Join us on Saturday, August 16 at 3:00 pm to enjoy a performance by pianist Lyndon Ji.
Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Schubert | Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 537 | 1817 |
| Enrique Granados | Goyescas, Op. 11: 4. Quejas o la maja y el ruisenor | 1911 |
| Goyescas, Op. 11: 5. El Amor y la muerte (Balada) | 1911 | |
| Intermission | ||
| Henri Dutilleux | Préludes: 3. “Le jeu des contraires” | 1988 |
| Olivier Messiaen | Préludes: 5. “Les sons impalpables du rêve” | 1929 |
| Préludes: 8. “Un reflet dans le vent” | 1929 | |
| Claude Debussy | Études, L. 136: 1. Pour les cinq doigts (d’après Monsieur Czerny) | 1915 |
| Études, L. 136: 7. Pour les degrés chromatiques | 1915 | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | Études-Tableaux, Op. 33: 6. Non Allegro in E-flat minor | 1911 |
| Études-Tableaux, Op. 39: 2. Lento assai in A minor | 1916 | |
| Études-Tableaux, Op. 39: 9. Tempo di Marcia in D major | 1916 |
About the Artist
Lyndon Ji
Lyndon Ji, Grand Prize winner of the Chicago International Music Competition, has performed for audiences in the USA, Asia, and Europe. In recent seasons, he has been invited to perform in both traditional and contemporary settings at distinguished events including the Gijón Piano Festival, American Matthay Association, American Liszt Society, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Bowdoin International Music Festival (Fellowship), Norfolk New Music Workshop, and the Mozarteum Summer Academy.
From childhood, Lyndon studied piano with Chun-Chi An in his hometown, debuting with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra in 2012, but his primary interest was in Mathematics. He completed his B.S. in Mathematics at Yale University, graduating with several awards and honors before working as one of the inaugural Swensen Fellows in Strategic Analysis. During his undergraduate studies at Yale University, he continued piano under the tutelage of Elizabeth Parisot and Wei-Yi Yang.
After deciding to pursue music, he began studies at the University of Michigan with Logan Skelton, but, unable to quash his academic inclinations, left to study as a Toshizo Watanabe Fellow at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama. Upon return, he completed his Master of Music from the University of Michigan and Artist Diploma at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with Roberto Plano. He is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the Yale School of Music, once more under the guidance of Wei-Yi Yang. Outside of music, Lyndon enjoys brewing coffee in all forms, cooking, video games, and marveling at the joint antics of his wife and two cats.