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Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra

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The Juilliard School presents

Juilliard Pre-College OrchestraRobert Spano, ConductorWenhao Zhang, Piano

Saturday, February 17, 2018, 7:30pmPeter Jay Sharp Theater

RICHARD STRAUSS Don Juan, Tone Poem after Nicolaus Lenau, Op. 20(1864–1949)

FRANZ LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S. 124(1811–86) Allegro maestoso Quasi Adagio Allegretto vivace–Allegro animato Allegro marziale animato

Wenhao Zhang, Piano

Intermission

LUDWIG VAN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92BEETHOVEN Poco sostenuto–Vivace(1770-1827) Allegretto Presto–Assai meno presto Allegro con brio

Performance time: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including one intermission

This performance is supported in part by the Muriel Gluck Production Fund.

Please make certain that all electronic devices are turned off during the performance. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted in this auditorium.

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Meet the Artists

Robert SpanoConductor, pianist, composer, and teacher Robert Spano is in his 17th season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO). He is responsible for nurturing the careers of numerous celebrated composers, conductors, and performers and enjoys collaborations with composers and musicians of all ages, backgrounds, and ability, especially through his leadership of the Atlanta School of Composers. As music director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, he oversees the programming of more than 300 events and educational programs for 630 students and rising artists. He also holds a conducting residency with the Colburn School Orchestra in Los Angeles. Mr. Spano has led ASO performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah music festivals; and his guest engagements include the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, and San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah, Kansas City, and Philadelphia symphony orchestras, the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, and Japan’s Saito Kinen Orchestra. He has conducted opera at Covent Garden, the Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and Seattle Opera. Mr. Spanno’s discography includes recordings for Telarc, Deutsche Grammophon, and ASO Media. He has won six Grammy Awards with the ASO, is on the faculty at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Wenhao ZhangWenhao Zhang was born in China in 2001 and began playing piano at the age of 6. He is a student of Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone at the Juilliard Pre-College and has previously studied with Yue Chu. Early successes for Wenhao include winning first place in the solo category and second place in the concerto category at the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy. He also received first prize in the China-Korea International Piano Competition in 2016 and last spring won third prize as the youngest competitor at the Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, Conn. In June he won third prize in the Lang Lang Shenzhen Futian International Piano Competition and performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. Wenhao formed his own piano trio in 2015 which shortly after won second prize in the Chamber Music Scholarship Competition at the Middle School of China’s Central Conservatory of Music. In 2016 they won the grand prize at the YiYang Foundation Competition and performed with the China Philharmonic String Quartet and represented their school in the Baroque Chamber Music Festival at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In his spare time he is a math enthusiast and enjoys playing badminton and ping pong.

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Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra

ViolinKenneth Naito, ConcertmasterEric Chen, PrincipalSarah BusseClaire CaiCameron ChaseQingyu ChenJulia ChinLucy Frucht Annett HoSean HsiJoseph HsiaJanet HsuMieu ImaiAlyssa KimDawn KimDavid KwakNathan MeltzerClara NeubauerOliver Neubauer Amy OhYue QianDaniel SeogYun Shan TaiSean TakadaAnna WeiAnnalisa WelinderMark XuMegan YaoHyo Jung YoonSea YoonJustin Zeitlinger Yanguang ZhangKevin Zhu

ViolaKiley Rowe, PrincipalRowan Bauman SwainJuliet Duguid Alexandra HongJonathan HuangSean JuhlHannah LeeDavid PadillaMadeleine PintoffJikun QinDavid RamirezElijah Spies

CelloEsther Yu, PrincipalMax BobbyAnthony ChoiAviva FrostMizuki HayakawaGloria Kim Noah Krauss*Cheyoon LeeNoah LeeDaniel MaCharlotte WhatleyEliana YangCharles Zandieh

Double BassPatrick Curtis, PrincipalSami AhnMax ChanLindsay DonatRoss EngelmyerJinwoo KimWilliam McGregor Justin Smith*William Swett

FluteYiding ChenAudrey EmataAlexander TsaiKaylee Wang

PiccoloYiding ChenAlexander Tsai

OboeAlexander BoundJeremy ChenMolly GoldbergRuth Lipskar

English HornJeremy Chen

ClarinetElynn ChangAnnie HuangNeerav KumarCamillo Lin

BassoonFaraz KhanMegan NeumanSteven PalacioMichelle Xing

ContrabassoonMegan Neuman

French HornBenjamin EdelsonAugust HallerElijah John-BurnleyClare PhelpsYajur SriramanSheng-Mu Amber Wang

