Wendy Sharp violin with
Joel Wizansky, piano
faculty artist series October 18, 2015 • Morse Recital Hall
Robert Blocker, Dean
Faculty Artist Series
Wendy Sharp, violin with
joel wizansky • piano
Sunday, October 18, 2015 • 4 pm • Morse Recital Hall
Antonín Dvořák 1841–1904
Sonatina in G major, Op. 100 I. Allegro risoluto II. Larghetto III. Scherzo. Molto vivace IV. Finale. Allegro
Sergei Prokofiev 1891–1953
Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 I. Andante assai II. Allegro brusco III. Andante IV. Allegrissimo — Andante assai, come prima intermission
Aaron Jay Kernis b. 1960
Air (1996)
David Lang b. 1957
light moving (2012)
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897
Scherzo in C minor (Sonatensatz)
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Artist Profiles
Wendy Sharp · violin
Joel Wizansky · piano
Award-winning violinist Wendy Sharp performs frequently as a recitalist and a chamber musician. In demand as a teacher and chamber music coach, she is on the faculties of the Yale School of Music and California Summer Music, and maintains a private studio.
Joel Wizansky is acclaimed by audiences and musicians alike for his combination of fiery intensity and probing musicianship. The Washington Post wrote of his “emotional and rich performance, sparkling runs, beautiful phrasing, and dramatic interpretation.” After his debut with the San Francisco Symphony at age 17, he went on to win numerous awards, including first prize in the Helen Hart International Piano Competition and the Yale Gordon Competition and fifth prize in the Marguerite Long International Competition.
For nearly a decade, Ms. Sharp was the first violinist and a founding member of the highly acclaimed Franciscan String Quartet. As a member of the quartet she toured the USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and was honored with many awards including first prize in the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Press and City of Evian prizes at the Evian International String Quartet Competition. A native of the San Francisco Bay area, she attended Yale University, graduating summa cum laude with distinction in music, and received her Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Ms. Sharp has served on the faculties of the Mannes College of Music, Dartmouth College, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Choate Rosemary Hall. She has also participated in the Aspen, Tanglewood, Chamber Music West, Norfolk, Britten-Pears, and Music Academy of the West festivals. Ms. Sharp is currently the Director of Chamber Music at the Yale School of Music, where she has also served on the violin faculty since 1997. Ms. Sharp and her husband have two children, members of the Yale College classes of 2014 and 2016.
He has performed frequently in recitals and with orchestras in the United States, Europe, Taiwan, and Korea, and has been heard in broadcast performances in New York, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Chicago. His first solo compact disc, A Brahms Recital, was released in 2001 on the MRC label. He is also a noted chamber musician and collaborator, and has performed in duo recitals at Carnegie Hall, the National Concert Hall in Taipei, and many other venues. Joel Wizansky has served on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory and is currently a staff pianist at the Yale School of Music.
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