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Final Round of the Student Soloists Competition
11.22.22 | Armstrong Concert Hall
2022/23 Student Soloists Competition
Final Round

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Category II Program
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, op. 15

I. Maestoso

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

David Lécuyer, piano
John O’Conor, piano


"Ah mes amis" from La Fille du régiment

Gioacchino Donizetti (1797–1848)

Jose Elias Aguirre Ceron, tenor
Szymon Czerniak, piano


Sinfonia Concertante in E Minor, op. 125

II. Allegro 

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)

John Keane, cello
Alexander Bernstein, piano


Piano Concerto in C-sharp Minor, FP 146

I. Allegretto
II. Andante con moto
III. Rondeau à la française

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)

Yanjue Lin, piano
Alexander Bernstein, piano


- intermission -


"Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)

Qiuyu Li, soprano
Szymon Czerniak, piano


Cello Concerto in B Minor, op. 104

I. Allegro

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)

Isabel Dimoff, cello
Minji Lee, piano


Piano Concerto in G Major

I. Allegramente
II. Adagio assai

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Hidemi Minagawa, piano
Minji Lee, piano

Category I Program
Fantasie for Flute and Orchestra

Georges Hüe (1858–1948)

Dane Frandsen, flute
Alexander Bernstein, piano


"Ah! Non credea mirarti”  from La Sonnambula

Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835)

Lourdes Rodriguez, soprano
Cameron Edminston, piano


Fantaisie Sur Un Thème Original

Jules Demersseman (1833–1866)

Patrick Rippeon, alto saxophone
Alexander Bernstein, piano

Final Round Guest Jury
VOCAL/CHORAL
Joy Schreier

Washington National Opera – Assistant Conductor
Peabody Institute – Faculty, Opera Department

KEYBOARD
Audrey Andrist

University of Maryland

INSTRUMENTAL
James Stern

University of Maryland

Awards Presentation

The awards presentation will follow on stage immediately after the Final Round jury’s deliberations.

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