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“To better understand the role of Young Concert Artists

in the world of classical music, close your eyes for a

moment and imagine a few of the stellar careers the

organization has helped jump-start. Now, imagine classical

music without them. The void would be deafening.”

—The New York Times

CaptionsAll Photos: read left to right.

1. Ani Kavafian in an educational residency at a Wisconsin

elementary school, 1975.

2. Alice Tully talking with Anne-Marie McDermott after her

New York debut, 1983.

3. The YCA Staff in 1977: Susan Wadsworth, Edna Landau, Nancy

Wellman, Judith Kurz.

4. Rebecca Wadsworth Diallo, Leonard Bernstein, Susan Wadsworth,

Charles Wadsworth: Benefit evening, 1988.

5. YCA at the White House, 1993: Geoff Nutall, Lesley Robertson,

Barry Shiffman, Marina Hoover of the St. Lawrence String

Quartet, Chee-Yun (between them, in pink), Hillary and

President Clinton, Camellia Johnson, Neal Goren, Akira Eguchi,

Isaac Stern, Susan Wadsworth.

6. Todd Palmer engages students in an educational residency

at a Wisconsin school, 1994.

7. Naoko Takada, marimba, in the Annaliese Soros Educational

Residency Program with students in Iowa, 2005.

8. Mary Mochary, David Guerrier, Gilan Corn: Benefit Evening,

2005.

9. YCA Artists of the 35th Anniversary Concert: Front row:

Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Yeesun Kim, Richard Goode,

Susan Wadsworth, Alban Gerhardt, Beverly Hoch, Toby Appel,

Benny Kim. Second Row: Carter Brey, Chee-Yun, Anne-Marie

McDermott, Scott St. John, Marya Martin, Joseph Kalichstein,

Ruggero Allifranchini, Hsin-Yun Huang, Geoff Nutall,

Ilana Vered, Nicholas Kitchen, Ida Kavafian, Makoto Nakura,

Chris Pedro Trakas, Fred Sherry.

10. The first three Presidents of the YCA Alumni Association:

Ruth Laredo, Emanuel Ax, Eugenia Zukerman.

11. Top: Gleb Ivanov, Front: Scott Yoo, Dora Seres, Mimi Levitt,

Chu-Fang Huang, Susan Wadsworth. After Lincoln Center Gala,

2007.

12. 18-year-old Murray Perahia at his New York debut.

13. Susan Wadsworth setting up chairs for the first Young Concert

Artists Series, 1961, in Greenwich Village.

14. Susan Wadsworth, Vicki Margulies, Monica Felkel.

15. Scott St. John, Susan Wadsworth, Makoto Nakura,

Irene Diamond, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Lawrence Smith:

After YCA Gala at Lincoln Center, 1996.

16. Jeremy Denk in the Annaliese Soros Educational Residency

Program in Missouri in 1998.

17. Paavali Jumppanen, Irene Diamond, Ju-Young Baek, Kurt Masur,

Peter Marino: Gala Concert, 2002.

18. Sara Sill, Frayda Lindemann, 1987.

19. The first YCA Leipzig Auditions, 1994: Stefan Schoenknecht

(Mendelssohn Hochschule coordinator), Mark Hayman; Winners

Diana Doherty and Fazil Say; Jurors: Joel Shapiro, Susan

Wadsworth, Kurt Masur, Lorraine Nubar, Christiane Edinger.

20. Caroline Goulding, Anne Paolini, Charlie Albright, 2009.

21. Esther Ferguson, Mortimer Levitt, Susan Wadsworth, 1988.

22. Geoff Nuttall, Susan Wadsworth, Barry Shiffman, Annaliese

Soros, Marina Hoover, Scott St. John, Lesley Robertson: The St.

Lawrence String Quartet performing at the YCA office, 1994.

23. From the 35th Anniversary Concert: Chee-Yun, Ilana Vered,

Carter Brey.

