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Feb 6, 7

Enjoy the World-Renowned Pianist 
JOHN NOVACEK
with 
Festival Artists in Residence
CLARINETIST RUSSELL HARLOW
VIOLIST LESLIE HARLOW


Program:
Jean Francaix TRIO for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (1990)
Ludwig van Beethoven PIANO TRIO No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 1 (1785, arranged for Clarinet, Viola and Piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven PIANO SONATA No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 (1821)

 "Novacek is a commanding presence at the keyboard,
not just because of a sterling technique, but also his virile, integrated playing." 
 Los Angeles Times




Pianist JOHN NOVACEK regularly tours the Americas, Europe and Asia as solo recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist; in the latter capacity he has presented over thirty concerti with dozens of orchestras.

John Novacek has recorded over 35 CDs, encompassing solo and chamber music by most major composers from Bach to Bartók, as well as many contemporary and original scores. Mr. Novacek records for Philips, Nonesuch, Arabesque, Warner Classics, Sony/BMG, IBS Classical, Koch International, Universal Classics, Ambassador, Arkay, Azica, EMI Classics, Four Winds, Pony Canyon and Virtuoso. CD titles include Road Movies (2004 GRAMMY nomination as Best Chamber Music Performance), Great Mozart Piano Works, Spanish Rhapsody, Novarags (original ragtime compositions), Classic Romance, Hungarian Sketches, Intersection, Romances et Meditations and, with Leila Josefowicz, Americana (GRAMOPHONE: Editors Choice), For the End of Time, Shostakovich and Recital (BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE: 5 stars/June 2005's chamber choice). 2020 saw the IBS Classical releases of Chaussons Concert in D for Violin, Piano & String Quartet and an album of viola sonatas by Glinka, Hindemith and Schubert with Randolph Kelly.

John Novacek's major American performances have been heard in New York Citys Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall, 92nd Street Y, Columbia Universitys Miller Theater, Merkin Concert Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Symphony Space, Washingtons The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Bostons Symphony Hall, Chicagos Symphony Center and Los Angeles Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Hollywood Bowl and Royce Hall, while international venues include Paris Theatre des Champs-Elysées, Salle Gaveau and Musée du Louvre, Londons Wigmore Hall and Barbican Centre, as well as most of the major concert halls of Japan. He is also a frequent guest artist at festivals, here and abroad, including New York Citys Mostly Mozart Festival, Californias Festival Mozaic and those of Aspen, Cape Cod, Caramoor, Chautauqua, Colorado College, Great Lakes, Mendocino, Mimir, Ravinia, Seattle, SummerFest La Jolla, Wolf Trap, BBC Proms (England), Braunschweig (Germany), Lucerne, Menuhin and Verbier (Switzerland), Majorca (Spain), Sorrento (Italy), Stavanger (Norway), Toulouse (France) and Sapporo (Japan). He has also made his debut with the Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México.

Often heard on radio broadcasts worldwide, John Novacek has appeared on NPRs Performance Today, St. Paul Sunday and, as both featured guest composer/performer, on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. He was also seen and heard on television, including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Entertainment Tonight and CNN International.

John Novacek is a much sought-after collaborative artist and has performed with Joshua Bell, Matt Haimovitz, Leila Josefowicz, Cho-Liang Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Truls Mork, Elmar Oliveira and Emmanuel Pahud, and, as well as the Afiara, Colorado, Harrington, Jupiter, New Hollywood, St. Lawrence, SuperNova and Ying string quartets. He also tours widely as a member of Intersection, a piano trio that includes violinist Kaura Frautschi and cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper. Mr. Novacek has also given numerous world premieres and worked closely with composers John Adams, John Harbison, Jennifer Higdon, George Rochberg, John Williams and John Zorn.

John Novacek took top prizes at both the Leschetizky and Joanna Hodges international piano competitions, among many others. He studied piano with Polish virtuoso Jakob Gimpel at California State University, Northridge, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude. Subsequently, he earned a Master of Music degree from New York Citys Mannes College of Music, where his instructors were Peter Serkin in piano and Felix Galimer in chamber music. Mr. Novaceks coaches in composition included Frederick Werle, Aurelio de la Vega and Daniel Kessner.

