2020

Bowdoin Festival Online

The Festival’s 2020 season took place entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AuGUST 5 • Wednesday

ROTA, MOZART, & DOHNÁNYI 

NINO ROTA (1911-1979)
Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro vivace con spirito

Susan Kang, flute • David Bowlin, violin • Alan Chow, piano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in F Major, K. 497
I. Adagio – Allegro di molto
II. Andante
III. Allegro

Elinor Freer, Pei-Shan Lee, piano

— Intermission —

ERNÖ DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960)
Piano Quintet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 1
I. Allegro
II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
III. Adagio, quasi andante
IV. Finale. Allegro animato

Ying Quartet • Tao Lin, piano

This concert is a rebroadcast from Friday, July 13, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.

AUGUST 3 • Monday

JUPITER STRING QUARTET

Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
I. Animé et très décidé
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
III. Andantino, doucement expressif
IV. Très modéré – Très mouvementé

KATI AGÓCS (1975-)
Imprimatur
Recitative
I. Ostinato
II. Enraptured Troping
III. Meditation – Crystal Chains
IV. Wild Dance
V. Quodlibet
Coda

Performed without interruption.

— Intermission —

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto vivace
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
V. Presto
VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
VII. Allegro

This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 30, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall. 

July 31 • Friday

Dank / Lee Duo Perform from Cincinnati

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in B-flat Major, K. 358
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Molto Presto
Ran Dank, Soyeon Kate Lee, piano

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH [ARR. FERRUCCIO BUSONI]
Chaconne in D minor from Violin Partita No. 2
Soyeon Kate Lee, piano

FRANZ LISZT [ARR. FERRUCCIO BUSONI]
Fantasy on Two Themes from Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”
Ran Dank, piano

SAMUEL BARBER
Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four-Hands, Op. 28
V. Hesitation Tango
IV. Two-step
III. Pas de deux
VI. Gallop
Ran Dank, Soyeon Kate Lee, piano

July 29 • wednesday

HAYDN & MESSIAEN

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Piano Trio in C Major, Hob. XV:27
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Finale. Presto

Robin Scott, violin • Julia Lichten, cello • Julian Martin, piano

— Intermission —

OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
I. Liturgie de cristal
II. Vocalise, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
III. Abîme des oiseaux
IV. Intermède
V. Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus
VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
VII. Fouillis d’arcs-en-ciel, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
VIII. Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus

Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Amir Eldan, cello • Derek Bermel, clarinet • Pei-Shan Lee, piano

This concert is a rebroadcast from Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.

July 27 • Monday

JUPITER & YING QUARTETS

Jupiter String Quartet
Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello

Ying Quartet
Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, K. 406
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Menuetto in canone – Trio al roverscio
IV. Allegro

RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
String Sextet from “Capriccio”

— Intermission —

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
IV. Presto

This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 23, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall. 

July 24 • friday

Jupiter Quartet Performs from Urbana

The Jupiter String Quartet gives an hour-long concert from Smith Memorial Hall at the University of Illinois School of Music. The Festival is so pleased to present the Jupiter’s first concert back together since March.

GEORGE WALKER
Lyric for Strings (Molto adagio from String Quartet No. 1)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
II. Allegro ma non tanto
III. “Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart,” Molto adagio – Andante
IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
V. Allegro appassionato

July 22 • Wednesday

CLARKE, BARBER, STRAVINSKY

REBECCA CLARKE (1886-1979)
Nocturne

Itamar Zorman, Robin Scott, violin • Soyeon Kate Lee, piano

SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)
Summer Music, Op. 31

Yi Xiang, flute • Shawn Hutchison, oboe • William Colby Bond, clarinet • Steven Palacio, bassoon • Cort Roberts, horn

— Intermission —

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
The Rite of Spring

Part I: Adoration of the Earth
I. Introduction
II. The Augurs of Spring
III. Rituals of Abduction
IV. Spring Rounds
V. Ritual of the Rival Tribes
VI. Procession of the Sage
VII. Dance of the Earth

Part II: The Sacrifice
I. Introduction
II. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
III. Glorification of the Chosen One
IV. Evocation of the Ancestors
V. Ritual Action of the Ancestors
VI. Sacrificial Dance

Soyeon Kate Lee, Ran Dank, piano

This concert is a rebroadcast from Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Studzinski Recital Hall. 

July 20 • monday

BRENTANO STRING QUARTET with PHILLIP YING, VIOLA

Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, violin • Misha Amory, viola • Nina Lee, cello

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2, Hob. III:32
I. Moderato
II. Capriccio: Adagio
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti: Allegro

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat Major, Op. 133
I. Moderato
II. Allegretto

— Intermission —

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87
I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante scherzando
III. Adagio e lento
IV. Allegro molto vivace

 Phillip Ying, viola

This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 16, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.

July 17 • Friday

Zorman & Stepanova Perform from Athens

Violinist Itamar Zorman and pianist Liza Stepanova perform from Athens, GA.

