International Violin Competition of Indianapolis - 2008 - 2009 Laureate Series "Virtuoso Fantasies"
featuring prize winners of the Competition and special guest artists
in small ensembles and solo appearances
collaborating with some of Indianapolis' finest arts organizations.
Tickets and information:
Call 317-637-4574 or e-mail strauss@violin.org
 September 16, 2008, 7:30 PM 
"Conjuring the imagination"
Bella Hristova
2006 Laureate
with the Ronen Chamber Ensemble
Indiana History Center Basile Theater
450 W. Ohio Street
Program:
Haydn: London Trio for Flute, Violin and Cello
Ives: Largo for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Dvorák: String Quintet in G major Op.77
Stravinsky: Divertimento (after The Fairy's Kiss) for Violin and Piano
"Hristova played the work with passion from the very first note. She has an innate musicality that makes musical sense of each phrase she plays. Every sound she draws from her 1655 Amati is superb...By the time she had reached the final bars, everyone had become entranced by her playing." — The Strad
October 26, 2008, 7:00 PM
"Best of Quartetto Gelato"
Co-presented by the Pike Performing Arts Center
Supported in part by the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation
Pike Performing Arts Center
6701 Zionsville Road
Single tickets available through the Pike Performing Arts Center
Box Office: 317-216-5455 or www.pikepac.org
Reserved Seating: Adults $20-$24 | Senior Citizens / Students $18-$20
Classical in intent, eclectic by design, Quartetto Gelato has enchanted audiences worldwide with their exotic blend of classical masterworks, operatic arias and the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and folk songs.
"Larger audiences are inevitable not only because the quartet's members are fine musicians but also because they have learned to mix entertainment and music." — The Washington Post
November 21, 2008, 7:30 PM
"Virtuosos and Visions"
Violinist Cho-Liang Lin and pipa artist Min Xiao-Fen
with 2002 Laureate Susie Park, violist Atar Arad and
cellist Sophia Shao
Co-presented by the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art Tobias Theater
(Grand Opening of Tobias Theater)
4000 Michigan Road
Program:
Ravel: Duo for Violin and Cello
Traditional: Wild Geese Descend on the Smooth Sand
Min: Blue Pipa
Prokofiev: Duo for Two Violins, Op. 56
Tan: Ghost Opera
Tan Dun's "Ghost Opera" was written in 1995 for string quartet with the lute-like pipa, water, stones, paper and metal. It is described by the composer as "a dialogue between past and future, spirit and nature" and is based on mystic customs of Chinese peasant culture. A staged and choreographed work which defies categorization, "Ghost Opera" begins and ends in darkness where performers move from shadow to reality. Music and textual fragments from Western European culture blend with Chinese folk culture and silence creating a spiritually moving piece of theater.
"with the remarkable Cho-Liang Lin as soloist...the performance has an intensity and magic that stays in the mind long after it is over." — Gramophone
"Min is a mesmerizing performer on the plucked Chinese Instrument, the pipa." — Los Angeles Times
"Park plays with a sweet, acutely focused tone, and her mix of musical elegance and bristling virtuosity fits her colleagues' style like a well-tailored glove." — Miami Herald
February 3, 2009, 7:30 PM
"Scenic diversions"
David Chan
1994 Bronze Medalist and Metropolitan Opera Concertmaster
with pianist Jeewon Park
Indiana History Center Basile Theater
450 W. Ohio Street - Indianapolis
Program:
Pärt: Fratres (1980)
Schubert: Fantasy in C major, D. 934
Szymanowski: La fontaine d'Aréthuse from Three Myths, Op. 30
Wieniawski: Mazurka in G major, Op. 19, No. 1
Heuberger: Midnight Bells from Der Opernball (arr. Kreisler)
Brahms: Sonatensatz, Op. posth.
Schubert: Impromptu in G-flat major, D. 899
Wieniawski: Fantasy on themes from Gounod's Faust, Op. 20
"...compelling violinist..." — New York Times
April 16, 2009, 7:30 PM
"Hungarian rhapsody"
2002 Gold Medalist Barnabás Kelemen
with Katalin Kokás, violin and viola
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
6050 N. Meridian Street
Program:
Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin
(featuring the famous Chaconne)
Duos by Leclair, Mozart and Bartók
"Barnabás Kelemen parlayed formidable technique, electric stage presence and passionate interpretation of works from every era." — Indianapolis Star
"Playing with intense concentration and rapport, Kelemen and Kokás made it exhilarating to listen to." — The Herald, South Africa
May 9, 2009, 8:00 PM
"Scottish Finale"
2006 Silver Medalist Simone Lamsma
with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Kirk Trevor, Music Director
Co-presented by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Program:
Mendelssohn: Overture to "The Hebrides" (Fingal's Cave)
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
Bizet: Symphony in C major
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
University of Indianapolis
1400 E. Hanna Ave.
Single tickets available through the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra:
317-940-9607 or www.icomusic.org/tickets
Reserved seating: $25 Adults | $10 Students
"...Simone Lamsma's playing was a revelation......From this instrument she [Simone Lamsma] extracted an exquisitely pure, full tone, matched with faultless phrasing and judgement....." — Artsmart, Durban, South Africa
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