Monday, October 13, 2025 • 7:30 p.m.
Timashev Recital Hall
Columbus, OH
Juliet White-Smith, viola
Andrii Isakov, violin
Julia Yang, cello
GUEST ARTISTS
Li Wang, piano
Alicia Hui, violin
PROGRAM
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
I. Sostenuto assai — Allegro ma non troppo
II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
III. Andante cantabile
IV. Finale: Vivace
INTERMISSION
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante, un poco adagio
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto — Allegro non troppo — Presto, non troppo
Guest Artists
Alicia Hui, currently principal second violin of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, began her musical studies at age four, and made her orchestral debut at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Maryland) at age nine. Since then, she has soloed with numerous orchestras including the Arlington Symphony, Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony, the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, the Nationals Repertory Orchestra, the Zurich Symphony Orchestra, the Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. At age 11, Hui was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she studied with Victor Danchenko and received her bachelor’s degree at sixteen. She received her master’s degree, Artist Diploma, and Professional Studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of David Cerone, Paul Kantor and William Preucil. In addition to her current position, Alicia Hui is also a member of the Columbus Ohio Discovery Ensemble and a regular performer and Development Director of the Vivo Music Festival. She has also served as guest concertmaster with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, assistant concertmaster of the Akron Symphony Orchestra and the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, and as principal second violin of the Canton Symphony Orchestra.
Pianist Li Wang, a native of Inner Mongolia, China, enjoys a vibrant international career that beautifully balances performance, collaboration and education. An engaging and versatile performer, Wang has been heard across the United States, China and Europe — with performances in Ukraine, Spain, Portugal, Italy and South Korea. The 2025 season includes invited appearances at the Cremona International Music Festival in Italy, masterclasses at Xinghai Conservatory of Music and Sun Yat-Sen University, and a recording project with her husband, violinist Andrii Isakov, featuring the complete four sonatas for violin and piano by Allen Sapp for release on Navona Records. In 2023, she gave the world premiere of Chen Yi’s "Spring in Dresden" for violin and piano at Tsinghua University. She made her orchestral debut in 2012 as soloist in the "Yellow River" Piano Concerto with the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater Symphony Orchestra. Chamber music lies at the heart of Li Wang’s artistic practice. She has collaborated with esteemed artists such as Yehuda Hanani, Vladimir Perlin and Kurt Sassmannshaus.
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