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ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
The multi-award winning Merz Trio are joined by brilliant young violist Jordan Bak for a program of solos, trios and the Schuman Piano Quartet.
PROGRAM
Ligeti: Viola Sonata, II. Loop
Stravinsky: Elegy for Solo Viola
Tyson Davis: Tableau XII
Biber: Passacaglia
Korngold : From Piano Trio, Op. 1, Allegro non troppo, con espressione
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
MERZ TRIO
Lee Dionne, piano
Brigid Coleridge, violin
Julia Yang, cello
Praised for their "fresh and surprising interpretations," the award-winning Merz Trio are known for their passionate, original playing and uniquely artistic programming style, interspersing classic trio works with spoken word elements and their own arrangements. The Trio have made a sweep of recent US chamber awards, taking top prizes at the 2021 Naumburg, 2019 Concert Artists Guild, 2019 Fischoff, and 2018 Chesapeake Competitions. Upcoming debut appearances include performances at NYC’s Merkin Hall, Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
“... the Merz perform with consummate artistry, blending superior control and tonal lucidity with a breathtaking sense of line and motion.”
Jordan Bak, viola
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 an inaugural artistic curator in WQXR’s Propulsion Lab, the recipient of the 2019 Samuel Sanders Tel Aviv Museum Prize and the 2019 John White Special Prize from the Tertis International Viola Competition. Jordan Bak is also a Sphinx Competition alum and Sphinx MPower Artist Grant Recipient.
“Bak was dazzling...he played with a full-bodied sound and exacting intonation and articulation. His playing was so constantly involving and impressive that one was drawn to each note and phrase.”
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