FRITZ KREISLER (1875-1962)
Romance, Op. 4

GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ (1909-1969)
Slavonic Dance for Violin and Piano

GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ (1909-1969)
Stained-Glass Window for Violin and Piano

GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ (1909-1969)
Oberek No. 1 for Violin and Piano

REINALDO MOYA
VIII. Rain Outside a Church from “The Way North”

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Sonata in A Major, D. 574 “Grand Duo”
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: presto
III. Andantino
IV. Allegro vivace

MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77
I. Allegretto
II. Blues (Moderato)
III. Perpetuum mobile (Allegro)

july 15 • Wednesday

PETER SERKIN

This rebroadcast is dedicated in memory of Peter, who passed away on February 1, 2020.

OLIVER KNUSSEN (1952-2018)
Variations, Op. 24
Played in loving memory of Olly.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat Major, K. 570
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto

— Intermission — 

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Waldszenen, Op. 82
I. Eintritt
II. Jäger auf der Lauer
III. Einsame Blumen
IV. Verrufene Stelle
V. Freundliche Landschaft
VI. Herberge
VII. Vogel als Prophet
VIII. Jagdlied
IX. Abschied

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante cantabile con espressione
III. Presto

This concert is a rebroadcast from Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.

July 13 • Monday

TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET

Alex Hargreaves, David Balakrishnan, violin • Benjamin von Gutzeit, viola • Malcom Parson, cello

Bird’s Eye View: The Legend of Charlie Parker

LEE KONITZ (1927-2020)
Subsconscious-Lee

CHARLIE PARKER (1920-1955)
Dewey Square

BENJAMIN VON GUTZEIT
Propeller

J.S. BACH / SONNY ROLLINS (1930-)
Aireginvention #9

JOHN LEWIS (1920-2001)
Django

DAVID BALAKRISHNAN (1954-)
Rebirth of the Holy Fool

— Intermission —

JOHN COLTRANE (1926-1967)
Moment’s Notice

DAVID BALAKRISHNAN (1954-)
Aeroelasticity: Harmonies of Impermanence

MILES DAVIS (1926-1991)
Miles Ahead

DIZZY GILLESPIE (1917-1993)
A Night In Tunisia

BUD POWELL (1924-1966)
Bouncin’ With Bud

OLIVER NELSON (1932-1975)
Stolen Moments

This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 9, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.

July 8 • Wednesday

BEETHOVEN, BERMEL, & DVOŘÁK 

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,” Op. 66

Steven Doane, cello • Elinor Freer, piano

DEREK BERMEL (1967-)
Turning

Kevin Ahfat, piano (2018 piano fellow)

— Intermission —

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97
I. Allegro non tanto
II. Allegro vivo
III. Larghetto
IV. Finale. Allegro giusto

Itamar Zorman, Robin Scott, violin • Liz Freivogel, Ivo-Jan van der Werff, viola • David Ying, cello

This concert is a rebroadcast from Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Studzinski Recital Hall.

July 6 • Monday

BORROMEO STRING QUARTET with PEI-SHAN LEE, PIANO

Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong, violin • Mai Motobuchi, viola • Yeesun Kim, cello

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
II. Adagio non lento
III. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto
IV. Presto – Adagio non lento

GYÖRGI LIGETI (1923-2006)
String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses Nocturnes”

— Intermission —

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44
I. Allegro brillante
II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente – Agitato
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
IV. Allegro, ma non troppo

Pei-Shan Lee, piano

This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 31, 2017 at Studzinski Recital Hall. 

July 3 • Friday

Ying Quartet Performs from Home

The Ying Quartet will give a LIVE hour-long concert from home in Rochester, New York.

Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 51
I. Allegro, ma non troppo
III. Romanza. Andante con moto

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”
I. Allegro con brio
II. Allegretto ma non troppo
III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato

July 1 • wednesday

BERNSTEIN, CONNESSON, BRAHMS

LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
I. Grazioso
II. Andantino – Vivace e leggiero

Jon Manasse, clarinet • Pei-Shan Lee, piano

GUILLAUME CONNESSON (1970-)
Sextet
I. Dynamique
II. Nocturne
II. Festif

Shawn Hutchison, oboe • Ning Zhang, clarinet • David Bowlin, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • Kurt Muroki, bass • Elinor Freer, piano

2019 fellows Shawn Hutchison and Ning Zhang were sponsored by Susan Lavan and Bernard & Phyllis Givertz, respectively.

— Intermission —

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante ma moderato
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso

David Bowlin, Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Hsin-Yun Huang, Masumi Per Rostad, viola • Amir Eldan, Paul Katz, cello

This concert is a rebroadcast from Friday, July 5, 2019 in Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College. 

june 29 • monday

HORSZOWSKI TRIO with PHILLIP YING, VIOLA

Jesse Mills, violin • Raman Ramakrishnan, cello • Rieko Aizawa, piano

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. XV:25, “Gypsy”
I. Andante
II. Poco adagio – cantabile
III. Rondo all’Ongarese

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
I. Andante – Moderato – Poco piu mosso
II. Allegro con brio
III. Largo
IV. Allegretto – Adagio

— Intermission —

GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Scherzo – Allegro vivo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro molto

Phillip Ying, viola

This concert is a rebroadcast from Monday, July 15, 2019 at Studzinski Recital Hall.