Amy Yang
“Jaw-dropping pianist who steals the show...with effortless finesse.” (The Washington Post)
Amy Yang connects us to the music of Chopin and Schumann within the intimate setting of the Panasci Family Chapel.
This performance is part of the Christopher Benda Concert Series and is sponsored by alumna Mary Tillman ‘65.
Tickets: $20 general public, $15 seniors, $5 students, faculty & staff.
PROGRAM
Brett Dean (1961)
Hommage à Brahms für Klavier (2013)
III. Engelsflügel 2
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Theme and Variations in E-flat Major, WoO 24 “Geistervariationen” (1854)
I. Leise, innig
II. Variation I
III. Variation II – Canonisch
IV. Variation III – Etwas belebter
V. Variation IV
VI. Variation V
Ted Babcock (1992)
Polyphonic Field for Piano and Electronics (2022), world premiere
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1846)
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, op. 60
Intermission
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Four Impromptus, D. 935, op. 142
I. Allegro moderato (F minor)
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata in F Minor, op. 14, “Concert sans Orchestre” (1836 version)
I. Allegro
II. Quasi variazoni – Andantino de Clara Wieck
III. Prestissimo possibile
ABOUT AMY YANG
Balancing an active career as soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue, Yang shared the stage in 2020 with Anne-Marie McDermott, Yefim Bronfman, Paul Neubauer, and the Dover Quartet in a myriad of performances at Bravo! Vail.
At Curtis Institute of Music, she is the Associate Dean of Piano Studies and Artistic Initiatives. She also teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. She has given masterclasses at UCLA, Mannes College of Music, University of Oklahoma, for New York Youth Symphony, and her students have soloed with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Get more of Amy Yang: Website
Amy Yang connects us to the music of Chopin and Schumann within the intimate setting of the Panasci Family Chapel.
This performance is part of the Christopher Benda Concert Series and is sponsored by alumna Mary Tillman ‘65.
Tickets: $20 general public, $15 seniors, $5 students, faculty & staff.
PROGRAM
Brett Dean (1961)
Hommage à Brahms für Klavier (2013)
III. Engelsflügel 2
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Theme and Variations in E-flat Major, WoO 24 “Geistervariationen” (1854)
I. Leise, innig
II. Variation I
III. Variation II – Canonisch
IV. Variation III – Etwas belebter
V. Variation IV
VI. Variation V
Ted Babcock (1992)
Polyphonic Field for Piano and Electronics (2022), world premiere
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1846)
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, op. 60
Intermission
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Four Impromptus, D. 935, op. 142
I. Allegro moderato (F minor)
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata in F Minor, op. 14, “Concert sans Orchestre” (1836 version)
I. Allegro
II. Quasi variazoni – Andantino de Clara Wieck
III. Prestissimo possibile
ABOUT AMY YANG
Balancing an active career as soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue, Yang shared the stage in 2020 with Anne-Marie McDermott, Yefim Bronfman, Paul Neubauer, and the Dover Quartet in a myriad of performances at Bravo! Vail.
At Curtis Institute of Music, she is the Associate Dean of Piano Studies and Artistic Initiatives. She also teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. She has given masterclasses at UCLA, Mannes College of Music, University of Oklahoma, for New York Youth Symphony, and her students have soloed with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Get more of Amy Yang: Website