Photo credits include: Christian Steiner, Stanley Jesudowich, Clara Hoover, Steve Sherman, Alfred Statler

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Y C A A RT I S T S A L L A RO U N D N E W YO R K C I T Y

Carnegie Hall: EMANUEL AX, piano, with the New York Philharmonic (5/5) | JEREMY DENK, piano,

with the Philadelphia Orchestra (10/12) | Keyboard virtuosos: MURRAY PERAHIA, piano (11/18)

JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET, piano (2/2) | JEREMY DENK, piano (2/16) | Great Artists: NOBUKO IMAI,

viola (4/5) | PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, violin (11/20) | Chamber Music: SASHA COOKE, mezzo-

soprano | ERIC RUSKE, horn (3/2) | ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET (3/8) | TODD PALMER,

clarinet (4/15) | RAN DANK, piano | VASSILIS VARVARESOS, piano (10/8) | American Composers

Orchestra: URSULA OPPENS, piano (10/15) | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: SCOTT YOO, conductor

(11/9) | The Kasser Theater at Montclair State University: JOSE FRANCH-BALLESTER, clarinet

COURTENAY BUDD, soprano | BENJAMIN MOSER, piano | WONNY SONG, piano (10/10) | The

New Jersey Symphony, NJPAC: RAY CHEN, violin (9/30, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3) | JEANINE DE BIQUE,

soprano (9/14) | The New York Philharmonic: EMANUEL AX, piano (4/28, 4/29) | CARTER BREY, cello

(10/7, 10/8, 10/12, 6/18) | OLLI MUSTONEN, piano (3/24, 3/25, 3/26) | PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, violin

(10/14, 10/16) | Metropolitan Museum of Art: LISE DE LA SALLE, piano (2/20) | JENNIFER JOHNSON,

mezzo-soprano (Musicians from Marlboro, 10/29) | The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:

SHMUEL ASHKENASI, violin | EMANUEL AX, piano | EFE BALTACIGIL, cello | JEREMY DENK, piano

BELLA HRISTOVA, violin (CMS Two) | ANI KAVAFIAN, violin | IDA KAVAFIAN, violin | ANNE-MARIE

MCDERMOTT, piano | FRED SHERRY, cello | CARTER BREY, cello | ALEXANDER FITERSTEIN, clarinet

JOSE FRANCH-BALLESTER, clarinet | JUPITER STRING QUARTET | ANTHONY NEWMAN,

harpsichord | DANIEL PHILLIPS, violin/viola | PAULA ROBISON, flute | Orchestre National de France

at Avery Fisher Hall: JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET, piano (4/17) | The Metropolitan Opera:

PHILIPPE CASTAGNER, tenor (Wozzeck) | JENNIFER CHECK, soprano (Don Carlo)

SASHA COOKE, mezzo-soprano (Pelléas et Mélisande) | JENNIFER JOHNSON, mezzo-

soprano (Das Rheingold) | CHRIS PEDRO TRAKAS, baritone (Nixon in China)

Merkin Concert Hall: BELLA HRISTOVA, violin (2/22) | BENJAMIN MOSER,

piano (10/12) | The 92nd Street Y: JEREMY DENK, piano

(12/9) | JOSEPH KALICHSTEIN, piano (with Kalichstein-

Laredo-Robinson Trio, 10/27, 10/28, 12/15, 4/6, 4/7)

DANIEL KELLOGG, composer (Premiere, Takács Quartet,

10/16) | FRED SHERRY, cello (11/20) | PINCHAS

ZUKERMAN, violin (Zukerman Chamber Players,

3/27) | TOKYO STRING QUARTET (10/30) | New York

Festival of Song: SASHA COOKE, mezzo-soprano

(10/19, 10/21) | Caramoor: NAREK HAKHNAZARYAN,

cello (10/30, 10/31) | Baryshnikov Arts Center: ST.

LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET (11/29) and more...

Dear Friends,

You are cordially invited to the 50th Anniversar y Season of the YoungConcert Artists Series and to enjoy one exciting musical event after another throughout the year!

As always, the Young Concert Artists Series presents thrilling debuts of the newest Winners of the annual YCA International Auditions, and a special Alice Tully Hall debut. For this celebrator y season, each artistwill be joined by the appearance of a great YCA “Alum”.

