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Concert 2

Thrill to an evening of beauty and virtuosity performed by the recent Gold Medalist of the Indianapolis International Violin Competition and Superstar violinist Cho-Liang Lin


Program:Grand Duo Concertante in D Major, Op. 67 #2....Louis Spohr
Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 56....Sergei Prokofiev
Three Duos for 2 Violins....Dimitri Shostakovich
Suite in G Minor for 2 Violins and Piano , Op. 71....Moritz Moszkowski
Navarra for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 33....Pablo de Sarasate


Performance:Saturday, December 9, 2023 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church




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2022-23 Season Concerts

Concert 1Saturday, October 1, 2022St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 2Friday, October 21, 2022St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 3Saturday, December 3, 2022St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 4Saturday, February 11, 2023St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 5Saturday, March 11, 2023St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 6Saturday, April 22, 2023St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 7Saturday, May 20, 2023St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church


2022-23 Season Concert Details

Concert 1

The incomparable pianist Jon Kimura Parker presents a luxurious medley of Beethoven, Ravel, Schubert, and Liszt, followed by jazz greats from America and Canada.
Program:Piano Sonata #14 in C# Minor, Op. 27, # 2, "Moonlight"....Ludwig van Beethoven
Jeux d’Eau....Maurice Ravel
Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 “Wanderer Fantasy”....Franz Schubert
Petrarch Sonnet 104
Americana/Canadiana!....Franz Liszt
“Got a Match?”....Chick Corea
“Memories in an Ancient Garden”....Alexina Louie
“Blues Etude”....Oscar Peterson
“China Gates”....John Adams
“Wizard of Oz” Fantasy....Harold Arlen, Arr. William Hirtz

Performance:Saturday, October 1, 2022 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Jon Kimura Parker - Piano


Concert 2

The fabulous Iwasaki family returns to CMI with an unforgettable evening of Glière, Mozart, and Schubert.
Program:Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 39....Reinhold Glière
Sonata for Piano and Violin in B♭ Major, K. 454....W.A. Mozart
Piano Trio # 2 in E♭ Major, Op. 100....Franz Schubert

Performance:Friday, October 21, 2022 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Jun Iwasaki - Violin
Ko Iwasaki - Cello
Yurie Iwasaki - Piano


Concert 3

Three masterpieces of Bach seasoned with the Romanticism of Schumann and Brahms and the Impressionism of Debussy.
Program:Sonata for Violin and Piano #3 in E Major, BWV 1016....Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata for Violin and Piano #4 in C Minor, BWV 1017....Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor....Claude Debussy

Performance:Saturday, December 3, 2022 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Cho-Liang Lin - Violin
Juho Pohjonen - Piano


Concert 4

Another marvelous composition from the pen of Atar Arad, a work of Shostakovich that infuriated Stalin, and one of Brahms most ethereal works.
Program:Chaconne for Solo Viola....Atar Arad
Piano Trio #2 in E Minor, Op. 67....Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Quartet #2 in A Major, Op. 26....Johannes Brahms

Performance:Saturday, February 11, 2023 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Chloé Kiffer - Violin
Atar Arad - Viola
Bion Tsang - Cello
Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano


Concert 5

The delicious juxtaposition of Bach, Bartók, and Brahms.
Program:Violin Sonata #3 in C Major, BWV 1005....Johann Sebastian Bach
Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano....Béla Bartók
Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114....Johannes Brahms

Performance:Saturday, March 11, 2023 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Nai-Yuan Hu - Violin
Norman Fischer - Cello
Jon Nakamatsu - Piano
Kimberly Cole-Luevano - Clarinet


Concert 6

A rare and spellbinding Solo Violin Recital played by Augustine Hadelich--one of the greatest of his generation.
Program:Partita #3 E Major, BWV 1006....Johann Sebastian Bach
Blue/s Forms....Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Sonata Op. 27 #2 (“Obsession”), for Jacques Thibaud....Eugène Ysaÿe
Partita #2 in D Minor, BWV 1004....Johann Sebastian Bach

Performance:Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Augustin Hadelich - Violin


Concert 7

A ghost, a work of "changing moods", and a quartet of Brahms as he contemplates suicide.
Program:Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 #1, “Ghost”....Ludwig van Beethoven
The Piano Trio #4 in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky”....Antonín Dvořák
Piano Quartet #3 in C Minor, Op. 60....Johannes Brahms

Performance:Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 7:30PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Jinjoo Cho - Violin
Susan Dubois - Viola
Taeguk Mun - Cello
Joyce Yang - Piano




Artists in the Concert

Serena Huang - Violin
Gold Medalist of 2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Sirena Huang was praised by The Baltimore Sun for her “impeccable technique…deeply expressive phrasing…and poetic weight," Sierena Huang is one of her generation’s most celebrated violinists. She brings not only technical brilliance and powerful artistry to the stage, but also a profound sense of connection to her audience.
Cho-Liang Lin - Violin
One of the finest virtuoso violinists in the world today.
Featured Artist
Yurie Iwasaki - Piano

Yurie Iwasaki has been acclaimed throughout the United States as a chamber musician and collaborative artist. She has performed with well-known artists including Julius Baker, Carol Wincenc, Yfrah Neaman, Emanuel Borok, Bion Tsang, Martin Beaver, and of course her husband Ko Iwasaki. Her performance with Yfrah Neaman was claimed in the Journal Star as “…accompanist, in fact, seems the wrong word, for she was, indeed, a fellow artist throughout, with a full ranging technique and an expressive power to match his own…”

She has been serving as staff accompanist at many national young artist competitions, masterclasses, and summer music festivals.

Ms. Iwasaki is a general manager and librarian for the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra and supporting for the program for many years.

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1. Grand Duo Concertante in D Major, Op. 67 #2
2. Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 56
3. Three Duos for 2 Violins
4. Suite in G Minor for 2 Violins and Piano , Op. 71
5. Navarra for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 33


1. Louis Spohr
2. Sergei Prokofiev
3. Dimitri Shostakovich
4. Moritz Moszkowski
5. Pablo de Sarasate

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