Salon de Virtuosi: 2021 Gala Awards Concert

$25 Student tickets available for purchase with student ID at the box office window.

Salon de Virtuosi presents its acclaimed Gala Awards Concert, featuring 2021 Career Grant Winners Sterling Elliott, cello, Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, piano, Elliot Wuu, piano, Kevin Zhu, violin and the Ulysses Quartet, hosted by the renowned musicologist Robert Sherman of WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase. The program will showcase works by Frederic Delius, Cesar Franck, Claude Debussy, Niccolo Paganini, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, George Gershwin, Frederik Sjolin and Felix Mendelssohn.

Artists

Sterling Elliott, cello with Wynona Wang, Piano
Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, piano
Elliot Wuu, piano
Kevin Zhu, violin
Ulysses Quartet

Program

Frederic Delius — Romance
Cesar Franck — Sonata in A Major (II. Allegro)
Claude Debussy — “Claire de Lune" from Suite Bergamasque and “L’isle Joyeuse”
Niccolo Paganini — Nel cor più non mi sento, MS 44
Robert Schumann — Aria, based on "An Anna”
Franz Liszt — Mazeppa
George Gershwin — I Got Rhythm
Frederik Sjolin — “Shore” from Last Leaf Collection
Felix Mendelssohn — Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3 (IV. Molto allegro con fuoco)

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