Johansen International Competition for Young String PlayersSponsored by the FMMC Foundation, Inc.

2012 JIC Winners’ RecitalSunday, November 4, 2012

Washington, DC

Gallia Kastner, First Prize ViolinZiyu Shen, First Prize Viola

Brannon Cho, First Prize Cellowith

Francis Conlon Piano

The 2012 JIC Winners’ Recital took place on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the Church of the Annunciation inWashington, DC. The gifted young string players who performed at the concert each won first prize in their division and $10,000 at the Sixth Triennial Johansen International Competition in March 2012.

The recital was attended and enthusiastically received by a near-capacity crowd. The concert was videotaped by Phyllis Freeman and is posted on her website www.classicalmusiccity.com. The recital was also audio-recorded by Bill Burns. For information on ordering a two-CD set from him, send an e-mail to BSquared.com@verizon.net.

We thought you might like to see some of these photos from the performances. Enjoy!

Above, left to right: Taking a final bow - Francis Conlon, Brannon Cho, Ziyu Shen, and Gallia Kastner.

Photos by Alice Berman

Above left: Gallia Kastner, 15, violin. Above right: Ziyu Shen, 15, viola. Below: Brannon Cho, 17, cello.

2012 JIC Winners’ Recital ProgramI Palpiti, Variations on a Theme by Rossini, Opus 13 Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Opus 23 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) I. Presto II. Andante scherzoso, piu allegretto III. Allegro molto

Waltz-Scherzo, Opus 34 Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Gallia Kastner, Violin, with Francis Conlon, Piano

Sonata in F minor, Opus 120, No. 1 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) I. Allegro appassionato II. Andante un poco Adagio III. Allegretto grazioso IV. Vivace

La Campanella Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) Transcribed for viola by William Primrose.

Ziyu Shen, Viola, with Francis Conlon, Piano

INTERMISSION

Three Minute Chaconne* Jonathan Leshnoff (b. 1973) *World Premiere of new work commissioned for the 2012 Johansen International Competition for Young String Players

Sonata, Opus 143 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) I. Allegro - Tempo di Marcia II. Cavatine III. Ballabile IV. Finale Zigeunerweisen Opus 20, No. 1 Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) Transcribed and edited for cello by Hans Jørgen Jensen

Brannon Cho, Cello, with Francis Conlon, Piano