2023 Knoxville International Piano Festival and Competition
Friday, March 10, 2023 - Sunday, March 12, 2023
2023 Knoxville International Piano Festival and Competition

Friday, March 10, 2023 -
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

Complete Etudes-tableaux by Sergei Rachmaninoff 

A Multi-Media Presentation by UT Piano Faculty, Students, and Alumni

Pre-Concert Lecture by Dr. David Salkowski 

Friday, March 10, 2023

Lecture at 5:00 p.m.
Recital at 5:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33

No. 1   Allegro non troppo

Katherine Benson, piano

No. 2   Allegro

Guanrong Huang, piano 

No. 3   Grave

Julia Martin, piano 

No. 4   Moderato

Haiqiao Huang, piano

No. 5   Non allegro – Presto

Ty Oyier, piano

No. 6   Allegro con fuoco, alla breve

Ruotong Wang, piano

No. 7   Moderato

Dio Yearout, piano 

No. 8   Grave

Bowen Yang, piano 

Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)


Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39

No. 1   Allegro agitato

Tianran Gao, piano 

No. 2   Lento assai

Nia Brown, piano

No. 3   Allegro molto

Wanqi He, piano

No. 4   Allegro assai

Joseph Ansary, piano

No. 5   Appassionato

Alan Ongtengco, piano

No. 6   Allegro

Alan Ongtengco, piano

No. 7   Lento

Kris Rucinski, piano

No. 8   Allegro moderato

Tzu-Jung Peng, piano

No. 9   Allegro moderato

Chih-Long Hu, piano 

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Powerpoint Presentation: Xingyue Wang
Lighting: Ruoyun Zhu, Tianran Gao


Donations accepted. All proceeds from this event will be donated to UNICEF for children in need of urgent humanitarian support due to the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/Syria-Turkiye-earthquake 


We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the School of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Development, 865-974-2365 or ccox@utfi.org.

Festival Artists, Judges, and Friends 

Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Announcement of Artist Finalists


Waltz
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943) 

Eunsuk Jung, piano
Katherine Benson, piano 
Chih-Long Hu, piano 


Preludes, Op. 32

No. 5 in G Major, Moderato
No. 10 in B Minor, Lento 

Sergei Rachmaninoff  

Jonathan Jung, piano 


Two Poems, Op. 32

No. 1 in F sharp Major, Andante cantabile
No. 2 in D Major, Allegro con eleganza, con fiducia

Alexander Scriabin
(1872-1915) 

Prelude, Op. 23, No. 2 in B-flat Major, Maestoso
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Kris Rucinski, piano


Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19

     III. Andante
    IV. Allegro mosso 

Sergei Rachmaninoff 

Joshua Kovac, cello
Arunesh Nadgir, piano
Chih-Long Hu, piano 


--- INTERMISSION ---


Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17

Romance

Sergei Rachmaninoff 

Ryan Fogg, piano
Chih-Long Hu, piano 


Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, with Rachmaninoff’s Cadenza
Franz Liszt
(1811-1886) 

Katherine Benson, piano


Preludes, Op. 11

No. 13 in G-flat Major, Lento
No. 11 in B Major, Allegro assai 

Alexander Scriabin

Susan Yang, piano 


Three Morceaux, Op. 45

  1. Feuillet d’Album
  2. Poème fantasque
  3. Prelude

Alexander Scriabin

Etudes, Op. 8

No. 1 in C-sharp Minor, Allegro
No. 7 in B-flat Minor, Presto tenebroso, agitato
No. 5 in E Major, Brioso

Marianna Prjevalskaya, piano


Sabre Dance 
Aram Khachaturian
(1903-1978) 

Fay Adams, piano
Katherine Benson, piano
David Brunell, piano
Kevin Class, piano
Chih-Long Hu, piano
Eunsuk Jung, piano

Sofya Gulyak, piano

Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3:30 pm

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann Op. 20
Clara Schumann
(1819-1896)

Allegro, Op. 8
Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)

Prelude Choral and Fugue
César Franck
(1822-1890)


 --- INTERMISSION ---


Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)

La Valse
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)


Award Ceremony


We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the School of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Development, 865-974-2365 or ccox@utfi.org.

