Oberlin, July 29 — Following the concerto round of the Oberlin Cooper International Violin Competition, the jury announced early this morning the six performers who would advance to the recital round on Wednesday evening. Each will play a 30-minute recital in Warner Concert Hall at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Admission is free. The performances will be streamed (click here for the video link) and carried live over WCLV, 104.9 FM. At the end of the evening, the jury will name the three violinists who will play concertos in the final round with Jahja Ling and The Cleveland Orchestra on Friday evening at Severance Hall.
Recital round order and repertoire
Karisa Chiu, 16, Palatine, IL (with Ina Chiu, piano)
BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23 (Presto)
RAVEL Tzigane
BACH Sonata No. 1 in G Minor Siciliana
WIENIAWSKI Polonaise Brillante Op. 4 in D Major
Belle Ting, 15, Taipei, Taiwan (with Roberta Whitely, piano)
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 (Adagio)
WIENIAWSKI Fantasy on Themes From Gounod’s Faust, Op. 20
SIBELIUS Mazurka, Op. 81, No. 1
Gallia Kastner, 18, Arlington Hts., IL (with Nelson Padgett, piano)
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 (Adagio)
WAXMAN Carmen Fantasie
Joshua Brown, 15, Gurnee, IL (with Nelson Padgett, piano)
PAGANINI Caprice No. 24
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 (Adagio)
WAXMAN Carmen Fantasie
Alice Haekyo Lee, 15, Toronto, ON, Canada (with Alicja Basinska, piano)
BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1 (Allegro con brio)
BACH Sonata No. 2 in A Minor (Andante)
SARASATE Carmen Fantasie
Maya Anjali Buchanan, 15, Rapid City, SD (with Laura Kennedy, piano)
BACH Sonata No. 1 in G Minor (Presto)
WIENIAWSKI Fantasy on Themes From Gounod’s Faust, Op. 20
YSAŸE Caprice after the Etude in the Form of a Waltz by Camille Saint-Saëns
