Stay tuned for upcoming information for upcoming performances, competitions, festivals, and studio classes and recitals.
McDonald Studio’s very own Ella Tran will join violinist Anaise Feller at the Basically Beethoven Festival! They will perform Beethoven’s violin sonata no. 8, op. 30 no. 3, in G major. Admission is free!
Come hear Rachel and Alex explore a program from 1900 - 1930, a period rich with musical languages and creativity!
《鋼琴與中提琴大師班》
日期：2019/05/31(五)10:10
地點：活動中心二樓演奏廳
講者：Alex McDonald/Pianist、Rachel Li McDonald/Violist
George Gershwin 7 Virtuosic Etudes
Arr. Earl Wild no. 3: The Man I Love
no. 4: Embraceable You
no. 7: Fascinating Rhythm
Maurice Ravel Miroirs
II. Oiseaux tristes
III. Une barque sur l’ocean
IV. Alborada del gracioso
Max Bruch Romanze, op. 85
INTERMISSION
Igor Stravinsky Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka
I. Danse Russe
II. Chez Pétrouchka
III. La Semaine Grasse
Paul Hindemith Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 11 no. 4
I. Fantasie
II. Thema mit Variationen
III. Finale (mit Variationen)
For more information, visit:
https://music.au.edu.tw/p/406-1034-69714,r110687.php?Lang=zh-tw&fbclid=IwAR3WGQcplc1R8OZW6sEud6vH93ph8bsXPkF6A68_Z8jc7Ma5aaAWKWYgl0M
Our spring recital is coming up! Please feel free to join us. This recital consists of performances by the students, and a celebration of the year’s work.
Come experience one of the greatest of all piano concertos, Brahms’ titanic Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, as pianist Alex McDonald solos with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra.
Come experience Brahms’ magisterial concerto no. 2 as pianist Alex McDonald solos with the Garland Symphony Orchestra.
Come experience one of the greatest of all piano concertos, Brahms’ titanic Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, as pianist Alex McDonald solos with Symphony Arlington.
Jason Zhu was one of the grand prize winners for this year’s Collin County Young Artist Competition! Come hear him solo with the Plano Symphony Orchestra, performing Liszt’s concerto no. 1.
We are proud to say that three of the six finalists for the inaugural Ensemble75 Competition come from McDonald Studios! Come hear Abbey Brodnick (Beethoven 3, mvt. 1), Gordon Liu (Chopin Concerto no. 1, mvt. 1), and Jessica Shen (Mozart K. 466, mvt. 1) perform with SMU's Cezanne Quartet. And please support this exciting and innovative new competition!
