Skip to main content

July 2025 Piano Studies Program Grand Finale

Page 1


Philadelphia International Music Festival

July 2025

Piano Studies Program

Grand Finale

Friday, July 25, 2025

Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion 11:00 AM Valley Forge Military Academy & College

Sonata for One Piano Four Hand, FP 8

Francis Poulenc I. Prelude (1899–1963)

Shuxian Ding, primo | Ethan Jones, secondo

II. Rustique

Yihong Chu, primo | Charlotte Li, secondo

III. Final

Stanley Hyun, primo | Kevin Kang, secondo

Waltz in A minor, B.150, Op. posth. Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

August Ding, piano

Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, K.331

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

III. Alla Turka (1756–1791)

David Spiegel, piano

Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1

Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro (1770–1827)

Ethan Jones, piano

Morceaux de fantaisie, Op.3 No.1 “Elégie” in E-flat minor

Matthew Spiegel, piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 “The Tempest” Ludwig van Beethoven

III. Allegretto (1770–1827)

Siddhant Sharma, piano

Reminder:Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.

Impromptu No.1 in A-flat major, Op.29

Ewan Lazzerini, piano

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Piano Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 “Moonlight Sonata” Ludwig van Beethoven

III. Presto agitato (1770–1827)

Souvenirs, Op.28

Samuel Mishulovich, piano

Samuel Barber

III. Pas de deux (1910–1981)

Siddhant Sharma, primo | Joshua Gaumer, secondo

V. Hesitation Tango

Kenneth Gallwas, primo | Yuze Lee, secondo

Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from “Children’s Corner”

Charlotte Li, piano

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Invention No.8 in F Major, BWV 779

Damian Theodoridis, piano

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56

Béla Bartók

I. Jocul cu bâtă―Bot tánc (1881–1945)

II. Brâul

Etude in F minor, Op.25 No.2 “The Bees”

Shuxian Ding, piano

Reminder:Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Etude in F major, Op.25 No.8 “Sixths”

Vivian Jang, piano

Piano Sonata No.3 in C Major, Op.2 No.3

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Ludwig van Beethoven

I. Allegro con brio (1770–1827)

Joshua Gaumer, piano

Impromptu in A-flat major, D.899 No.4

Franz Schubert Allegretto (1797–1828)

Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52

Kyle Griffith, piano

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Giora Nadav, piano

Ma Mère L’Oye (Mother Goose Suite), M.60

Maurice Ravel

I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Pavane of Sleeping Beauty). Lent (1875–1937)

Ewan Lazzerini, primo | Kyle Griffith, secondo

V. Le Jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden). Lent et grave

Giora Nadav, primo | Samuel Mishulovich, secondo

Consolation No.3, S.172

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Grace Jordan François-Rosa, piano

Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 “The Tempest”

Ludwig van Beethoven III. Allegretto (1770–1827)

Kevin Kang, piano

Reminder:Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.

Scherzo No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.31

Stanley Hyun, piano

Ramble on the Last Love from “Der Rosenkavalier” , Op.59

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Richard Strauss (1864–1949) (arr. Percy Grainger)

Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14

Nocturne in D-flat major, Op.27 No.2

Kenneth Gallwas, piano

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

Jancis Xu, piano

Frédéric Chopin

Lento sonstenuto (1810–1849)

Yuze Lee, piano

Waltz for One Piano Six Hands Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Vivian Jang, primo | Grace Jordan François-Rosa, secondo | Jancis Xu, terzo

Galop-marche à huit mains

Albert Lavignac (1846–1916)

Stanley Hyun, Vivian Jang, Ewan Lazzerini, & Damian Theodoridis, primo

Jancis Xu, Grace Jordan François-Rosa, Giora Nadav, & Kevin Kang, secondo

Kenneth Gallwas, Shuxian Ding, Siddhant Sharma, & Matthew Spiegel, terzo

Yuze Lee, Samuel Michulovich, Joshua Gaumer, & Ethan Jones, quarto

Charlotte Li, Kyle Griffith, Yihong Chu, & David Spiegel, extras

Reminder:Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.

PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ITALY

July 28 - August 7, 2025 | Cremona, Italy

FACULTY

Kimberly Fisher

Principal Second Violin

The Philadelphia Orchestra

John Koen Cello

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Mark Livshits

Faculty Pianist

Curtis Institute of Music

The Philadelphia International Music Festival – Italy (July 28 – August 7, 2025) is designed for string musicians and pianists 13-19 years of age preparing for upcoming solo performances and competitions. This exciting new program will include: three private lessons, daily 30-minute workout sessions with an assigned faculty accompanist, daily hour-long solo performance classes, five hours of required daily private practice, and a week-ending Grand Finale Recital in one of the stunning performance halls in Cremona.

Students and families will both reside in Cremona, Italy, enjoying authentic Italian-style meals throughout the week-long program. While students are in training, guests attending the “Family & Friends” program will tour the surrounding towns via Luxury Motorcoach. Destinations include Venice, Milan, Verona, Lake Garda, Bologna and Parma! Students will join the traveling adventures at the conclusion of the Grand Finale performance on August 4th, 2025.

Reminder:Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.

Venice
Modena Milan
Lake Garda
Verona
Bologna

PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL

MUSIC FESTIVAL

is sponsored by:

New and pre-owned pianos, digital keyboards and organs from Philadelphia’s oldest and most respected piano company since 1891.

Featuring Yamaha, Bösendorfer, Estonia, Mason & Hamlin, the Matchless Cunningham, and vintage Steinways.

All Cunningham Pianos used at PIMF 2025 will be sold at discounted prices!

Call (610)585-7777to set up an appointment

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
July 2025 Piano Studies Program Grand Finale by PIMF - Issuu