TrumpetJames HaddadMiles KeingsteinMatthew Sidler

TromboneYaoji Giuseppe FuAngela PrictoeAnthony Ruocco

Bass TromboneZachary Neikens

TubaDeandre Desir

TimpaniJacob BordenJoshua ParkXingyue Xue

PercussionJacob BordenChristian SantosLeo SimonLucas VogelmanXingyue Xue

HarpDeanna Cirielli

Orchestra ManagerWyeth Aleksei

Orchestra LibrariansMichael McCoy, Principal LibrarianTimothy Chen*Jake Darnell

* Pre-College alumNames in italics indicate an Orchestra Mentor from The Juilliard School College Division

Adam Glaser, Music Director, Pre-College OrchestrasRobert Spano, Guest Conductor

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About the Juilliard Pre-College Division

Pre-College DivisionOne of the foremost music preparatory programs in the world, the Juilliard Pre-College Division educates today’s most promising young artists. Established in 1916 as the Preparatory Center, the Pre-College Division at Juilliard offers a complete curriculum of music instruction for highly gifted children up to age 18. Students attend Juilliard every Saturday for 30 weeks during the school year for an individualized course of instruction carefully designed to meet their particular needs. The selective program includes instruction in a chosen major, academic study of music, and solo and ensemble performances. Recognizing the importance of early development and discipline in the music field, the program provides a caring, collaborative, and challenging atmosphere where artistic gifts and technical skills can flourish.

Pre-College OrchestraThe Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra is one of the Pre-College Division’s three age-based orchestras. With an average age of just over 17, the orchestra rehearses weekly and presents three concerts each season. As a leading youth orchestra training program, the division strives to prepare its members for the rigorous demands and expectations of conservatory and college orchestral programs by offering workshops and readings led by renowned guest conductors and prominent professional orchestral musicians. The Pre-College orchestras draw upon the significant resource of the College Division’s students by employing them as mentors to work alongside the Pre-College students. The repertoire is guided by a progressive curriculum beginning with the youngest String Ensemble and continuing through the Symphony and Orchestra, ensuring that all students have exposure to works from varied composers, musical styles and genres. Every orchestra concert features a concerto, providing an important opportunity to a student soloist, many of whom go on to important careers. Included among them are Han-Na Chang, Pamela Frank, Gil Shaham, Joseph Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Jon Manasse, Roberto Minczuk, Conrad Tao, and Joyce Yang. In the 2017–18 season, the Pre-College Orchestra is led by Adam Glaser and Robert Spano. Past conductors have included James Conlon, Alan Gilbert, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Itzhak Perlman, Leonard Slatkin, and Joshua Weilerstein.

Juilliard Pre-College AdministrationYoheved Kaplinsky, Artistic DirectorRobert Ross, Senior DirectorKatya Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic AffairsAnna Royzman, Director of Performance ActivitiesSarah Narhi, Performance Activities CoordinatorCassandra Mueller, Administrative Assistant

For a complete listing of all Juilliard Pre-College performances, including student, faculty, and studio recitals, visit: events.juilliard.edu.

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Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Bruce Kovner, ChairJ. Christopher Kojima, Vice ChairKatheryn C. Patterson, Vice Chair

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATION

TRUSTEES EMERITI

June Noble Larkin, Chair Emerita

Mary Ellin BarrettSidney R. KnafelElizabeth McCormackJohn J. Roberts

Office of the PresidentJoseph W. Polisi, PresidentJacqueline Schmidt, Chief of Staff

Office of the Provost and DeanAra Guzelimian, Provost and DeanJosé García-León, Associate Dean for Academic AffairsRobert Ross, Assistant Dean for Preparatory Education Kent McKay, Associate Vice President for Production

Dance DivisionTaryn Kaschock Russell, Acting Artistic DirectorLawrence Rhodes, Artistic Director EmeritusKatie Friis, Administrative Director

