Samuel and Elinor Thaviu String Competition
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 2:00pm CDT
Galvin Recital Hall
Featuring Northwestern string students nominated by the Bienen School string faculty, this annual competition was established by the late violin professor Samuel Thaviu and his wife, Elinor Thaviu. The Samuel and Elinor Thaviu Award in String Performance is the Northwestern string program’s most prestigious honor.
Free EventCompetition Program
Robert Schumann, Sonata, Op. 105
I. Mit leidenschaftlichen Ausdruck
Giuseppe Valentini, Sonata in E Major
Allegro
Niccolò Paganini, Variazioni di Bravura
Sydney Lee, cello
Liang-yu Wang, piano
Robert Schumann, Märchenbilder
I. Nicht schnell
II. Lebhaft
III. Rasch
William Walton, Viola Concerto
I. Andante comodo
J. S. Bach, Suite No. 6
Prélude
Susanna Bobbs, viola
Nathan Canfield, piano
J. S. Bach, Partita No. 3
Preludio
Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 10
II. Adagio espressivo
William Walton, Violin Concerto
I. Andante tranquillo
Joel Kang, violin
Liang-yu Wang, piano
Pietro Locatelli, Cello Sonata
I. Allegro
Miklós Rózsa, Caprice No. 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme
Jakyoung Huh, cello
Liang-yu Wang, piano
Ernest Bloch, Suite
I. Lento—Meno lento—Allegro
Karl Stamitz, Viola Concerto
I. Allegro
J. S. Bach, Sonate VI
Prélude
Michael Ayala, viola
Nathan Canfield, piano
J. S. Bach, Cello Suite VI
Prélude
György Ligeti, Cello Sonata
II. Capriccio
Edward Elgar, Cello Concerto, Op. 85
IV. Allegro
Sarah Chong, cello
Liang-yu Wang, piano
Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
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Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.