Festival Artists and Presenters:

https://music.utk.edu/piano-festival/artist.php

2023 Knoxville International Piano Festival and Competition
Friday, March 10, 2023 - Sunday, March 12, 2023
2023 Knoxville International Piano Festival and Competition

Friday, March 10, 2023 -
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

Complete Etudes-tableaux by Sergei Rachmaninoff 

A Multi-Media Presentation by UT Piano Faculty, Students, and Alumni

Pre-Concert Lecture by Dr. David Salkowski 

Friday, March 10, 2023

Lecture at 5:00 p.m.
Recital at 5:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33

No. 1   Allegro non troppo

Katherine Benson, piano

No. 2   Allegro

Guanrong Huang, piano 

No. 3   Grave

Julia Martin, piano 

No. 4   Moderato

Haiqiao Huang, piano

No. 5   Non allegro – Presto

Ty Oyier, piano

No. 6   Allegro con fuoco, alla breve

Ruotong Wang, piano

No. 7   Moderato

Dio Yearout, piano 

No. 8   Grave

Bowen Yang, piano 

Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)


Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39

No. 1   Allegro agitato

Tianran Gao, piano 

No. 2   Lento assai

Nia Brown, piano

No. 3   Allegro molto

Wanqi He, piano

No. 4   Allegro assai

Joseph Ansary, piano

No. 5   Appassionato

Alan Ongtengco, piano

No. 6   Allegro

Alan Ongtengco, piano

No. 7   Lento

Kris Rucinski, piano

No. 8   Allegro moderato

Tzu-Jung Peng, piano

No. 9   Allegro moderato

Chih-Long Hu, piano 

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Powerpoint Presentation: Xingyue Wang
Lighting: Ruoyun Zhu, Tianran Gao


Donations accepted. All proceeds from this event will be donated to UNICEF for children in need of urgent humanitarian support due to the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/Syria-Turkiye-earthquake 


We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the School of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Development, 865-974-2365 or ccox@utfi.org.

Festival Artists, Judges, and Friends 

Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Announcement of Artist Finalists


Waltz
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943) 

Eunsuk Jung, piano
Katherine Benson, piano 
Chih-Long Hu, piano 


Preludes, Op. 32

No. 5 in G Major, Moderato
No. 10 in B Minor, Lento 

Sergei Rachmaninoff  

Jonathan Jung, piano 


Two Poems, Op. 32

No. 1 in F sharp Major, Andante cantabile
No. 2 in D Major, Allegro con eleganza, con fiducia

Alexander Scriabin
(1872-1915) 

Prelude, Op. 23, No. 2 in B-flat Major, Maestoso
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Kris Rucinski, piano


Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19

     III. Andante
    IV. Allegro mosso 

Sergei Rachmaninoff 

Joshua Kovac, cello
Arunesh Nadgir, piano
Chih-Long Hu, piano 


--- INTERMISSION ---


Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17

Romance

Sergei Rachmaninoff 

Ryan Fogg, piano
Chih-Long Hu, piano 


Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, with Rachmaninoff’s Cadenza
Franz Liszt
(1811-1886) 

Katherine Benson, piano


Preludes, Op. 11

No. 13 in G-flat Major, Lento
No. 11 in B Major, Allegro assai 

Alexander Scriabin

Susan Yang, piano 


Three Morceaux, Op. 45

  1. Feuillet d’Album
  2. Poème fantasque
  3. Prelude

Alexander Scriabin

Etudes, Op. 8

No. 1 in C-sharp Minor, Allegro
No. 7 in B-flat Minor, Presto tenebroso, agitato
No. 5 in E Major, Brioso

Marianna Prjevalskaya, piano


Sabre Dance 
Aram Khachaturian
(1903-1978) 

Fay Adams, piano
Katherine Benson, piano
David Brunell, piano
Kevin Class, piano
Chih-Long Hu, piano
Eunsuk Jung, piano

Sofya Gulyak, piano

Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3:30 pm

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann Op. 20
Clara Schumann
(1819-1896)

Allegro, Op. 8
Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)

Prelude Choral and Fugue
César Franck
(1822-1890)


 --- INTERMISSION ---


Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)

La Valse
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)


Award Ceremony


We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the School of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Development, 865-974-2365 or ccox@utfi.org.

Festival Artists and Presenters:

https://music.utk.edu/piano-festival/artist.php