John Novaceks original compositions have been widely performed and frequently recorded by major international soloists and ensembles. Commissioning entities include: New York Philharmonic, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Fresno Ballet, Accordo/Schubert Club (film score), Fuji TV, Seattle Commissioning Club, Scotia Festival, Eastman School of Music, McGill University, West Texas A&M University, The 5 Browns, Concertante, Ensemble Liaison, Millennium, Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo, Harrington String Quartet, Ying Quartet, Quattro Mani. He has also prepared special arrangements for The Three Tenors, Boosey & Hawkes, EMI, Atlantic Records, John Williams, Lalo Schifrin, Kiri Te Kanawa and pop diva Diana Ross.

John Novacek is a Steinway Artist.

SUNDAY FEB 6 at 3PM
PARK CITY ECCLES CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Park City High School
1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060
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Requirements to Attend this Concert:
Face masks (N95 preferred) worn properly
at all times in the building.
MONDAY FEB 7 at 7PM
VIEVE GORE RECITAL HALL
Westminster College
1840 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
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Requirements to Attend This Concert:
***Proof of Full Vaccination against Covid-19 and
Photo ID reguired to Attend this Concert
Face masks (N95 preferred) worn properly
at all times in the building.
Important COVID 19 Protocols
These are indoor, all-masked events. The Salt Lake City concert is also an all-vaccinated event.
Proof of vaccine required at the door for the Salt Lake City concert.
Protective face masks (N95 or better preferred) to be worn properly the entire time attendees are in the buildings.
Seating will be spaced apart for safety.
Anyone unable to follow these guidelines should not plan to attend.
Also, if you are feeling ill, do not attend the concert. Your ticket will be refunded. Thank you.




IN CONCERT MARCH 22 at 7PM
PARK CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH
4501 HWY 224, Park City, UT 84098
Enjoy the World-Renowned Violist 
PAUL NEUBAUER
with Pianist 
Gloria Chien

"Neubauer is one of America's finest concert artists.
His intonation was flawless,
and the deep, rich tone he drew from his instrument was the purest imaginable." 
 The Atlanta Journal


*Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination more than two weeks prior to event required. Vaccination cards and photo ID required to enter the venue for the concert.
Due to recent developments, wearing a protective face mask is also required for all attending.


Violist Paul Neubauer's exceptional musicality and effortless playing led the New York Times to call him "a master musician." He recently made his Chicago Symphony subscription debut with conductor Riccardo Muti and his Mariinsky Orchestra debut with conductor Valery Gergiev. He also gave the U.S. Premiere of the newly discovered Impromptu for viola and piano by Shostakovich with pianist Wu Han. In addition, his recording of the Aaron Kernis Viola Concerto with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, was released on Signum Records and his recording of the complete viola and piano music by Ernest Bloch with pianist Margo Garrett was released on Delos. Appointed principal violist of the New York Philharmonic at age 21, he has appeared as soloist with over 100 orchestras including the New York, Los Angeles, and Helsinki philharmonics; National, St. Louis, Detroit, Dallas, San Francisco, and Bournemouth symphonies; and Santa Cecilia, English Chamber, and Beethovenhalle orchestras. He has premiered viola concertos by Bartók (revised version of the Viola Concerto), Friedman, Gličre, Jacob, Kernis, Lazarof, Müller-Siemens, Ott, Penderecki, Picker, Suter, and Tower and has been featured on CBS's Sunday Morning, A Prairie Home Companion, and in Strad, Strings, and People magazines. A two-time Grammy nominee, he has recorded on numerous labels including Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, RCA Red Seal, and Sony Classical. Mr. Neubauer is the artistic director of the Mostly Music series in New Jersey and is on the faculty of The Juilliard School and Mannes College.

