronald Leonard, Dennis Trembly, Margaret Batjer, Peter Stumpf, and members of the Ysaÿe Quartet.

Su has studied with Paul Coletti, Ralph Fielding, Xiaolong Liu, and Donald McInnes. ❖

Zhihua Tang PIANO

Zhihua Tang is assistant professor in collaborative piano at the Michigan State University College of Music. Ms. Tang attended the Shanghai Conservatory, and later received a master of music degree from Indiana University as a scholarship student of Menahem Pressler. Ms. Tang has enjoyed an active performing career around the world and has been praised for

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her extraordinary versatility and profound artistry.

Over the years, she has collaborated with some of today’s leading musicians: violinists Joshua Bell, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Yuval Yaron, Robert Chen, David Kim and others. Tang was the top prize winner of the Beethoven Sonata Competition in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Central Division of the MTNA Collegiate Artist Competition, Chopin Competition in Chicago. ❖

Marian Tănău VIOLIN

Romanian-born violinist Marian Tanau first picked up the violin at age four and began his musical education in his hometown of Timisoara in Romania. He graduated from Liceul de Muzica “Ion Vidu,” where he studied violin with Maria Cleşiu. He then left for the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca and the Conservatorul de Muzica “G. Dima,” where he earned an Artists Diploma. Later in the USA, he earned a graduate degree from Bowling Green State University.

Tanau joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1995. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in Romania and the USA and is an active chamber musician. In 2004, Tanau joined the violin faculty at Wayne State University. In 2005, he was awarded a sabbatical year and moved temporarily to Romania where he joined the music faculty at the National College of Art “Ion Vidu,” and the Music Conservatory of the West University from Timisoara.

His recording of the Violin Sonata by Paul Paray, recorded for Grotto Productions, received praise from critics in the prestigious Strad, Gramophone, and Fanfare Magazines.

Marian Tanau is the founder and president of the American Romanian Festival, Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote American and Romanian music and culture to audiences in the USA and Europe. ❖