“A star in the making,” (Seattle Pi) Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is establishing a career as an artist of passion, energy, and authenticity in the recital and chamber music arenas. Considered one of the most outstanding musicians of his generation, Bak is a winner of the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the recipient of the 2019 Samuel Sanders Tel Aviv Museum Prize and the 2019 John White Special Prize from the Tertis International Viola Competition. Bak also won the 2017 Juilliard Concerto Competition and is a Sphinx Competition alum and Sphinx MPower Artist Grant Recipient. A strong advocate of 20th and 21st century new music, Bak has collaborated with such composers as Kaija Saariaho, Caroline Shaw, Eli Greenhoe, Sampo Kansurinen, and Delong Wang. In addition to his growing solo career, Jordan Bak is a member of the celebrated New York Classical Players and guest artist with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players.
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Guest Artist: Jordan Bak, Viola
November 19, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
Jordan Bak, Viola
Martha Fischer, Piano
Program:
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48
Roxanna Panufnik (1968- ): Canto, for solo viola (2019)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Sonata for Solo Viola (1937)
I. Lebhafte Halbe
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sonata in E-Flat Major for Viola and Piano, Op. 120 No. 2
I. Allegro amabile
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