Saito, Misaki

Yu, Zhen Yang

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 Junior Recital Zhen-Yang Yu, violin Misaki Saito, piano Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Boca Raton, Fla.    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D Minor  Johannes Brahms  Allegro (Moderato)        (1833-1897)  Adagio  Un poco Presto e con sentiment  Presto agitato     INTERMISSION    Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat Major KV 378        W.A. Mozart  Allegro moderato        (1756-1791)  Andantino sostenuto e cantabile  Allegro    “Carmen” Fantasy          Franz Waxman           (1906-1967)       Violinist Zhen-Yang Yu was born in Jing Zhou, Hubei, China and attended the middle school affiliated with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Yu began to study violin at the age of seven, studying with Professor Yao-Ji Lin and Professor Ti Zhang. In the year of 2000, he received 1st prize in the 10-11 age group of the National Violin Competition in China and 1st prize in the youth group of the 2006 National Violin Competition in China. In 2007, New York Times describes Yu is one of the brightest young stars at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, which has in recent years become part of China’s huge export machine churning out musical virtuosos. In the year of 2010, Yu performed on WXEL”s Classical Variations with Joanna Marie, performing Wieniawski’s Variations on an Original Theme. Yu is also a winner of Lynn Philharmonic Competition in 2010 and performed Shostakovich Violin Concerto in Wold Art Performing Center with Lynn Philharmonic. Yu had master class with many great musicians such as Pinchas Zukerman, Midori Gotō, Augustine Dumay. Yu is a junior at Lynn University now, Pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree studying with Elmar Oliveira.  Misaki Saito was born in Toyota, Aichi, Japan and began playing the piano at age eight. She has enjoyed a variety of experiences playing in communities in the United States and Japan, such as at vocational aid centers, hospitals, nursing centers, and recital halls. Ms. Saito is dedicated to bringing music to these locations in the hope of bringing happiness and relaxation. She is devoted to this calling due to her handicapped sister, who has given her inspiration to express music to all humanity. Ms. Saito is now a third-year Bachelor of Music performance student, studying on full scholarship at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music with Roberta Rust. She attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan from 2007-2010. She studied piano previously with Naoko Watanabe, Michael Coonrod, and organ with Thomas Bara. She performed in master classes of pianists Philippe Entremont, Jon Kimura Parker, Rebecca Penneys, Nicola Melville, John Milbauer, Brian Preston, Thomas Lymenstull, and Robert Palmer, among others. She also was a participant in chamber music master classes with eminent violinists Elmar Oliveira and Midori. In addition to playing the piano, she developed a variety of interests such as ballet, figure-ice skating, Japanese traditional dance, voice, musical theatre, Japanese harp (Koto) and ping-pong, while being home-schooled in her homeland.   UPCOMING EVENTS  VIOLIN MASTER CLASS WITH ELMAR OLIVEIRA  Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Elmar Oliveira, distinguished Artist-in-Residence at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, is the only American violinist to have won the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow. One of the most distinguished violinists in the world today, he has appeared with the Boston, Chicago and San Francisco Symphonies; the Helsinki, London, Buffalo, Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics; the Buffalo and Philadelphia Orchestras; and the Zurich Tonhalle, to name a few. His wide-ranging recordings on Angel, SONY Masterworks, Vox, Delos, IMP, Naxos, Ondine and Melodiya have earned him a Cannes Classical Award and a Grammy nomination, and have appeared on Gramophone's “Editor's Choice” and other “Best Recordings” worldwide. In addition, he has launched his own recording label, Artek Recordings (www.artekrecordings.com). He performs on a 1729/30 Guarneri del Gesu called the “Stretton” and on several outstanding contemporary violins. Violin students performing in this master class are from the studios of Elmar Oliveira and Carol Cole.  Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Free   PREPARATORY  SCHOOL OF MUSIC RECITAL  Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. You are cordially invited to attend a recital featuring students of all ages and levels from our preparatory program as they share their accomplishments in voice, piano and a variety other instruments.  Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Free   

2012-2013 Junior Recital - Zhen Yang Yu (Violin)

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2012-2013 Junior Recital - Zhen Yang Yu (Violin)

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