You can hear three noontime “Encore” concerts at The Morgan Librar y & Museum, a “French Stars of YCA” evening at Florence Gould Hall, a free once-in-a-lifetime “Musical Marathon” with over a hundred extraordinar y YCA artists at Symphony Space, and a Gala Evening withthe Orchestra of St. Luke’s conducted by Pinchas Zukerman at Jazz atLincoln Center, an amazing concert with sixteen YCA soloists.

I invite you to join us for this joyous season and look forward to sharing it with you.

Sincerely,

Susan WadsworthFounder, Director

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5 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y S E A S O N - G A L A O P E N I N G C O N C E R TD e b u t

The Rhoda Walker Teagle Concer t

C AROLINE GOULDING, violinSHUAI WANG, piano

GUEST: SCOTT ST. JOHN, violin

T U E S D AY, O C TO B E R 1 27 : 3 0 P M a t M E R K I N C O N C E RT H A L L

BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12RESPIGHI: Sonata for violin and piano in B minor

CORIGLIANO: Red Violin CapricesSTRAVINSKY: Tango for violin and piano

STRAVINSKY: FromThe Firebird: Scherzo for violin and pianoMOSZKOWSKI: Suite for two violins in G minor, Op. 71

Introducing Caroline Goulding, violinist, Winner of the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, recipient of the2010-11 Helen Armstrong Fellowship, the Slomovic Orchestra Soloist Prize and the Buffalo Chamber Music Society Prize.“The vibrant and intensely musical violinist Caroline Goulding blends refinement with technical flair, lifting every phraseto exhilarating heights.” – The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Scott St. John is an alumnus of Young Concert Artists.

Gala OpeningA L I C E T U L LY H A L L D E B U T

T h e M i c h a e l s Aw a rd o f Yo u n g C o n c e r t A r t i s t s

GLEB IVANOV, pianoGUEST: CARTER BREY, cello

W E D N E S D AY, D E C E M B E R 17 : 3 0 P M a t A L I C E T U L LY H A L L , L I N C O L N C E N T E R

Presenting Gleb Ivanov, pianist, recipient of the 2010 Michaels Award of Young Concert Artists for a Lincoln Center RecitalDebut. “Gleb Ivanov is a cut above the usual, a young super-virtuoso, with musical sensitivity and an appreciation ofstyle to go with the thunder and lightning.” – The New York Times

Carter Brey is an alumnus of Young Concert Artists.

RACHMANINOFF: Three Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39Melodie in E Major, Op. 3, No. 3Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 5Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 19

PROKOFIEV: From Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75“Romeo and Juliet before parting”

Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82

“Young Concert Artists’ track record for spotting the best newtalent in classical music is legendary.”

— T h e N e w Yo r k T i m e s

“Brilliant, ravishing, dazzling, enormously exciting! We should be grateful tothis series for getting us as worked up over young artists as we do!”

— H i g h F i d e l i t y / M u s i c a l A m e r i c a

“Attending the debut of an unknown musician is often a risk at best. However, in New York City,Washington D.C., and now Tokyo, with Young Concert Artists, music lovers can know without a

doubt that they are hearing la crème de la crème from around the world.” — T h e H u f f i n g t o n P o s t

Introducing Aleksandr Haskin, f lutist from Belarus, Winner of the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, theJean Fergus First Prize, the first Leona Green Award for Winds, the Paramount Theater Concert Prize, and the UsedomFestival Prize (Germany). “The flutist Aleksandr Haskin bedazzled the audience with his passion, energy, and amazingsolo performance.” – The Peninsula, Qatar’s Leading English Daily

Anne Akiko Meyers is an alumna of Young Concert Artists.Ronald Thomas is an alumnus of Young Concert Artists.