Drama DivisionRichard Feldman, Acting Director Katherine Hood, Managing Director

Music DivisionAdam Meyer, Associate Dean and DirectorBärli Nugent, Assistant Dean, Director of Chamber MusicJoseph Soucy, Assistant Dean for Orchestral StudiesStephen Carver, Chief Piano TechnicianJoanna K. Trebelhorn, Director of Orchestral

and Ensemble Operations

Historical PerformanceRobert Mealy, DirectorBenjamin D. Sosland, Administrative Director;

Assistant Dean for the Kovner Fellowships

Jazz Wynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard JazzAaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director

Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts Brian Zeger, Artistic DirectorKirstin Ek, Director of Curriculum and SchedulesMonica Thakkar, Director of Performance Activities

Pre-College DivisionYoheved Kaplinsky, Artistic DirectorEkaterina Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic AffairsAnna Royzman, Director of Performance Activities

Evening DivisionDanielle La Senna, Director

Lila Acheson Wallace LibraryJane Gottlieb, Vice President for Library and

Information Resources; Director of the C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellows Program

Enrollment Management and Student DevelopmentJoan D. Warren, Vice PresidentKathleen Tesar, Associate Dean for Enrollment ManagementBarrett Hipes, Associate Dean for Student Development Sabrina Tanbara, Assistant Dean of Student AffairsCory Owen, Assistant Dean for International Advisement

and Diversity InitiativesWilliam Buse, Director of Counseling ServicesKatherine Gertson, RegistrarTina Gonzalez, Director of Financial AidTeresa McKinney, Director of Community EngagementTodd Porter, Director of Residence LifeHoward Rosenberg MD, Medical DirectorBeth Techow, Administrative Director of Health

and Counseling ServicesHolly Tedder, Director of Disability Services

and Associate Registrar

FinanceChristine Todd, Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerIrina Shteyn, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis Nicholas Mazzurco, Director of Student Accounts/Bursar

Administration and LawMaurice F. Edelson, Vice President for Administration

and General CounselJoseph Mastrangelo, Vice President for Facilities ManagementMyung Kang-Huneke, Deputy General Counsel Carl Young, Chief Information Officer Steve Doty, Chief Operations OfficerDmitriy Aminov, Director of IT EngineeringCaryn Doktor, Director of Human Resources Adam Gagan, Director of SecurityScott Holden, Director of Office ServicesJeremy Pinquist, Director of Client Services, ITHelen Taynton, Director of Apprentice Program

Development and Public AffairsAlexandra Day, Associate Vice President for Marketing

and CommunicationsKatie Murtha, Acting Director of DevelopmentBenedict Campbell, Website DirectorAmanita Heird, Director of Special EventsSusan Jackson, Editorial DirectorSam Larson, Design DirectorLori Padua, Director of Planned GivingEd Piniazek, Director of Development OperationsNicholas Saunders, Director of Concert OperationsEdward Sien, Director of Foundation and Corporate RelationsAdrienne Stortz, Director of SalesTina Matin, Director of MerchandisingRebecca Vaccarelli, Director of Alumni Relations

Juilliard Global VenturesChristopher Mossey, Senior Managing DirectorCourtney Blackwell Burton, Managing Director for Operations Betsie Becker, Managing Director of Global K–12 ProgramsGena Chavez, Managing Director, The Tianjin Juilliard SchoolNicolas Moessner, Managing Director of Finance

and Risk Management

Pierre T. BastidJulie Anne ChoiKent A. ClarkKenneth S. DavidsonBarbara G. FleischmanKeith R. GollustMary GrahamJoan W. HarrisMatt JacobsonEdward E. Johnson Jr.Karen M. LevyTeresa E. LindsayLaura Linney

Michael LoebVincent A. MaiEllen MarcusNancy A. MarksStephanie Palmer McClellandChristina McInerneyLester S. Morse Jr.Stephen A. NovickJoseph W. PolisiSusan W. RoseDeborah SimonSarah Billinghurst SolomonWilliam E. “Wes” Stricker, MD

JUILLIARD COUNCIL

Mitchell Nelson, Chair

Michelle Demus AuerbachBarbara BrandtBrian J. HeidtkeGordon D. HendersonPeter L. KendYounghee Kim-WaitPaul E. Kwak, MDMin Kyung Kwon

Sophie LaffontJean-Hugues MonierTerry MorgenthalerPamela J. NewmanHoward S. Paley John G. PoppGrace E. RichardsonKristen RodriguezJeremy T. Smith

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