Taiwanese-born pianist Gloria Chien has a diverse musical life as a noted performer, concert presenter, and educator. She was selected by the Boston Globe as one of its Superior Pianists of the year. She made her orchestral debut at the age of 16 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Thomas Dausgaard, and performed again with the BSO with Keith Lockhart. In recent seasons she has performed as a recitalist and chamber musician at Alice Tully Hall, the Library of Congress, the Phillips Collection, the Kissinger Sommer festival, the Dresden Chamber Music Festival, and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. She performs frequently with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and is an alum of CMSs Bowers Program. In 2009 she launched String Theory, a chamber music series at the Hunter Museum of American Art in downtown Chattanooga that has become one of Tennessee's premier classical music presenters. The following year she was appointed Director of the Chamber Music Institute at the Music@Menlo festival, a post she held for the next decade. In 2017, she joined her husband, violinist Soovin Kim, as Co-Artistic Director of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vermont. The duo serves as the new Artistic Directors at Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, OR. Chien received her bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music as a student of Russell Sherman and Wha-Kyung Byun. She is an artist-in-residence at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee and is a Steinway Artist.

PROGRAM:

Gaspar Cassadó Toccata in the Style of Frescobaldi for Viola and Piano (1925)

Alan Paul Sonata for Viola and Piano (1948)

Paul Hindemith Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11, No. 4 (1919)

Frank Bridge Pensiero for Viola and Piano (1905)

Francis Casadesus Two Pieces for Viola and Piano (1947)

William Wolstenholme Allegretto for Viola and Piano (c. 1900)

William Wolstenholme Canzona for Viola and Piano (1893)

Mana-Zucca Hakinoh (Lament) for Viola and Piano, Op. 186 (1956)

Fritz Kreisler Berceuse romantique for Viola and Piano, Op. 9 (1916)

Fritz Kreisler La Précieuse (in the style of Couperin) for Viola and Piano (1910)

Arthur Benjamin Four Jamaican Pieces for Viola and Piano (1938-44)

COVID-19 Protocols


This is an indoor, all-vaccinated event and masked event. Everyone attending the concert must show proof of Covid-19 vaccination + booster and a photo ID.
Due to recent increases in Covid transmission, N95 masks are also required to be worn properly the entire time attendees are in the building. Anyone unable to follow these guidelines should not plan to attend. Also, if you are feeling ill, do not attend the concert. Your ticket will be refunded. Thank you. Tickets are available in advance online. Seating is limited and spaced for safety.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
May 16, 2021 at 6PM MT

Program: Busoni's arrangement of the Bach "Chaconne" for Solo Piano. Dvorak's "American" String Quartet and Terry King's arrangement of von Suppe's "Poet and the Peasant" for Piano Trio. Featuring pianists Gail Niwa and Robert Moeling, violinists Kerry McDermott, Philippe Djokic and Paul Rosenthal, violist Paul Neubauer and cellist Terry King.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
May 9, 2021 at 6PM MT

Program: Schubert "Arpeggione" Sonata for Viola and Piano, Hindemith Sonata for Unaccompanied Viola, Benjamin Dale "Romance" for Viola and Piano and showpieces by Kreisler for Viola and Piano. Featuring violist Paul Neubauer and pianist Doris Stevenson.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
May 2, 2021 at 6PM MT

Program: Prokofiev Sonata for Two Violinist, Menotti Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Saint-Saens Piano Quartet. Featuring violinists Philippe Djokic and Marc Djokic, clarinetist Russell Harlow, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Jeffrey Solow and pianist John Jensen.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
April 25, 2021 at 6PM MT

Program: Schumann "Romances" for Clarinet and Piano, Cortes "Capriccio" for Woodwind Quartet, Haydn's Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano Hob 15 and Poulenc's "Sextour" for Woodwind Quartet and Piano. Featuring flutist Martha Aarons, oboist James Hall, clarinetist Russell Harlow, bassoonist Mitchell Morrison, horn player William Barnewitz, cellist Gayle Smith and pianists John Novacek and Michael Gurt.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
April 18, 2021 at 6PM MT

