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COVER: Paul Stevenson Oles, Sketch ofthe East Building Exterior,

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The Seventieth Season of

The William Nelson Cromwell and F. Lammot Belin

Concerts

National Gallery ofArt

2,849th Concert

From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley

Presented in collaboration with Washington Performing Arts Society

The 2011-2012 national tour of “From the Top with

Host Christopher O’Riley” is sponsored by U.S. Trust,

Bank ofAmerica Private Wealth Management

This concert is sponsored in part by the Richard B. and

Sarah J. Marsten Charitable Remainder Unitrust

October 16, 2011

Sunday, 6:30 pm

East Building Auditorium

Admissionfree
Washington Performing Arts Society’s cosponsorship ofthis segment

of “From the Top” is made possible in part through the generous support of

St. Gregory Luxury Hotel and Suites.

This concert will air nationally as an episode of “From the Top with Host 

Christopher O’Riley” during the week of December 12-17, 2011’ and on

weta 90.9 fm on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at 6:00 pm.

The “From the Top” radio program is distributed by National Public Radio

and produced in association with wgbh Radio Boston and the New England

Conservatory of Music, its home and educational partner, with support

from U.S. Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jack Kent Cooke

Foundation, and the generous contributions offoundations and individuals.

Program

Performed without intermission; program and repertoire subject to change.

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), arr. Kreisler

From La Vida breve

Danse espagnole

Jeshua Karunakaran, violinist

Christopher O’Riley, pianist

David Popper (1843-1913)

Hungarian Rhapsody

Noah Lee, cellist

Christopher O’Riley, pianist

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

Prelude no. 8, Un reflet dans le vent

Dong Won Lee, pianist

Paule Maurice (1910-1967)

From Tableaux de Provence

11. Chanson pour Ma Mie

v. Lou Cabridan

Steven Banks, saxophonist 

Christopher O’Riley, pianist

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

From The Four Seasons ofBuenos Aires

Primavera porteha

The Cleveland Institute of Music Piano Trio

Haruno Sato, violinist

Hannah Moses, cellist

Arianna Korting, pianist
The Performers

JESHUA KARUNAKARAN

A resident of Reston, Virginia, seventeen-year-old violinist Jeshua Karunakaran studies violin with Lewis Kaplan at the Juilliard Pre-College Division in

New York City. He’s a member ofthe Juilliard Pre-College chamber ensemble,

orchestra, and high school chorus. Jeshua is a past winner ofthe Washington

Performing Arts Society’s Feder String Competition. When he’s not playing 

music, he loves to read, write poetry, and spend time in nature.

NOAH LEE

Eleven-year-old cellist Noah Lee hails from Oakland, New Jersey, and attends

Heights Elementary School. He studies the cello with Clara Kim at the Juilliard

Pre-College Division. Noah is a member ofthe Juilliard String Ensemble and

has taken master classes with Steven Isserlis and Fred Sherry. Outside ofmusic

he loves reading, judo, and playing basketball and video games.

DONG WON LEE

A student at Interlake High School in Redmond, Washington, seventeenyear-old pianist Dong Won Lee is a recipient of “From the Top’s” Jack Kent 

Cooke Young Artist Award. Dong Won participated in a master class with

David Breitman at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and currently studies

the piano with Victoria Bogdashevskaya. In his free time he loves to read

novels and write in his journal.

STEVEN BANKS

Eighteen-year-old saxophonist Steven Banks’ hometown is Clemmons,

North Carolina. He attends the University of North Carolina School ofthe

Arts (uncsa), where he is a member ofthe uncsa wind and jazz ensembles,

and first chair ofthe saxophone quartet. Steven has taken master classes

with Joseph Lulloff and Christopher Creviston. He is a long-time boy scout,

earning his Eagle award in May 2009.

