Free Lunchtime Chamber Music concerts Apr. 17, May 8
The Yale School of Music will present the next Lunchtime Chamber Music concerts of the year on April 17 and May 8, 2013. Both concerts take place on Wednesdays at 12:30 pm. The midday concerts in this series feature a variety of chamber ensembles, each composed of musicians undertaking graduate study at the Yale School of Music. Faculty [...]
Kyung Yu and Elizabeth Parisot perform together March 3
Concert features music by Bach, Strauss, Prokofiev, and Saint-Saëns The Yale School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series presents violinist Kyung Yu and pianist Elizabeth Parisot on Sunday, March 3 at 8 pm. The concert takes place in Morse Recital Hall, located in Sprague Hall at 470 College Street. The event was originally scheduled for February [...]
Vista explores colorful range of chamber music Mar. 4
Concert features performances enhanced by commentary on the music The Yale School of Music presents Vista: A Fresh Look at Chamber Music on Monday, March 4th, 2013 at 8 pm. The Vista series features diverse student ensembles that have been selected and coached by faculty, and who offer insightful spoken commentary on the music that they [...]
Violinist Kyung Yu and pianist Elizabeth Parisot perform Feb. 8th
Concert features music by Bach, Strauss, and Saint-Saëns UPDATE 2/8/2013: Because of the snowstorm, this concert has been postponed to Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 8 pm. New Haven, CT |The Yale School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series presents violinist Kyung Yu and pianist Elizabeth Parisot on Friday, February 8th, 2013 at 8 pm. The [...]
Faculty Artist Series presents violinist Wendy Sharp and pianist Joel Wizansky
Concert features music from Dvorak to Schnittke to Corigliano The Yale School of Music presents a recital by Wendy Sharp, violin, and Joel Wizansky, piano on Sunday, October 21 at 4 pm. The event is part of the Faculty Artist Series, which features the School’s prestigious faculty in concerts that are free and open to [...]
Violinist Brian Lewis performs Schumann, Milhaud, Avalon, and more Oct. 11
“This is artistry that isn’t to be missed.” – Topeka Capital-Journal The Yale School of Music presents violinist Brian Lewis in a Faculty Artist Recital on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 8 pm in Morse Recital Hall (located in Sprague Hall at 470 College Street). Now in his second year as a visiting professor at [...]
Marc Daniel van Biemen ’10CERT wins position with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Marc Daniel van Biemen ’10CERT has just won a position as a first violinist in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Said van Biemen, “I would like to give Yale much deserved credit for reaching this wonderful goal in my career.” At left is a picture of van Biemen at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, where he [...]
Faculty artist duo of Kyung Yu and Elizabeth Parisot performs March 25
Program will feature Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata, plus music of Handel, Saint-Saëns Mar. 10, 2011 | The Yale School of Music presents a Faculty Artist Recital with violinist Kyung Yu and pianist Elizabeth Parisot on Friday, March 25, at 8 pm in Morse Recital Hall (located in Sprague Hall at 470 College Street, New Haven). Yu [...]
Violinist Sarita Kwok and pianist Jian Liu perform March 31
Diverse duos by Beethoven, Bresnick, Messiaen, and Prokofiev The Yale School of Music presents a Faculty Artist Recital with violinist Sarita Kwok and pianist Jian Liu on Thursday, March 31, at 8 pm in Morse Recital Hall (located in Sprague Hall at 470 College Street, New Haven). Both Kwok and Liu are graduates of the [...]
Faculty violinist Wendy Sharp joined by pianist Joel Wizansky in November 7 recital
Program celebrates anniversaries of Barber, Chopin, and Schumann, presents multiple U.S. premieres The Yale School of Music presents a performance by Wendy Sharp, violin and Joel Wizansky, piano on Sunday, November 7 at 4 pm in Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Hall (470 College Street) as part of the School’s Faculty Artist Series. The program [...]
Renowned violinist Brian Lewis helps Yale School of Music students become teaching artists
As the Class of ’57 Visiting Professor of Music Education, Lewis guides graduate students in community engagement Brian Lewis, the acclaimed violinist who is also widely recognized as a leader in music education, is the Class of ’57 Visiting Professor of Music Education at the Yale School of Music for the 2010-2011 academic year. By [...]
