Sonata Class Recital

The NEC Chamber Music Department presents the fruit of the semester's work in a free recital.

Led by NEC faculty Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, student pairs perform individual movements of sonatas from various composers that demonstrate the equal partnering of string player and pianist.

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  1. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100

    I. Allegro amabile

    Artists
    • Sory Park, violin
    • Huiping Cai, piano
  2. Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in C major (1939)

    III. Phantasie. Sehr langsam, frei

    IV. Finale (mit zwei Variationen)

    Artists
    • Andrew Hughes, viola
    • Victor Xie, piano
  3. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105

    I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck

    II. Allegretto

    Artists
    • Jeein Kim, violin
    • Shalun Li, piano
  4. Szymanowski: Violin sonata in D minor, Op. 9

    I. Allegro moderato, patetico

    Artists
    • Grant Houston, violin
    • Tracy Tang, piano
  5. Beethoven: Cello Sonata in D major, Op. 102, No. 2

    II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto

    III. Allegro - Allegro fugato

    Artists
    • Jonathan Swensen, cello
    • Ariel Mo, piano
  6. Brahms: Viola Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2

    I. Allegro appassionato

    Artists
    • Haneul Park, viola
    • Cynthia Tseng, piano
  7. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121

    I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaftbra

    Artists
    • Maria Ioudenitch, violin
    • Motti Fang-Bentov, piano
  8. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82

    II. Romance: Andante

    Artists
    • Joshua Brown, violin
    • Jingsi Lu, piano
  9. Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19

    III. Andante

    IV. Allegro mosso

    Artists
    • Sameer Apte, cello
    • Yutong Sun, piano