Benefit Concert for Japan

BENEFIT

CONCERT FOR

JAPAN APRIL 11

TOKYO STRING QUARTET + GUESTS

Robert Blocker, Dean

Yale School of Music · Benefit Concert for Japan

Tokyo String Quartet martin beaver, violin kikuei ikeda, violin kazuhide isomura, viola clive greensmith, cello

and guests from the yale school of music

wolfgang amadeus mozart 1756–1791

String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 I. Allegro moderato Tokyo String Quartet

Remarks The Reverend Ian Oliver Senior Associate Chaplain Kazuhide Isomura Tokyo String Quartet

samuel barber 1910–1981

String Quartet, Op. 11 II. Adagio Tokyo String Quartet

maria theresia paradis 1759–1824

Sicilienne in E-flat major Wendy Sharp, violin Ryo Yanagitani, piano

felix mendelssohn 1809–1847

Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 II. Andante con moto tranquillo Syoko Aki, violin Ole Akahoshi, cello Elizabeth Parisot, piano

April 11, 2011 · 8 pm in Battell Chapel

robert schumann 1809–1847

String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1 III. Adagio linden string quartet Sarah McElravy, violin Catherine Cosbey, violin Eric Wong, viola Felix Umansky, cello

Intermission

mendelssohn

String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87 III. Adagio e lento Tokyo String Quartet with Ettore Causa, viola

gabriel fauré 1845–1924

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 IV. Allegro quasi presto Ani Kavafian, violin Lindsay Garritson, piano

mendelssohn

Octet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 20 I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco Tokyo String Quartet Linden String Quartet

As a courtesy to the performers and audience members, turn off cell phones and pagers. Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is not permitted.

special thanks

Yale School of Music 203 432-4158 concerts@yale.edu music.yale.edu/media

music.yale.edu concerts & media Dana Astmann Monica Ong Reed Danielle Heller Richard Henebry operations Tara Deming Christopher Melillo piano curators Brian Daley William Harold recording studio Eugene Kimball Jason Robins additional thanks Office of the Secretary Office of Public Affairs and Communications Office of Development All of tonight’s volunteers

The Yale School of Music would like to thank all of tonight’s performers: tokyo string quartet Martin Beaver, violin * Kikuei Ikeda, violin * Kazuhide Isomura, viola * Clive Greensmith, cello * linden string quartet Sarah McElravy, violin Catherine Cosbey, violin Eric Wong, viola Felix Umansky, cello Ole Akahoshi, cello * Syoko Aki, violin * Ettore Causa, viola * Lindsay Garritson, piano Ani Kavafian, violin * Elizabeth Parisot, piano * Wendy Sharp, violin * Ryo Yanagitani, piano * faculty

All proceeds from tonight’s concert will be donated to the Red Cross to support its relief efforts in Japan.

For more information on Yale’s response to the crisis in Japan, or to make a donation:

» relief.yale.edu

Robert Blocker, Dean