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THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC PIANO TRIO

Consisting ofsixteen-year-old violinist Haruno Sato, sixteen-year-old cellist

Hannah Moses, and seventeen-year-old pianist Arianna Korting, the Cleveland Institute of Music Piano Trio is coached by Annie Fullard ofthe Cavani 

String Quartet. The players hail from Shaker Heights, Stow, and Gates Mills,

all in Ohio.

CHRISTOPHER O’RILEY

Media host and pianist Christopher O’Riley has redefined the possibilities of

classical and contemporary music through innovative programming. In addition to hosting “From the Top’s” radio and television programs and appearing

with classical orchestras and at music festivals around the world, O’Riley is also

an interpreter ofsome ofthe most important contemporary popular music

ofour time. Living by the Duke Ellington adage, “there are only two lands of

music, good music and bad,” O'Riley has performed two-piano arrangements

ofAstor Piazzolla’s tangos with Argentine pianist Pablo Ziegler and collaborated

with choreographer Martha Clarke in a work that sets the staged stories of

Anton Chekhov to the piano works ofAlexander Scriabin. He has recorded two

discs ofhis own re-imaginings ofRadiohead songs and songs of Nick Drake 

as well as a tribute to Elliot Smith, in which he delves into the deeply emotional

and complex work ofthe troubled singer/songwriter who died prematurely in 

2003. His most recent recording—Out ofMy Hands, released in 2009—draws 

on the work ofTori Amos, Cocteau Twins, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Portishead, 

Radiohead, rem, and Tire Smiths. A graduate ofthe New England Conservatory

ofMusic in Boston, O’Riley is a recipient oftop prizes and awards from the Van

Clibum Competition and the Avery Fisher Artist Program.

JOANNE ROBINSON

Bringing to “From the Top” a broad arts and communications background,

announcer Joanne Robinson has performed and toured with several children’s theater companies and worked on production teams oftwo children’s

television programs. In addition to being “From the Top’s” announcer, she

serves as its senior designer. She maintains a blog at www.fromthetop.org.

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Acknowledgments

WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY

Since its founding in 1965, Washington Performing Arts Society has enriched

the lives of nearly four million children and adults by bringing internationally

acclaimed performers to Washington-area concert stages and presenting

programs in schools, community centers, theaters, and outdoor venues. The 

organization also commissions new works for music and dance and forms

partnerships with local artists, arts organizations, community agencies, schools,

embassies, and universities to develop and present innovative artistic and

educational programs. These programs include opportunities for youth, adults, 

and seniors to perform in public, including wpas Summer Performing Arts

Academy; the Capitol Jazz Project; and wpas Men, Women, and Children

ofthe Gospel Choir, which recently performed at the National Gallery ofArt.

The Joseph and Goldie Feder Memorial String Competition, one ofthe

organization’s major efforts on behalf ofyoung student musicians, was 

established in 1971 by Mrs. Goldie Feder in honor of her late husband. Now

in its fortieth year, the competition continues to help develop confidence

and focus for young musicians while maintaining the vitality ofthe arts in

metropolitan District ofColumbia area schools. The competition is open to

youth in grades six through twelve who study violin, viola, cello, and double

bass. They compete for prizes that include free private lessons, cash awards,

summer tuition scholarships, performance opportunities, and tickets for 

their families to wpas concerts.

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FROM THE TOP

When “From the Top’s” founders proposed a radio series that would celebrate the amazing performances and personal stories ofthe nation’s top 

precollegiate classical musicians, some were skeptical ofits appeal. Yet,

when “From the Top with Flost Christopher O’Riley” debuted in 2000, it 

became the fastest growing weekly classical music program in public radio

history. Today, the Boston-based non-profit organization reaches millions

each week through its popular npr radio show, Emmy Award winning pbs

television series, national tour, online media, and youth development and

community engagement programs. In the past decade, “From the Top’s”

broadcasts have highlighted approximately two thousand young musicians

taped in America’s premier concert halls, and featured prominent guest

artists such as Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Hilary Hahn, Sir James Galway, Jake

