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Past Events during the 2002-2003 Season

September 29, 2002, 5:30 p.m.
Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

Carol Rodland, Viola
Tatevik Mokatsian, Piano

Kenji Bunch - Suite for Viola and Piano (1998)
Paul Hindemith - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11, No. 4 (1919)
Rebecca Clarke - Sonata for Viola and Piano (1919)
Kenji Bunch (arr.) - Songs of Cole Porter (2001)

October 7, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
Carnegie Hall

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Conductor

Walton - Viola Concerto

October 27, 2002, 7:00 p.m.
Christ and St. Stephen’s Church

Ching Chen Juhl, Viola
The Barbad Chamber Orchestra, Ramin Heydarbeygi, Music Director

Lars-Erik Larsson - Concertino for Viola and Orchestra

November 3, 2002, 5:15 p.m.
Saint Thomas Church

David Cerutti, Viola and Viola d'amore
Judith Hancock, Organ

Paul Hindemith - Trauermusik
J.S. Bach - "Gamba Sonata" No. 3
Frank Martin - Sonata da Chiesa

November 6, 2002
92nd Street Y Tisch Center for the Arts

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Munich Chamber Orchestra, Christoph Poppen, conductor

Tigran Mansurian - And Then I Was in Time Again (New York Premiere)

November 15, 2002, 7:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale House of Music

Ching Chen Juhl, Viola
Katy Luo, Piano

J.S. Bach - Prelude from Solo Cello Suite, No. 6
Franz Schubert - "Arpeggione Sonata" for Viola and Piano
Lars-Erik Larsson - Concertino for Viola and Piano, Op. 45, No.9 (1956)
Chinese Folk Melodies & Chinese Poems from 700 A.C.

December 1, 2002, 4:30 p.m.
CAMI Hall

Harold Coletta - Memorial Service


December 14, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
Mannes College of Music

Jeanne Mallow, Viola
Barbara Stein Mallow, Cello and Piano
Vladimir Valjarevic, Piano

Lillian Fuchs - Characteristic Studies
Pavane and Passepied (arr. for Viola and Piano)
Sonata Pastorale for Solo Viola
Jota (arr. for Viola and Piano)

J.S. Bach - Sonata No. 1 in G for Viola and Piano (originally for viola da gamba and harpsichord)
Johannes Brahms - Two Songs for Alto, Viola, and Piano (arr. for cello, viola, and piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven - "Eyeglass Duo" for Viola and Cello


January 31, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Third Street Music School Settlement

Lisa Whitfield, Viola
Chris Nappi, Percussion
James Lee Preiss, Percussion
Mary Jo Pagano, Piano

J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue from Cello Suite in c minor
Louis Conti - Siddhartha's Dreams (2002) for Viola and Vibraphone (World Premiere)
Keith Fitch - Todestanzen (1992) for Viola and Percussion
Johannes Brahms - Sonata in E flat Major for Viola and Piano

February 2, 2003, 4:00 p.m.
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church

Harmonie String Quartet
Katsuko Esaki, violin
Dorothy Strahl, violin
Christine Ims, viola
Anik Oulianine, cello
Robert Ingliss, oboe

William Walton - String Quartet in a minor (1947)
Arthur Bliss - Quintet for Oboe and Strings (1927)
Haydn - London Trio No. 3 in G

February 3,4 & 5, 2003
Juilliard School of Music

Thomas Riebel - Lecture Demonstration and Masterclasses

February 5, 2003
Manhattan School of Music

Robert Vernon - Masterclass

February 8, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Alice Tully Hall

Paul Neubauer, Viola
Riverside Symphony, George Rothman, conductor

Detlev Muller-Siemens - Viola Concerto (U.S. Premiere)

February 9, 2003
Nicholas Roerich Museum

Ann Roggen, Viola
Nelson Padgett, Piano

Vincent Persichetti - Infanta Marina (Reflection on a poem by Wallace Stevens)
Robert Schumann - Marchenbilder
Alan Hovhaness - Chahagir ("Torch Bearer")
Allen Shawn - Two Night Pieces
Ernest Bloch - Suite Hebraique

February 9, 2003
Julia Richman Auditorium

Lev Zhurbin, Viola
New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble, Timothy Hutto, Conductor

Newton Strandberg - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (World Premiere)

February 11, 2003
Mannes College of Music

Roberto Diaz - Masterclass

February 12, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Merkin Concert Hall

Veronica Salas, Viola D'amore
Queen's Chamber Band

Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor for Viola D'amore

February 23, 2003, 2:30 p.m.
Donnell Library Center

Paloma Quartet
Naomi Rooks, Viola
Sandy Schipior and Marka Young, Violins
Jennifer Jahn, Cello

