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L-R: Park, Huang, Switala. Photo by Roger Mastroianni
by Daniel Hathaway
Oberlin, OH — August 18, 2011
The three finalists who will play with Jahja Ling and The Cleveland Orchestra on Friday evening were announced last night by WCLV’s Robert Conrad from the stage of Warner Concert Hall at The Oberlin Conservatory of music.
Alexandra Switala: PROKOFIEV Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 6
Sirena Huang: MENDELSSOHN Concerto in E Minor, Op. 6
Laura Park: SIBELIUS Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
The audience prize for the Recital Round was awarded to Ms. Huang. Other prize winners were Mayumi Kanagawa (4th), Gergana Haralampieva (5th) and Kelly Talim (6th).
by Daniel Hathaway
Oberlin, OH — August 16, 2011
Ten very talented violinists played eight different concertos in afternoon and evening sessions today in Oberlin Conservatory’s Warner Concert Hall. It’s clear that violin playing has a bright future in the hands of these impressive young musicians.
AFTERNOON
Alexandra Switala: Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63 — Ms. Switala (17, from Grapevine, TX) looked entirely composed as she established good tempos and spun long phrases. She showed expert control of pitch and vibrato and her double stops and high triplets were ravishing. Perhaps the final Allegro was a bit aggressive, but her playing was confident and musical.
Zhu Ke: Paganini Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6 — Mr. Ke (17, from China) chose a real 19th century showpiece full of violinistic fireworks (plus a few cheesy slides) and played it with ease and room-filling tone. In his lyrical second movement, he got inside the music and made interesting changes of vibrato. There as a lot to admire about this performance, including a splendid cadenza, well-chosen tempos and superb spiccatos. Read the rest of this entry »
by Daniel Hathaway
Oberlin, OH — August 16, 2011
Ten competitors have advanced to the Concerto Round and will play today at 1:00 and 7:00 pm in Warner Concert Hall. Here are their names and the works they will play:
Alexandra Switala: PROKOFIEV Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
Zhu Ke: PAGANINI Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6
Sirena Huang: MENDELSSOHN Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Mayumi Kanagawa: BRAHMS Concerto in D Major, Op. 99
Laura Park: J. SIBELIUS Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Brandon Garbot: SIBELIUS Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Gergana Haralampieva: DVORAK Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53
Stephen Kim: SIBELIUS Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Kelly Talim: SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77
Ania Filochowska: WIENIAWSKI Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22
ClevelandClassical will report here after each session today.