Shimabukuro, and Michael Feinstein. In 2009 Telarc Records released From

the Top at the Pops, which showcases some of “From the Top’s” brightest

performers in performance with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

Over the past six years, “From the Top’s” partnership with the Jack Kent

Cooke Foundation has provided more than $1.4 million in scholarships

to pre-collegiate musicians with financial need. At every broadcast taping,

“From the Top’s” Arts Leadership Orientation teaches young artists how

to give back to their communities through music, connect with new audiences, and advocate for the importance ofthe arts. In 2011, “From the

Top” launched its Center for the Development ofArts Leaders in Boston, 

a new program to empower young musicians towards action and service 

in their communities.

More information about “from the Top” is available at www.fromthetop.org.

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From the Top Staff

Jennifer Hurley-Wales, Co-CEO and Executive Producer

Gerald Slavet, Co-CEO and Executive Producer

Wendy Perrotta, Executive Assistant

Tom Voegeli, Producer

Tim Banker, Co-Producer and Radio Manager

David Balsom, Tour Producer

Tom Vignieri, Music Producer

Caroline Cardiasmenos, Assistant Music Producer/Talent Systems Manager

Elizabeth DeVore, Production Manager

Erin Haran MacCurtain, Director ofCommunications

Eleanor Dowling, Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Joanne Robinson, Senior Designer/Announcer

Megan Lantz, Director ofJack Kent Cooke Scholarship Program

Erin Nolan, Scholarship Program Assistant

Linda Gerstle, Director of Education and Community Partnerships

Johana Macdonald, Education Program Manager

Rosena Cornet, Education Program Coordinator

Anne Gregory, Education Program Developer

Kate Gutierrez, Director of Development

Rebecca Reiner, Director of Events and Stewardship

Elise Krob, Development Associate

Grace Babikian, Government Relations Manager

Dianne Collazo, Director of Finance and Administration

Victor Gorospe, Information Technology Manager

Berred Ouelette, Technical Director

David Forbes, Sound Engineer

John Servies, Sound Engineer

From the Top Volunteer Leadership

Board ofDirectors

Jeffrey Rayport, Chair Gloria Rose

Richard Davis Stephen J. Shapiro

David Feigenbaum Gerald Slavet

Corinne Ferguson Stephen L. Symchych

Jennifer Hurley-Wales Mark Volpe

Beth S. Klarman Janet Whitla

Elaine Lindley LeBuhn, ex officio Anthony Woodcock

John L. Pattillo

Board ofOverseers

Elaine Lindley LeBuhn, Chair

Susan Beckerman

Ishik Kubali Camoglu

Pam Codispoti

Susan B. Cohen

Cynthia K. Curme

Eran Egozy

Melissa Eisenstat

Constance Freedman

Phil Griffin

John Humphrey

Betsy Kessler

Elizabeth Laipson

Jose Lopez

Nancy Lubin 

Meredith McPherron

Linda Dyer Millard 

Stephanie Perrin

Matt Pillar 

Russell Ricci

Bonnie Rosenberg

Anthony Tjan

Peter Vinella

Robert Williams

Gabrielle Wolohojian
Artistic Advisory Board

Richard Bell Mark O’Connor

Mark Churchill Joseph Polisi

Judy Collins Menahem Pressler

John Corigliano Joseph Robinson

Alan Fletcher Steve Robinson

Henry Fogel Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

Robert Freeman Sue Schardt

John Harbison Peter Schickele

Gary Ingle Richard Stoltzman

Libby Larsen Dawn Upshaw

John Mahlmann Ben Zander

Scott Nash

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Upcoming concerts at the National Gallery ofArt

Hanson-Kong Piano Duo

Music by Franz Liszt for two pianos four hands

October 23, 2011

Sunday, 6:30 pm

West Building, West Garden Court

Genova and Dimitrov Piano Duo

Music by Liszt and other composers for two pianos four hands

October 30, 2011

Sunday, 6:30 pm

West Building, West Garden Court