Igor Pikayzen ’11MM selected as finalist for King Award
SALINA SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES KING AWARD FOR YOUNG ARTISTS NATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION SEMI-FINALISTS AND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Twelve musicians from the finest music schools in the nation have been invited to compete in the Salina Symphony’s King Award for Young Artists National Music Competition April 16-17. Competing in the strings division will be: Anna Burden, cello, [...]
Faculty Artist Series presents Kyung Hak Yu, Elizabeth Parisot, and Ole Akahoshi March 26
Violin sonatas by Mozart and Franck, plus the Mendelssohn Trio in D minor The Yale School of Music presents a Faculty Artist Recital featuring violinist Kyung Hak Yu, pianist Elizabeth Parisot, and cellist Ole Akahoshi on Friday, March 26, 2010 at 8 pm in Sprague Hall. The longstanding duo of Yu and Parisot will open [...]
Yale’s Friends of Music Undergraduate Competition presents its two winners in Sudler Hall February 21
Soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon and violinist Jessica Oddie to perform in recital A recital in Sudler Hall will feature soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon and violinist Jessica Oddie, the two winners of the annual Friends of Music at Yale Undergraduate Competition. The recital will take place at 3 pm on Sunday, February 21, 2010 in Sudler [...]
Grammy nominations for Yale alumni
Four Yale alumni – Marin Alsop, Sharon Isbin, Maureen Nelson, and Richard Belcher – received nominations for this year’s Grammy Awards. Alsop, a graduate of Yale College, is the artistic director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the first woman to hold such a position at a major American orchestra. The other three are graduates of [...]
Wendy Sharp in Sunday afternoon recital Nov. 15
Violinist Wendy Sharp will join with pianist Julie Nishmura in a Faculty Artist Recital featuring a broad range of music from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first. Several pieces on the program are based on earlier music, including the opening work: Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne, based on his ballet Pulcinella, which in turn reworked music of [...]
Igor Pikayzen wins first prize in Wronski Competition
Igor Pikayzen captured first prize in the Tadeusz Wronski International Competition for solo violin, held this week in Warsaw, Poland. “I am ecstatic that my first trip as a Yale student has been such a successful one,” Pikayzen said. Pikayzen is a first-year student at the Yale School of Music, where he studies with Syoko [...]
Luthier Andrew Dipper offers talk on Stradivari
Master luthier and historian of string instruments Andrew Dipper will present a talk entitled, “What Makes a Stradivari: The Mysteries of a Great Violin Maker,” on Thursday, Sep. 17, at 5:30 pm, at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments. Mr. Dipper is a sought-after lecturer and has taught violinmaking and restoration in Cremona and London. [...]
Syoko Aki appointed Coordinator of Strings
The Yale School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of faculty violinist Syoko Aki as Coordinator of Strings. Upon joining the Yale faculty in 1968, Aki became a member of the Yale Quartet, which earned international praise for its performances and many fine recordings. She has also recorded music by faculty composer Martin [...]
“Madcap, Red Priest, and Angel” offers Baroque program at the Collection of Musical Instruments
With John Holloway, violin; Jaap ter Linden, cello; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments presents “Madcap, Red Priest, and Angel,” the concluding concert in the 2008-09 Collection series, on Sunday, February 22 at 3:00 pm. The program offers a selection of works by Leclair, Corelli, Vivaldi, and Veracini, performed by the [...]
Memorial concert to honor Jesse Levine
Event will feature spoken tributes and performances by colleagues and students The Yale School of Music presents a memorial concert in honor of Jesse Levine on Sunday, February 22 at 4 pm in Battell Chapel, 300 College Street in New Haven. In addition to spoken tributes and remembrances will be performances by Levine’s former colleagues [...]
Wendy Sharp performs chamber music for strings
Guests include cellist Scott Kluksdahl, violists Marka Gustavsson and Carol Rodland The Yale School of Music presents a Faculty Artist Series recital by violinist Wendy Sharp on Saturday, February 29 at 8:00 pm in Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall. The program opens with Dohnányi’s Serenade in C major for String Trio, Op. 10 [...]
