The world's top violists perform for a panel of judges as they vie for a position in the semi-final round of the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition. This performance will be livestreamed.
10 am: Toby Cook, viola | Mitsuko Morikawa, piano SERGEI PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (Juliet the Young Girl, Dance of the Knights, arr. by Borisovsky) ARSHIA SAMSAMINIA “In Eternity” for Viola and Piano PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 (1st, 2nd, & 3rd movements)
10:30 am: Duleen Van Gunsteren, viola | Vivian Fan, piano PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th movements) GEORGE ENESCU Concertstück FLORENCE BEATRICE PRICE Adoration
11 am: Yong Ha Jung, viola | Inyoung Huh, piano PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th movements) FLORENCE BEATRICE PRICE Elfentanz NICCOLÒ PAGANINI La Campanella (arr. by William Primrose)
11:30 am: Leslie Ashworth, viola | Barry Tan, piano ERNST KRENEK Sonata for Viola Solo, Op. 92, No. 3 (1st, 2nd, & 3rd movements) ALEXANDER BORODIN String Quartet No. 2 in D Major (3rd movement, arr. by W. Primrose) JESSIE MONTGOMERY Rhapsody No. 1
12 pm: Wilhelm Magner, viola | Inyoung Huh, piano FRANZ WAXMAN “Carmen” Fantasie (arr. for viola by Wilhelm Magner) PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 (3rd movement) FLORENCE BEATRICE PRICE Elfentanz
12:30 pm: David Montreuil, viola | Vivian Fan, piano PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th movements) GEORGE ENESCU Concertstück JESSIE MONTGOMERY Rhapsody No. 1
1-2 pm: Break
2 pm: Katie Liu, viola | Vivian Fan, piano PAUL HINDEMITH Sonata for Viola, Op. 31, No. 4 (1st and 2nd movements) GEORGE ENESCU Concertstück EMILY LIUSHEN Tum for Viola Solo
2:30 pm: Otoha Tabata, viola | Vivian Fan, piano PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata Op. 31, No. 4 (3rd movement) OLIVER TONI Recitative VII GEORGE ENESCU Concertstück
3 pm: Kinga Wojdalska, viola | Mitsuko Morikawa, piano JESSIE MONTGOMERY Peace PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata Viola Sonata, No. 4 (1937) GRAŹYNA BACEWICZ Polish Capriccio (arr. K. Wojdalska)
3:30 pm: Andy Park, viola | Barry Tan, piano VALERIA ROMERO Anochece PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY None but the Lonely Heart PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, No. 4 (1937) (1st, 2nd, and 3rd movements)
4 pm: Guohan Tang, viola | Ken Nakasako, piano PAUL HINDEMITH Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11, No. 4 CARL MARIA VON WEBER Andante e rondo ongarese (Primrose transcription) LI ZILI “Fisherman’s Harvest Song”
4:30 pm: Haneul Park, viola | Mitsuko Morikawa, piano ERROLLYN WALLEN Lavinia LÉON HONNORÉ Morceau de Concert, Op. 23 PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata No .4 (1st & 3rd movements)
5-5:30 pm: Break
5:30 pm: Andjela Josifoski, viola | Mitsuko Morikawa, piano MAX REGER Suite for Viola, Op. 131d, No. 2 FLORENCE BEATRICE PRICE Elfentanz HUGO WOLFE Italian Serenade in G Major
6p m: Keoni Bolding, viola | Seth Trumbore, piano PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th movements) DUKE ELLINGTON “Reflections in D” GIACOMO PUCCINI Tosca Paraphrase (Act III)
6:30 pm: Emad Zolfaghari, viola | Mitsuko Morikawa, piano PAUL HINDEMITH Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 JESSIE MONTGOMERY Rhapsody No. 1 FRITZ KREISLER Midnight Bells from Heuberger’s “Der Opernball” (arr. by Fritz Kreisler/William Primrose)
7 pm: Xunyu Zhou, viola | Inyoung Huh, piano MAX REGER Suite for Viola, Op. 131d, No. 3 (1st, 3rd, & 4th movements) NICCOLO PAGANINI La Campanella (arr. by William Primrose) NIAN LIU First Suite for Solo Viola, Op.1 “Mapping” (1st Movement)