Kuan, Sheng Yuan

Yu, Zhen Yang

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 Bachelor of Music Senior Recital Zhen-Yang Yu, violin Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall Boca Raton, Florida   Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, S. 1001 J.S. Bach           Adagio (1685-1750)           Fuga             Caprices No. 11 & 24 Niccolo Paganini  (1782-1840)   Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, K. 301       W.A. Mozart           Allegro con spirito (1756-1791)           Allegro – Minore - Maggiore              INTERMISSION    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G Major   Ludwig van Beethoven          Allegro assai    (1770-1827)                Ma molto moderato e grazioso         Allegro vivace    Platinum Spirals Joan Tower  (b. 1938)    Nocturne Frederic Chopin  (1810-1849),  trans. Nathan Milstein  (1903-1992)        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 virtuosas. 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. In the year of 2013, Yu won the first prize in the Walenstein Competition and he is the winner of Ars Flores Concerto Competition. Now, Yu is a Senior at Lynn University, Pursuing his bachelor of music degree studying with Elmar Oliveira.  Pianist Sheng-Yuan Kuan has performed at the Kennedy Center, Weill Recital Hall, Taiwan National Concert Hall, and Musikverein in Vienna. She is a featured artist at the Heifetz International Music Institute, KUAF/Fulbright Summer Chamber Music Festival, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Chamber Music by Candlelight series, and the Sylvia Adalman Chamber Concert Series at Peabody Conservatory. Tim Smith of the Baltimore Sun praised Ms. Kuan as "(having) admirable technical finesse and expressive flair at the piano." Ms. Kuan has collaborated with famed musicians such as Nobuko Imai, Stefan Jackiw, Espen Lilleslatten, Richard Stolzman, KengYuen Tseng, Time for Three, and members of the Borromeo and Parker Quartets and Apollo Trio. She also made appearances at music festivals such as Bowdoin, Aria, Sarasota, Yellow Barn, Gijon Piano Festival and Norfolk Summer Music Festival. Ms. Kuan has received accolades from many competitions, including the 13th Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna (Best Female Pianist Award, 2009), the 12th Taipei Chopin International Piano Competition (3rd Prize, 2008), Corpus Christi International Competition in Texas (2nd Prize, 2008), and New York Kosciuszko Chopin Piano Competition (3rd Prize, 2003). She was also the recipient of Honolulu Morning Music Club Scholarship, Peabody Conservatory's Career Development Grant, Chamber Music Awards and Accompanying Assistantship. Currently serving as the collaborative pianist at Lynn University, Ms. Kuan holds degrees from the Yale School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. She is a candidate of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Peabody Conservatory under the guidance of Professor Boris Slutsky. For more information please visit Kuanpiano.weebly.com.   UPCOMING EVENTS   4th Annual Collaborative Spotlight: The Miami Brass Quintet Wednesday, Jan. 29 – 7:30pm Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center $20  Come witness the premiere performance of the Miami Brass.  The group is made up of some of today’s most sought after brass players, including present and former members of the Dallas, Boston and Empire Brass Quintets.  These five musicians are well known for thrilling audiences with their virtuosity and captivating artistry.  If you love brass music, this will be a concert to remember!   PHILHARMONIA No. 5 Saturday, Feb. 8 – 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 – 4 p.m. Guillermo Figueroa, conductor  Location: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center Box  Orchestra  Mezzanine $50  $40   $35  ROSSINI:  Overture to William Tell STRAUSS:  Don Juan TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4   

2013-2014 Senior Recital - Zhen Yang Yu (Violin)

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2013-2014 Senior Recital - Zhen Yang Yu (Violin)

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