July 21, 2024

Amphitheater @ 2:30 PM

Pianists from the Chautauqua School of Music present a scintillating program of works for one and two pianos, with repertoire drawn from virtuoso works of the great classical composers and arrangements of popular and familiar tunes.

Stairway to Paradise, 1922   

Strike up the Band, 1927         

-George Gershwin (1898-1937) 

   (arr Logan Skelton) 

Sean Yang and Eric Yu 

2 Pieces for 6 Hands: Romance and Valse, 1890 

-Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) 

Even Cao, Ellen Li, and Letizia Palmieri 

Brasileira from Scaramouche, 1937          

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) 

Sebastian Castillo and Runyang Wong 

From Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22            

- Georges Bizet (1838-1875) 

Trompette et tambour  (Trumpet and drum) 

La toupie  (The spinning top) 

Petit mari, petite femme (Little husband, little wife) 

Le bal  (The ball) 

Karina Tseng and Vivian Yang 

Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55, 1908            

-Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) 

Seohee Yang 

Tarantella from Suite No. 2, Op.17 

-Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) 

Dongwon Shin and HaEun Yang 

España, 1883              

-Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894) 

Yujin Han, Cheonmi Park, Sean Yang, and Eric Yu 

Danse Macabre, Op. 40  

-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) 

Karmen Grubisic and Seohee Yang 

Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 32 No. 13 

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) 

Alexei Aceto  

A Scott Joplin Rag Rhapsody, 1997              

-Kevin Olson (b. 1970)  

Yujin Han, April Lee, Yali Levy Schwartz, and Kyuree Kim

The Chautauqua Piano Program is a highly selective and dynamic five week program for 20 pianists, ages 18–28. Combining an array of resident and guest faculty with unmatched practice and performance facilities, the program is designed to inspire young pianists from all over the globe. Students will have solo and chamber music performance opportunities, plentiful private lessons, and faculty-led discussions and master classes focused on advanced pianistic growth and building a career path. In 2024, the piano program will also host the SAI Concerto Competition. 

A special feature of the Chautauqua Piano experience is the depth of student interaction with each one of our faculty. The program is carefully curated to be more intimate, centering deep conversations and fostering real relationships. Each student will have the time and opportunity to forge connections that will become part of their lifelong music community. 

Resident Faculty

Nikki Melville, Chair of the Piano Program 

Alexander Kobrin, 2024 Heintzelman Family Artistic Advisor 

Jon Nakamatsu 

J.Y. Song 

Guest Faculty

Sara Davis Buechner 

Charis Dimaras 

Alexander Gavrylyuk

Anna Geniushene 

Spencer Myer 

HaeSun Paik