YCA Season Finale
$23-$54
- Narek Arutyunian, clarinet
- Steven Banks, saxophone
- Carter Brey, cello
- Chee-Yun, violin
- Alexander Cox, cello
- Chelsea Guo, soprano
- Risa Hokamura, violin
- Lun Li, violin & viola
- Ying Li, piano
- Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
- Daniel McGrew, tenor
- Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano
- Anthony Newman, harpsichord
- Fred Sherry, cello
- William Socolof, bass-baritone
- Harmony Zhu, piano
Nina Shekhar — GLITCH
Maurice Ravel — La Valse for Two Pianos
Sergei Prokofiev — Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Join us for a thrilling chamber music extravaganza, with performances by YCA alumni pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, violinist Chee-Yun, and cellists Carter Brey and Fred Sherry – along with your favorite current YCA artists, including saxophonist Steven Banks performing Beethoven's Op. 11 Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano!
About Steven Banks, saxophone
Winner of the prestigious 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Steven Banks (b. 1993) is an ambassador for the classical saxophone, establishing himself as both a compelling and charismatic soloist, dedicated to showcasing the vast capabilities of the instrument, as well as an advocate for expanding its repertoire. Steven is also the first saxophonist to capture First Prize at the Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions (2019). He was also recently chosen to join WQXR’s 2022 Artist Propulsion Lab, a program designed to advance the careers of artists and support the future of classical music.
Steven has recently appeared as soloist with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Oregon Mozart Players, Colorado Music Festival, Colorado Symphony, Utah Symphony, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and on subscription with the Cleveland Orchestra, performing with such conductors as John Adams, Peter Oundjian, Earl Lee, Xian Zhang, Nicholas McGegan, and Rafael Payere. Upcoming orchestral engagements include the Kansas City Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Detroit Symphony, New World Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra.
Steven is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education, performance, and newly commissioned works in the classical realm. He presented at the TEDxNorthwesternU 2017 conference presenting his dynamic approach to overcoming institutionalized prejudices against women and people of color, and he has written and given lectures on the history of black classical composers. He also collaborated with flutist Anthony Trionfo and violinist Randall Goosby to create the Learning to Listen roundtable, a discussion on the nuances of the Black experience in classical music and beyond. In partnership with the Sphinx Organization, they also created the Illuminate! series, which opened three essential conversations on the subject of music education, artist activism, and the LGBTQIA+ community in classical music.
Steven has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Saxophone Performance with a minor in Jazz Studies from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and Master of Music degree from the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music.
http://steven-banks.com/About Carter Brey, cello
Carter Brey was appointed principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic in 1996 and made his subscription debut as soloist with that orchestra the following year. He has appeared as soloist with many of America's major symphony orchestras, collaborating with such ensembles as the Tokyo, Emerson, and Harlem string quartets. He has performed and recorded with such pianists as Christopher O’Riley and Garrick Ohlsson, and violinist Leila Josefowicz. Mr. Brey is also cellist in the New York Philharmonic String Quartet, which debuted in 2017 and performs widely throughout the U.S.
https://www.samnyc.us/artist.php?id=breyAbout Chee-Yun, violin
About Chelsea Guo, soprano
About Risa Hokamura, violin
About Lun Li, violin & viola
https://www.curtis.edu/performances/on-tour/upcoming-tours/cello-quintet/cello-quintet-bios/lun-li/