Kraus - Quartet
Debussy - String Quartet
Beethoven - String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 4

February 23, 2003, 8:30 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall

Levon Ambartsumian, Violin/Viola
Anatoly Sheludyakov, Piano

Shostakovich - Viola Sonata, Op. 147

March 4, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Merkin Concert Hall - Kaufman Center

Maureen Gallagher, Viola
Ensemble Speculum Musicae, Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor

Marc-Andre Dalbavie - Diademes for viola, ensemble and electronics

March 4, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Avery Fisher Hall

Paul Silverthorne, Viola
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, conductor

Hector Berlioz - Harold in Italy

March 14, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Avery Fisher Hall

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein, conductor

Alfred Schnittke - Viola Concerto

Kim has recorded the Schnittke Viola Concerto for ECM New Series (selection number for the CD is 289 437 199-2). The Schnittke is paired on the CD with Giya Kancheli's Vom Winde beweint (Liturgy for large orchestra and solo viola).

March 23, 2003, 3:00 p.m.
Washington Irving High School Auditorium

Midhat Serbagi, Viola
Greenwich Village Orchestra, Barbara Yahr, conductor

William Walton - Viola Concerto

March 29, 2003, 2:00 p.m.
Paul Hall - The Juilliard School of Music

Crista Kende, Viola
Yi Fang Huang, Piano
Athena Adamopoulos, Composer/Piano

Bach - Suite No. 5: Prelude
Fantasy for Viola and Piano - Athena Adamopoulos, Composer/Piano
Bartok - Concerto for Viola

March 30, 2003, 3:00 p.m.
Avery Fisher Hall

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello, Yefim Bronfman, piano and musicians of the New York Philharmonic

Shostakovich - Viola Sonata
Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 8
Penderecki - Sextet

March 30, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Amado Hall at Irvine Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania
J.S. Bach - Partita No. 2 (transc.)
Rosemary Glyde - Weijji for Four Violas
Gordon Jacob - Suite for Eight Violas
Isang Yun - Contemplation for 2 Violas

April 6, 2003, 4:00 p.m.
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church

Harmonie Quartet
Melanie Bradford - Flute
Katsuko Esaki - Violin
Christine Ims - Viola
Anilk Oulianine - Cello

Ferde Grofe - Table d'Hote for Flute, Violin and Viola
Mozart - Flute Quartet in D, K.285 and Duo No. 1 in G, K.423 for Violin and Viola
Haydn - Divertimento No. 1 in D for Violin, Viola and Cello
Dohnanyi - Serenade in C for Violin, Viola and Cello

April 10, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Americas Society

Stephanie Griffin, Viola
Blair McMillen and Cheryl Seltzer, Pianos
David Gresham, Clarinet
The Bugallo-Williams Duo, and Mr. Hodges, 3 Pianos

Stefan Wolpe - Piece for Viola Alone
Morton Feldman - The Viola in My Life
Tony Prabowo - Music for Multiple Violas 2001 'B-A-C-H'
Matthew Greenbaum - Untimely Observations
Alba Potes - The City Visited
Ursula Mamlok - Rhapsody for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
Wolpe - Form
Mario Davidovsky - Capriccio
Wolpe - Piano Three Hands
Wolpe - Enactments

April 11, 8:00 p.m.
April 13, 5:30 p.m.
Alice Tully Hall

Paul Neubauer, Viola
Andre-Michel Schub

Schuman - Marchenbilder

April 12, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Carnegie Hall

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Moscow Soloists

Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Britten - Lachrymae for Viola and Strings
Takemitsu - Three Film Scores for Strings
Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence

April 18, 2003, 8:00 p.m. - Olin Hall, Bard College
April 19, 2003, 8:00 p.m.- Skinner Hall, Vassar College

Paul Silverthorne, Viola
American Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Leon Botstein, conductor

Richard Wilson - Peregrinations (World Premiere)
John Woolrich - Ulysses Awakes

April 21, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall

Jeanne Mallow, Viola
Elizaveta Kopelman, Piano

Robert Schumann - Sonata No. 1 in A minor
Hummel - Fantaisie
James Cohn - Sonata for Viola and Piano
Lillian Fuchs:
Pavane and Passepied (arr. for Viola and Piano)
Jota (arr. for Viola and Piano)
Characteristic Studies
Sonata Pastoral

April 26, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Tenri Cultural Institute