Program: Arensky Piano Trio, Op. 32 and Brahms String Quintet in G, Op. 111 featuring violinists Arturo Delmoni and Philippe Djokic, violists Jeffrey Irvine and Leslie Harlow, cellists Emil Miland and Jeffrey Solow, and pianist Robert Moeling.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
April 11, 2021 at 6PM MT

Program: Prokofiev Violin and Piano Sonata Op. 80, Beethoven's Piano ßTrio in E Flat, Op. 1 No. 1, and the Dohnanyi Sextet for Violin, Viola, Cello, Clarinet, Horn and Piano.
Featuring violinist Charles Libove, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Yehuda Hanani, clarinetist Russell Harlow, hornist William Barnewitz, and pianists Nina Lugovoy and John Jensen.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
April 4, 2021 at 6PM MT

Enjoy "The Song of the Minstrel" by Glazunov for Viola, Clarinet and Piano, Rebecca Clarke's "Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale" for Viola and Clarinet, Bach's Violin "Chaconne" followed by a selection of works for violin and piano:
Brahms' Hungarian Dance in F Minor, the Chopin "Nocturne" and "Praeludium and Allegro" by Kreisler.
Featuring Clarinetist Russell Harlow, Violist Leslie Harlow, Violinist Arturo Delmoni and Pianists Doris Stevenson and JeeWon Oh.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
March 28, 2021 at 6PM MT

Enjoy the Martinu Trio for Flute, Viola and Piano, the Beethoven Piano Trio, Op. 1 No. 3 in C Minor and Schumann's Sonata, Opus 105 in A Minor for Violin and Piano.
Featuring Flutist Laurel Ann Mauer, Violist Leslie Harlow, Pianist Doris Stevenson, Violinist Manuel Ramos, Cellist Evan Drachman, Pianist Gail Niwa, and Violinist Paul Rosenthal.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
March 21, 2021 at 6PM MT

Enjoy the Rachmaninoff Sonata for Cello and Piano and The Ramiro Cortes Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano.
Featuring Cellist Gayle Smith, pianist Gail Niwa and Clarinetist Russell Harlow.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
March 14, 2021 at 6PM MT

Enjoy the Beethoven's String Trio in E Flat, Opus 3 followed by the Strauss Sonata in E Flat, Opus 18 for Violin and Piano and the Brahms Piano Trio in C, Opus 87.
Featuring violinist Philippe Djokic, pianist Doris Stevenson, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Evan Drachman.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
March 7, 2021 at 6PM MT

Enjoy the Beethoven Op. 16 Andante arranged for Clarinet, Viola, Cello and Piano, the Handel Sonata Op. 2 No. 8 arranged for Clarinet, Viola, Cello and Piano, and the Brahms Trio Op. 114 for Clarinet, Cello and Piano.
Featuring Clarinetist Russell Harlow, Violist Leslie Harlow, Cellist Jeffrey Solow and Pianist Doris Stevenson.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
February 28, 2021 at 6PM MT

Enjoy two works that may be new to you: the Finzi Clarinet Concerto and Glazunov's String Quartet No. 5.
Featuring Festival Artist in Residence, Clarinetist Russell Harlow with the Sonolumina Orchestra, Violinists Monte Belknap and Walter Olivares, Violist Leslie Harlow and Cellist Mark Kosower.


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SUNDAY
February 21, 2021 at 6PM MT

Presenting this concert in Memoriam for Pianist Gail Niwa. Hear solo works by Albeniz and Debussy performed by Gail Niwa, then the Elegaique Trio of Rachmaninoff with violinist Charles Castleman and cellist Jeffrey Solow.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
February 14, 2021 at 6PM MT

Enjoy the Trio by Handel for Violin, Viola and Piano, the Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by Jeffrey Manookian and the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings by Anton Reicha featuring violinists Charles Libove and Arturo Delmoni, pianists Nina Lugovoy and John Jensen, flutist Laurel Ann Maurer, clarinetist Russell Harlow, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist PegSoon Wang.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
February 7, 2021 at 6PM MT

