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

Tune in here on August 9, 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:

Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) | Sonata for Violin and Piano (1914)
I. Con moto
II. Ballada: con moto
III. Allegretto
IV. Adagio

Sean Hsi, violin
Taketo Kataoka, piano

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1932) | Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 26, No. 6 (1923)

Yxing Guo, violin

César Franck (1822–1890) | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, FWV 8
I. Allegretto ben moderato
II. Allegro
III. Recitativo–Fantasia: Ben moderato
IV. Allegretto poco mosso

Kenta Nomura, violin
Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao, piano

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) | Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 65 (1961)
I. Dialogo: Allegro
II. Scherzo-Pizzicato: Allegretto
III. Elegia: Lento
IV. Marcia: Energico
V. Moto perpetuo: Presto

Sydney Lee (2022 Gurrena Fellow), cello
Liang-Yu Wang, piano