• Most Respected Classical Music Platform
  • #classicalForever
TOP
Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition
LIVESTREAM

VC LIVE | Opening Night of Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition

Tune in on October 20 at 7:30 PM (ET) for the beginning celebrations of this year's exhibition

calendar_monthFriday October 20th, 2023 07:30pm SET REMINDER add_alert
HOSTED BY: Reed Yeboah Fine Violins & Yi-Ping Yang
New York, NY

Tune in on October 20 at 7:30 PM (ET) for the beginning celebrations of this year's exhibition

 

 

Hosted annually since 2011 by Julie Reed Yeboah from Reed Yeboah Fine Violins and Yi-Ping Yang, the Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition brings together today's finest instrument makers to display their violins, violas, and cellos for musicians to play and hear.

This opening night concert will explore the instruments of the 2023 Contemporary Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition. The performers include violinists Simone Porter and Blake Pouliot, violist Colin Brookes, and cellist Zlatomir Fung.

The exhibition will take place at The Kosciuszko Foundation from 10:30 AM through 6 PM EST from October 21-23. 

The Violin Channel will report live from the event, to give audiences an inside look at the exciting new instruments.

 

PROGRAM:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007

 

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Arr. Orfeo Mandozzi

Syrinx, L. 129

Mr. Fung is playing on the following instruments:

All: A cello bow by Thomas Dignan
1st: A cello by Andrew Carruthers
2nd: A cello by Gary Vessel
3rd: A cello by Christopher Thorp
4th: A cello by Joseph Grubaugh & Sigrun Seifert

 

Reena Esmail (1983-)

Selections from “Drishti” (2021)

Ms. Porter is playing a violin by Elizabeth LaPorte

 

Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)

Sonata No. 5 for Violin in G Major

‘L’Aurore’ (Sunrise)

Mr. Pouliot is playing a violin by Ryan Soltis

 

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011

IV. Sarabande

Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009

VI. Gigue

 

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11, No. 4

Selections from Fantasie

Mr. Brookes is playing on the following instruments:

1st: A viola by Benjamin Ruth
2nd: A viola by Thomas Oliver Croen
3rd:A viola by Julia Jostes & Simon Eberl

 

Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995)

Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 15

I. Allegro Risoluto

Mr. Pouliot is playing a violin by Paul Belin

Ms. Porter is playing a violin by Ulrike Dederer

III. Vivo e Giocoso

Mr. Pouliot is playing a violin by Ada Quaranta

Ms. Porter is playing a violin by Ecevit Tunali

upcoming events

june 2025

14junAll Day29Sendai International Piano Competition(All Day) Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai (Sendai City Youth Cultural Center), 3-27-5, Asahigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref., 981-0904, JapanEvent Type :competitions Event Tagscompetition,piano

july 2025

11julAll Day25Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition(All Day) Harbin Grand Theatre, China, Heilongjiang, Harbin, Songbei District, 滨水大道 邮政编码: 150010Event Type :competitions Event TagsAlice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition,competition

CONTACT US
x

Get ALL your latest classical music news conveniently by EMAIL

Free – and trusted by 2 million+ readers monthly