Our Gregory C. Carroll Young Artists’ Concert Series offers the public 10 spectacular performances.
Five performances take place in July at the end of Session One, and five take place in August near the end of Session Two.
Enjoy the repertoire that students have prepared during our immersive Young Artist Program.
This concert series is free to the public. Visit our Festival schedule for 2026.
Saturday, July 18th at 7:30pm
String Trio No.3 in G major, Op.9, No.1
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Adagio – Allegro con brio
II. Adagio ma non tanto e cantabile
III. Scherzo – Allegro – Trio
IV. Presto
Tiffany Tsai, violin; Owne Xayboury; Ami Matsushita, cello
Sun Threads for string quartet
Augusta Read Thomas (b.1964)
I. Eagle at Sunrise
II. Invocations
III. Fugitive Star
Abigail Ko, violin; Shawn Yang, violin; Jason Lan, viola; Maxwell Schultz, cello
Intermission
Klee Musings for piano trio
Augusta Read Thomas (b.1964)
I. Triple Marionette
II. Cathedrals (Prayer for Peace) Weaving together musical modes from across the Earth
III. Highways and Byways
Tommu Su, violin; Maria Elli Petridou, cello; Jingting Zhu, piano
String Quartet, Op.3
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
I. Langsam
Sungmin Cho, violin; Tokuji Miyasaka, violin; Elizabeth Chernyak, viola; Jackie Hager, cello
Piano Trio No.6 in E-flat major, Op.70, No.2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Poco sostenuto – Allegro ma non troppo
II. Allegretto
III. Allegretto ma non troppo
IV. Finale (Allegro)
Diana Juyeon Lee, violin; Sarah Kave, cello; Robert Brooks Carlson, piano
Intermission
Piano Trio No.5 in C major, K.548
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegro
II. Andante cantabile
III. Allegro
Kai Werlinsky, violin; Shijie Ma, cello; Henry From, piano
Piano Trio in A minor
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
I. Modéré
II. Pantoum (Assez vif)
III. Passacaille (Très large)
IV. Finale (Animé)
Ella Eom, violin; Jackie Hager, cello; Jingting Zhu, piano
Kneisel Hall would like to thank Allan Sandlin and Gretchen Nagy for underwriting tonight’s concert.
Monday, July 20th at 2pm
String Quartet No.22 in B-flat major, K.589
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto (Moderato)
IV. Allegro assai
Runa Matsushita, violin; Anda Jiang, violin; Miranda Lucas, viola; Sarah Kave, cello
Piano Trio in G minor, Op.15
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884)
I. Moderato assai
II. Allegro ma non agitato
III. Finale (Presto)
Sungmin Choi, violin; Melanie Chen, cello; Jessie Gong, piano
Intermission
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.20, No.1
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuetto (Allegretto) – Trio
III. Affettuoso e sostenuto
IV. Finale (Presto)
Ava Kenney, violin; Chaewon Chang, violin; Elizabeth Chernyak, viola; Zanipolo Lewis, cello
Piano Trio No.3 in C minor, Op.3, No.3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante cantabile con variazioni
III. Menuetto. Quasi allegro
IV. Finale. Prestissimo
SoHyun Ko, violin; Melanie Chen, cello; Elijah Orlenko, piano
Intermission
String Quintet No.3 in E-flat major, Op.97
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
I. Allegro non tanto
II. Allegro vivo
III. Larghetto
VI. Finale (Allegro giusto)
Jonathan Okseniuk, violin; Qi Su, violin; Josephine Buruma, viola; Ava Kenney, viola; Brandon Leonard,
cello
Kneisel Hall would like to thank William Fulton for underwriting tonight’s concert.
