The Program

Janáček: Violin Sonata
Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1
Kurtág: Trei Pezzi
Brahms: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108

The Artists

Jennifer Koh is a graduate of Oberlin College and an alumna of the Curtis Institute, where she worked extensively with Jaime Laredo and Felix Galimir. She has performed with many of America's most important orchestras and on leading recital series, including twice with PCMS. In October 2011 she performed Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in a single concert – a feat long considered the ultimate test of a violinist’s command of his/her instrument – presented by Columbia University’s Miller Theatre at the Academy of Arts and Letters. In addition to The Singing Rooms, released by Telarc last year, Ms. Koh has recorded six albums for the Cedille label, including most recently Rhapsodic Musings: 21st Century Works for Solo Violin.  Her Grammy-nominated recording String Poetic presents the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s work for which the album is named, as well as works by John Adams, Lou Harrison and Carl Ruggles, performed with pianist Reiko Uchida. Born in Chicago of Korean parents, Ms. Koh began playing the violin by chance, choosing the instrument in a Suzuki-method program only because spaces for cello and piano had been filled. She made her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11. Ms. Koh currently resides in New York City with her husband, pianist Benjamin Hochman. For more information on Jennifer Koh, visit www.jenniferkoh.com.

Hailed by the Financial Times as "an artist to follow keenly", pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity and creative insight. His performances of a broad-range of repertoire from Beethoven and Mozart to Schoenberg and Ligeti, as well as music by his contemporaries, communicates his imaginative programming and his intellectual curiosity. Mr. Wosner’s debut recording, released in the fall of 2010, juxtaposes works by Brahms and Schoenberg, and his second solo album, released in the fall of 2011, features works by Schubert that incorporate elements of folk music. Mr. Wosner is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and he recently completed a residency as a BBC New Generation Artist, during which he played frequently with the BBC orchestras, including appearances conducting Mozart concertos from the keyboard with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Born in Israel, Mr. Wosner enjoyed a broad musical education from a very early age, studying piano with Emanuel Krasovsky as well as composition, theory and improvisation with André Hajdu. He later studied at The Juilliard School with Emanuel Ax. Mr. Wosner now resides in New York City with his wife and daughter.