Young Concert Artists 2026 Season Finale
Performers
Benjamin Beilman, Violin
Risa Hokamura, Violin
Ani Kavafian, Violin
Lun Li, Violin
Duncan McDougall, Violin
Oliver Neubauer, Violin
Toby Appel, Viola
Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola
Daniel Phillips, Viola
Marcus Thompson, Viola
James Baik, Cello
Alexander Cox, Cello
Yejin Hong, Cello
Nina Bernat, Bass
Anthony Trionfo, Flute
Todd Palmer, Clarinet
Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano
Zhu Wang, Piano
Radu Ratoi, Accordion
Hannah Cope Johnson, Harp
Program
RAVEL Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
GUBAIDULINA De Profundis
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (arr. for piano four hands by H. Levine)
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately 90 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.At a Glance
RAVEL Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
Commissioned to demonstrate the latest innovations in harp technology, Ravel’s early Introduction and Allegro is a bravura harp concerto in all but name. The accompanying ensemble of flute, clarinet, and string quartet imitates the sound of a full orchestra, anticipating the masterful orchestrations of Ravel’s maturity.
GUBAIDULINA De Profundis
The late Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina often explored religious themes in her work. This powerfully expressive accordion solo takes its cue from Psalm 130 in charting a musical and spiritual path from darkness to light.
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
A made-in-heaven marriage of jazz and classical idioms, Gershwin’s masterpiece is a sassy, tuneful, irresistibly down-to-earth portrait of a country that had found its voice in the 1920s and was poised to take its place on the world stage. “I wanted to show that jazz is an idiom not to be limited to a mere song and chorus that consumed three minutes in presentation,” Gershwin wrote.
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a serenade as “a performance of vocal or instrumental music given at night in the open air,” but the root meaning of the word has to do with meteorology rather than music: It derives from the Italian sereno, signifying “calm” or “cloudless.” That description fits Tchaikovsky’s lustrous contribution to the genre—composed, incongruously enough, at the same time as his equally popular 1812 Overture.