Three works for Winds: Hovhaness Quartet for Flute, Clarinet, Oboe and Bassoon, Gounod's Petite Symphonie for Nine Winds and the Mozart Serenade for Eight Winds, K 388 featuring flutist Laurel Ann Maurer, clarinetists Russell Harlow and Lee Livengood, oboists Bonnie Schroeder and Susan Swidnicki, bassoonists Luke Pfiel and Mitchell Morrison and horn players Ron Beitel and Stephen Kostiniak.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
January 31, 2021 at 6PM MT

The Sonata for Violin and Piano by Debussy and the Franck Piano Quintet featuring violinists Arturo Delmoni and Philippe Djokic, pianist Susan Walters, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Peter Sanders.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
January 24, 2021 at 6PM MT

Enjoy the Kodaly Serenade, Op. 12 for Two Violins and Viola performed by violinists Philippe Djokic and Paul Rosenthal and violist Leslie Harlow, the Boccherini Quintet for Two Violins, Viola and Two Cellos, performed by violinists Monte Belknap and Dara Morales, violist Leslie Harlow and cellists Jeffrey Solow and Jesus Morales. and the Beethoven Op. 8 String Serenade performed by Dara Morales, violinist, Leslie Harlow, violist, and cellist Jeffrey Solow


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
January 17, 2021 at 6PM MT

Two Grand Works: Reger Clarinet Quintet featuring clarinetist Russell Harlow, violinists Philippe Djokic and Manuel Ramos, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Evan Drachman and Ernst Dohnanyi's Piano Quintet performed by violinists Paul Rosenthal and Philippe Djokic, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Armen Ksajikian and pianist John Jensen.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
January 10, 2021 at 6PM MT

Join us for a full recital of works for violin and piano featuring violinist Arturo Delmoni and pianist Gail Niwa.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
January 3, 2021 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Gershwin "Preludes" for Clarinet and Piano, the Stravinsky Octet and Martinu's "La Revue de Cuisine" for Violin, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Cello and Piano featuring clarinetist Russell Harlow, pianist John Novacek, violinist Monte Belknap, cellist Tom Landshoot, trombonists Greg Sandberg and Bryce Meecham, trumpet players Kelly Ricks and Sara Marchetti, bassoonists Mitch Morrison, Doug Craig and Roger Hicks and flutist Laurel Ann Maurer.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
December 27, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Mendelssohn D Minor Piano Trio and the Brahms Piano Quartet in A Minor, featuring violinist Scott Yoo, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Tom Landshoot and pianist John Novacek.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
December 20, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Brahms C Minor Piano Trio with violinist Philippe Djokic, cellist Denise Djokic and pianist Robert Moeling, followed by the Martinu "Serenade" for Two Clarinets, Violin, Viola and Cello featuring clarinetists Russell Harlow and Lee Livengood, violinist Dara Morales, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Jesus Morales.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
December 13, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for Chopin's Piano Sonata in B Minor performed by Michael Gurt and Robert Schumann's Piano Piano Quartet in E Flat Major performed by pianist Doris Stevenson, violinist Paul Rosenthal, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Mark Kosower.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
December 6, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Mozart D Major Sonata for Piano Four Hands, the "Dolly Suite" for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by Faure, arranged by Michael Webster and the Hindemith Clarinet Quartet 1938. The artists featured in these live performances at the Festival are pianists John Jensen and Doris Stevenson, clarinetist Russell Harlow, flutist Laurel Ann Maurer, violinist Monte Belknap and cellist Scott Ballantyne.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
November 29, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Barber Sonata in C Minor for Cello and Piano and the Brahms Piano Quartet in G Minor for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano. The artists featured in these live performances at the Festival are violinist Monte Belknap, pianists Doris Stevenson and Gail Niwa, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Scott Ballantyne.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
November 22, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Prokofiev Sonata for Violin and Piano and the Quartet in C Minor for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano by Gabriel Faure. The artists featured in this live performances at the Festival are violinist Charles Castleman, pianist Gail Niwa, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Scott Ballantyne.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
November 15, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Beethoven Trio Op. 38 (on the Septet), "Proper Motion" for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by Michael Carnes, the Trio for Flute, Viola and Piano by Leo Sowerby and the "Carmen Rhapsody" on themes from Bizet's "Carmen" for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by Michael Webster. The artists featured in these performances at the Festival are flutist Laurel Ann Maurer, clarinetist Russell Harlow, cellist Scott Ballantyne, violist Leslie Harlow and pianist John Jensen.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
November 8, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Chopin Sonata for Cello and Piano, two movements of the Brahms Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano and the Ginastera Sonata for Cello and Piano. The artists featured in these performances at the Festival are clarinetist Russell Harlow, cellist Mark Kosower and pianist Jee Won Oh.


