2001 - 2002 Young Concert Artists Series
41^st Season

Susan Wadsworth, Director

Eleven Unforgettable Evenings
Eight Debut Concerts at the 92nd Street Y and Alice Tully Hall
Three Chamber Music Concerts at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall

Gala Opening Concert
Tuesday, November 6, 2001 at the 92nd Street Y at 8pm

The Claremont Trio (New York debut) Emily Bruskin, American violinist Julia Bruskin, American cellist Donna Kwong, Canadian pianist First Prize, 2001 Young Concert Artists International Auditions The Helen F. Whitaker Chamber Music Chair
"This young trio speaks intensely, intelligently and with one voice!" - Joseph Kalichstein
BEETHOVEN Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3 ZWILICH Trio MENDELSSOHN Trio in C Minor

Tuesday, November 27, 2001 at the 92nd Street Y at 8pm
The Peter Jay Sharp Concert

	Courtenay Budd, American soprano (New York debut) Thomas Bagwell, pianist Guest Artist: Todd Palmer, clarinet First Prize, 2001 Young Concert Artists International Auditions 2001 William Matheus Sullivan Foundation Grant Finalist, 1998 Metropolitan Opera National Auditions 1996 Liederkranz Foundation Award 1996 Center for Contemporary Opera International Competition (New York)
"Courtenay Budd's sound possesses all of the flexibility and accuracy demanded by the lieder repertoire. Her performance was glorious." - POST AND COURIER (Charleston, SC)
Songs by Wolff, Strauss, Debussy, Golijov, and Schubert's "Shepherd on the Rock"

Monday, December 3, 2001 at Weill Recital Hall at 7pm

Elina Vähälä, Finnish violinist Special Guest Artist: Ralf Gothoni, pianist and Guest Artists Nokuthula Ngwenyama, violist Carter Brey, cellist Lewis Paer, bassist
"Elina Vähälä's tone is pure and focused, and she brought out the contrasting character of the pieces with just the right freedom, poise and conviction." - NEW YORK CONCERT REVIEW
SIBELIUS Rondino, Romance and Mazurka SCHNITTKE Sonata No. 1 for Violin & Piano SCHUBERT Quintet in A Major ("Trout")

Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at the 92nd Street Y at 8pm

	Yunjie Chen, Chinese pianist (New York debut) First Prize, 2001 Young Concert Artists International Auditions John & Esther Browning Memorial Prize Maurice M. Clairmont Piano Prize First Prize, 1992 National Piano Competition (China)
"When I heard him at the Busoni Competition, I was immediately struck by the absolute originality and expressive conviction of his playing." - Jeffrey Swann, Member of the Competition Jury
J.S. BACH Partita No. 5 in G Major BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 SCHUMANN Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 11

Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at the 92nd Street Y at 8pm
The Claire Tow Prize Concert

Alexandre Bouzlov, Russian cellist (New York Debut) Noreen Polera, pianist First Prize, 2001 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Winner, 2000 Young Concert Artists European Auditions in Leipzig, Germany sponsored by the Hochschule fur Musik & Theater "Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy" The Fergus Prize for Special Merit Usedom Music Festival Prize First Prize, 2000 "New Names" Competition (Moscow) First Prize, 1997 Virtuosos of the 21st Century Competition (St. Petersburg)
"Alexandre Bouzlov's personality came through in stylish, elegantly phrased performances that sparkled." - THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (London)
Schubert "Arpeggione" Sonata Shostakovich Sonata in D Minor Rachmaninoff Two Pieces for Cello and Piano Op. 2 Miaskovski Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 Rimsky-Korsakov/Zimbalist Coq D'Or Fantasy

Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata Shostakovich: Sonata in D Minor

Rachmaninoff: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano Op. 2

Miaskovski: Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12

Rimsky-Korsakov/Zimbalist: Coq D'Or Fantasy

Monday, March 4, 2002 at Weill Recital Hall at 7pm

Gwyneth Wentink	Gwyneth Wentink, Dutch harpist Ju-Young Baek, Korean violinist The Mortimer Levitt Career Development Award for Women Artists	Ju-Young Baek
"Wentink played brilliantly, with an impressive seriousness and depth of tone." - SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE "Baek displayed complete technical command and a sound of uncommon character and expressivity." THE STRAD MAGAZINE   KENJI BUNCH KENJI BUNCH (YCA Composer) Luminaria for Violin and Harp (world premiere) SPOHR Sonata for Violin and Harp, Op. 16 BARTOK Sonata for Violin SAINT-SAENS Fantasie for Violin and Harp Special thanks to the Victor Salvi Foundation and Lyon & Healy Harps

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at the 92nd Street Y at 8pm

Thomas Carroll, Welsh cellist (New York Debut) Carole Presland, pianist First Prize, 2001 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Princeton University Concerts Prize 2000 Johannes Brahms Cello Competition (Austria) 1999 Maisie Lewis Young Artists Award 1992 BBC Young Musicians Competition
"Carroll is expert in making his instrument sing." - Salzburger Nachrichten (Salzburg, Austria)
BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 3 in A Major BRITTEN Sonata, Op. 65 DEBUSSY Sonata LUTOSLAWSKI Grave for Cello and Piano CHOPIN Introduction and Polonaise Brillante

Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at the 92nd Street Y at 8pm

ANTON BELOV, Russian/American baritone Lydia Brown, pianist "Using a bright, rich baritone, Belov kept the goosebump factor high." - Boston Globe First Prize, 2002 Young Concert Artists International Auditions 2002 Orchestra New England Soloist prize 2002 Bärenreiter Prize for Voice First Prize, 2001 Licia Albanese - Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition (New York)

Monday, April 29, 2002 at Weill Recital Hall at 7pm
The Summis Auspiciis Concert

Shunsuke Sato	Shunsuke Sato, Japanese violinist Vassilis Varvaresos, Greek pianist	Vassilis Varvaresos
"A strikingly talented violinist, Sato's tone is rich, sonorous and pure, and he negotiates technical difficulties with ease and brilliance." - NEW YORK CONCERT REVIEW "Varvaresos performed with power and excitement, as well as elegance, ease and grace." SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 8 in G Major for violin and piano LISZT "Dante" Sonata RAVEL Sonata for violin and piano

Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at the 92nd Street Y at 8pm

Alexander Fiterstein, Israeli clarinetist (New York Debut) Steven Beck, pianist First Prize, 2001 Young Concert Artists International Auditions
"Fiterstein's intuitive and sensitive playing made this a performance of rare beauty." - News-Sentinel (Knoxville)
Mason Bates DEBUSSY Premiere Rhapsody SHULAMIT RAN For an Actor: Monologue for Clarinet BRAHMS Sonata in F minor POULENC Sonata MASON BATES Premiere - Mercury Soul (YCA Composer)

The Composer-in-Residence program is supported by Ernest Levenstein, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Hale Matthews Foundation, and the Alumni Association of Young Concert Artists

Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center at 7pm

The Irene Diamond Concert
Three concerto debuts with the
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

	Paavali Jumppanen, Finnish pianist
"Paavali Jumppanen's technique is big and his imaginative daring is even bigger." - THE BOSTON GLOBE
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor

 

Ju-Young Baek, Korean violinist
"Baek displayed complete technical command and a sound of uncommon character and expressivity." - THE STRAD MAGAZINE
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major

 

	Timothy Fain, American violinist
	"Timothy Fain revealed fine technique, a powerful tone, and genuine musical feeling." - STRINGS MAGAZINE
CHAUSSON Poeme

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