Marlow Fisher, Viola
Kathleen McIntosh, Harpsichord

Bright Sheng - The Flowing Brook for Solo Viola
Beth Anderson - April Swale for Viola and Harpsichord
Nicholas Chase - A Rainbow Around the Sun for Viola and Harpsichord
Alan Hovhaness - Suite for Viola and Harpsichord
Kenji Bunch - Hobgoblinry
J.S. Bach - Gamba Sonata #2 in D Major
Ellen Taafe Zwilich - Fantasy for Harpsichord Solo
Ned Rorem - Spiders for Harpsichord Solo

April 28, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Klavierhaus

Shmuel Katz, Violin & Viola
Beata Söderberg, Cello
Dmitri Shteinberg, Piano

Moto Osada:
JoHaKyu for Cello and Piano
Atomotium for Piano
From Mifune for Viola Solo
Bach - Viola da Gamba Sonata no. 2
Mendelssohn - Trio, Op. 49

Sunday, May 4th, 2003, 2 p.m.
Flushing Public Library

Stephanie Griffin, Viola
David Gresham, Clarinet
Donna Weng-Friedman, Piano

M. Bruch - 3 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
Sweelinck - Rimes Francoises et Italiennes for Clarinet and Viola
Mozart - Kegelstatt Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano

May 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.
Our Savior's Atonement Lutheran Church

Christine Ims, Viola
Michael Levin, Violin
Lanny Paykin, Cello
Benjamin Whittenburg, Cello

Anton Arensky - Quartet for Violin, Viola and Two Celli

May 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.
Carnegie Hall

Michael Ouzounian, Viola
The MET Orchestra, James Levine, conductor

Berlioz - Harold in Italy

May 17th, 2003, 9:00 p.m.
Merkin Hall

Featuring: counter)induction members:
Jessica Meyer, Viola
Asmira Woodward-Page, Violin
Benjamin Fingland, Clarinet
Blair McMillen, Piano

Daniel Roumain - Jams for Viola, Percussion and Piano

May 22, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall

Elizabeth Schulze,Viola
Luba Slepoi, Piano

J. Brahms - Scherzo
D. Milhaud - Quatre Visage
D. Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola
A. Scriabin - Preludes for Piano
Inessa Zaretsky - Humouresque for Viola Sola (World Premiere)
J. Brahms - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2

May 31, 2003
Merkin Concert Hall, 8:30 p.m.

Ina Litera, Viola
Suzanne Gilchrest, Flute
Matthew Goeke, Cello

Johann Gottlieb Graun - Sonata in F
Douglas Anderson - Chamber Symphony No. 3 (2001)
Josef Friedrich Doppelbauer - Trio for flute, viola and cello (1979)
Dawn Avery - Hi'iaka (2002)
Hilary Tann - The Walls of Morlais Castle (1998 - reset by Ms.Tann for Eight Strings in 2002)
Albert Roussel - Trio, op. 40

June 15, 2003, 3:00 p.m.
Lang Recital Hall, Hunter College
J.S. Bach/Kodaly - Fantasia Cromatica
John Corigliano - Fancy On a Bach Air
Andrew Waggoner - Collines parmi etoiles... (2002/2003)
Krzysztof Penderecki - Cadenza per viola sola (1984)
Paola Prestini - Sympathique (2000)
Igor Stravinsky - Elegie (1944)
Atar Arad - Sonata for Viola Solo (1992): Melancholia - Alla Bulgarese - Finale sul ponticello

June 16, 2003, 7-9 p.m.
The Cutting Room
Martha Mooke, electric viola
Randolph A. Hudson, III, electric guitar
plus special guest appearances

July 27, 2003, 9:00 p.m.
Mohonk Mountain House

Jade String Trio, Ching Chen Juhl, Viola
With Guest Artists Judith Spokes, Violin and Mioi Takeda, Violin

Johann A. Amon - Quartet for Solo Viola and String Trio (1802)
Jean Francaix - Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello (1933)
W.A. Mozart - String Quartet in C Major, K. No. 157
Chinese Folk & Theater Music

August 4, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
The Knitting Factory: Old Office

Sojourner:
Judith Insell-Staack - Viola
Marlene Rice - Violin
Nioka Workman - Cello
Special Guest: Steve Kirby - Bass

Sunday, August 17th, 2003, 5:30 p.m.and 7:30 p.m.
The Underground Lounge

The Ching Ching Ensemble withviolist Ching Chen Juhl, violinist Lisa Lee and cellist Chungsun Kim

Kodaly - Intermezzo (1905)
Beethoven - String Trio in D Major, Op. 9. No. 2 (1798)
Chinese Folk Music - Zhu Hen-Qian: The Happy Sa Li Ha, arr. for String Quartet by Zhong Xie-Cheng., arr. for String Trio by Ching Chen Juhl (2002)


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