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ONLINE PREMIERE

SUNDAY
November 1, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Beethoven String Trio, Op. 9, No. 3 in C minor and the Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano by Ramiro Cortes. The artists featured in these performances at the Festival are violinist Arturo Delmoni, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Mark Kosower, clarinetist Russell Harlow and pianist Jee Won Oh.


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SUNDAY
Aug 9 , 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Mozart Piano Quartet, the Brahms Sonata for Violin and Piano and the Dahl Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Cello. The artists featured in these performances at the Festival are violinists Dara Morales and Charles Castleman, cellist Jesus Morales, clarinetist and Festival Artist in Residence Russell Harlow, violist and Festival Artist in Residence Leslie Harlow, and pianist Doris Stevenson.


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SUNDAY
July 26, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for Maurice Ravel's fantastic Sonata for Violin and Cello and the Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano by Peter Schickele. The artists featured in these 2004 performances at the Festival are violinist Philippe Djokic, cellist Denise Djokic, clarinetist and Festival Artist in Residence Russell Harlow, and pianist Robert Moeling.


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SUNDAY
July 19, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for Tchaikovsky's "Souvenir de Florence" String Sextet and Smetana's Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15. The Smetana features violinist Charles Libove, cellist Yehuda Hanani and pianist Nina Lugovoy and the concert was recorded live at the Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. The Tchaikovsky Sextet was performed by violinists Elmar Oliveira and Arturo Delmoni, violists Sandra Robbins and Leslie Harlow and cellists Terry King and Gayle Smith. The Tchaikovsky Sextet was performed at the Park City Community Church on the outskirts of Park City.


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SUNDAY
July 12, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for Bela Bartok's "Contrasts" for Violin, Clarinet and Piano featuring Festival Artists violinist Philippe Djokic, clarinetist Russell Harlow and pianist John Jensen. Following the Bartok, we would like to introduce you to the string quartet by the famed violin virtuoso Fritz Kreisler. This work was introduced to us by violinist Paul Rosenthal during the first years of the Festival and this performance is led by Paul and features violinist Dara Morales, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Mark Kosower.


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SUNDAY
July 5, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Prokofiev Sonata in C, Op. 119 for Cello and Piano featuring cellist Denise Djokic and pianist John Novacek. Following the Prokofiev, enjoy three beautiful works for clarinet and piano by Debussy: Arabesque 1, Arabesque 2 and the Premier Rhapsody performed by clarinetist Russell Harlow and pianist John Novacek. The final work on the program is the famous Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60 by Brahms performed by violinist Philippe Djokic, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Denise Djokic and pianist John Novacek.


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SUNDAY
June 28, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Schumann Piano Quartet performed by violinist Manuel Ramos, cellist Terry King, violist Leslie Harlow and pianist Steven Heyman. The second work is the Nonet for Winds and Strings by Louis Spohr, performed by violinist Manuel Ramos, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Catherine Lehr, flutist Jane Wadsworth, oboist Dorothy Darlington, clarinetist Russell Harlow, bassoonist Mitch Morrison, horn player William Barnewitz and bass player Walter Birkedahl.


