IU's Violin Virtuosi Here April 2 for Performance and Master Class

March 26, 2011

March 26, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — The DePauw University School of Music will host a unique collection of young musicians, the Indiana University Violin Virtuosi, for a master class and recital on Saturday, April 2, in the Judson and Joyce Green Center for Performing Arts. The master class will begin at 3:30 p.m. with the performance at 7:30; both take place in Thompson Recital Hall. The events are free and the public is invited to attend.

Members of the ensemble, which has performed around the world, are between the ages of 11 and 18. These gifted students study at the String Academy at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music; some live in Bloomington, while others commute from as far away as 250 miles.

The evening program will feature a broad range of works, showcasing the ensemble’s talents: Praeludium and Allegro by Kreisler; Mendelssohn's On Wings of Song, Op. 24, No. 2; Romanian Folk Dances by Bartok; Aus der Heimat (Andantino-Allegro vivo) by Smetana; Nigun by Bloch; Introducing Galia (2011) by Atar Arad; Slavonic Dance No. 3, by Dvorak; Paganini's Sonata No. 12 in E minor; Hoe Down from Rodeo (1942) by Copland; Brahms' Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 (Allegro non troppo); Sibelius' Concerto in D minor (Allegro, ma non troppo); and will conclude with Haydn's Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Hob.VIIb:2. 

The Virtuosi have performed throughout the world and recently concluded a three-week tour of Argentina. Concerts have included a Carnegie Recital Hall debut concert, five successful tours of France, and performances in Japan, Sweden, Spain and Italy.  NPR programs From the Top and Prairie Home Companion have featured the Virtuosi on their nationwide broadcasts.

Founded in 1884, the DePauw University School of Music is one of the nation's oldest private institutions for post-secondary music instruction and the longest-running in Indiana. Learn more here.

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