D e b u t

The Summis Auspiciis Concer t

CHARL IE ALBR IGHT, pianoGUEST: ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, piano

T U E S D AY, M A R C H 87 : 3 0 P M a t M E R K I N C O N C E RT H A L L

JANACEK: Sonata 1.X.1905MENOTTI: Ricercare and Toccata on a Theme from

The Old Maid and the ThiefMOZART: Sonata for two pianos in D Major, K. 448

CHRIS ROGERSON: Premiere of New Work (YCA Composer)SCHUMANN: Carnaval, Op. 9

Introducing Charlie Albright, pianist, Winner of the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, recipient of YCA’sPaul A. Fish Prize, Sander Buchman Prize, Ronald A. Asherson Prize, the Ruth Laredo Award and the John Browning Prize.At the 2009 Vendome Piano Competition, he was honored with the Leonskaya Award. “The only thing more sizzling than the weather in Rochester on Tuesday was the piano playing of Charlie Albright, a keyboard wizard.”– Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY

Anne-Marie McDermott is an alumna of Young Concert Artists.

“YCA’s track record in singling out the stars of tomorrow is mind-boggling!”— T h e Wa s h i n g t o n P o s t

D e b u t

The Peter Jay Sharp Concer t

ALEKSANDR HASKIN , fluteSTEVEN BECK, piano

GUESTS: ANNE AKIKO MEYERS, violin; RONALD THOMAS, celloGREGG AUGUST, bass; RUDY ROYSTON, drums

M O N D AY, J A N U A RY 3 17 : 3 0 P M a t M E R K I N C O N C E RT H A L L

CLARKE: The Great Train Race for solo fluteJ.S. BACH: Trio Sonata in C Major, BWV 1037

DOPPLER: Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26DUTILLEUX: Sonatine for flute and pianoKORNAKOV: Sonata for flute and piano

BOLLING: Suite No. 1 for flute and jazz trioCLARKE: Zoom Tube for solo flute

“Joy, intelligence, sensitivity, technical agility! Since music today seems to demand

an irresistible stream of new stars, the Young Concert Artists Series functions

each year as a barometer of concert health.” — T h e V i l l a g e Vo i c e

D e b u t

The Peter Marino Concer t

J ENNIFER JOHNSON, mezzo-sopranoCHRISTOPHER CANO, piano

GUEST: GWYNETH WENTINK, harp

M O N D AY, M AY 27 : 3 0 P M a t M E R K I N C O N C E RT H A L L

PORPORA: “Alto Giove” from PolifemoMAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer

RAVEL: Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques for voice and harpARGENTO: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf

Introducing Jennifer Johnson, mezzo-soprano, Winner of the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the PeterMarino Debut Prize, the Princeton University Concerts Prize, the Saint Vincent College Concert Prize, and member ofthe Lindemann Young Artists Development Program of the Metropolitan Opera. “The real standout is Jennifer Johnson,who sings gloriously.” – The Dallas Morning News

Gwyneth Wentink is an alumna of Young Concert Artists.

F R E N C H S TA R S O F Y C A

C o - p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e F r e n c h I n s t i t u t e A l l i a n c e F r a n ç a i s e ( F I A F )

J EAN-EFFLAM B AVOUZET, piano

THE MODIGL IANI QUARTETPHILIPPE BERNHARD, violin • LOÏC RIO, violin

LAURENT MARFAING, viola • FRANÇOIS KIEFFER, cello

W E D N E S D AY, A P R I L 2 07 : 3 0 P M a t F L O R E N C E G O U L D H A L L

HAYDN: Quartet in B Major, Op. 76, No. 4 (“Sunrise”)DEBUSSY: Hommage à Haydn

Images, Book 1FRANCK: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7

T I C K E T S : $ 4 0 ( $ 3 0 F O R M E M B E R S O F F I A F,

T H E F R E N C H I N S T I T U T E A L L I A N C E F R A N Ç A I S E )

“The Young Concert Artists Series sparkles with talent.”— T h e N e w Yo r k T i m e s

Special Event

C E L E B R AT I N G Y C A ’ S 5 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y

T U E S D AY, M A R C H 2 97 : 0 0 P M a t T H E R O S E T H E AT E R ,

J A Z Z AT L I N C O L N C E N T E R

A Gala Concert

J.S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050I. AllegroMs. Goulding, Mr. Haskin, Mr. Newman

MOZART: From La Clemenza di Tito“Parto, Parto” with clarinet obbligato“Deh, per questo istante solo”Ms. Cooke, Mr. Franch-Ballester

