Performers

Fei Tong, violin

Huiping Cai, piano

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23

I. Presto

II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto

III. Allegro molto

Igor Stravinsky - Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano

I. Introduzione

II. Serenata

III. Tarantella

IV. Gavotta con due variazioni

V. Scherzino

VI. Minuetto e Finale

INTERMISSION

Dong He, ChaoRan Li

"Li" Folk Fiesta (Li)

Fang Gao (b.1974)

The Love Song of Yimeng (Han)

SongHua Hu (b.1931)

arr. ChengQian Xue

Song of Praise (Mongolian)

Feng Gao (b.1974)

The Fantasy of the Yao Tribe (Yao)

Gang Chen (b.1935)

Morning of Miao Mountain (Miao)

YaoXian Ma, ZhongHua Li

The Spring of Xinjiang (Uyghur)

Grand Finale Showcase Concert

Presented by Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival 2024

Live in-studio performance and interview in Florida’s classical music station WSMR 89.1

Radio host - Russell Gant

Performers

Nyla Thomas, soprano

Huiping Cai, piano

Program

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

African Romances, Op. 17

I. An African Love Song

II. A Prayer

III. Starry Night

IV. Dawn

V. Ballad

VI. Over the Hills

VII. How Shall I Woo Thee?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Voi avete un cor fedele, K. 217

Claude Debussy

Quatre chansons de jeunesse

I. Pantomime

II. Clair de lune

III. Pierrot

IV. Apparition

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Zdes’ khorosho from 12 Romances, Op. 21

Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne from 6 Romances, Op. 4

Son from 6 Romances, Op. 38

Florence Price

The Poet and His Song

Dreamin’ Town (1934)

What’s the Use? (1937)

Performers

Clara Smallwood, viola

Huiping Cai, piano

Program

Henri Vieuxtemps

Sonata for Viola and Piano in B-flat Major, Op. 36

I. Maestoso – Allegro

II. Barcarolla. Andante con moto

III. Finale scherzando. Allegretto

Rebecca Clarke

Sonata for Viola and Piano

I. Impetuoso

II. Vivace

III. Adagio

Performers

Alex Honkamp, soprano

Huiping Cai, piano

Program

Richard Strauss

Die Nacht, Op. 10, no. 3

Fanny Hensel

Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen, Op. 334

Gabriel Fauré

Mandoline, Op. 58, no. 1

Claude Debussy

Beau soir

Alessandro Scarlatti

Lontan dalla sua Clori

Miguel Marqués

El anillo de hierro

Lagrimas mías

Mark Fax

A Christmas Miracle

Cassandra’s Lullaby

Amy Beach

Ah, Love, but a day! Op. 44, no. 2

Performers

Xiaoman Ke, violin

Huiping Cai, piano

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 21 in E Minor, K. 304

I. Allegro

II. Tempo di menuetto

Eugène Ysaÿe

Poème élégiaque in D Minor, Op. 12

Program

Richard Strauss

Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18

I. Allegro, ma non troppo 

II. Improvisation: Andante cantabile 

III. Finale: Andante—Allegro

Rumeng Liao, violin

INTERMISSION

Felix Mendelssohn

Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49

I. Molto Allegro agitato

II. Andante con moto tranquillo 

III. Scherzo. Leggiero e vivace 

IV. Finale. Allegro assai appassionato

Rumeng Liao, violin

Belle Ra, cello

Performers

Rumeng Liao, violin

Huiping Cai, piano

Program

Giuseppe Tartini

Violin Sonata in G Minor (“Devil’s Trill”)

I. Larghetto ma non troppo

II. Allegro moderato

III. Andante

IV. Allegro assai - Andante - Allegro assai

Richard Strauss

Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18

I. Allegro ma non troppo 

II. Improvisation: Andante cantabile 

III. Finale: Andante - Allegro

Nathan Milstein

Paganiniana

Henryk Wieniawski

Fantaisie brillante sur Faust, Op. 20