Friday, June 13, 2014

Hailed by The New York Times, Pianist Joyce Yang & Alexander String Quartet Offer Collaboration

I am delighted to announce an exciting touring collaboration by the Alexander String Quartet and the extraordinary pianist Joyce Yang (courtesy of Arts Management Group).
Alongside her burgeoning career as a soloist and concerto performer, the pianist Joyce Yang has also demonstrated impressive gifts as a chamber musician. Here she joins the excellent Alexander String Quartet for passionate, soulful readings of two pinnacles of the chamber repertory.
THE NEW YORK TIMES (Vivien Schweitzer) – April 9, 2014
Ms. Yang was Van Cliburn Silver Medalist at age 19 in 2005 (also winning the competition's Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music); Avery Fisher Career Grant winner in 2010; has been soloist with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Houston Symphony, and BBC Philharmonic; has performed with Edo de Waart, Lorin Maazel, James Conlon, Leonard Slatkin, David Robertson, Bramwell Tovey, and Jaap van Zweden; and been heard in recital at Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum, the Kennedy Center, Chicago's Symphony Hall, and Zurich's Tonhalle.

Photo: Shirley Singer
Ms. Yang and the Alexander were introduced to each other by a mutual friend and patron, performing a concert in his home. This has led to the five recording the Brahms and Schumann quintets together for the FoghornClassics label, and now this first opportunity for them to be engaged for concerts on tour.

My thanks to Ms. Yang's agent, Bill Capone of Arts Management Group, for his cooperation in this exciting project. BesenArts will be handling all scheduling with interested presenters.

Here is repertory for the project. In subsequent links I will 


Alexander String Quartet & Joyce Yang
2015-2016 Repertory

The Alexander and Ms. Yang will offer two programs in 2015-2016, each with options.

You can download this information here:

PROGRAM #1
PIANO QUINTETS
For this program, presenters are invited to choose two from among the Schumann, Brahms, and Dvořák quintets. Planning is underway now to commission a new quintet for the Alexander and Ms. Yang, to be given its premiere tour in 2015-2016. More information on this project is expected soon.

FAVORITE PIANO QUINTETS (chose any TWO)
Schumann   Quintet for Piano & Strings in E-flat major, Op. 44
Brahms       Quintet for Piano & Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Dvořák       Quintet for Piano & Strings in A major, Op. 81

NEW WORK FOR PIANO QUINTET
Further news soon!

PROGRAM #2
SOLO PIANO, STRING QUARTET, PIANO QUINTET
For this program, presenters have the option to choose one from among three piano quintets, one from among two string quartets, and one from among two sets of works for solo piano.

SOLO PIANO (choose Option A or B)
Option A    Albéniz: Iberia (selections)
                  Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas
Option B    Rachmaninoff (transcribed by Earl Wild):
                       Dreams, Little Island, Vocalise
                  Rachmaninoff: Etudes Tableaux (selections)

STRING QUARTET (choose Option A or B)
Option A     Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
Option B     Kodály: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10

PIANO QUINTET (choose Option A, B, or C)
Option A     Schumann: Quintet for Piano & Strings in E-flat major, Op. 44
Option B     Brahms: Quintet for Piano & Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Option C     Dvořák: Quintet for Piano & Strings in A major, Op. 81

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