Philadelphia International Music Festival
Solo Performance Preparation Program Grand Finale
Friday, June 27th, 2025 | 2:30 PM
Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion Valley Forge Military Academy & College
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
Oboe Concerto
Ralph Vaughan Williams I. Allegro moderato (1872–1958)
Sidney Belcher, oboe Mark Livshits, piano
Clarinet Concerto No.1, Op.36
Fanz Krommer I. Allegro (1759–1831)
Michael Sun, clarinet
Mark Livshits, piano
Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op.120
Johannes Brahms I. Allegro appassionato (1833–1897)
Itay Hazan, clarinet
Mark Livshits, piano
Flute Concerto, Op.283
Carl Reinecke III. Moderato In tempo animato Tempo I Più mosso Più lento maestoso (1824–1910)
Alyson Lee, flute Mark Livshits, piano
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, Op.29
Jimena McDonald, clarinet Mark Livshits, piano
Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)
Grand duo concertant, Op.48
Carl Maria von Weber III. Rondo. Allegro
Heather Greer, clarinet
Mark Livshits, piano
INTERMISSION
Violin Concerto No.1, Op.26
Max Bruch I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato (1838–1920)
Veronica Tartack, violin
Ellen Youssefian, piano
Reminder:Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.
Violin Concerto No.9, Op.104
Charles Auguste de Bériot I. Allegro maestoso (1802–1870)
Paulette Dela Cadena, violin Ellen Youssefian, piano
Violin Concerto No.2 in D Major, K.211
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro moderato (1756–1791)
Aria Lee, violin Ellen Youssefian, piano
Symphonie espagnole, Op.21
Édouard Lalo I. Allegro non troppo (1823–1892)
Spencer Smith, violin Ellen Youssefian, piano
Violin Concerto No.2, Op.129
Dmitri Shostakovich I. Moderato (1906–1975)
Stanislava Krylova, violin Ellen Youssefian, piano
Viola Concerto in the Style of J.C. Bach
Henri Casadesus I. Allegro molto ma maestoso (1899–1972)
Philip Weeks, viola Marina Iwao, piano
Violin Concerto, Op.53 Antonín Dvořák I. Allegro ma non troppo (1841–1904)
Julia Reifsnyder, violin Ellen Youssefian, piano
Violin Concerto, Op.48
Dmitri Kabalevsky I. Allegro molto e con brio (1904–1987)
Rex Franklin, violin Ellen Youssefian, piano
Reminder:Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.
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