Yale in New York: Preview Concert

MOZART’S BIRTHDAY PREVIEW CONCERT OLE AKAHOSHI, CELLO MELVIN CHEN, PIANO AND YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDENTS

1/24/13

MUSIC BY BACH, MOZART, BEETHOVEN, AND AARON JAY KERNIS THURSDAY • 5:30 PM • MORSE RECITAL HALL

YALE in NEW YORK DAVID SHIFRIN · ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Robert Blocker, Dean

MOZART’S BIRTHDAY Presented by the Yale School of Music • Robert Blocker, Dean Yale in New York Preview Concert • David Shifrin, Artistic Director Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall

T H U R S D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 4 5:30 PM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756–1791 after Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750

From Six Preludes and Fugues for String

Trio (after J.S. Bach), K. 404a III. Prelude. Adagio — Fugue in F-sharp major I. Prelude. Adagio — Fugue in D-sharp minor II. Prelude. Adagio — Fugue in F-sharp minor Nayeon Kim ’13ad, violin Eleanor Kendra James ’13ad, viola Arnold Choi ’13ad, cello

Aaron Jay Kernis b. 1960

Mozart en Route (Or, A Little Traveling Music) Benjamin Hoffman ’14mm, violin Eleanor Kendra James ’13ad, viola Arnold Choi ’13ad, cello

intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770–1827

Seven Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” from Die Zauberflöte Ole Akahoshi, cello Melvin Chen, piano

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

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