J.S BACH: Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043Ms. Hristova, Mr. Zukerman

MOZART: Concerto for two pianos in E-Flat Major, K. 365Mr. Dank, Mr. Varvaresos, Ms. Huang, Mr. Neiman, Mr. Primakov, Ms. McDermott

MAURER: Concertante for four violins in A minor, Op. 55Chee-Yun, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Gomyo, Mr. Fain

P INCHAS ZUKERMAN, conductor and violin

ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE ’S

SASHA COOKE, mezzo-soprano

JOSE FRANCH-BALLESTER, clarinet

ALEKSANDR HASKIN, flute

CHEE-YUN, violin

TIM FAIN, violin

KAREN GOMYO, violin

CAROLINE GOULDING, violin

BELLA HRISTOVA, violin

DANIEL PHILLIPS, violin

RAN DANK, piano

CHU-FANG HUANG, piano

ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, piano

ADAM NEIMAN, piano

VASSILY PRIMAKOV, piano

VASSILIS VARVARESOS, piano

ANTHONY NEWMAN, harpsichord

Jose Franch-Ballester Chee-Yun

Ran Dank

Karen Gomyo

Pinchas Zukerman

Bella Hristova Daniel PhillipsChu-Fang Huang

Anne-Marie McDermott

Adam Neiman

Vassily Primakov

Vassilis Varvaresos

Aleksandr Haskin Anthony Newman

Tim Fain

Sasha Cooke

Caroline Goulding

A Musical Marathon5 0 Y E A R S O F YO U N G C O N C E R T A R T I S T S

Free General AdmissionS AT U R D AY, F E B R U A RY 1 9

1 1 A M t o 1 1 P M a t S Y M P H O N Y S PA C E

Segment 1. Host: Eugenia Zukerman11:00 AM THE BACH HOUR

PERFORMERS: Matthew Dine, oboe; Mimi Stillman, Susan Rotholz, flute; StephenBurns, trumpet; DaXun Zhang, double bass; Anthony Newman,

harpsichord; Donald Weilerstein, Hiroko Yajima, Yoko Matsuda, violin; HeiichiroOhyama, viola; Ruth Sommers, cello; Christiane Edinger, violin; Pius Cheung, marimba;

Eugene Drucker, violin; Courtenay Budd, soprano

MUSIC: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2; Chaconne for Unaccompanied Violin fromPartita in D minor; Keyboard Concerto in D minor, arr. marimba;

Sarabande from Partita No. 2; “Sheep May Safely Graze”

12:00 NOON

PERFORMERS: Paavali Jumppanen, piano; Paula Robison, flute; Anthony de Mare,piano; Juliette Kang, violin; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Jeremy Denk, piano

MUSIC: Schubert: Tröckne Blumen; Kenji Bunch: “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd”; Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello; J. S. Bach: Partita for piano in G Major

1:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Diane Walsh, Paul Shaw, Wonny Song, Joseph Kalichstein, Jeffrey Swann, piano; Benny Kim, Yayoi Toda, violin; Barry Shiffman, viola;

Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello; DaXun Zhang, double bass

MUSIC: Schubert: “Trout” Quintet in A Major

Segment 11. Host: Jeremy Denk2:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Catrin Finch, harp; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Ani Kavafian, Ju-Young Baek, violin; Ida Kavafian, Toby Appel, viola; Carter Brey, Fred Sherry, cello

MUSIC: Godefroid: Carnaval de Venise; Shulamit Ran: “For an Actor”; Tchaikowsky: Souvenir de Florence

3:00 PM THE CHOPIN HOUR

PERFORMERS: Charlie Albright, Edward Auer, Emanuel Ax, Sergei Edelmann, Mona Golabek, piano

MUSIC: Etudes; Ballade; Nocturnes; Scherzo; Polonaise-Fantasie

4:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Chris Pedro Trakas, baritone; Marya Martin, flute; Robert Martin, cello; Jupiter String Quartet; Elina Vähälä, Stefan Milenkovich,

Sung-Ju Lee, violin; Kenji Bunch, viola; Ilana Vered, Hung-Kuan Chen, Graham Scott, Adam Neiman, piano; Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello

MUSIC: Ravel: Chansons Madécasses; Schubert: Quartetsatz; Schumann: Piano Quintet

Segment 111. Host: Mary Beth Peil5:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Borromeo String Quartet; Jeffrey Solow, cello; Naoko Takada, marimba; Eugenia Zukerman,

Gary Schocker, flute; Ilana Vered, piano

MUSIC: Rozsa: Toccata; Paul Fowler: “Michiuki”; Respighi: “Il Tramonto”;Doppler : Andante and Rondo for Two Flutes

6:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Ursula Oppens, piano; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Rolf Schulte, violin; Lise de la Salle, piano; Robert Belinic, guitar ;

Christopher O’Riley, piano; Jeanine De Bique, soprano

MUSIC: Bartok: Contrasts; Antonio Lauro: Two Venezuelan Folk Dances; Rachmaninoff: Preludes; Schumann: Arabeske; Spirituals

7:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Paul Green, clarinet; Yunjie Chen, piano; Daniel Phillips, Ulrike-AnimaMathé, violin; Toby Appel, Heiichiro Ohyama, viola; Marcy Rosen, cello

MUSIC: Stravinsky: 3 Pieces for Solo Clarinet; Granados: “Los Requiebros” from Goyescas; Mozart: Two Viola Quintet in D Major

Segment 1V. Host: Christopher O’Riley8:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Ran Dank, Eduardus Halim, Vassily Primakov, Vassilis Varvaresos, piano; Randall Scarlata, baritone; Benjamin C.S. Boyle, piano; The Claremont Trio

MUSIC: Smetana: Rondo; Percy Grainger: “Country Gardens”; Benjamin Boyle: “Le Passage des Rêves”; Schoenfield: Café Music

9:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Todd Palmer, clarinet; Karen Lindquist, harp; Matthew Dine, oboe; Marya Martin, flute; Daniel McKelway, clarinet; Gleb Ivanov, piano;

William Sharp, baritone; Hahn-Bin, violin; Chu-Fang Huang, piano

MUSIC: Messager/arr. Palmer: “Les Deux Pigeons”; Debussy: Rhapsodie; Copland: American Folk Songs; Penderecki: Cadenza; Ravel: La Valse

10:00 PM

PERFORMERS: Paula Robison, flute; Makoto Nakura, marimba; Chee-Yun, Karen Gomyo, Donald Weilerstein, Lynn Chang, violin; Marcus Thompson,

Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola; Fred Sherry, Marcy Rosen, cello

MUSIC: Debussy: Syrinx; Mozart/arr. Nakura: Ave Verum Corpus; Rimsky-Korsakov/arr. Nakura: Flight of the Bumblebee; Mendelssohn: Octet Op. 20

PROGRAMS AND PERFORMERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Free general seating all day on a first-come, first-served basis.

Audience members are welcome to come and go throughout the day,

and seating will be permitted between most works.

Reserved seats are available at $150 per three-hour segment or $500 for the whole day

per person. This guarantees a reserved seat for all segments purchased and is tax-deductible.

ChairmanPeter Marino

Chairman, Executive CommitteeSheldon Soffer

Vice ChairmenMichael Nash AmblerEsther B. FergusonEllen Marcus

SecretarySahra T. Lese

TreasurerStephen Fischer

Honorary DirectorsBernard GoldbergFrayda B. Lindemann

Chairman EmeritusMortimer Levitt*

Josh AronsonJean M. H. FergusBarbara E. FieldBeatrice FrancaisDr. Joel GoldinAlexis GregoryHenry GuettelDr. William A. HaseltineAjit Hutheesing Mimi LevittKaren LindquistAnn O’KeefeJudith PisarKathleen RitchJane F. RossDr. Marvin RotmanRoger H. SametMargo Pollins SchabJudith G. SchlosserAnnaliese SorosJohn W. Thorne, IIILeonard TowSusan Wadsworth

