Faculty and Guest: Andrii Isakov, violin and Li Wang, piano 2/3/25

Andrii Isakov, violin

Li Wang, piano 
 

Program

Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

I.    Allegro non troppo
II.   Adagio
III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
IV. Presto agitato

Faust Fantasy, Op. 20

Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880) 

— INTERMISSION —

Violin Sonata No. 2

Allen Sapp (1922–1999)

I.   Allegro ma non troppo 

Melody

Myroslav Skoryk (1938–2020)

Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a

Sergei Prokofiev (1835–1880)

I.   Moderato
II.  Presto — Poco piu mosso del — Tempo I
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con brio — Poco meno mosso — Tempo I — Poco meno mosso — Allegro con brio 
 

Guest artist Li Wang, piano 

Li Wang, a native of Inner Mongolia, China, is celebrated for her emotional depth and musical maturity. Recently, she premiered the piano and violin version of Spring in Dresden by Chinese composer Chen Yi at Tsinghua University.

As a soloist, Li has performed at prestigious concert halls across China, the United States and Europe, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Forbidden City Music Hall, Shenzhen Grand Theater, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Nicolas Recital Hall, and Cremona City Music Hall. She made her orchestral debut in 2012 with the China Opera and Dance Drama Symphony Orchestra at the "Baoding" New Year Concert. Li's performances in Chicago earned her the 2014 and 2015 Showcase award, resulting in a 12-concert tour throughout the Chicago area, broadcast by the renowned WFMT radio station. She is a prizewinner of multiple national and international competitions, including the Clamo International Piano Competition, the 69th Wideman International Piano Competition, the KAWAI Piano Competition, the Cliff Dweller Art Association Music Competition, the Tuesday Music Scholarship Competition, and the United States International Music Competition.

An avid chamber musician, Li Wang has collaborated with such distinguished artists as Kurt Sassmannshaus, Yehuda Hanani, Richard Hirschl, Mark Lakirovich, and Alina Kobialka.  
 

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