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SUNDAY
June 21, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for Faure's beautiful G Minor Piano Quartet performed by violinist Philippe Djokic, cellist Denise Djokic, violist Leslie Harlow and pianist Robert Moeling. The second work is the spectacular Quartet for Violin, Viola and Two Cellos by Anton Arensky performed by violinist Charles Libove, violist Leslie Harlow and cellists Terry King and Fred Zlotkin.-


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SUNDAY
June 14, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Copland Sextet with Bachauer Piano Competition Winner Gail Niwa, violinists Dara Morales and Monte Belknap, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Jesus Morales and clarinetist Russell Harlow, followed by the Dvorak Serenade Op. 44 performed by the Sonolumina Orchestra conducted by guest conductor Scott Yoo and included guest cellist Mark Kosower.-


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SUNDAY
June 7, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for the Arensky Piano Trio in D Minor performed on August 30, 1990, and the Brahms Serenade Op. 16 performed on October 16, 2005. The Arensky Trio was performed by violinist Charles Libove, cellist Gayle Smith and pianist Nina Lugovoy. The Brahms Serenade was performed by the Sonolumina Orchestra conducted by guest conductor Scott Yoo and included guest cellist Mark Kosower.-


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SUNDAY
May 31, 2020 at 6PM MT

Join us for a spectacular performance of the Spohr Octet recorded in live performance at the Claremont Festival in 1978. The performers are violinist Charles Libove, violists K. Harrison and D. Ambroson, cellist S. Hurford, bassist Bertram Turetzky, horn players Barry Tuckwell and Joseph Saetveit, and clarinetist Mitchell Lurie.


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Wednesday
May 27, 2020 at 6PM MT

Enjoy the critically-acclaimed 2003 Beethoven Festival Performance of Max Bruch's Piano Quintet Op. Posth. featuring Violinists Rebekah Johnson and Arturo Delmoni, Violist Leslie Harlow, Cellist Scott Ballantyne and Pianist Doris Stevenson.


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SUNDAY
May 24, 2020 at 6PM MT

Premiere Presentation of a complete concert featuring the Beaux Arts String Quartet, Soprano Judith Blegen and Pianist Charles Wadsworth recorded live in Spoleto, Italy.


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SUNDAY
May 17, 2020 at 5PM MT

Premiere Presentation of Bedrich Smetana's String Quartet in E Minor "From My Life". Recorded from a live performance at SUNY Pottsdam in 1972. The performers were the New Beaux Arts Quartet featuring violinists Charles Libove, Richard Sortomme, violist Lamar Alsop and cellist Charles McCracken.


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Celebrating GivingTuesday
May 5, 2020 at 7PM MT

Premiere Presentation of the Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings Op. 115, in a Beethoven Festival Performance, July 27, 2003 at the Park City Community Church


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Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 5PM Mountain Time

Rare Performance of J. S. Bach's "Chaconne" for Violin Alone
Virtuoso Violinist Charles Libove
This recording was made from a live radio broadcast. This will be the online premiere of this performance.



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RECENT FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

 

 
BEETHOVEN
FESTIVAL
WINTER CLASSICS CONCERT
January 14, 2020 at 7:30pm
featuring Clarinetist Russell Harlow, Violist Leslie Harlow, Cellist Julie Bevan and Virtuoso Pianist Hsiang Tu
Beethoven by Special Arrangement

 
 

BEETHOVEN BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Concert
Beethoven by Special Arrangement
 
Featuring the Piano Quartet, Op. 16 
Op. 1 No. 1 Piano Trio and Variations on a Mozart Theme by Beethoven
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Tuesday January 14 at 7:30PM
Park City Community Church
Park City, Utah
Map
Admission for this Concert $30 / Available Online or at the Door
 
 


 
BEETHOVEN
FESTIVAL
AUTUMN CLASSICS CONCERTS
Oct 4, 6, 10 and 12, 2019
featuring Virtuoso Pianist Hsiang Tu
with the Park City Chamber Players

 
 
 
 
 
 

Praised by The New York Times for his "eloquent sensitivity" and The Boston Intelligencer for his "impeccable technique, pianist Hsiang Tu has graced the audience with his creative programming and wide range of repertoire. Dr. Tu is currently working on the complete cycle of piano solo works by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel and thematic recitals featuring animal-themed music and opus-one compositions.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, he debuted in New York at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center as the winner of The Juilliard School Concerto Competition, and he has performed in venues all over the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, National Museum Cardiff, and National Recital Hall in Taipei. 

