VC LIVE | Meadowmount School of Music: Rising Stars Concert Series

Tune in here on August 2, 2023 at 7:30PM (ET) for a special concert featuring students from the Meadowmount School of Music

We're coming to you LIVE from Westport, New York for a special concert series featuring students from the Meadowmount School of Music.

Founded in 1944 by legendary violin teacher Ivan Galamian, Meadowmount School of Music is a seven-week summer program for young violinists, violists, and cellists whose approach of intensive study and practice has helped mold some of the greatest artists of our time.

Musicians ages 13 to 30+ from around the world gather at the school’s campus in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York to further their musical skills with, in Mr. Galamian’s words, “a special spirit that is conducive to total concentration on excellence in musical performance,” aided by a faculty of renowned artists.

Program:

Carl Engel (1883–1944) | Sea-Shell (1911)
George Gershwin (1898–1937) | Three Preludes (1926)
arr. Jascha Heifetz
I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

Katelyn Moon, violin
Neilson Chen, piano

Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) | Pohádka, ‘A Tale’ (1924)
I. Con moto
II. Con moto
III. Allegro

Kuan-Yu Huang, cello
Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao, piano

Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663–1745) | Chaconne in G minor for Violin and Piano
arr. Leopold Charlier

Hayoung Moon, cello
Bo-Kyung Park, piano

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) | String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 (1960)
I. Largo
II. Allegro molto
III. Allegretto
IV. Largo
V. Largo

Shao-che (Sean) Hsi and Joel Kang violins
Chang Ge, viola
Kuan-Yu Huang, cello

This quartet was coached by Su Zhen and Ayane Kozasa