The Master Player Chamber Series Fourth Year:
A Season of Stars and Strads
As we enter our fourth season we are proud to bring you and exciting program with renowned guest artists:
Friday, October 5th, 2007 8:00pm Mitchell Hall
Artistic Director’s Favorites
The season’s opening concert will feature the masterpieces by Johannes Brahms and Carl Reinecke, two of Artistic Director Xiang Gao’s favorite German romantic composers. Former principal oboist of the Cleveland Orchestra and American Symphony Adrian Gnam and internationally acclaimed Portuguese pianist Alexandra Mascolo-David will be joined by UD faculty violinist Xiang Gao, UD faculty cellist Lawrence Stomberg, UD faculty hornist John Smith and UD faculty pianist Christine Delbeau.
Free and open to the public guest artists master classes held at 1:25pm-2:30pm, October 5th, Gore Recital Hall, Louise and David Roselle Center for the Arts
Concert program:
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) Trio in A minor for piano, oboe and horn, Op. 188
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Trio in C major for piano, violin and cello, Op. 87
Friday, November 9th, 2007 8:00pm Mitchell Hall
The Power of Russian Music
Join us for an evening of fantastic chamber music including the fiery second piano trio by Dmitri Shostakovich. World-class cello virtuoso Haiye Ni who has served as principal cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra and associate principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic will be joined by international prize-winning pianist Zhihua Tang, the acclaimed UD faculty clarinetist Marianne Gythfeldt and UD faculty violinist and MPCS artistic director Xiang Gao.
Free and open to the public guest artists master classes held at 1:25pm-2:30pm, November 9th, Gore Recital Hall, Louise and David Roselle Center for the Arts
Concert program:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in Eb major for clarinet and piano, Op. 120, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Polonaise Brillante in C major for cello & piano, Op. 3
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Trio in E minor for piano, violin and cello #2, Op. 67
Friday, February 22nd, 2008 8:00pm Mitchell Hall
An American Voice
A memorable vocal recital in celebration of African-American History Month featuring the world famous tenor Lawrence Brownlee and the renowned collaborative pianist Martin Katz in his second MPCS appearance.
Free and open to the public guest artists master classes held at 1:25pm-2:30pm, February 22nd, Gore Recital Hall, Louise and David Roselle Center for the Arts
Concert program:
Famous opera arias and romantic art songs carefully selected by Mr. Brownlee and Mr. Katz.
Friday, April 18th, 2008 8:00pm Mitchell Hall
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 8:00pm Mitchell Hall (Repeat)
iMusic-Xiang Gao and Friends IV
A spectacular multimedia violin concert created by the world-renowned UD faculty violinist Xiang Gao. Dr. Howard Watkins, pianist of the Metropolitan Opera Company and members of the UD Faculty Jazz will be joined by other world-class artists invited by Mr. Gao for this unforgettable musical event. Concert program: iMusic* from classical to jazz selected and created by Xiang Gao, will be presented in a brand new and unique way that will take your breath away.