Afternoon of Duo Sonatas

The Advanced Collaborative Skills class presents An Afternoon of Duo Sonatas. The Advanced Collaborative Skills class, instructed by Pei-Shan Lee and Dimitri Murrath, coaches pianists and instrumentalists in the art of duo playing, exploring the rich and profound sonata repertoire. A culmination of the semester's work, this concert includes performances of specific movements from some of the most popular duo sonatas by Bach, Brahms, Copland, Chopin, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schubert, Schumann, Szymanowski, and Vieuxtemps.

The Program:

Schubert: Duo Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
Jeremias Sergiani-Velazquez, violin
Zhiqing Peng, piano

Bach: Gamba Sonata in G Minor
Talya Buckbinder, cello
Maria Jung, piano

Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Viola in f minor, op. 120/1
Kayla Woodworth, viola
Lucia Del Guerzo, piano

Schumann: Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, op. 113
Chao Chen, bass
Sarah Yang, piano

Vieuxtemps: Sonata for Viola and Piano,
Steve Laraia, viola
Pei-Ying Li, piano

Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Szymanowski: Mythes, op. 30, I. La fotaine d’Arethuse
Maria van der Sloot, violin
Hewen Ma, piano

Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Emily Taubl, cello
Xixi Zhou, piano

Copland: Duo for Flute and Piano
Linden Wu, flute
Zhuo Jun Fei, piano

Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 119
Julia Yang, cello
Elena Fomicheva, piano