The Competitions

The Joseph and Goldie Feder Memorial String Competition

For students who study violin, viola, cello, or bass, this Washington Performing Arts competition helps young musicians develop confidence and focus as they compete before professional judges. Winners receive monetary prizes and awards for private lessons and tuition

support for summer and precollege music programs. Washington Performing Arts provides

the winners opportunities to perform in a variety of venues and offers an instrument loan

program to assist those in need. Performances by winners of the Joseph and Goldie Feder

Memorial String Competition are made possible by the generous support of Jacqueline Badger

Mars and Mars, Inc.

The Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition

Presented in partnership by Levine Music and Washington Performing Arts, the Misbin Family

Memorial Chamber Music Competition is open to instrumental chamber music students, 

adult amateurs, and professional musicians. Winners receive cash awards and opportunities

to perform in prestigious venues across the Washington, DC, metro region. The competition is

made possible by the generous support of Dr. Robert Misbin. Performances by winners of the

Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition are made possible by the generous support of Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Inc.

Washington Performing Arts

Since 1965, Washington Performing Arts has had a foundational role in the arts in our nation's 

capital, creating profound opportunities that connect community and artists in both education and performance. Through live events in eleven venues in the Washington metropolitan

area, the careers of emerging artists are launched and nurtured, and established artists return 

to develop closer relationships with the audiences and creative partners of Washington

Performing Arts. As one of the leading presenters in the nation, Washington Performing Arts

embraces a broad spectrum of the performing arts, including classical music, jazz, gospel,

contemporary dance, international music and art forms, and new works. Dynamic education

programs in the public schools and beyond are hallmarks of Washington Performing Arts, as

are the organization's Embassy Adoption Program and two resident gospel choirs.

Levine Music

Founded in 1976 in memory of Selma M. Levine, a prominent Washington attorney and an

amateur pianist, Levine Music has grown into the region's preeminent center for music 

education and one of the country's leading community music schools. Through its efforts,

children and adults develop collaborative skills and find lifelong inspiration and joy through

learning, performing, and listening to music.

Cover Honore Daumier, Un affeux trio (detail), nineteenth century, National Gallery of Art, Washington,

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer)

75TH SEASON 

OF CONCERTS

MAY 13, 2017 • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
PROGRAM

12:00 • West Building, East Garden Court

Winners of the 2017 Joseph and Goldie Feder Memorial String Competition

Presented in cooperation with Washington Performing Arts

Ashley Chon, violin

Susanna Kolker, piano

Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla (1817-1907) 

Air Varie, Sur un theme de Weigl

Ryan Chou, violin

Pricilla Ko, piano

Willem Ten Have (1831-1924) 

Allegro brillante, op. 19

Jacqueline Cavallin, violin

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Gavotte, Allegro moderato

Joseph Tao, violin

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)

Caprice no. 24

Harin Ok, violin

Sophia Kim Cook, piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791)

Violin Concerto no. 2 in D Major

Allegro moderato

Mairead Flory, cello

Christopher Schmitt, piano

Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908)

Zigeunerweisen

Morgan Brown, viola

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Suite no. 1

Allemande

2:00 • West Building, East Garden Court

Winners of the 2017 Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition

Presented in cooperation with Washington Performing Arts

3+1 String Quartet

Emily Liu, violin

Lindsey Lim, violin

Rachel Alcazar, viola 

Joey Hsieh, cello

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

String Quartet no. 2 in D Major, op. 3

Allegro moderato

Querencia Quartet

Calvin Liu, violin

Annika Hsu, violin

Ella Wood, viola 

Caley Koch, cello 

Clara Na, piano

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 44

Allegro brillante

In modo d'una marcia 

Un poco largamente

Scherzo: Molto vivace

Allegro ma non troppo

Quodlibet Trio

Kwame Lewis, clarinet

Jon Brvenik, cello 

Susan Alexander, piano

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Clarinet Trio in A Minor, op. 114

Allegro

Allegro

Kassia Duo

Bernard Vallandingham, violin

Sam Post, piano

Sam Post (b. 1986)

Three Kazakh Sketches on Themes by

Karshyga Akhmedyarov

White Birch — meditative

and contemplative

Atyrau — elegant and buoyant

Morning Star —with relentless energy