Friday, June 9 at 6:00 PM
Please join us for an evening of classical guitar with Chinese guitarist Hao Yang. Ms. Yang entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2014 at age 16 and studied with Grammy-award winning guitarist Jason Vieaux. Ms. Yang has won top prizes in numerous guitar competitions, including the 2015 Guitar Foundation of America International Youth Competition (Senior Division), the Andres Segovia 7th International Guitar Competition, and the 54th Markneukirchen International Instrumental competition. Ms. Yang has performed concerts in major venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Miller Theatre, Princeton Sound Kitchen, and Subculture NYC, and has been invited to perform solo recitals at the Cleveland, Panama, and Beijing International Guitar Festivals. Hao Yang appears by exclusive arrangement with Astral Artists, Inc. in Philadelphia - www.astralartists.org.
The Classical Guitar Soirée Recital Series at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia is offered in partnership with the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society. A Soirée is a lively and intimate gathering that increases the knowledge of the participants through conversation and music. The classical guitar is often best listened to and understood within this context.
This is an in person event. The program will run 80 minutes with intermission.
Reception: 5:15pm
Concert: 6:00pm (Doors close at 6:10pm)
Program:
Suite in modo polonico - Alexandre Tansman
I.Entrée
III. Kujawiak (Mazurka lente)
VIII. Kolysanka No. 2
IX. Oberek (Mazurka vive)
Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 - J. S. Bach
I. Prelude - Presto
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Bourrée
VI. Gigue
Arie varie dall’opera de Bellini “I Capuleti e i Montecchi” - Giulio Regondi
Intermission
Elegy - Alan Rawsthorne
Sonata omaggio a Boccherini, Op. 77 - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Andantino, quasi canzone
III. Tempo di minuetto
IV. Vivo ed energico
Student Tickets: $15. Please email events@philaathenaeum.org to reserve.
PCGS member price: $25