Emanuel AxLeon BotsteinCarter BreyJames BuswellKyung-Wha ChungVan CliburnJohn CoriglianoPeter DuchinLeon FleisherGary GraffmanNobuko ImaiJames LevineJerome LowenthalYo-Yo MaKurt MasurZarin MehtaJorge MesterCarlos MoseleyScott NickrenzHeiichiro OhyamaPeter OundjianItzhak PerlmanLeontyne PricePaula Robison

Ned RoremJulia SalviGerard SchwarzJoel ShapiroLeonard SlatkinIsaac Stern*Joseph SwensenMichael Tilson ThomasCharles WadsworthRobert WhiteHugh WolffEugenia ZukermanPinchas Zukerman

*In memoriam

Susan Wadsworth Founder, Director

Mark HaymanAssociate Director

Monica J. FelkelDirector of Artist Management

Anne PaoliniExecutive Assistant to the Director

Jennifer DeCinqueProgram Manager

Lindsay SchwerinerManagement Associate

Tim McCarthyInformation Systems Manager

Rebecca E. DialloAdministrative Assistant

Sara SillDirector of Development

Vicki MarguliesArtist Manager

Ronghong MaFinancial Associate

Brian Bumby Operations Manager

Sarah BlumbergDevelopment Assistant

Claire Huddleston Development Assistant

The Young Concert Artists Series is made possible, in part, with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency,and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

YO U N G C O N C E RT A RT I S T S , I N C.

PHOTOS: Hahn-Bin, Ran Dank, Jose Franch-Ballester, Caroline Goulding, AleksandrHaskin, Bella Hristova, Jennifer Johnson: Andrew Chiciak; Charlie Albright: TatsunoriHashimoto; Gleb Ivanov, Modigliani Quartet,Vassilis Varvaresos: Christian Steiner; Chris Rogerson: Jean Brubaker; Carter Brey: Chris Lee; Anne-Marie McDermott: MatteoTrisolini; Anne Akiko Meyers: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Pinchas Zukerman: Paul Labelle; Vassily Primakov: Konstantin Soukhovetski;Narek Hakhnazaryan: Susan Wilson; Scott St. John: Marco Borggreve; Chu-Fang Huang:Ellen Appel; Sasha Cooke: Nick Granito; Jean-Efflam Bavouzet: Guy Vivien; Tim Fain: Briana Blasko; Karen Gomyo: Minora Kaburagi

DESIGN: Stacey Katzen Nidus

PUBLIC RELATIONS: Rebecca Davis

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY BOARD

ADMINISTRATION

YCA “ENCORES” YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS IN COLLABORATION WITH

THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM PRESENTS

THREE ONE-HOUR RECITALS AT 12 NOON

TICKETS: $15/$10 FOR MEMBERS OF THE MORGAN. INCLUDES MUSEUM ADMISSION.

HAHN-B IN , violinJOHN BLACKLOW, pianoW E D N E S D AY, J A N U A RY 1 9LUTOSLAWSKI: SubitoCAGE: NocturneCHOPIN/arr. MILSTEIN: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. Posth.SAINT-SAËNS: Danse Macabre, Op. 40DE FALLA: Asturiana

PoloRAVEL: Sonata for violin in G minorDEBUSSY: La Plus Que LenteSARASATE: Carmen Fantasy

“There was no use resisting his rich, varied tone and his sizzling technical facility.”– The New York Times

RAN DANK, pianoW E D N E S D AY, D E C E M B E R 1 5BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 (“Quasi una fantasia”)BARTOK: Three Etudes, Op. 18 - Sz. 72SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen, Op. 15LIGETI: Etude No. 1 “Désordre”

Etude No. 4 “Fanfares”RACHMANINOFF: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36

“His overtly virtuosic performance also offered a deeply personalized view of the music.”

– The New York Times

NAREK HAKHNAZARYAN, celloNOREEN POLERA, pianoW E D N E S D AY, F E B R U A RY 9

BEETHOVEN: Theme and Seven Variations on “Bei Mannern” From Mozart’s The Magic Flute, WoO 46

RACHMANINOFF: Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 19ACHRON: Hebrew MelodyPAGANINI: Variations on one string on a theme by Rossini

“Mr. Hakhnazaryan projected intensity and expressive artistry from the moment he took the stage.”– The New York Times

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