Junior Recital: Alicia Choi '09, violin

Student of Joanna Kurkowicz

Elizabeth Schwartzman '08, piano

The Program:

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)   Sonata No. 4 à Fritz Kreisler in E minor
                                                        I.    Allemanda: lento maestoso
                                                        II.   Sarabande: quasi lento
                                                        III.  Finale: Presto ma non troppo
   
Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)    Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Minor, opus 82
                                                        I.     Allegro
                                                        II.    Romance. Andante
                                                        III.   Allegro non troppo
   
Elizabeth Schwartzman, piano
   
***intermission***
   
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)    Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BMV 1003
                                                        I.     Grave
                                                        II.    Fuga
                                                        III.  Andante
                                                        IV.  Allegro
   
Franz Waxman (1906-1967)    Carmen Fantasy

Alicia Choi, ‘09 began studying the violin at the age of 4. At the age of 11, she was a finalist in the Queens Symphony Young Soloist's Competition and the state alternate in the High School Performance Division in the MTNA Student Performance Competition. At the age of 13, she was a soloist with the New York Musicians Ensemble at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She also participated in the Aspen Music Festival in the summer of 2001, where she performed in the Starling recital series, and was a part of the New York All-State Orchestra in 2003. She has performed at Juilliard Theater, Paul Hall, and Morse Hall, and in her high school, has been the concertmistress of the Stuyvesant String and Chamber Orchestra for 2 years and the first violinist in Orchestra on the Go. In February 2004, she performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in the Young Musician's Concert. Alicia also has participated in the Chamber Music Workshop at the School for Strings where she performed in master classes of Aaron Rosand, Philip Setzer, and the Daedalus Quartet in the summer of 2004. From 2001, Alicia received a scholarship to attend the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School of Music, under Won-Bim Yim and Masao Kawasaki for 4 years. She currently attends Williams College, where she performs in several solo and chamber recitals, and has performed in master classes for Donald Weilerstein, James Buswell, and Wonji Kim Ozim. In May 2006, she performed as a soloist and winner of the 2006 Berkshire Student Soloist Competition with the Berkshire Symphony. She currently studies with Joanna Kurkowicz.