Upcoming Events of the SeventyFifth Season of The William

Nelson Cromwell and F. Lammot

Belin Concerts

Cappella Pratensis

Commemorating the 500th anniversary

of Hieronymus Bosch's death 

March 12, 3:30

West Building, East Garden Court

Inscape

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays"

March 15,12:10

West Building Lecture Hall

Kruger Brothers and Kontras Quartet

Appalachian Concerto

Presented in honor of East of the

Mississippi: Nineteenth-Century

American Landscape Photography

March 19, 3:30

West Building, East Garden Court

Music of Amy Beach

Three by Three

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays"

March 22,12:10

West Building, East Garden Court

Parker Quartet

Music by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, 

and Augusta Read Thomas

March 26, 3:30

West Building, East Garden Court

Arianna Zukerman, soprano 

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays"

March 29,12:10

West Building, East Garden Court

General Information

Admission to the National Gallery of Art

and all of its programs is free of charge,

except as noted.

The use of cameras or recording equipment

during the performance is not allowed.

Please be sure that all portable electronic

devices are turned off.

Concerts are made possible in part

through the generosity of donors to the

National Gallery of Art through The Circle. 

Reserved seating is available in recognition

of their support. Please contact the

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The department of music produced these

program notes. Copyright ©2017 Board of

Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

Cover J. Cartwright after George Beck,

Georgetown and the Federal City of Washington

(detail), 1801, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Otis T. Bradley

75TH SEASON

OF CONCERTS

MARCH 8, 2017 • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
MARCH 8

12:10 • West Building, East Garden Court

Serendip Piano Trio

Christiana Liberis, violin 

Wendy Law, cello

Alexander Wu, piano

"Washingtonians on Wednesdays"

Sponsored by the Billy Rose Foundation

Return to Camelot: Music from the Kennedy White House Concerts, 1961-1963

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Scherzo — Leggero e vivace, from

Piano Trio no. 1 in D Minor, op. 49 

Serendip Piano Trio

Spiritual

"Deep River," Arr. Alexander Wu

Serendip Piano Trio

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

"Waltz," from Billy the Kid,"

Arr. Alexander Wu

Christiana Liberis, violin, and

Alexander Wu, piano

"Hoe Down," from Rodeo,

Arr. Alexander Wu

Serendip Piano Trio

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

"It Ain't Necessarily So"

Serendip Piano Trio

Earl Wild (1915-2010)

Selections from Seven Virtuoso Etudes

on Gershwin Songs

Etude no. 3, The Man I Love (1924)

Etude no. 7, Fascinatin' Rhythm (1924)

Alexander Wu, piano

Pablo Casals (1876-1973)

"Cant dell Ocells" (Song of the Birds)

Wendy Law, cello, and Alexander Wu, piano

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) and

Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994)

Obrigado Chopin from Tom,

Arr. Alexander Wu

Serendip Piano Trio

Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)

"I Left My Heart and Take Five," medley,

Arr. Alexander Wu

Serendip Piano Trio

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Selections from West Side Story

Cool, Arr. Frank Ponzio

Alexander Wu, piano

Somewhere, Arr. Raimundo Penaforte 

Christiana Liberis, violin, and

Alexander Wu, piano

America, Arr. Alexander Wu

Serendip Piano Trio

The Musicians

Serendip Piano Trio

The Serendip Piano Trio presents innovative and diverse programs ranging from classical,

jazz, and Latin to bluegrass, film scores, and commissioned new works written for the

chamber group. The ensemble debuted in 2013 at the Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter

Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to commemorate the

50th memorial anniversary of President John F. Kennedy.

Christiana Liberis

Born in Italy of Italian, Greek, and Polish heritage, violinist/violist Christiana Liberis 

performs worldwide in major concert venues and for TV, radio, and film soundtracks.

Currently based in New York, Liberis performs regularly with different ensembles at

Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, Madison Square Garden, Le Poisson

Rouge, Joe's Pub, Radio City Music Hall, and Hammerstein Ballroom.

Wendy Law

Cellist Wendy Law has appeared as soloist with renowned orchestras, including the New 

York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Singapore Symphony, the Russian Philharmonic, and the Juilliard Orchestra. She has performed throughout North America, appearing in such venues as Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital

Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and Jordan Hall in Boston. In

2003, Law was invited by the office of the United Nations Secretary General to perform at

the General Assembly in a memorial ceremony for staff and family members who lost their

lives in the attack on the UN compound in Baghdad, Iraq. Law has toured with Musicians

from Marlboro and performed in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Canada,

France, Switzerland, and Belgium. She received her bachelor of music from the New England

Conservatory, studying with Laurence Lesser, and her master of music and artist diploma

from the Juilliard School, studying with Joel Krosnick and Tim Eddy.

Alexander Wu

Pianist and arranger Alexander Wu joined the elite roster of Yamaha Performing Artists in

2010. The Washington Post recently praised Wu's "exuberant etudes on Gershwin songs and

the dreamy Ellington's Reflections in D — sounded assured and settled... he is uncommonly

attractive and entertaining." Wu performs on international stages as a soloist, arranger, and

collaborative chamber player, engaging audiences with his inspired "concert with commentary” cultural and educational outreach programs. Recently, Wu has given concerts, lectureperformances, and master classes that include the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage,

the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Steinway Series, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center,

the 92nd Street Y, Merkin Concert Hall, and Bargemusic.