A prize winner at the New Orleans International Piano Competition, the Iowa International Piano Competition, and the American Paderewski Piano Competition, Dr. Tu has appeared with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, and the World Civic Orchestra, among others. He has given master classes at Cardiff University, University of Southern California, Penn State University, Loyola University New Orleans, Utah Valley University, and Colorado Mesa University.
Before being appointed as an Assistant Professor of Piano at Virginia Tech, Dr. Tu taught at the University of New Hampshire, Utah Valley University, and Snow College. He studied with Hung-Kuan Chen, Jerome Lowenthal, and HaeSun Paik, and holds a B.M. in Piano Performance from the University of Calgary and an M.M. and D.M.A. in Piano Performance from The Juilliard School. For more info, please visit hsiangjohntu.com.
 



 
 
 


WEEK ONE
 

VIRTUOSO PIANIST HSIANG TU
in Concert
Presented in collaboration with the Utah Valley University School of Music
Animals in Music
Virtuoso Piano Works Inspired by the Animal Kingdom 
Featuring works by 
Saint-Saens, Debussy, Schumann
Messiaen, Ravel, Bolcom, Bartok
Granados, Lizst, Villa-Lobos and Cowell
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Friday, Oct 4 at 7:30PM
Utah Valley University
800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058
Science Auditorium
Admission is Free for this Concert
 
 


 

VIRTUOSO PIANIST HSIANG TU
in Concert
at the BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL
Animals in Music
Virtuoso Piano Works Inspired by the Animal Kingdom 
Featuring works by 
Saint-Saens, Debussy, Schumann
Messiaen, Ravel, Bolcom, Bartok
Granados, Lizst, Villa-Lobos and Cowell
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Sunday, Oct 6 at 7:30PM
Park City Community Church
Park City, Utah
Map
Admission for this Concert $30 / Available Online or at the Door
 
 


WEEK TWO - Park City Chamber Players

 
HSIANG JOHN TU
Piano
 
 
 
 
RUSSELL HARLOW
Clarinet
 
 
 
 
DONNA PAULEY FAIRBANKS
Violin
 
 
 
 
LESLIE BLACKBURN HARLOW
Viola
 
 
 
 
CHEUNG CHAU
Cello
 
 
 

 

VIRTUOSO PIANIST HSIANG TU
with the Park City Chamber Players
in Concert
Presented in collaboration with the Utah Valley University School of Music
Exquisite Chamber Music Works by Beethoven, Bach, Haydn and more 
 
Beethoven Opus 16 Piano Quartet (rare work)
Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano
Haydn Duo for Violin and Viola
Bach Sonata for Solo Violin 

Featured Artists
Clarinetist Russell Harlow Festival Artist in Residence
Violinist Donna Pauley Fairbanks
Violist Leslie Harlow, Festival Artist in Residence 
Cellist Cheung Chau
Pianist Hsiang Tu


Thursday Oct 10 at 7:00PM* Note Time Change
UVU Noorda Center Recital Hall, Orem, Utah
Admission is Free for this Concert
     




 
 


 

VIRTUOSO PIANIST HSIANG TU
with the Park City Chamber Players
in Concert
Presented in collaboration with the Utah Valley University School of Music
Exquisite Chamber Music Works by Beethoven, Bach, Haydn and more 
 
Beethoven Opus 16 Piano Quartet (rare work)
Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano
Haydn Duo for Violin and Viola
Bach Sonata for Solo Violin 

Featured Artists
Clarinetist Russell Harlow Festival Artist in Residence
Violinist Donna Pauley Fairbanks
Violist Leslie Harlow, Festival Artist in Residence 
Cellist Cheung Chau
Pianist Hsiang Tu


Saturday, Oct 12 at 7:30PM
Park City Community Church
Park City, Utah
Map
Admission for this Concert $30 / Available Online or at the Door