Monday, July 20th at 7:30pm
String Quartet No.5 in A major, Op.18, No.5
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro
II. Menuetto – Trio
III. Andante cantabile con variazioni
IV. Allegro
Qi Su, violin; Sumin Cho, violin; Katherine Chernyak, viola; Maria Elli Petridou, cello
Piano Trio No.2 in F major, op.80
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
I. Sehr lebhaft
II. Mit innigem Ausdruck
III. In mässiger Bewegung
IV. Nicht zu rasch
Naama Ben Zaken, violin; Michael Bridges, cello; Robert Brooks Carlson, piano
Intermission
String Quartet No.4 in E minor, Op.44, No.2
Felix Mendelssohn
I. Allegro assai appassionato
II. Scherzo: Allegro di molto
III. Andante
IV. Presto agitato
Diana Juyeon Lee, violin; Johannes Liodden, violin; Ellis Peterson, viola; Serge Kalinovsky, cello
Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.15
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro molto
Chaewon Chang, violin; Hayley Lau, violin; Shijie Ma, cello, Marie Wurtz, piano
Intermission
String Quartet No.1 “Kreuzer Sonata”
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
I. Adagio – Con moto
II. Con moto
III. Con moto – Vivo – Andante
VI. Con moto – Adagio – Più mosso
Anda Jiang, violin; Matthildur Traustadóttir, violin; Josephine Buruma, viola; Brandon Leonard, cello
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
I. Allegro brillante
II. In modo d’una Marcia – Un poco largamente
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
VI. Allegro ma non troppo
Anda Jiang, violin; Matthildur Traustadóttir, violin; Josephine Buruma, viola; Brandon Leonard, cello
Kneisel Hall would like to thank William Fulton for underwriting tonight’s concert.
Tuesday, July 21st at 2pm
String Quartet No.13 in B-flat major, op.130
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro
II. Presto
III. Andante con moto ma non troppo
IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Shawn Yang, violin; Kai Werlinsky, violin; Jason Lan, viola; Michael Bridges, cello
Piano Trio no.2 in C major, Op.87
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo. Presto
IV. Finale. Allegro giocoso
Sumin Cho, violin; Ami Matsushita, cello; Marie Wurtz, piano
Intermission
Piano Trio No.1 in B-flat Major, Op.99
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Moderato un poco mosso
Tokuji Miyasaka, violin; Noah Ferris, cello; Shahar Baltsan, piano
Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
I. Allegro
II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo– Trio. Animato
III. Andante con moto
IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
Matthildur Traustadóttir, violin; Ellis Petersen, viola; Noa Lia Mogle, cello; Elijah Orlenko, piano
Intermission
Piano Quintet in A major, Op.81
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
I. Allegro ma non tanto
II. Dumka. Andante con motto
III. Scherzo (Furiant). Molto vivace
IV. Finale. Allegro
Tommu Su, violin; Abigail Ko, violin; Gracie McFalls, viola; Zanipolo Lewis, cello; Shahar Baltsan, piano
Kneisel Hall would like to thank William Fulton for underwriting tonight’s concert.
Tuesday, July 21st at 7:30pm
String Quartet No.15 in A minor, op.132
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
II. Allegro ma non tanto
III. Molto adagio
Ella Eom, violin; Kailey Yun, violin; Gracie McFalls, viola; Noah Ferris, cello
Intermission
String Quartet no.3 in F major, Op.73
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
I. Allegretto
II. Moderato con moto
III. Allegro non troppo
IV. Adagio
V. Moderato
Johannes Liodden, violin; Naama Ben Zaken, violin; Miranda Lucas, viola; Noa Lin Mogle, cello
Piano Trio No.1 in F minor, Op.65
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Allegretto grazioso
III. Poco adagio
IV. Allegro con brio
Kailey Yun, violin; Joseph Mostwin, cello; Henry From, piano
Intermission
String Sextet No.1 in B-flat major, Op.18
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante ma moderato
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
SoHyun Ko, violin; Tiffany Tsai, violin; Hayley Lau, viola; Joseph Mostwin, cello; Maxwell Schultz, cello
Kneisel Hall would like to thank William Fulton for underwriting tonight’s concert.