Concert Description:
La Folia" is a program inspired by Rachmaninov's wonderful variations for solo piano, which features the theme from Correlli's Sonata for violin and continue in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12. This work is juxtaposed by Bach's famous "Chaconne" for solo violin which follows it's own development of variations throughout the work. The program ends with Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata in A Major which features his rich native harmonic language with the Classical traditions he valued highly, held together in a cyclic framework.
Program:
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Corelli Variations for solo piano, Op. 42
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Partita in D minor, BWV 1004, V. Chaconne
Cesar Franck (1822-1890): Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
Bios:
Ariel Horowitz: Hailed by The Washington Post as “Sweetly Lyrical,” Ariel Horowitz cannot remember life before loving music. A student of Ani Kavafian at the Yale School of Music, Ariel previously studied with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho at The Juilliard School. Prizewinner at the Menuhin, Grumiaux, Stulberg, and Klein International Competitions, Ariel also received a Salon De Virtuosi Career Grant in 2017 and the 2019 Broadus Erle Award in Violin from the Yale School of Music. She has received distinctions from the Yale School of Music Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition and Oneppo Chamber Music Competition, as well as The Juilliard School’s violin concerto competition.
Evren Ozel: American pianist Evren Ozel has won numerous honors and awards including scholarships from the U.S Chopin Foundation and Young Arts Foundation, first prize at the 2016 Boston Symphony Concerto Competition, second prize at the 2016 Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition, and second prize as well as Mozart and Chopin special prizes at the 2018 Dublin International Piano Competition. Most recently, he received second prize and special prizes for Best Mazurka and Best Polonaise at the 2020 U.S. National Chopin Competition securing the honor of representing the U.S.A in the International Chopin Competition which will take place in Warsaw, Poland in October 2021.
